Anonymous
01/20/2023 10:54
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:I started using grocery delivery about five years ago and have always been conflicted about the proper tip amount.
I usually order about $250 worth of groceries at a time and I normally tip about $10-15 if the service is competent (person is polite and delivers the food up one flight of stairs to my apartment). I will tip more if I order significantly more food. I tip in cash, as I am always suspicious that the "tip" amount put in the online ordering system might not make it to the actual person who delivers my food.
Is this a normal and/or appropriate amount? I have no idea. It would be low by restaurant standards, but, if the driver is able to make two deliveries per hour, $20-30/hour seems like a substantial amount to be making in tips, assuming that others tip the same or similar amounts. I would feel uncomfortable not tipping, though, since the practice is common for restaurant food delivery (a similar service).
Someone will be along shortly to yell at you for not tipping $50.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 08:50
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
I started using grocery delivery about five years ago and have always been conflicted about the proper tip amount.
I usually order about $250 worth of groceries at a time and I normally tip about $10-15 if the service is competent (person is polite and delivers the food up one flight of stairs to my apartment). I will tip more if I order significantly more food. I tip in cash, as I am always suspicious that the "tip" amount put in the online ordering system might not make it to the actual person who delivers my food.
Is this a normal and/or appropriate amount? I have no idea. It would be low by restaurant standards, but, if the driver is able to make two deliveries per hour, $20-30/hour seems like a substantial amount to be making in tips, assuming that others tip the same or similar amounts. I would feel uncomfortable not tipping, though, since the practice is common for restaurant food delivery (a similar service).
I usually order about $250 worth of groceries at a time and I normally tip about $10-15 if the service is competent (person is polite and delivers the food up one flight of stairs to my apartment). I will tip more if I order significantly more food. I tip in cash, as I am always suspicious that the "tip" amount put in the online ordering system might not make it to the actual person who delivers my food.
Is this a normal and/or appropriate amount? I have no idea. It would be low by restaurant standards, but, if the driver is able to make two deliveries per hour, $20-30/hour seems like a substantial amount to be making in tips, assuming that others tip the same or similar amounts. I would feel uncomfortable not tipping, though, since the practice is common for restaurant food delivery (a similar service).
Anonymous
01/20/2023 01:22
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Yeah I’m done as well. I also never tip Uber or grocery delivery. I put zero tip up front. If you know there’s no tip and choose to take my order, that’s on you. I live in LA so have no problem getting deliveries as there are tons of people.
NO to for grocery delivery-- yikes
No *tip*, yikes.
That person has done all of your shopping, hopefully picking quality items, then drives them to your house, and avoids traffic/ ticket while running it up to you door. All of that and you can't even throw in a couple extra bucks (at least)? Cold
Anonymous
01/20/2023 01:20
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote: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.
Yeah I’m done as well. I also never tip Uber or grocery delivery. I put zero tip up front. If you know there’s no tip and choose to take my order, that’s on you. I live in LA so have no problem getting deliveries as there are tons of people.
NO to for grocery delivery-- yikes
Anonymous
01/20/2023 01:10
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:
$3 tip on a $35 order? The bartender did her a favor turning her away. Heaven knows what the kitchen staff was doing to her order.
I usually, depending on the restaurant, don't on carryout but this woman cannot afford it if she's worried about being overdrawn.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 01:02
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I never heard that you are supposed to tip on takeout until Covid, and there was all that hoopla about restaurants risking their lives for us (never mind other essential workers like me didn’t make extra for going in). I figured it was temporary but this myth has persisted past covid.
Yes! This is where it started for me.
As I wasn't actually able to sit down to eat, I was happy to tip in the way I would have had that been an option.
Now, it apprently has become the cultural expectation instead of going back to the way it was.
Nope, my sister worked in a restaurant as a hostess 20 years ago and she told me that you are supposed to tip a bit on takeout.
I worked as a hostess in two spots 20 - 23 years ago and although someone did tip occasionally on take out it was considered a “wow! I got a tip!” thing not an every order occurrence. And those handling take out were employees making the full hourly wage not the waitresses.
I tip a tiny bit on takeout; but not like I would if I sat down. I was a server in many places and we never handled takeout. The cooks and managers did and they got paid a decent hourly wage, just as much as anyone working anywhere else. In fact most of them were the owner or owner,s family. If you tip them you might as well tip every single person from the grocery store cashier to the 7-11 clerk. It’s an absurd custom to begin with and really needs to stop. People need to charge and pay the correct amount and not add this ridiculous social tax. I suspect that the ever present tip line on the register paper is the work of credit card processors; who collect a percentage of that tip.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 20:12
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
$3 tip on a $35 order? The bartender did her a favor turning her away. Heaven knows what the kitchen staff was doing to her order.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 19:26
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Terrible. She should take to Yelp, Google, etc. and start leaving one bad review a day. Not that difficult. Talk badly at parties about the restaurant "I saw a mouse", "Dead cockroach in my order", etc. at parties.. That should teach them.
Also, aren't there any other restaurants in town? I never "patronize" any one restaurant. Teaches you the value (or lack thereof) of loyalty!
Anonymous
01/19/2023 17:34
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:I would email the restaurant and let them know. There is no need to tip on carry out.
Tacky, stingy, mean
Anonymous
01/19/2023 17:33
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:I’m done with Starbucks after they have the new tip device and awkwardly shove it in your face for drive thru. So over it.
Go and enter zero tip into their device.
Then shove it right back.
Word will get back.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 16:55
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
I’m done with Starbucks after they have the new tip device and awkwardly shove it in your face for drive thru. So over it.
Anonymous
01/14/2023 11:16
Subject: Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:I was looking to see how much to tip an Uber driver, my first time using the app, and came across a study that said only 16% of trips include a tip. Also only 1% tip every time!
I couldn’t believe it, but it says it was an analysis of 40 million rides so must be pretty accurate. I would have guessed north of 50% would tip.
https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/this-analysis-of-40-million-uber-rides-reveals-whether-men-or-women-are-the-most-generous-tippers-2019-10-24
I wonder what the tipping rate on takeout orders is? I’m guessing it’s similar, maybe 15-20% of takeout orders are tipped regardless of this forum which seems to be very pro tipping anyone for anything. I tip Uber, I don’t tip on takeout. I worked for for 5 years in a diner, 20 years ago, I would say back then less than 5% of takeout orders at the diner included a tip…maybe even less than 2% it was rare.
Anonymous
01/13/2023 19:42
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
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.
Those working in the kitchen and counter are paid an hourly wage of at least minimum wage which is getting close to $15/hr. Waiters on the floor still get $2(/hr so yes. I tip them. The rest of them. No. There is no reason to tip.
If they don't like this. Get a better education to make a better salary
Anonymous
01/13/2023 17:10
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous
01/13/2023 17:07
Subject: Re:Chastised for not tipping on a to go order
Anonymous wrote:I think the people who tip generously should continue to tip even more generous for the "deadbeats" who don't tip for take-out orders.
I, for one, don't intend to tip on take-out orders. Neither will I feel guilty for not tipping when I am at a restaurant, ordering and picking up my stuff at the cashier. For those who want to tip 20% or 30%, be my guest.
Yes! All the harpies giving 30%, please do, you can supplement the rest of us. Plus Uber and grocery delivery pay extra when there’s no tip so the driver will take your order. All good!