When should you tip and not tip?

[Remarkableriots]

If I go to restaurants and they have waiter service I definitely tip or when I get food delivered. When I go to Subway, fast food or pick up the pizza I just don't see the point of tipping them. What do you guys do in that situation?

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I don't tip for fast food and I don't tip if i'm picking up my food.

[misfit410]

If I'm waited on I leave a healthy tip, if someone has to clean up a table after me I leave at least a little something.

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, misfit410 said:

If I'm waited on I leave a healthy tip, if someone has to clean up a table after me I leave at least a little something.

 

What gets confusing is when you go to the places where the service is somewhere in-between counter service and table service. Like if you order at the counter but then the rest of it is table service (they bring the food out, they bring you refills for your drink, etc). It's fine if you know what to expect but it's obnoxious to have to tip when you pay, not knowing whether they're going to call you back up to get your food or bring it out to you or what.

[Biggie]

I always tip. Even at places like Subway or Dunkin Doughnuts. Even if the person is a dick or rude I’ll give them something. Because you never know what a person is going through. Ya know life. 

[Bacon]

I tip the pizza guy

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

For food I tip if the food is delivered or there is table service prior to accepting/signing for payment. I do not add a tip I pay in advance of food, or I am doing carry out. 

 

Sonic used to pay their car hops like waitors, so I would tip them, otherwise they were only making like $2.15/ hour. Now they make at least minimum. They also do not wait for a tip either, practically throwing your food into the car window. 

 

 

At hotels I leave a tip of a few bucks each day for the cleaning staff, with a little larger tip the day I check out. 

 

When doing a city tour (like a Segway tour) I will tip the tour guide if they were particulry entertaining or informative, like also recommended other good attractions or places to eat. 

 

Before I started shaving my head I would tip the girls that shampooed and cut my hair. 

[Keyser_Soze]

I will tip if it's a sit down restaurant with a server.

I will not tip under any other circumstances.

[BasemntDweller2]

12 hours ago, Bacon said:

I tip the pizza guy

 

 

No you don't.

 

 

 

[Bacon]

2 hours ago, BasemntDweller2 said:

No you don't.

 

Yes I do. 10%

[atom631]

I basically tip everyone at least something. However, I dont usually tip fast food or star bucks though. Sometimes. 

 

With that, I think tipping is such a fucking scam. It shouldn't be the responsibility of the patron to ensure the restaurant's employees are making a decent living wage. Pay your fucking employees a proper wage and take the responsibility off me.  If you need to raise the price of the food, then so be it. 

 

A tip should be for service that was above and beyond my expectations. It shouldn't feel like a fucking requirement that I tip, but it does. 

[Spork3245]

14 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

I will tip if it's a sit down restaurant with a server.

I will not tip under any other circumstances.

 

You don’t tip delivery drivers? 

[Spork3245]

I always tip at a sit-down restaurant where you are getting served, the amount depends on the service (you must have really annoyed me to get less than 20% in most cases, though  ). Picking up food or fast-food? Never. Delivery gets a minimum of $5-6 tip, 10-12% otherwise.

The one thing, however, is that I refuse to tip tax. Meaning, I tip based off the pre-tax amount on the bill.

[Biggie]

14 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

I will tip if it's a sit down restaurant with a server.

I will not tip under any other circumstances.

Spit on your pizza delivery confirmed. 

[Remarkableriots]

 

46 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

I always tip at a sit-down restaurant where you are getting served, the amount depends on the service (you must have really annoyed me to get less than 20% in most cases, though  ). Picking up food or fast-food? Never. Delivery gets a minimum of $5-6 tip, 10-12% otherwise.

The one thing, however, is that I refuse to tip tax. Meaning, I tip based off the pre-tax amount on the bill.

Would that amount also exclude the $6 delivery fee for example? That delivery fee should go to the driver.

[Spork3245]

25 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said:

 

Would that amount also exclude the $6 delivery fee for example? That delivery fee should go to the driver.

 

It’s a minimum of $5-6 tip for delivery, once I break $55-60 I go by 10-12% (move the decimal once to the left and round up to the next dollar). ie: $87.35 would be a $9 tip.

[Boyle5150]

2 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

 

It’s a minimum of $5-6 tip for delivery, once I break $55-60 I go by 10-12% (move the decimal once to the left and round up to the next dollar). ie: $87.35 would be a $9 tip.

cheap ass!   I always move the decimal over one and double it.  

 

Wait, maybe that's why i'm poor?!

[Spork3245]

37 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said:

cheap ass!   I always move the decimal over one and double it.  

 

Wait, maybe that's why i'm poor?!

 

I thought you were poor due to the tariffs affecting your margins from prostitution?  

[Joe]

I think it's a crock of shit that baristas expect tips now. You poured my cold brew from a fucking pitcher brah, no soup for you.

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, Jose said:

I think it's a crock of shit that baristas expect tips now. You poured my cold brew from a fucking pitcher brah, no soup for you.

 

It's one thing if the place has a manual espresso machine, but at Starbucks everything is automatic, all they have to do is push buttons.

[legend]

I absolutely loathe the idea that wages for some jobs are expected to come from tips.

 

That said, only when it's that kind of job do I feel compelled to tip unless it's also change that I don't care to have in my pocket and I for some reason paid with cash.

[Biggie]

41 minutes ago, Jose said:

I think it's a crock of shit that baristas expect tips now. You poured my cold brew from a fucking pitcher brah, no soup for you.

Throw them a couple of bucks. It won’t kill ya and it might make someone’s day. 

[Boyle5150]

54 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

 

I thought you were poor due to the tariffs affecting your margins from prostitution?  

[Spork3245]

4 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said:

 

You need to up your prices.  

[Boyle5150]

1 minute ago, Spork3245 said:

 

You need to up your prices.  

20%

[Spork3245]

1 minute ago, Boyle5150 said:

20%

 

Is it proper to tip prostitutes?

[Boyle5150]

Just now, Spork3245 said:

 

Is it proper to tip prostitutes?

they want more than the tip

[Keyser_Soze]

5 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

 

You don’t tip delivery drivers? 

 

5 hours ago, Biggie said:

Spit on your pizza delivery confirmed. 

 

I don't get pizza delivered, I do carryout.

[Spork3245]

4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

 

I don't get pizza delivered, I do carryout.

 

I didn't say pizza.

[Biggie]

47 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

 

I don't get pizza delivered, I do carryout.

Cheap ass confirmed. 

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I only do pizza delivery if I'm stuck at work. I'll usually tip $5 then, though it's bullshit because you're also charged a delivery fee that doesn't go to the driver. 

 

I rarely go to Starbucks, but I'm not tipping them. They're just pushing a few buttons and pouring coffee. 

 

 

Do you guys tips Uber drivers? I started doing it this year when we used them for vacation. Just like $5 a ride.

[Joe]

2 hours ago, Jason said:

 

It's one thing if the place has a manual espresso machine, but at Starbucks everything is automatic, all they have to do is push buttons.

 

Why does that make a difference? Shouldnt it be about their wage?

[Biggie]

I’m surprised with some of these responses. 

[Keyser_Soze]

1 hour ago, Spork3245 said:

 

I didn't say pizza.

 

I don't get anything delivered.

 

However, there was a lazy Uber Eats lady who gave me $20 to deliver food to someone on the second floor because she "didn't want to bother them" I don't think she understands how this works.

[TheLeon]

Would you ever tip someone at a retail store? I think about this because I've been in retail for way too long, and especially when I spent more time on the sales floor, I would go way above and beyond for people. Not that I ever expected it, but I've never once been offered a tip. I'm sure those customers never thought about it either, because that's just not a thing. But why not?