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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can't afford to tip an employee who works for tips then you can't afford to eat there.  Just like maybe you can't afford expensive restaurants so you don't eat there.

It's sure a good thing that most people understand tipping and act accordingly.  I know for a fact that the idiots on DCUM who like to respond to threads about tipping by saying they don't tip or they undertip are not typical of most diners.

But then jerks are going to be jerks wherever they go and whatever they do.  [/quote]

If you are doing carry out you are not eating there and that is the point.  Businesses charge what they choose to for the meal.  Tipping is for service.  If you are doing carry out, you aren't getting service.

If the businesses are not surviving on what they are charging, they can raise their rates or close up shop.  At some point enough is enough.  If I am paying $15 for carry out soup, I'm not tipping on top of that.[/quote]

It's like getting a latte at your morning coffee place. You can put some money in the jar if you want to / feel like you've been treated really well. Maybe they were very considerate in making a suggestion to your order or offered you something that improved your experience. So you throw in a dollar. That's reasonable.

But generally no, you are picking up what you need when doing carry out. The business is providing you with the good and you pay for it.

Tipping is about service. Not saying.... oh I had to physically hand you a bag with your order in it don't you want to financially compensate me for that.... no.[/quote]

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