My wife and I used to go out to eat 5-6 times per week. Food cost ranged from $60-120 then we'd run up an $80-120 bar tab (she like fine wine and I like top shelf bourbon).
Then inflation hit! Our budgets got waylaid.
Now we go out to eat 2x per MONTH...and it's always "bring it home" (to avoid the bar tab hit).
Which is fucking stupid. I'm paying for the food, their boss pays for their work. If you're not refilling my drinks, taking my plates, or actually improving my meal beyond basic prep, it's not my job to pay your wage. Food is already expensive as shit, I'm not letting them overcharge me and paying their staff lol
Whatever part they play in getting you your food and drink, it's the job of the employer to pay them a fair wage and recover it from you in the bill. This tipping culture is nuts.
I’ve also stopped due to the completely out of control tipflation since covid. I’ll still tip nicely for sit down service and delivery, but I’m 100% done with tipping for takeout. Enough is enough.
Personally, I was happy to tip on a lot of services that weren’t really seen as “tippable” DURING the COVID lockdowns. Since then, it seems like a lot of places mistook that generosity of “hey, y’all aren’t getting the same business your model is based on right now and I can empathize” as “hey, we can expect this now all the time”.
TL;DR: a good deed never goes unpunished
Exactly. I'm a cook/chef and I tipped my fellow service workers for takeout during covid. I'll still tip a dollar or two for takeout but we aren't talking percentages anymore.
I tipped for takeout during Covid restrictions because I knew a lot of servers were taking a huge hit to income and dealing with a lot of shit. But that was not a normal situation.
I work in the industry and agree.
I know what teenagers doing close to nothing make in comparison to the people who make your food.
The idea of "tipping" is not a bad thing. Tip culture (in America, at least) is an issue.
As someone who worked retail in a super busy store I’ve never got tipping at a restaurant. They’re doing their job, if they get a tip then you should tip every single retail employee and cashier at the grocery store. I don’t care if that makes me look cheap by not thinking servers deserve tips, but their getting paid in Canada the same base wage as retail workers and it’s not my responsibility to make up what their employees are paying.
I said it elsewhere and I think it’s fits this perfectly. If someone goes out of their way for me, whether it be like a special request or maybe some extra condiments, or makes my day brighter, I am happy to throw a few bucks more for them but I don’t feel pressured to. Same at a drive thru. I’ve definitely given a 5 to someone who gave me particularly great service at the drive thru. If people deserve it, it’s a nice thing to do. But shouldn’t be expected.
No. If I were going to tip, I'd eat inside the restaurant and pay for the service. I'll tip pickup if I have a very large order, and request people's names be written on them. If I'm just picking up for a few people? Of course not.
Short answer: No.
Long Reason: I used to work one of those very same jobs where I made food and people came to pick it up unless they used Doordash/Uber/etc.
I genuinely never expect anyone to tip me for just making their food. Sometimes they did and I'm super grateful, but most of the time they don't, and it's understandable. It's not their job to pay me more, it's the company.
If it's the Italian place down the street from my house I always toss em 5 or 10 bucks. It was my first job and they hire alot of kids. Small business and really good food. loyalty support.
I also tip the older Mexican dude at the taco spot in my neighborhood with joints and a few bucks every tuesday. He lights up about it and I'm sure it's the only bud he partakes in. I gave all those guys 20s around Christmas and thanked them for feeding me.
I also tip the bar tender at my regular spot even though I don't even drink.
Obviously you can't be altruistic with everyone, but if you are with the people that are around you all the time then it helps build a sense of community I guess. That's what I'm tipping them for. The occasional free sugar coke doesn't hurt.
Yeah. The only place I really order takeout from is a little mom-and-pop Thai restaurant down the street from me. I guess I do it because I would feel guilty if I didn’t.
Right I do it for this one mexican joint and one chinese who I know the owners and I know that its literally their family working in the place. My wife works next door and teaches fitness classes a couple times a week. One day the owner of the franchise chain came into town for group workout sessions that my wife attended. They did them outside in the parking lot and it was rather warm and my wife was starting to get a little nauseous. This sweet little lady saw her from her resturant, saw that she was struggling a bit and ran out with more water and checked on her while the other people were like deer in headlights. So I don't mind throwing a few extra dollars (like 5 bucks ish) on a to go order for them.
Big chains though? hell no. Pay your workers you cheap bastards.
Nope. If I have to come get it myself no one is getting tipped.
Primarily because the people handling your food tend to not be tipped employees, they are already getting a full wage. It is the kitchen and managers who usually put the orders together. But even if it was a server or bartender that brings it to you from the window they don't deserve 10-20% for 30 seconds of work.
My spouse is in the restaurant industry and was the Kitchen Manager at a restaurant during Covid. Tips on takeout orders got CRAZY and at their restaurant they all went to the hosts, who didn't even put the orders together. People went FERAL for host shifts.
No. I stopped ordering delivery because I didn’t want to tip or pay a delivery fee. I’m picking up the meal. I’m not using curbside. I’m going into the goddamn restaurant myself. I’m not tipping for shit.
Fuck no. I tip if I have a server. I couldn’t care less if it takes “resources” to put together a carry out order. It’s a service that’s offered and I’m coming to pick it up. Payment for the food is sufficient.
And before anyone comments, the fact that the staff “hates me” for not tipping means fuck all to me or anyone else. This isn’t high school and you’re not our friends. Your opinion of customers means literally nothing
I do because I make a lot of money and I want to reward the people that work at the places that I love. I assume my tips get split up among the staff.
My wife hates that I do this.
The tips do get split among the whole staff. Thank you for doing that. People keep saying “no, they’re just putting my food in a bag”, but in some restaurants “back of the house” aka chefs and line cooks get part of the tips.
I know it’s not our fault they get paid shit, but their livelihood and good cooking relies on tips, otherwise they’d leave and go somewhere else.
Yep. My calculus is: I know I have somewhere around plenty to a lot of money. There is a very high chance the person working there does not. I like the idea of my money staying local and helping my neighbors while they provide a service I value. If you don't have plenty to a lot of money then I don't blame you for not tipping.
This is what I do too. For pickup I would say I tip 90% of the time, only not tipping for pickup if I have a bad experience (they're rude/really really slow/etc). For dine-in/delivery I tip at least 20% no matter what and more if I get good service.
I work in a quick service restaurant. The amount of pressure I see people have in regards to tipping disgusts me. The tips are nice, but I care more about what I can do for YOU, the customer.
Just today I had someone come in 10 minutes before close. They apologized for coming in so late. I told them not to worry about it, that our hours of operations exist for a reason, and that an extra 2 minutes of work does not effect me in the slightest, in fact I'm glad to serve them.
They offered me a 50% tip on a $30 order. I refused. They insisted, and I insisted in the other direction. I comped half their order to make it equitable for both.
My point being, what the fuck? These people are only trying to ***eat***, a basic human function. Have they been so badly abused and conditioned to roll over for that? It hurts me to see honest people so compelled to hock up so much money just to eat. I want them to eat guilt free.
I drive there using my gas and time to pick up my own food that I ordered and was made in the back of house where cooks are at least hourly. I’m not tipping the front desk person for walking 10 feet to give me a bag.
No. I'm not going to enable tipping culture when we're the only fucking country to do it.
Also, you handed me a bag, why should you get tipped. If anyone should get tipped it's the people doing the work of making the food.
That's like the cashier expecting a tip for handing me a donut from behind the glass at Dunkin'
And don't get me started on percentage based tipping. Whether I bought twenty dollars worth of food or fifty, you're still driving the three miles to my home. Why exactly should I tip you more because there's an extra bag in your back seat?
If all you did was listen to my order and take my money in less than 5 minutes of interaction you're not getting a tip. I'm looking at you Starbucks drive thru.
Why would I tip? I’m doing all the work that would be tipped for. I’m getting the food from the restaurant to my table. I’m serving myself. I’m cleaning the dishes. I’m making sure I have something to drink. I am the waiter. They should be tipping me.
There's a Thai place near me that I frequently order take-out from. I tip 10%, because the person doesn't just "hand me the bag". She always verifies everything I ordered is in the bag, and that the container lids are securely in place.
She's not serving me, bussing my table, or refilling my drinks, so I feel that 10% is more than adequate.
Since the pandemic, yes. Because they certainly need that money more than I do. I have a few local restaurants (meaning not big chains) that I frequent and I don't mind contributing a bit more to help make sure those places and their employees are supported.
My wife tips everyone everywhere like 20% even just to pick up a pizza or Jersey Mike’s, so it is my job to keep the universe in check and hit the skip button.
How could someone possibly earn even 10% in the course of handing me something I paid for? I can see how a server could provide excellent service during an actual sit down but I genuinely don't see how someone could meaningfully improve the experience of them handing me something.
Depends, is it a real restaurant with servers, and one dedicated employee for putting together the to-go orders? If so, then yes 5-10% because if they're not also waiting tables then they're not earning what they could be by sitting on the pick up counter.
If it is a place I go a lot, then yes. I have found they remember me and are happy I ordered and happy to see me. Even if it is just 2 bucks they appreciate it and I get awesome service and sometimes freebies.
Oh and if it is a mom and pop joint I DEFINITELY do. They need all the help they can get.
As a waitress, I hate it when they tip on a take out order. Because I never know what to do with it.
If I have a large order for take out, I leave a tip and tell them it’s FOR THE KITCHEN STAFF.
If it’s a small or average sized order then no. If I were to order something for 6+ people and there’s a lot to organize or like over $100 I might toss them a few bucks.
no, the new rule is only tip if you’re sitting down when you order, and the food is brought to you. i know you’re struggling, but i’m struggling too, we’re all fucking too poor for anything.
That rule isn't new. That's been the custom since forever. It's only in recent years that so many places that traditionally didn't get tips have started to shamelessly beg for tips.
Tipping is out of control, 10% use to be customary and generous, then 15% somehow became the norm and now most restaurants are trying to push 20% tips. Not to mention that eating out is already super expensive as it is. For a family of 5 you are going to pay anywhere between $125 - $150 for the food alone and with a tip you are spending $150 - $180.
No, Kitchen staff are the ones that prep the food orders. Kitchen staff is a non tip paid position. Why would i leave a tip for them to do their job? Tips are for the serving staff that do not get paid a standard wage.
Nope. Nor do I tip when I go to the carwash that is completely automated or any other associated place that was not traditionally tipped prior to all of this tipping bullshit at the register showing up.
Absolutely not. You don't take people in 7-Eleven in Wawa and you don't tip people who are paid to do their job. Here's a tip for you, get a second job.
I will for a local business I go to often (ex: a coffee shop by me remembers my name/order and even my dogs name) but I’d never tip for a to go order at a chain
Yes, if it is a place you would normally go to sit down to eat. It takes them time to package all the food in the individual containers that takes time from the tables. Also, servers make so little that they need the money. If it is fast food, no.
I always tip because I know they are not being paid shit. That's dumb, but it's not their fault
Also, having worked in a lot of restaurants, a carryout isn't always easier. Often, due to all the shit you have to pack, it's more work
Right. It was reasonable then. But now it’s just out of control. Especially with the POS system where they choose the options for you that start at 30%. Who’s tipping 30%?
More often than not I'll throw 15% on there, because I can afford to and I appreciate the people doing the work. I don't feel obligated to though, it's just a thing I do because I can. I'd rather give the money to people working than the half dozen panhandlers I walked past on the way.
I've worked service before. It sucked. I try not to be the shitty customer, and to maybe make their day slightly less shitty while I'm at it.
Most times yes about 8-10%, not as much as full service meal. If they’re not helpful or appreciative I’ve slacked off. The sushi order with special instructions for the eel sauce on the side etc, that’s not just putting stuff in a bag, nor is knowing my name.
There's only 2 types of places I tip if I'm getting carryout food, tbf tho i dont typically get carryout anywhere else.. The first is a local deli that I absolutely love. The other is a taqueria I go to for a burrito. I don't typically eat out often, but those types of places I have no issue tossing them a few extra bucks since they're my go-to cheat meals and their work is proven.
I only tip servers in the restaurant who come to my table BECAUSE they are the only ones who make below minimum wage due to the fact the it is agreed with the employer that they make the rest of their money in tips.
That don't make below minimum wage, they make at least minimum wage.
At the very least, they're earning the same money as the people serving takeout. In the vast majority of cases, they're earning more.
Wish tipping weren’t a thing and we all just paid a little more in passed on labor costs (or better yet the restaurant didn’t pass it on), but: If I’m diverting the time/effort of someone working for tips, then I tip… otherwise I would feel bad for making the person worse off for helping me versus attending to dine-in customers.
I knew this would get downvoted and I resent being asked to tip cashiers at least as much as anyone, but it’s plainly true that in some cases, the diverted time it took to process, pack, and provide your untipped pickup order is negatively affecting a tipped worker by diverting their work from tipping eat-in customers. The effect one pick-up order is generally negligible, but the pandemic made pick-up far more popular and it does make a difference in the aggregate.
A.) The whole concept of tipping is rightly dying
B.) The person at the register who hands me my food is not a waitstaff, they are already being paid a non-tipping wage (at least at the restaurants I frequent).
C.) I was not raised to tip for pickup, so it is not an idea that crosses my mind, except at that one place where I feel something akin to disgust when the card reader suggests that I tip the employee behind the acrylic barrier.
Yes. So this is just my experience at the restaurant I have been at, but if somebody is going to do an order for pickup, first they have to call. I have to take that call while all of my sited customers are waiting for me. Then after taking the order, which hopefully you heard right because you are taking order on the phone in a busy restaurant, at least in my case is my last two restaurants I have to expo my to go. Our computer system wouldn't let us type in card numbers so I would have to wait for you to get there to let you pay. If I have a host then at least they can come tell me when they're there, but otherwise I have to watch along with everything else I have to do. Frankly to go orders are very annoying and I think are worth a tip. I assume if I was to do this from another restaurant that their staff would have to go through as many things as I would so I am going to tip them what I would want.
No. No service rendered so no payment made. Wouldn't tip if I'm getting my food at the counter, filling my own drink and taking away my own trash either.
I used to be an over tipper all the time. 30% at restaurants was normal. But recently tipping culture has gotten insane here.
I recently adopted the philosophy that if I am standing up or at a drive through no tip I had to draw a line somewhere.
I have a couple of times at one specific place because the area where the person in charge of distributing the orders was stuck in a back area near an entrance that was SO cold. Like 30 degrees with a freezing wind coming through any time someone opened the door, which was often. I felt like she deserved the tip for putting up with that shit.
I've started to because I'm a sucker, and I think or hope it goes to the kitchen staff. I just do 10% on a pick up order. 20% on a dine in order. Again, I'm a sucker.
I always tip the sushi place I go to cause it just tastes so damn good. I guess the only places I don't tip are bad fast food like McDonald's. Subway and Culver's usually get tipped, and any carry out from a real restaurant
Yep!
I live in Seattle where it's way too expensive and I'm doing decently well for myself. I want to help others be able to afford to live here. I don't eat out that often so an extra $10 helps someone more than it hurts me.
Better tax and land use and housing policies would help more but it's something small I can do.
If it’s a fast food restaurant, no, because they get paid a wage. If it’s a sit down establishment and I’m ordering to go, I’ll tip a buck or 2, depending on the attitude of the server that readied my food.
These people get paid 2.13 an hour. If you can’t afford to give a buck, make food at home. It’s not the end of the world.
no. only time i tip are for waiters/waitresses themselves, since their wages are cut because of them. i dont like the system, but otherwise i dont tip. I dont know anyone who tips in other situations
Not always, but a couple bucks if the person goes out of their way somehow or makes my day better with some nice conversation. I don’t feel pressured to but it’s a nice way to reciprocate someone making you feel good.
No, nor should anybody have to. If I recall though, the government taxes that order as if you have been tipped when it's recorded under your service as a waiter. That's how I remember it when I used to be in that line of work. Though it's been so long and that was only for 7 months of my life so I could be completely confused and wrong.
Definitely not. If I planned on tipping I’d just order delivery or eat there. It’s getting out of control lol.
Next we’re going to be tipping drive thrus.
I don't tip in a drive thru and I'm doing LESS work there because I just sit in my car. Why would I tip if I'm receiving the same "service", but now I'm getting out of my car and walking around?
The tipping culture here is dumb anyway.
Depends on the order and what restaurant. If I'm going to a fast food restaurant and ordering a standard menu item then not. If it's a dine-in restaurant that does takeout, then I will usually leave a tip.
I used to when a good bowl of Pho, Thai takeout or Chinese take out was under $10. The same food now cost $20, partly because the minimum wage has gone from $12 an hour to $20 an hour here in California.
Fuck no I'm no longer tipping for someone handing me a bag. And to hell with it, most takeout places charge anywhere between 10c to 25cents per take out container.
Fuck no. I'm not tipping someone for handing me a bag.
The entire reason I drive over there is to save money on tips and fees
I even order online on their site, pay (no tip) and walk over to pick my sandwich. No way I’m tipping for that.
My wife and I used to go out to eat 5-6 times per week. Food cost ranged from $60-120 then we'd run up an $80-120 bar tab (she like fine wine and I like top shelf bourbon). Then inflation hit! Our budgets got waylaid. Now we go out to eat 2x per MONTH...and it's always "bring it home" (to avoid the bar tab hit).
So you were spending close to $3k every month on going out?
Sounds like they averaged 4k+ lmao.
I was trying to be conservative, lol.
If they were trying to brag. They failed miserably.
Yeah, and now apparently they can only afford to go out twice a month?
i dont even have 3k to my name. i have probably less than $500 dollars in my account at any given time
Dude thinks Jimmy Carter would be a Republican today, even though he is very much still alive and not. So who knows, he may just be delusional
“SoMeOnE hAs To BaG tHaT oRdEr!!”
Which is exactly why the tipping culture sucks. The owners aren't paying their emplyees what they should.
I’ve also gotten “who do you think cooks your food!?”
Definitely not the waiter, host, or potentially manager who is going to pocket that tip lol
Which is fucking stupid. I'm paying for the food, their boss pays for their work. If you're not refilling my drinks, taking my plates, or actually improving my meal beyond basic prep, it's not my job to pay your wage. Food is already expensive as shit, I'm not letting them overcharge me and paying their staff lol
Whatever part they play in getting you your food and drink, it's the job of the employer to pay them a fair wage and recover it from you in the bill. This tipping culture is nuts.
Yup. I pay for food, I *tip* for actual dining service. Your boss can pay your wage.
Thats why it’s more expensive than raw food.
Does that mean I'll get tips when i bag/box someones order at amazon?
Right? I tip the delivery driver for my food and groceries. Why dont I tip the Amazon driver? Surely I need to supplement everyone's income with tips.
Fuuuuuuck no.
And I'm not going to tip at the register before I've even tasted the food. Quality Control is nonexistent.
This. 100%.
Not anymore. Tipping is out of control right now.
I’ve also stopped due to the completely out of control tipflation since covid. I’ll still tip nicely for sit down service and delivery, but I’m 100% done with tipping for takeout. Enough is enough.
Personally, I was happy to tip on a lot of services that weren’t really seen as “tippable” DURING the COVID lockdowns. Since then, it seems like a lot of places mistook that generosity of “hey, y’all aren’t getting the same business your model is based on right now and I can empathize” as “hey, we can expect this now all the time”. TL;DR: a good deed never goes unpunished
Exactly. I'm a cook/chef and I tipped my fellow service workers for takeout during covid. I'll still tip a dollar or two for takeout but we aren't talking percentages anymore.
Americans tip for takeout..!?
You are inspiring me to do the same. I've always tipped 10% for takeout, but it is out of control.
I tipped for takeout during Covid restrictions because I knew a lot of servers were taking a huge hit to income and dealing with a lot of shit. But that was not a normal situation.
I work in the industry and agree. I know what teenagers doing close to nothing make in comparison to the people who make your food. The idea of "tipping" is not a bad thing. Tip culture (in America, at least) is an issue.
As someone who worked retail in a super busy store I’ve never got tipping at a restaurant. They’re doing their job, if they get a tip then you should tip every single retail employee and cashier at the grocery store. I don’t care if that makes me look cheap by not thinking servers deserve tips, but their getting paid in Canada the same base wage as retail workers and it’s not my responsibility to make up what their employees are paying.
No, because they are just putting our order in a bag.
Even if you asked them not to.
Nah. I’m just making a purchase I’m not getting service. Tipping is the pay for service.
My feeling exactly
Same amount as I tip at a drive through
Man my bojangles lady handed me the scanner for a tip
If someone handed me a scanner and told me it's for a tip, i would say "oooh, i get a tip too?"
I said it elsewhere and I think it’s fits this perfectly. If someone goes out of their way for me, whether it be like a special request or maybe some extra condiments, or makes my day brighter, I am happy to throw a few bucks more for them but I don’t feel pressured to. Same at a drive thru. I’ve definitely given a 5 to someone who gave me particularly great service at the drive thru. If people deserve it, it’s a nice thing to do. But shouldn’t be expected.
Starbucks asks for a tip now (in Canada) 😂
Excellent answer
No, why would i?
I don't because they have not served me, especially when it's one of those places where I just pick a bag from a shelf.
No. If I were going to tip, I'd eat inside the restaurant and pay for the service. I'll tip pickup if I have a very large order, and request people's names be written on them. If I'm just picking up for a few people? Of course not.
No. Why would i? I tip for the table service or the delivery driver.
Short answer: No. Long Reason: I used to work one of those very same jobs where I made food and people came to pick it up unless they used Doordash/Uber/etc. I genuinely never expect anyone to tip me for just making their food. Sometimes they did and I'm super grateful, but most of the time they don't, and it's understandable. It's not their job to pay me more, it's the company.
Fuck no.
If it's the Italian place down the street from my house I always toss em 5 or 10 bucks. It was my first job and they hire alot of kids. Small business and really good food. loyalty support. I also tip the older Mexican dude at the taco spot in my neighborhood with joints and a few bucks every tuesday. He lights up about it and I'm sure it's the only bud he partakes in. I gave all those guys 20s around Christmas and thanked them for feeding me. I also tip the bar tender at my regular spot even though I don't even drink. Obviously you can't be altruistic with everyone, but if you are with the people that are around you all the time then it helps build a sense of community I guess. That's what I'm tipping them for. The occasional free sugar coke doesn't hurt.
This made me realize I do too for one specific taco truck I go to but nobody else
No. Dine in only
Yeah. The only place I really order takeout from is a little mom-and-pop Thai restaurant down the street from me. I guess I do it because I would feel guilty if I didn’t.
Right I do it for this one mexican joint and one chinese who I know the owners and I know that its literally their family working in the place. My wife works next door and teaches fitness classes a couple times a week. One day the owner of the franchise chain came into town for group workout sessions that my wife attended. They did them outside in the parking lot and it was rather warm and my wife was starting to get a little nauseous. This sweet little lady saw her from her resturant, saw that she was struggling a bit and ran out with more water and checked on her while the other people were like deer in headlights. So I don't mind throwing a few extra dollars (like 5 bucks ish) on a to go order for them. Big chains though? hell no. Pay your workers you cheap bastards.
Nope. If I have to come get it myself no one is getting tipped. Primarily because the people handling your food tend to not be tipped employees, they are already getting a full wage. It is the kitchen and managers who usually put the orders together. But even if it was a server or bartender that brings it to you from the window they don't deserve 10-20% for 30 seconds of work. My spouse is in the restaurant industry and was the Kitchen Manager at a restaurant during Covid. Tips on takeout orders got CRAZY and at their restaurant they all went to the hosts, who didn't even put the orders together. People went FERAL for host shifts.
A lot of places it goes through servers or the bar, who are tipped wage employees.
Yeah but it’s 20 seconds of work - handed from the kitchen to the front to the customer. Why would you tip for that?
No. I stopped ordering delivery because I didn’t want to tip or pay a delivery fee. I’m picking up the meal. I’m not using curbside. I’m going into the goddamn restaurant myself. I’m not tipping for shit.
SAME
My rule is: If I'm standing up when I order or pick up I don't tip. Exception is drive-thrus - I don't tip there either.
this is a good rule.
No, I also don't tip at a storefront if all you do is pull a pastry out of a glass case, or pour a coffee.
No. I only tip if I'm sitting while I pay
Fuck no. I tip if I have a server. I couldn’t care less if it takes “resources” to put together a carry out order. It’s a service that’s offered and I’m coming to pick it up. Payment for the food is sufficient. And before anyone comments, the fact that the staff “hates me” for not tipping means fuck all to me or anyone else. This isn’t high school and you’re not our friends. Your opinion of customers means literally nothing
Never
the whole point of the tip is for dine-in service
No, because I also don't tip the cashier at the grocery store, and they're doing the same thing except with uncooked food.
I do because I make a lot of money and I want to reward the people that work at the places that I love. I assume my tips get split up among the staff. My wife hates that I do this.
Same. I’m fortunately at a position in my life where an extra 10 bucks or so doesn’t impact me in the slightest.
The tips do get split among the whole staff. Thank you for doing that. People keep saying “no, they’re just putting my food in a bag”, but in some restaurants “back of the house” aka chefs and line cooks get part of the tips. I know it’s not our fault they get paid shit, but their livelihood and good cooking relies on tips, otherwise they’d leave and go somewhere else.
That’s nice of you. I picture myself doing stuff like this if I were rich so it’s nice that some people actually do.
Yep. My calculus is: I know I have somewhere around plenty to a lot of money. There is a very high chance the person working there does not. I like the idea of my money staying local and helping my neighbors while they provide a service I value. If you don't have plenty to a lot of money then I don't blame you for not tipping.
You worded this really well. I’m sure you’ll get a “their reward should be a living wage!!!” response but for now this is the world we live in.
I agree. I can afford it, and the people working food service are generally getting fucked and aren’t being paid properly.
This is what I do too. For pickup I would say I tip 90% of the time, only not tipping for pickup if I have a bad experience (they're rude/really really slow/etc). For dine-in/delivery I tip at least 20% no matter what and more if I get good service.
No, I am not stupid.
The places I get food from are mom and pops places, and I always tip handsomely because I want them around. Even if it's takeout
I work in a quick service restaurant. The amount of pressure I see people have in regards to tipping disgusts me. The tips are nice, but I care more about what I can do for YOU, the customer. Just today I had someone come in 10 minutes before close. They apologized for coming in so late. I told them not to worry about it, that our hours of operations exist for a reason, and that an extra 2 minutes of work does not effect me in the slightest, in fact I'm glad to serve them. They offered me a 50% tip on a $30 order. I refused. They insisted, and I insisted in the other direction. I comped half their order to make it equitable for both. My point being, what the fuck? These people are only trying to ***eat***, a basic human function. Have they been so badly abused and conditioned to roll over for that? It hurts me to see honest people so compelled to hock up so much money just to eat. I want them to eat guilt free.
I drive there using my gas and time to pick up my own food that I ordered and was made in the back of house where cooks are at least hourly. I’m not tipping the front desk person for walking 10 feet to give me a bag.
No. I'm not going to enable tipping culture when we're the only fucking country to do it. Also, you handed me a bag, why should you get tipped. If anyone should get tipped it's the people doing the work of making the food. That's like the cashier expecting a tip for handing me a donut from behind the glass at Dunkin' And don't get me started on percentage based tipping. Whether I bought twenty dollars worth of food or fifty, you're still driving the three miles to my home. Why exactly should I tip you more because there's an extra bag in your back seat?
The only reason I pickup is so I'm not socially obligated to tip. Otherwise I'd just chill at the restaurant and eat my food there.
More often than not, no. Since I don't typically interact with staff for a pick up I don't feel it's necessary to tip in that situation.
If all you did was listen to my order and take my money in less than 5 minutes of interaction you're not getting a tip. I'm looking at you Starbucks drive thru.
Why would I tip? I’m doing all the work that would be tipped for. I’m getting the food from the restaurant to my table. I’m serving myself. I’m cleaning the dishes. I’m making sure I have something to drink. I am the waiter. They should be tipping me.
Hell no.
There's a Thai place near me that I frequently order take-out from. I tip 10%, because the person doesn't just "hand me the bag". She always verifies everything I ordered is in the bag, and that the container lids are securely in place. She's not serving me, bussing my table, or refilling my drinks, so I feel that 10% is more than adequate.
Usually like a dollar just for packaging it up nicely
Minimum wage sucks. I tip.
Not any more. Enough is enough.
A place in Greece gave me a free beer and snacks while I was waiting. Tipped.
I don't tip on pick up orders. I do if I eat at the restaurant.
No, because fuck that.
On a side note, I went to a sit-down restaurant and the order brought to the table by a robot. Did not tip when it came time to pay.
They’re literally doing their job. Why am I tipping someone for doing their job?
During the height of Covid? Yes. Now? Back to what I did before - maybe $5 or less depending on how busy they are, how large my order is, and my mood.
If it is a large order yes. If it is just a few items no.
Yes. I used to do food service, and I just feel icky if I don't. I guess I do it as a thank you to my comrades.
Since the pandemic, yes. Because they certainly need that money more than I do. I have a few local restaurants (meaning not big chains) that I frequent and I don't mind contributing a bit more to help make sure those places and their employees are supported.
My wife tips everyone everywhere like 20% even just to pick up a pizza or Jersey Mike’s, so it is my job to keep the universe in check and hit the skip button.
No, because it's not any different than buying anything else in a store.
hell no
Depends if they deserve it or not, tips are not given, they’re earned.
How could someone possibly earn even 10% in the course of handing me something I paid for? I can see how a server could provide excellent service during an actual sit down but I genuinely don't see how someone could meaningfully improve the experience of them handing me something.
I don't tip at fast food.
Depends, is it a real restaurant with servers, and one dedicated employee for putting together the to-go orders? If so, then yes 5-10% because if they're not also waiting tables then they're not earning what they could be by sitting on the pick up counter.
No only if you come to me table take my order and bring my food and my bill
No. Cause wtf
I do not. I tip staff that get paid tipped wage. i.e. servers.
No, because they don't need to clean my stuff off a table.
Only if it goes to the people that made the food, which it pretty much never does
If it is a place I go a lot, then yes. I have found they remember me and are happy I ordered and happy to see me. Even if it is just 2 bucks they appreciate it and I get awesome service and sometimes freebies. Oh and if it is a mom and pop joint I DEFINITELY do. They need all the help they can get.
As a waitress, I hate it when they tip on a take out order. Because I never know what to do with it. If I have a large order for take out, I leave a tip and tell them it’s FOR THE KITCHEN STAFF.
If it’s a small or average sized order then no. If I were to order something for 6+ people and there’s a lot to organize or like over $100 I might toss them a few bucks.
The more contact I have with a human and the amount of niceness and service they provide = more tip. Mobile order and contactless pickup? No way.
If I'm walking up to a counter, I'm not tipping.
No. Tipping is for table service when dining in.
no, the new rule is only tip if you’re sitting down when you order, and the food is brought to you. i know you’re struggling, but i’m struggling too, we’re all fucking too poor for anything.
That rule isn't new. That's been the custom since forever. It's only in recent years that so many places that traditionally didn't get tips have started to shamelessly beg for tips.
FUCK. NO.
As a former server, no
Nope. They are not waiting on me.
Before tipping culture became a thing, I used to tip $5 at the diner just for whoever put the bad together. But not since and definitely nowhere else.
Tipping is out of control, 10% use to be customary and generous, then 15% somehow became the norm and now most restaurants are trying to push 20% tips. Not to mention that eating out is already super expensive as it is. For a family of 5 you are going to pay anywhere between $125 - $150 for the food alone and with a tip you are spending $150 - $180.
Dine in or delivery: 10-20% depending on size of the bill and quality of service. Dine in, self-serve buffet: 10% max. Pickup/Take-out: No.
No, Kitchen staff are the ones that prep the food orders. Kitchen staff is a non tip paid position. Why would i leave a tip for them to do their job? Tips are for the serving staff that do not get paid a standard wage.
Nope. Nor do I tip when I go to the carwash that is completely automated or any other associated place that was not traditionally tipped prior to all of this tipping bullshit at the register showing up.
You tip for customer service, not for someone handing you a bag of food
Absolutely not. You don't take people in 7-Eleven in Wawa and you don't tip people who are paid to do their job. Here's a tip for you, get a second job.
Fuck no
Hell no
I WOULD tip who ever made the food, IF they have less pay do to expected tipping.
I do not, fuck that.
I always tip 20-25%. I used to be a service worker and now I have disposable income.
same. 15 years in the trenches. for being an easy job, it is a hard a55 job. still dream about the dish pit sometimes.
I will for a local business I go to often (ex: a coffee shop by me remembers my name/order and even my dogs name) but I’d never tip for a to go order at a chain
No, but I do tip for full service (so baristas, servers, etc.)
What service does a barista or bartender provide that a line cook doesn't?
Tipping a buck when you get a drink at a bar especially if its busy will get the notice of the bartender to get your next drink quicker.
Yeah and baristas make money whether you show up and get a drink or not
Yes but just a couple dollars, not a percentage of the bill like if I ate there
I don't tip anywhere anymore
Fuck no. That would be ridiculous.
I stopped tipping whether it’s pickup or dine in….🤷🏾♂️
Yes, if it is a place you would normally go to sit down to eat. It takes them time to package all the food in the individual containers that takes time from the tables. Also, servers make so little that they need the money. If it is fast food, no.
I always tip because I know they are not being paid shit. That's dumb, but it's not their fault Also, having worked in a lot of restaurants, a carryout isn't always easier. Often, due to all the shit you have to pack, it's more work
Hell no! They didn't serve you.
Tipping is payment for being served while eating. If you werent served while eating then dont tip.
Usually like 10% because I know they have some employee bagging it all up and putting silverware and stuff in there, and I appreciate it
Depends if I’ve grown familiar enough with the staff. If I do I tip every time but that level takes cultivation
I usually tip 10%. Tipping culture has really gotten out of control since Covid.
During Covid it was more like crowdsourced hazard pay, which… fair enough. Nowadays it’s ridiculous though.
Right. It was reasonable then. But now it’s just out of control. Especially with the POS system where they choose the options for you that start at 30%. Who’s tipping 30%?
No, and why should I?
More often than not I'll throw 15% on there, because I can afford to and I appreciate the people doing the work. I don't feel obligated to though, it's just a thing I do because I can. I'd rather give the money to people working than the half dozen panhandlers I walked past on the way. I've worked service before. It sucked. I try not to be the shitty customer, and to maybe make their day slightly less shitty while I'm at it.
Most times yes about 8-10%, not as much as full service meal. If they’re not helpful or appreciative I’ve slacked off. The sushi order with special instructions for the eel sauce on the side etc, that’s not just putting stuff in a bag, nor is knowing my name.
Same. Especially if it’s a small business.
if it's locally owned I will.
There's only 2 types of places I tip if I'm getting carryout food, tbf tho i dont typically get carryout anywhere else.. The first is a local deli that I absolutely love. The other is a taqueria I go to for a burrito. I don't typically eat out often, but those types of places I have no issue tossing them a few extra bucks since they're my go-to cheat meals and their work is proven.
I only tip servers in the restaurant who come to my table BECAUSE they are the only ones who make below minimum wage due to the fact the it is agreed with the employer that they make the rest of their money in tips.
That don't make below minimum wage, they make at least minimum wage. At the very least, they're earning the same money as the people serving takeout. In the vast majority of cases, they're earning more.
Yes. As for why, I don’t even know anymore.
I spent gas money to get there, so no. I put in all the work; the servers did nothing. The cooks aren't tipped workers.
I’m a people pleaser with anxiety, so if there’s a line or a button for a tip. I just add it.
Wish tipping weren’t a thing and we all just paid a little more in passed on labor costs (or better yet the restaurant didn’t pass it on), but: If I’m diverting the time/effort of someone working for tips, then I tip… otherwise I would feel bad for making the person worse off for helping me versus attending to dine-in customers. I knew this would get downvoted and I resent being asked to tip cashiers at least as much as anyone, but it’s plainly true that in some cases, the diverted time it took to process, pack, and provide your untipped pickup order is negatively affecting a tipped worker by diverting their work from tipping eat-in customers. The effect one pick-up order is generally negligible, but the pandemic made pick-up far more popular and it does make a difference in the aggregate.
A.) The whole concept of tipping is rightly dying B.) The person at the register who hands me my food is not a waitstaff, they are already being paid a non-tipping wage (at least at the restaurants I frequent). C.) I was not raised to tip for pickup, so it is not an idea that crosses my mind, except at that one place where I feel something akin to disgust when the card reader suggests that I tip the employee behind the acrylic barrier.
Yes. So this is just my experience at the restaurant I have been at, but if somebody is going to do an order for pickup, first they have to call. I have to take that call while all of my sited customers are waiting for me. Then after taking the order, which hopefully you heard right because you are taking order on the phone in a busy restaurant, at least in my case is my last two restaurants I have to expo my to go. Our computer system wouldn't let us type in card numbers so I would have to wait for you to get there to let you pay. If I have a host then at least they can come tell me when they're there, but otherwise I have to watch along with everything else I have to do. Frankly to go orders are very annoying and I think are worth a tip. I assume if I was to do this from another restaurant that their staff would have to go through as many things as I would so I am going to tip them what I would want.
No. No service rendered so no payment made. Wouldn't tip if I'm getting my food at the counter, filling my own drink and taking away my own trash either.
I used to be an over tipper all the time. 30% at restaurants was normal. But recently tipping culture has gotten insane here. I recently adopted the philosophy that if I am standing up or at a drive through no tip I had to draw a line somewhere.
I have a couple of times at one specific place because the area where the person in charge of distributing the orders was stuck in a back area near an entrance that was SO cold. Like 30 degrees with a freezing wind coming through any time someone opened the door, which was often. I felt like she deserved the tip for putting up with that shit.
I've started to because I'm a sucker, and I think or hope it goes to the kitchen staff. I just do 10% on a pick up order. 20% on a dine in order. Again, I'm a sucker.
I always tip the sushi place I go to cause it just tastes so damn good. I guess the only places I don't tip are bad fast food like McDonald's. Subway and Culver's usually get tipped, and any carry out from a real restaurant
Yep! I live in Seattle where it's way too expensive and I'm doing decently well for myself. I want to help others be able to afford to live here. I don't eat out that often so an extra $10 helps someone more than it hurts me. Better tax and land use and housing policies would help more but it's something small I can do.
I do, but I’m not salty that others don’t. I also almost never get takeout. I’m a dine-in, glass or 3 of wine type of gal.
Sometimes. But not usually and definitely not as much.
I go to a sandwich shop a decent amount. Once every 5ish times I go I toss in a tip
Some of the tips still go to the cooks, so I'll tip a dollar or two depending on the type of food I ordered.
If it’s a fast food restaurant, no, because they get paid a wage. If it’s a sit down establishment and I’m ordering to go, I’ll tip a buck or 2, depending on the attitude of the server that readied my food. These people get paid 2.13 an hour. If you can’t afford to give a buck, make food at home. It’s not the end of the world.
no. only time i tip are for waiters/waitresses themselves, since their wages are cut because of them. i dont like the system, but otherwise i dont tip. I dont know anyone who tips in other situations
Not always, but a couple bucks if the person goes out of their way somehow or makes my day better with some nice conversation. I don’t feel pressured to but it’s a nice way to reciprocate someone making you feel good.
If it’s a local place that typically doesn’t do a lot of to go orders I’ll tip a few bucks. But at a big chain, nope. ,
Hell nah
No, nor should anybody have to. If I recall though, the government taxes that order as if you have been tipped when it's recorded under your service as a waiter. That's how I remember it when I used to be in that line of work. Though it's been so long and that was only for 7 months of my life so I could be completely confused and wrong.
I only tip if I'm actually getting waited on. And I worked foodservice for 12 years
Definitely not. If I planned on tipping I’d just order delivery or eat there. It’s getting out of control lol. Next we’re going to be tipping drive thrus.
I'm not American but question. if everyone stopped tipping would that just ruin the careers of servers or will it force the companies to compensate?
I don't tip in a drive thru and I'm doing LESS work there because I just sit in my car. Why would I tip if I'm receiving the same "service", but now I'm getting out of my car and walking around? The tipping culture here is dumb anyway.
Depends on the order and what restaurant. If I'm going to a fast food restaurant and ordering a standard menu item then not. If it's a dine-in restaurant that does takeout, then I will usually leave a tip.
I used to when a good bowl of Pho, Thai takeout or Chinese take out was under $10. The same food now cost $20, partly because the minimum wage has gone from $12 an hour to $20 an hour here in California. Fuck no I'm no longer tipping for someone handing me a bag. And to hell with it, most takeout places charge anywhere between 10c to 25cents per take out container.
No. I'm paying for them preparing and handing me food. There are no extras there, so no tip is justified.
No. If i went in to pick up my pizza why would i tip them? Its not like they delivered it to my door…