Seeing 15-20% price increases at my favorite restaurants , not tipping will just carry out

[Anonymous]

$15 minimum wage is likely not going to keep servers alive. They work shorter shifts. This is not the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You really need to tip on takeout too. Don’t be cheap.

Screw that. The kids at the local bistro/cafe told me they get to keep 100% of the tips. Just to hand people their to-go food! I figured the cooks were getting a share of the tips, nope.

I’m not cheap. I’m standing up for the cooks!

[Anonymous]

Learn how to cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pre pandemic 10% tip on take out. The restaurants and their employees are currently struggling. Bump it up to 20% now, especially if you're doing take out when you would be indoor dining in non pandemic times

This is what we do, hence our dropping our takeout ordering substantially over the last few months. I’m taking the “if you can’t afford it; cook”. The good thing is we aren’t stiffing a tip-dependent employee. The “bad” thing —for the restaurant industry and the community - is that we have completely re-oriented our view of restaurant food. It’s now for us the way it was when I was a kid - a rare treat. This has grown to include even fast casual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre pandemic 10% tip on take out. The restaurants and their employees are currently struggling. Bump it up to 20% now, especially if you're doing take out when you would be indoor dining in non pandemic times

This is what we do, hence our dropping our takeout ordering substantially over the last few months. I’m taking the “if you can’t afford it; cook”. The good thing is we aren’t stiffing a tip-dependent employee. The “bad” thing —for the restaurant industry and the community - is that we have completely re-oriented our view of restaurant food. It’s now for us the way it was when I was a kid - a rare treat. This has grown to include even fast casual.

Same here. Only get takeout/delivery once a week. Happy to tip each time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre pandemic 10% tip on take out. The restaurants and their employees are currently struggling. Bump it up to 20% now, especially if you're doing take out when you would be indoor dining in non pandemic times

This is what we do, hence our dropping our takeout ordering substantially over the last few months. I’m taking the “if you can’t afford it; cook”. The good thing is we aren’t stiffing a tip-dependent employee. The “bad” thing —for the restaurant industry and the community - is that we have completely re-oriented our view of restaurant food. It’s now for us the way it was when I was a kid - a rare treat. This has grown to include even fast casual.

Same here. Only get takeout/delivery once a week. Happy to tip each time.

+2

I do worry what all fo this means for the restaurant industry in DC, though. Like we might be headed back to the way it was 20 years ago when there just were not that many decent places to eat in the city, and most of the best food was in neighborhoods that were harder to get to and not necessarily at sit-down restaurants. Part of what has driven the improvement in the restaurant scene in DC is a massive influx of people who go out to eat 4-5 nights a week. If lots of those people start cooking at home and only eating out as a treat, no way can we sustain the number of restaurants we currently have going (even after Covid closures). And if we lose a significant portion of those, there will be other economic ripple effects.

I've long wished rents were lower in DC so that we could support more mid-priced dining options, and that's never been more true than now. If rents in DC were lower, we could have more mid-level places where these additional costs would not be felt quite so painfully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre pandemic 10% tip on take out. The restaurants and their employees are currently struggling. Bump it up to 20% now, especially if you're doing take out when you would be indoor dining in non pandemic times

This is what we do, hence our dropping our takeout ordering substantially over the last few months. I’m taking the “if you can’t afford it; cook”. The good thing is we aren’t stiffing a tip-dependent employee. The “bad” thing —for the restaurant industry and the community - is that we have completely re-oriented our view of restaurant food. It’s now for us the way it was when I was a kid - a rare treat. This has grown to include even fast casual.

Same here. Only get takeout/delivery once a week. Happy to tip each time.

+1

[Anonymous]

How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

Every. Single. One.

Except the ones getting more (or their spouse is).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

I get one every year. What do you want to know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

I get one every year. What do you want to know?

I want to know if you tip for carry out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

I get one every year. What do you want to know?

I want to know if you tip for carry out.

Nope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

I get one every year. What do you want to know?

I want to know if you tip for carry out.

Nope

That makes you a cheap bastard.

[Anonymous]

I tip regardless. We are trying to reduce frivolous and unnecessary expenses, though, which also means less frequent eating out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of these non-tippers are expecting five- and six-figure bonuses this year?

I get one every year. What do you want to know?

I want to know if you tip for carry out.

Nope

That makes you a cheap bastard.

They probably believe in trickle down economics too. 🤦‍♀️