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Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 5:12:09 PM
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coolfamily6
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When you pick up dinner from a curbside pick up, do you tip 20% or less because they are not actually "serving" you. I know they prep and bring out the food, so I have been erring on the side of caution and giving 20%. What do you think?
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 5:20:15 PM
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I personally believe it's better to tip than not to tip.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 5:56:47 PM
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I've never gotten food from a curbside pick-up. I doubt I would ever do it. I don't think I would tip much if I did...maybe a couple of dollars at most. This is NOT the same as the service you get when you eat inside. The person needs to bring you your food. They don't take your order, bring you drinks, keep your drinks full, bring your condiments, etc.
I think the whole tipping thing has gotten out of hand. When I was young the expected amount was 10%. Then it increase to 15% and now is going higher. The cost of the food increases so I don't see why the percentage should increase as well. I realize many servers are paid less than minimum wage. (That is not the case in the state where I live.) However, if they are good and are taking care of several tables they can make a decent hourly wage.
In a sit-down restaurant I generally give 15% for good service and a little less for poor service. I never do not leave a tip. At buffet restaurants where the wait staff clears away plates, I generally leave $1 per person at the table.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 6:21:38 PM
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Miss Giggles
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You don't have to tip when you order carryout. I've gotten the curbside to go and I considered it takeout so I didn't tip.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 7:36:25 PM
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coolfamily6
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I thought that the server's at curbside did not wait on regular tables only the curbside, so I was/am worried that they are not making enough money when they get scheduled for curbside.
Anyone out there work in a restaurant that has curbside? Can you shed some light on this?
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/17/2008 9:45:56 PM
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Miss Giggles
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A lot of times its the hostess that takes the carryout orders. The hostess is hourly. Of course different restaurants probably handle the carryouts differently.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/19/2008 3:17:47 PM
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BlueAdept
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I would treat this as take out, just like McDonald's. I don't tip there, why would I some place else?
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/20/2008 10:31:02 AM
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I agree. I don't think we should tip the same way (if at all) for carryout as we do for table service.
Another odd tipping question- negotiated cab fares? Here in NYC, if you are leaving the city, you have to pay an unmetered fare that is negotiated with the driver, and all of them carry around this book of rates. Is a tip expected here? I usually give about 13-15% on these, but I don't tip the same way I do for a metered fare.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/20/2008 10:32:02 PM
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TrustingGod
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My sister tips hotel maids. If she stays in a hotel for more than a night, she leaves $1-5 on the pillow. Don't they get an hourly rate that is at least minimum wage? For those tipping cab drivers, do you tip bus drivers too? I'm not a cab rider, so maybe I'm missing something there.
Tipping is unfair - if a server does well and you are a cheapskate, she doesn't get a fair wage - due to no fault of her own.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/21/2008 1:05:29 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: MrsTracy72
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ORIGINAL: coolfamily6
When you pick up dinner from a curbside pick up, do you tip 20% or less because they are not actually "serving" you. I know they prep and bring out the food, so I have been erring on the side of caution and giving 20%. What do you think?
Yes, but the people who prep the food are not getting the tip. The person getting the tip is the person who runs the food out to you.
Actually, it is likely that the cooking staff is getting a partial of 3% of that tip. This is why most restaurants tend to tack on 18% tip on large groups. The other 3% goes to cooking staff, dishwashers, people who clear the table, etc.
Another thing that gets me is Starbucks. They have a tip jar and I know they had issues with who recieved the money in that jar, but at the same time, people leave dollars in that jar. Ok, so you pay 4 bucks for a cup of steamed milk and 2oz of expresso, and then leave a dollar tip? I have an espresso machine if anybody is thristy. 
Now I do not tip those people at all. I feel as if they are being greedy instead.
I tip hotel maids when I leave the hotel, usually about $2 or so.
IN NYC, I am not sure if it has changed, however I believe that 15% is standard also.
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RE: Another tipping question - 8/21/2008 8:41:40 AM
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Actually, it is likely that the cooking staff is getting a partial of 3% of that tip. This is why most restaurants tend to tack on 18% tip on large groups. The other 3% goes to cooking staff, dishwashers, people who clear the table, etc.
Having been a restaurant manager for 13 years, never was this a policy. Now I am from Texas and Louisiana, so maybe different states operate differently or the difference is upscale dining and full service.( like Applebee;s, Chili's etc)
The only tip sharing I am familiar with is between wait staff, busboys, hostesses and bartenders. I also have not seen hostesses doing the to go orders, it seems that is the bartenders duty.
The 18% grat on large parties is because many large parties have a tendency to want to split the check at the end of the meal and the server ends up with a minimal tip for their service. The large parties count on someone else covering the tip.
it's just an insurance that the server is paid for their service.
I feel confident to say that if the bartender is running the to go, a tip is expected. However, their pay rate is Higher than a server. Coming from the business, I do not tip for to go orders. It just goes against my grain.
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