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    Doctor Phibes
    wrote on 12 Aug 2022, 14:34 last edited by
    #19

    @89th said in Tipping Question…:

    Pre pandemic? No.
    During pandemic? Yes.
    Post pandemic? Yes and no.

    You should have seen the tip I gave the guy who brought the booze round to the house mid-2020.

    I was only joking

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      Horace
      wrote on 1 Feb 2023, 18:47 last edited by
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      I just ordered online from a chinese fast food place, for pickup, and their system makes you jump through some hoops to not tip. They offer you four tip choices, starting at 15%, through 25%, and a 'custom' button, where you have to enter 0, if you want not to tip. There is no bypassing that piece of the order process. I thought that was pretty aggressive for a pickup order.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • H Horace
        1 Feb 2023, 18:47

        I just ordered online from a chinese fast food place, for pickup, and their system makes you jump through some hoops to not tip. They offer you four tip choices, starting at 15%, through 25%, and a 'custom' button, where you have to enter 0, if you want not to tip. There is no bypassing that piece of the order process. I thought that was pretty aggressive for a pickup order.

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 1 Feb 2023, 19:08 last edited by
        #21

        @Horace said in Tipping Question…:

        I just ordered online from a chinese fast food place, for pickup, and their system makes you jump through some hoops to not tip. They offer you four tip choices, starting at 15%, through 25%, and a 'custom' button, where you have to enter 0, if you want not to tip. There is no bypassing that piece of the order process. I thought that was pretty aggressive for a pickup order.

        There seems to be more and more of this happening. My daughter just started a job at a fast food place, and they're paying her less than other jobs were offering based on tips she's been told to expect. We shall see.

        I was only joking

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        • D Doctor Phibes
          1 Feb 2023, 19:08

          @Horace said in Tipping Question…:

          I just ordered online from a chinese fast food place, for pickup, and their system makes you jump through some hoops to not tip. They offer you four tip choices, starting at 15%, through 25%, and a 'custom' button, where you have to enter 0, if you want not to tip. There is no bypassing that piece of the order process. I thought that was pretty aggressive for a pickup order.

          There seems to be more and more of this happening. My daughter just started a job at a fast food place, and they're paying her less than other jobs were offering based on tips she's been told to expect. We shall see.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 1 Feb 2023, 19:59 last edited by
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          @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:
          That's standard. When I worked in restaurants, my hourly was $1.80 an hour. I made a relative assload in tips. (Also, this was the 90s, so most of it was cash. Which, nice.)

          Please love yourself.

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          • A Aqua Letifer
            1 Feb 2023, 19:59

            @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:
            That's standard. When I worked in restaurants, my hourly was $1.80 an hour. I made a relative assload in tips. (Also, this was the 90s, so most of it was cash. Which, nice.)

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 1 Feb 2023, 21:05 last edited by
            #23

            @Aqua-Letifer

            Right, but you worked at a place where tips were expected and largely given. His daughter is working at a fast food joint. Probably lots of people paging through various screens looking for the zero.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • J jon-nyc
              1 Feb 2023, 21:05

              @Aqua-Letifer

              Right, but you worked at a place where tips were expected and largely given. His daughter is working at a fast food joint. Probably lots of people paging through various screens looking for the zero.

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 1 Feb 2023, 21:21 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in Tipping Question…:

              @Aqua-Letifer

              Right, but you worked at a place where tips were expected and largely given. His daughter is working at a fast food joint. Probably lots of people paging through various screens looking for the zero.

              Yeah I know, I'm just saying that FOH positions typically pay well beneath minimum wage, and this kind of flimsy bullshit is nothing new. Before Square paystations, the tip jar was used to get away with it.

              I will say, though, that tablet paystation ≠ shitty tips all the time. At my local coffee shop, they have that setup but tipping is the norm. But I think it has to do with how they run their business:

              There are 2-3 people behind the counter. When someone takes your order, that's your person. They make your order, talk to you while doing so, ring you up at the end once you're done. So it's not exactly McDonald's.

              Please love yourself.

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              • A Aqua Letifer
                1 Feb 2023, 21:21

                @jon-nyc said in Tipping Question…:

                @Aqua-Letifer

                Right, but you worked at a place where tips were expected and largely given. His daughter is working at a fast food joint. Probably lots of people paging through various screens looking for the zero.

                Yeah I know, I'm just saying that FOH positions typically pay well beneath minimum wage, and this kind of flimsy bullshit is nothing new. Before Square paystations, the tip jar was used to get away with it.

                I will say, though, that tablet paystation ≠ shitty tips all the time. At my local coffee shop, they have that setup but tipping is the norm. But I think it has to do with how they run their business:

                There are 2-3 people behind the counter. When someone takes your order, that's your person. They make your order, talk to you while doing so, ring you up at the end once you're done. So it's not exactly McDonald's.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 00:05 last edited by
                #25

                @Aqua-Letifer

                My first job was at the now-defunct Kinney Shoes. I made $3.15 and hour when the minimum wage was $3.35, since I got a 1% commission on sales.

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 00:07 last edited by
                  #26

                  And thus a foot fetish was born…

                  The Brad

                  MikM 1 Reply Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:06
                  • L LuFins Dad
                    2 Feb 2023, 00:07

                    And thus a foot fetish was born…

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:06 last edited by
                    #27

                    @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                    “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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                    • MikM Mik
                      2 Feb 2023, 01:06

                      @LuFins-Dad is soleless

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:09 last edited by
                      #28

                      @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                      @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                      Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                      The Brad

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                      • L LuFins Dad
                        2 Feb 2023, 01:09

                        @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                        @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                        Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:14 last edited by
                        #29

                        @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                        @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                        @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                        Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                        You’re a heel

                        I was only joking

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                        • D Doctor Phibes
                          2 Feb 2023, 01:14

                          @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                          @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                          @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                          Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                          You’re a heel

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                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:15 last edited by
                          #30

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                          @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                          @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                          @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                          Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                          You’re a heel

                          I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

                          The Brad

                          D George KG 2 Replies Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:17
                          • L LuFins Dad
                            2 Feb 2023, 01:15

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                            @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                            @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                            @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                            Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                            You’re a heel

                            I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

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                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:17 last edited by
                            #31

                            @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                            @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                            @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                            @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                            Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                            You’re a heel

                            I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too strait-laced to appreciate it.

                            Toe-cap it all, your puns are awful

                            I was only joking

                            L 1 Reply Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:35
                            • L LuFins Dad
                              2 Feb 2023, 01:15

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                              @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                              @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                              Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                              You’re a heel

                              I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:28 last edited by
                              #32

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                              I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

                              I was going to comment, but thought it would be better if eyelet it go.

                              "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.

                              L 1 Reply Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:34
                              • George KG George K
                                2 Feb 2023, 01:28

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

                                I was going to comment, but thought it would be better if eyelet it go.

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:34 last edited by
                                #33

                                @George-K said in Tipping Question…:

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too straight-laced to appreciate it.

                                I was going to comment, but thought it would be better if eyelet it go.

                                You sneaker!

                                The Brad

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                                • D Doctor Phibes
                                  2 Feb 2023, 01:17

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                                  Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                                  You’re a heel

                                  I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too strait-laced to appreciate it.

                                  Toe-cap it all, your puns are awful

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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:35 last edited by
                                  #34

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                                  @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                                  Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                                  You’re a heel

                                  I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too strait-laced to appreciate it.

                                  Toe-cap it all, your puns are awful

                                  Do you want to boot me off the forum?

                                  The Brad

                                  George KG 1 Reply Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:39
                                  • L LuFins Dad
                                    2 Feb 2023, 01:35

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Tipping Question…:

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                    @Mik said in Tipping Question…:

                                    @LuFins-Dad is soleless

                                    Nah, it’s just that Jon is my archenemy…

                                    You’re a heel

                                    I’d stick my tongue out at you, but you’re too strait-laced to appreciate it.

                                    Toe-cap it all, your puns are awful

                                    Do you want to boot me off the forum?

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:39 last edited by
                                    #35

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                    Do you want to boot me off the forum?

                                    There might be many reasons to do that, but your habit, in which you mock a sin, is not one of them.

                                    "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.

                                    L 1 Reply Last reply 2 Feb 2023, 01:40
                                    • George KG George K
                                      2 Feb 2023, 01:39

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                      Do you want to boot me off the forum?

                                      There might be many reasons to do that, but your habit, in which you mock a sin, is not one of them.

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 01:40 last edited by
                                      #36

                                      @George-K said in Tipping Question…:

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in Tipping Question…:

                                      Do you want to boot me off the forum?

                                      There might be many reasons to do that, but your habit, in which you mock a sin, is not one of them.

                                      That’s a Croc.

                                      The Brad

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 02:24 last edited by Copper 2 Feb 2023, 02:25
                                        #37

                                        I worked at Fenway Park as a vendor for 8 years - 1969-1976.

                                        I received one tip for the entire time, one.
                                        A guy gave me a dollar. He must have been a Rockefeller, maybe he was drunk.

                                        The pay was all commission - 10%.
                                        If you were selling ice cream in April you might run up and down stairs for 3-4 hours and make $3.00 for the game.
                                        If you were selling beer in August you might make $20 or $25 for 3 or 4 hours.

                                        I think these vendors make very good money in tips now. Times change.

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