What to tip?
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Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
I’m only partially teasing. Why so much love for restaurants and not as much for other businesses? The restaurant biz has always been high risk - low reward to begin with, and coming out of this, I think you will see a massive shift. I think the inexpensive “convenience food” places will shift to smaller layouts designed for takeout with less sit down business. I am talking about Five Guys, Chipotle, etc...I think the moderate prices chains that are dependent on high volume and table turnover (TGI Friday’s, Outback, Olive Garden, etc...) are dead in the water without a MAJOR overhaul and reimagining, and your finer sit down restaurants are going to have to reduce seating, meaning there will have to be corresponding increases in price. Your $40 per plate steakhouse just became $60 per plate.
The Brad
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My prediction: some higher-end restaurants usually accustomed to a lot of sit-down income might try to invest in better take-out presentation as a way to justify their business.
Please love yourself.
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Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
I’m only partially teasing. Why so much love for restaurants and not as much for other businesses? The restaurant biz has always been high risk - low reward to begin with, and coming out of this, I think you will see a massive shift. I think the inexpensive “convenience food” places will shift to smaller layouts designed for takeout with less sit down business. I am talking about Five Guys, Chipotle, etc...I think the moderate prices chains that are dependent on high volume and table turnover (TGI Friday’s, Outback, Olive Garden, etc...) are dead in the water without a MAJOR overhaul and reimagining, and your finer sit down restaurants are going to have to reduce seating, meaning there will have to be corresponding increases in price. Your $40 per plate steakhouse just became $60 per plate.
@LuFins-Dad said in What to tip?:
Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
I’m only partially teasing. Why so much love for restaurants and not as much for other businesses? The restaurant biz has always been high risk - low reward to begin with, and coming out of this, I think you will see a massive shift. I think the inexpensive “convenience food” places will shift to smaller layouts designed for takeout with less sit down business. I am talking about Five Guys, Chipotle, etc...I think the moderate prices chains that are dependent on high volume and table turnover (TGI Friday’s, Outback, Olive Garden, etc...) are dead in the water without a MAJOR overhaul and reimagining, and your finer sit down restaurants are going to have to reduce seating, meaning there will have to be corresponding increases in price. Your $40 per plate steakhouse just became $60 per plate.
That's right, good question.
At least the restaurant is open.
It is interesting that they get the sympathy.
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My prediction: some higher-end restaurants usually accustomed to a lot of sit-down income might try to invest in better take-out presentation as a way to justify their business.
@Aqua-Letifer said in What to tip?:
My prediction: some higher-end restaurants usually accustomed to a lot of sit-down income might try to invest in better take-out presentation as a way to justify their business.
There are some high price restaurants that are doing just like that. There was a couple in Chicago, USA, which are serving drive up/pick up meals with heating and serving instructions with the meals cost between $25 and $50USD per person. They did some meal and had abut 1000 orders.
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Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
I’m only partially teasing. Why so much love for restaurants and not as much for other businesses? The restaurant biz has always been high risk - low reward to begin with, and coming out of this, I think you will see a massive shift. I think the inexpensive “convenience food” places will shift to smaller layouts designed for takeout with less sit down business. I am talking about Five Guys, Chipotle, etc...I think the moderate prices chains that are dependent on high volume and table turnover (TGI Friday’s, Outback, Olive Garden, etc...) are dead in the water without a MAJOR overhaul and reimagining, and your finer sit down restaurants are going to have to reduce seating, meaning there will have to be corresponding increases in price. Your $40 per plate steakhouse just became $60 per plate.
@LuFins-Dad said in What to tip?:
Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
Mrs. Phibes bought two $100 gift certificates from the local hair salon, and I am personally doing everything in my power to keep the local liquor store turning over a nice profit. It's a big sacrifice, but what the heck.
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@LuFins-Dad said in What to tip?:
Why are we being so empathetic and supportive of restaurants, but nothing for other businesses? Have you ordered flowers from your favorite florist? Bought a gift card from your hair salon for after this over? Ordered a Bosendorfer from your local piano store?
Mrs. Phibes bought two $100 gift certificates from the local hair salon, and I am personally doing everything in my power to keep the local liquor store turning over a nice profit. It's a big sacrifice, but what the heck.
@Doctor-Phibes said in What to tip?:
. It's a big sacrifice, but what the heck.
Nice job by Mrs. Phibes. I'm sure the salon welcomed it.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in What to tip?:
. It's a big sacrifice, but what the heck.
Nice job by Mrs. Phibes. I'm sure the salon welcomed it.
@LuFins-Dad said in What to tip?:
@Doctor-Phibes said in What to tip?:
. It's a big sacrifice, but what the heck.
Nice job by Mrs. Phibes. I'm sure the salon welcomed it.
The woman who owns it has been great - she gave us toilet paper and hand sanitizer in exchange for Mrs. Phibes doing some sewing for her, and went online with us when Mrs. Phibes cut my hair as well as lending us some clippers. She says she needs to come up with $10K a month to cover rent. I figure buying some gift certificates is the least we can do.
