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More tipping insanity

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #5

    Yes DC

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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    • 89th8 Online
      89th8 Online
      89th
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      #6

      Yeah that is BS. It's like they forgot the whole point a tip.... an extra way to say thanks for good service, not just another operating cost.

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      • Doctor PhibesD Online
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        Doctor Phibes
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        #7

        It's also like they forgot that the best way to stay in business is not to royally piss your customers off.

        I was only joking

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #8

          I'll see your restaurant outrage and raise you a rent portal.

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • MikM Offline
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            #9

            Someone purchased the wrong software.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              #10

              That is hilarious.

              The Brad

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              • LuFins DadL Offline
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                LuFins Dad
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                #11

                One of the things that pisses me off is that you have to actively choose not to tip on this shit. You have to select custom tip and put in $0. At a fast casual restaurant it’s awkward as hell (bad customer service) and in a completely non-tipping situation like above, you are going to have people that will mistakenly add tips…

                The Brad

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                • 89th8 Online
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                  89th
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                  #12

                  Yeah it's awkward but I've become used to it. As someone said (maybe in this thread?) "if there is a counter involved, a tip will not be". Overall I only tip for food delivery (like pizza), haircuts, waiters, and bartenders.

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    #13

                    I tip for to go if it is a place I’d tip for table service. But otherwise I agree with the counter approach.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • AxtremusA Away
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                      Axtremus
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                      #14

                      Some places put a lot of thought/work into the packaging of their "to go" orders. Sometimes to the point where it seems to me it takes them more work to put the food into the well-thought-out packaging than to simply put the food on a plate and serve. When I see that, I tip more.

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                      • MikM Mik

                        I tip for to go if it is a place I’d tip for table service. But otherwise I agree with the counter approach.

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
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                        @Mik said in More tipping insanity:

                        I tip for to go if it is a place I’d tip for table service. But otherwise I agree with the counter approach.

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                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          Some places put a lot of thought/work into the packaging of their "to go" orders. Sometimes to the point where it seems to me it takes them more work to put the food into the well-thought-out packaging than to simply put the food on a plate and serve. When I see that, I tip more.

                          George KG Offline
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                          George K
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                          #16

                          @Axtremus said in More tipping insanity:

                          Some places put a lot of thought/work into the packaging of their "to go" orders.

                          That's possible. I've never seen anything more complicated than wrapping up a Burger King Whopper, putting fries in a cardboard container and everything going into a sack.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • AxtremusA Away
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                            Axtremus
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                            #17

                            Example: a diner serves a fairly complicated menu item that comes as a meal combo with bread & butter, one entree, two sides, and dessert. Depends on which “entree” you choose, it may involves a fried or grilled item that you want to keep dry and sauce/curry/mashed potato that you want to keep separate from the fried/grilled item so they don’t mix together and become a soggy mess after you take them home. An order like this can easily turn into a six container affair. In my estimate it would probably take the kitchen staff more time/effort to package such a combo meal into a “to go” ensemble package than to serve them on plates.

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                            • MikM Mik

                              I tip for to go if it is a place I’d tip for table service. But otherwise I agree with the counter approach.

                              89th8 Online
                              89th8 Online
                              89th
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #18

                              @Mik said in More tipping insanity:

                              I tip for to go if it is a place I’d tip for table service. But otherwise I agree with the counter approach.

                              That’s fair. Our family sometimes gets Olive Garden or Applebees or Chinese food to go, I’ll tip like 5-10% there since I know someone’s involved with package/review of the order.

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                Example: a diner serves a fairly complicated menu item that comes as a meal combo with bread & butter, one entree, two sides, and dessert. Depends on which “entree” you choose, it may involves a fried or grilled item that you want to keep dry and sauce/curry/mashed potato that you want to keep separate from the fried/grilled item so they don’t mix together and become a soggy mess after you take them home. An order like this can easily turn into a six container affair. In my estimate it would probably take the kitchen staff more time/effort to package such a combo meal into a “to go” ensemble package than to serve them on plates.

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                                George K
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                                @Axtremus good points.

                                My understanding of a "tip" is that it includes a gratuity for those whom you never see - cooks, busboys, Maitre'd, etc.

                                When I go downstairs to get a pizza, I usually tip about $5 just for that service.

                                But, at a "fast food place," such as Mickey D's or BK, should I tip if I go to the counter rather than the drive-thru?

                                (I haven't been to a counter at Mickey's in over a decade, so I don't know if tipping is even an option)

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  #20

                                  I tried to tip an Amazon driver the other day, as he'd offered to help us bring a very heavy box into the house. He wouldn't take it, said he was just doing his job.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • AxtremusA Away
                                    AxtremusA Away
                                    Axtremus
                                    wrote on last edited by Axtremus
                                    #21

                                    Things has changed. Last time I bought something big and heavy from Amazon.com, and admittedly it was more than ten years ago, the delivery guy could only deliver as far as the porch. I asked if he could help bring it a few steps further into the house but was told they were restricted by policy to never enter a customer’s house. :man-shrugging:

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                                      George K
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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        #23

                                        Lol

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                          LOL to all of the above. Come to the dark side...........

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