Do you tip at the Starbucks drive-thru?

[Anonymous]

Some people tip, but it's totally not expected or required.

[Anonymous]

Do you guys think the tips actually go to the workers at these places? Or do they go to the owners? I'm not sure. There is no law that directs Starbucks, Panera, Subway, Mod Pizza, etc. franchise owners to distribute this extra revenue to their employees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the Starbucks drive thrus?

Burtonsville has one

Kensington and Gaithersburg

Saratoga shopping center in Springfield VA.

Their online store locator also shows which have drive thru

[Anonymous]

Hahahaha….yeah right.

[Anonymous]

TBH, I'm not sure how to tip at a drive-thru. There's a plastic cup by the window, but I never have cash on me. With a card, there's no chance to leave a tip since I'm not the one running it through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the Starbucks drive thrus?

Burtonsville has one

And arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stopped at the Starbucks in my grocery store the other day, ordered 2 drinks and 2 cake pops. Barista asked me if I wanted my $3 change back or not!! I was so flummoxed I said it was fine, but I thought it was completely bizarre. I will usually put a dollar in the tip jar, especially since covid, but wth?!

Wow, that’s pretty nervy. If anyone asked me that I would be sure to say yes.

[Anonymous]

I only tip waiters at sit down restaurants, movers, and hotel room cleaners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to work at Starbucks. Years ago and way before the app. People were fairly generous with their tips. The manager would pool the tips and you would get a percentage based on the hours you worked. It often added a dollar or two to each hour I worked.

I used to tip at Starbucks in person and then via the app. Now, the app doesn't seem to prompts me anymore and I don't see a space for tips (at least on my app) so I don't. I do tip when I go into independent places.

Same...well, used to. We summer in a fairly ritzy waterfront community and the nearest coffee shop had plexy glass for Covid-19 at the register, so when you used a card, the cashier would ask you verbally if you'd like them to put a tip on the card, so out loud you'd have to say "no" or however much you're tipping to everyone standing in line could hear. Super nervy and invasive and left a bad taste in my mouth. Quit going.