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More tipping insanity

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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
      wrote on last edited by
      #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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        Mik
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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
              89th8 Online
              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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                    #15

                    @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.

                    447029058_8013669271976754_284890621102697375_n.jpg

                    "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
                        AxtremusA Away
                        Axtremus
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #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
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                          #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
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            @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
                              Doctor PhibesD Online
                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #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
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                                #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-nyc
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                                    #23

                                    Lol

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      taiwan_girl
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                                      #24

                                      LOL to all of the above. Come to the dark side...........

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                                      • George KG Offline
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                                        George K
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                                        https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13613631/California-man-reveals-shocking-asked-leave-San-Diego-bar.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

                                        "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-nyc
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                                          #26

                                          Jesus.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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