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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me and my husband's orders are anywhere from $20 to $50, so I always tip $2 maybe $3, which I thought was fair. Google'd out of curiosity and several links claim the to-go standard is 10% with many leaving 20%? I worked in the service industry in high school and for a year in college, so I thought I was a decent tipper. How is leaving a $5 (to $10!?) to the gal (hostess/cashier?) for every $50 order she hands off fair to normal waitresses and bartenders who have to actually work?

Honestly I assume the overwhelming majority of to-go orders don't tip 10 or 20%, they actually tip $0?[/quote]

How is it unfair to the waitress or bartender? I'm not sitting down to eat so I can't tip them. When I do, I tip the same percentage I do on takeout (20% rounded up to an even dollar amount). It's not unfair to employees who don't serve you to tip the one who does.[/quote]

I'm referring to casual restaurants and delis and bistros that have like a full-time cashier / hostess handing people to-go bags. If I were a waitress or bartender and some teen gal was making $5 to $10 every to-go order I'd be pissed.[/quote]

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