Chastised for not tipping on a to go order

[Anonymous]

I don’t tip on takeout. Restaurant workers need to to paid a living wage. They should not have to depend on tips. $15/hr. Is only $30k/year. How can anyone love on that in the DC area. This is so sad. Restaurant worker need to be paid. It not my job to pay their salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about places where you go up to the counter, order, then get a buzzer and essentially bus your own table. 10%?

0.0%

[Anonymous]

This is a USA problem created by big business greed. Notice how they don’t have tip issues in Europe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a USA problem created by big business greed. Notice how they don’t have tip issues in Europe?

You can’t really compare the US to Europe:

- European restaurants have smaller portions and limited hours, which would never work in the US. Americans demand large portions and for restaurants to be open 7 days a week for 16-24 hours a day.

- In Europe many of the buildings have rent control, so businesses don’t need to worry about rent going up by insane amounts.

- European menus have way higher prices

- many countries allow restaurants to charge fees for water, bread, and even seating.

- Many European countries also give subsidies for family owned restaurants.

Which really all just goes back to we need to change laws and the overall culture, but nobody wants to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about places where you go up to the counter, order, then get a buzzer and essentially bus your own table. 10%?

No, especially as I usually order online.

[Anonymous]

I have never tipped on take-out and will never planned to. This is said as someone who has worked in the restaurant business. Dine-in, please tip. But if you're just picking up at the counter, tipping is not at all necessary.

Tipping culture has gone completely overboard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Watch The Bear on Hulu and you’ll see how takeout orders are actually a decent amount of work. Just tip a few bucks.

No way. Tip is for coming back to table, filling water, providing experience. Tipping is not necessary for take out.

[Anonymous]

If I put a tip in on one of those flip screens, who does that money actually go to? The person at the register? The person that actually prepared the food (often a different person)? Split among all the people working that day? The employer? My assumption is the employer is just taking it and perhaps splitting some of it out to employees equally, so I’m mostly supplementing the employers profits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Watch The Bear on Hulu and you’ll see how takeout orders are actually a decent amount of work. Just tip a few bucks.

And it is put together by a person who is not a waiter. I do tip a dollar or two, .50 at Starbucks for a custom drink. I see screens for carryout that start with 10 and end at 25%. No way.

I wish we could just get rid of it - tell me the full price and I will pay it. The restaurant can figure out how to divvy it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not a PP but yes I tip on everything. I can afford to tip and figure these service workers need the money more than I do.

A fool and his money will soon be parted. The jokes on you actually because these business are taking advantage of your niceness. There is no legal requirement for businesses to give their employees the tips in any state other than California. Many of them literally pocket the money and don’t give any of it to their employees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a USA problem created by big business greed. Notice how they don’t have tip issues in Europe?

You can’t really compare the US to Europe:

- European restaurants have smaller portions and limited hours, which would never work in the US. Americans demand large portions and for restaurants to be open 7 days a week for 16-24 hours a day.

- In Europe many of the buildings have rent control, so businesses don’t need to worry about rent going up by insane amounts.

- European menus have way higher prices

- many countries allow restaurants to charge fees for water, bread, and even seating.

- Many European countries also give subsidies for family owned restaurants.

Which really all just goes back to we need to change laws and the overall culture, but nobody wants to do that.

What about Japan? Or Korea? Or India? Tipping is not a thing pretty much everywhere else without the complications of subsidies or charging for everything..

[Anonymous]

No need for tips on take-outs. Just going too far if you are asked to comply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a USA problem created by big business greed. Notice how they don’t have tip issues in Europe?

You can’t really compare the US to Europe:

- European restaurants have smaller portions and limited hours, which would never work in the US. Americans demand large portions and for restaurants to be open 7 days a week for 16-24 hours a day.

- In Europe many of the buildings have rent control, so businesses don’t need to worry about rent going up by insane amounts.

- European menus have way higher prices

- many countries allow restaurants to charge fees for water, bread, and even seating.

- Many European countries also give subsidies for family owned restaurants.

Which really all just goes back to we need to change laws and the overall culture, but nobody wants to do that.

A big mac is the same anywhere in the world. McDonals workers in Copenhagen make $22 an hour with paid vacation. Big Macs cost less than $6 there. A big mac at the Tysons McDonalds costs the same and the workers do not make $22 an hour nor do they have six weeks of paid leave

For anyone thinking the numbers are made up
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mcdonalds-workers-denmark/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about places where you go up to the counter, order, then get a buzzer and essentially bus your own table. 10%?

Zero

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watch The Bear on Hulu and you’ll see how takeout orders are actually a decent amount of work. Just tip a few bucks.

And it is put together by a person who is not a waiter. I do tip a dollar or two, .50 at Starbucks for a custom drink. I see screens for carryout that start with 10 and end at 25%. No way.

I wish we could just get rid of it - tell me the full price and I will pay it. The restaurant can figure out how to divvy it up.

They did tell you the full price. They are paid a wage, not tips. Your tip is optional.