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Anonymous wrote:I have drawn a hard line on what I will and will not tip for.

Take out is a no. Starbucks is a no. Any counter service is a no. Any professional service provided by the business owner is a no.

I will tip restaurant servers, bartenders, my barber, taxi/Lyft, food DELIVERY.

Why would you tip a bartender and not a Starbucks barista?

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Anonymous wrote:I usually do 10% or maybe a little less on takeout if it’s a decent restaurant. I don’t generally tip on stuff like coffee or fast food unless I’m feeling very generous or there was something particular about it (really crappy weather, my kids were a pain, I had a weird order., I asked for directions, etc.)

I do 5-10 a night in hotels (or $20 if my kids made a mess). My cheapskate born in the depression parents tipped a couple bucks for hotel maids even in the 70s.

We just spent 5 nights at a hotel and did not have cleaning service. We took out our own trash. Tipped for one day (on checkout).

The manager may have taken it

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Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

No, you don't have to tip on take out. Do you tip at McDonald's? I bet you don't.

I went to a sporting event in the Midwest in the last week and the arena was asking concessions customers to leave a tip. No thanks.

It appears you enjoyed your sporting event and having concessions customers serve you.

The concessions worker does the same thing your kids’ cafeteria worker does or the movie theater concessions worker does. Do you tip there, even if you enjoyed your time at that location? Grab a hot cocoa or apple cider at the local nursery - do you tip there? This is ridiculous. I’m not sure how the argument went from:

- I don’t want to tip non servers for basic and minimal job tasks because that’s not what tipping is for…

To

- you’re cheap
- did you enjoy the items?
- don’t eat out if you don’t want to pay these funds

It’s not a customer’s job to supplement the incomes of everyone who does anything for me. Walgreens guy looks up my name and hands me my photos puts in the same effort as a hostess looking my name up and handing my order. (Actually, with online ordering and payment, the hostess does less work bc at least Walgreens needs to scan that the items were picked up. The Panera guy who picked up a bagel, runs it through a slicer and toaster and then charges me, puts out similar effort to the post office employee who weighs my packages, bills me for stamps and applies the sticker of correct postage to my package and rings up the transaction.

I’m not tipping to keep a business open. I also give very generously and tip generously to those whom tips are generally expected.

Anonymous wrote:I have drawn a hard line on what I will and will not tip for.

Take out is a no. Starbucks is a no. Any counter service is a no. Any professional service provided by the business owner is a no.

I will tip restaurant servers, bartenders, my barber, taxi/Lyft, food DELIVERY.

Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

Anonymous wrote:Glad to know it's not required. I especially hate the coffee shop flip around. I usually tip in those circumstances, but ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

No, you don't have to tip on take out. Do you tip at McDonald's? I bet you don't.

I went to a sporting event in the Midwest in the last week and the arena was asking concessions customers to leave a tip. No thanks.

Anything to save a buck.

Not the PP, but clearly the arena was pressuring customers to pay the salaries of the concession workers instead of actually paying them a wage. Why rely on a totally voluntary contribution that many are likely to ignore as opposed to just pricing concessions appropriately?

I don't go through life trying to put big business in its place. If I see a concessions worker doing a job and trying instead of sitting at home waiting for a handout, then I'm happy to give a tip.

Well by that logic, do you also tip the person who scans your ticket, the usher, the security personnel at the arena, et al.

And if not, why not?

Anonymous wrote:Here is what I would love to see happen to the restaurant world (if only). No more tipping. Employers can offer a salary. If they can’t hire anyone, they need to raise the salary. If that means raising prices, then consumers can see that up front and decide whether to pay the price. No one can cheap out by not tipping and no one has to play the guessing game as to whether the server/hostess/to go person is making a reasonable wage.

If the price is raised too high, customers will not pay. Restaurants will then have to determine whether to cut profits elsewhere or determine they do not have a profitable business model. The restaurants meant to survive will, the rest will close.

The end.

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Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

No, you don't have to tip on take out. Do you tip at McDonald's? I bet you don't.

Unbelievably, McD’s is considering adding tip options, bc Starbucks et al started this. He’ll to the no.

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Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

No, you don't have to tip on take out. Do you tip at McDonald's? I bet you don't.

I went to a sporting event in the Midwest in the last week and the arena was asking concessions customers to leave a tip. No thanks.

Anything to save a buck.

Not the PP, but clearly the arena was pressuring customers to pay the salaries of the concession workers instead of actually paying them a wage. Why rely on a totally voluntary contribution that many are likely to ignore as opposed to just pricing concessions appropriately?

I don't go through life trying to put big business in its place. If I see a concessions worker doing a job and trying instead of sitting at home waiting for a handout, then I'm happy to give a tip.

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a hostess at a small very expensive restaurant in an expensive neighborhood. I asked her out of curiosity the % of who tips and who does not on takeout orders. She said everyone does. Once in a blue moon someone does not.

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Anonymous wrote:I usually do 10% or maybe a little less on takeout if it’s a decent restaurant. I don’t generally tip on stuff like coffee or fast food unless I’m feeling very generous or there was something particular about it (really crappy weather, my kids were a pain, I had a weird order., I asked for directions, etc.)

I do 5-10 a night in hotels (or $20 if my kids made a mess). My cheapskate born in the depression parents tipped a couple bucks for hotel maids even in the 70s.

We just spent 5 nights at a hotel and did not have cleaning service. We took out our own trash. Tipped for one day (on checkout).

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Anonymous wrote:You were both rude. You are supposed to tip on takeout. The server was also rude for asking directly for a tip.

Dou you leave a tip when you pick up your coffee at Starbuck? When you eat at McDonalds?

I leave at least 10% and usually 20.

You are all set then! A seat in heaven booked!

Sure beats the other option.