COVID Recovery Charge…
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Just picked up a couple of subs from a local place. I normally offer a 10% tip on pickup during COVID. As I look at the total I notice a surcharge of $1.86 listed above the tax line as COVID Recovery Charge. I asked about it, and they explained it as a 10% charge that goes directly to the staff….
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I tip the same for pickup as I do for in house service since COVID started. In my case they'd be screwing themselves.
@mik said in COVID Recovery Charge…:
I tip the same for pickup as I do for in house service since COVID started. In my case they'd be screwing themselves.
Same. But a certain kind of customer never, ever tips, and if enough of them are in that area—which in LuFin's case I'm guessing is likely—I can see doing this.
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OK, since you opened the "tip" conversation...
I pay a flat fee for delivery through a service like Doordash, GrubHub or whatever. The way I see it, the effort that goes into picking up a meal at, say Chick-fil-A, and delivering it to my home is the same if the meal is $10 or $100.
At a restaurant, that's different because the tip goes to the establishment, not the driver who has no stake in the place. If I tip more, it doesn't help the establishment, and if I tip less, it doesn't hurt.
