RkyMtnHigh 0 #1 June 26, 2007 What is your typical tip for take out from a restaurant, or do you tip at all? I usually tip 20% just as I would if I dined in, but when I was in FL and now in GA, that doesn't seem to be the norm. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 June 26, 2007 Tip as you please.... I usually tip 10-20% depending on how fast they were, is the food still hot, etc etc... Edit to add: The above is for delivery... I don't even remember the last time I went to a place to pick up food to take home. Hell, I'm already there, I might as well sit down and eat!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d123 4 #3 June 26, 2007 QuoteWhat is your typical tip for take out from a restaurant, or do you tip at all? I usually tip 20% just as I would if I dined in, but when I was in FL and now in GA, that doesn't seem to be the norm. 20% it's a lot!!! It's like a 1/4 of your meal.... 10% for the takeout if the service was good 15% for regular serving That's Montreal Strandards....Lock, Dock and Two Smoking Barrelrolls! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #4 June 26, 2007 I never tip if I take out. To me, tipping is something you do after the service has been provided; as a show of gratitude for their work. I don't believe in prorating especially since all they did was carry the cooks' work over to you. They didn't wait on you hand-and-foot. Might as well tip at a fast food joint._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 June 26, 2007 QuoteI never tip if I take out. To me, tipping is something you do after the service has been provided; as a show of gratitude for their work. I don't believe in prorating especially since all they did was carry the cooks' work over to you. They didn't wait on you hand-and-foot. Exactly. However, sometimes I'll have a beer at the bar while waiting for my take out food to be ready, and leave a small tip for the beer, but that's it. If I'm not eating in, I'm not tipping. Same goes for pizza takeout. I tip drivers who deliver, but I don't tip when I pick up. Same idea."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #6 June 26, 2007 Applebees, Chili's,Carrabas and a few other places actually have waitstaff that only do takeout. Not sure if they are paid more than the other waitstaff for the dine-in customers, but I feel like I should tip something. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #7 June 26, 2007 QuoteWhat is your typical tip for take out from a restaurant, or do you tip at all? I usually tip 20% just as I would if I dined in, but when I was in FL and now in GA, that doesn't seem to be the norm. I never tip for take-out. Only delivery if I'm not dining in.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #8 June 26, 2007 I tip for take-out, particularly at my local favorites. The staff get to know you, and they make sure not to forget things you want, like salad dressing on the side or whatever. I'll usually tip a few dollars at least. While they're not waiting on you during your meal, they make sure that the food is properly packaged, utensils and napkins are in the bag, and the order is correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #9 June 26, 2007 QuoteApplebees, Chili's, and a few other places actually have waitstaff that only do takeout. Not sure if they are paid more than the other waitstaff for the dine-in customers, but I feel like I should tip something. That sucks. Usually, the wait staff trades off this position._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #10 June 26, 2007 Quotethey make sure that the food is properly packaged, utensils and napkins are in the bag, and the order is correct Sorry, just asking (there is virtually no tipping culture here), but isn't that whats generally called a job? I thought tipping was for something over and above??Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #11 June 26, 2007 QuoteQuotethey make sure that the food is properly packaged, utensils and napkins are in the bag, and the order is correct Sorry, just asking (there is virtually no tipping culture here), but isn't that whats generally called a job? I thought tipping was for something over and above?? The problem is that the restaurant business assumes that the wait staff will get tips...so they cut their hourly pay - which i think is bullshit.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #12 June 26, 2007 QuoteQuote*** The problem is that the restaurant business assumes that the wait staff will get tips...so they cut their hourly pay - which i think is bullshit. I agree... congress really should close that loophole and force all businesses to pay at least the federally mandated minimum wage."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #13 June 26, 2007 Good wait staff *can* make a decent amount in tips... and 'cash on the barrelhead' isn't taxed fo the percentage they declare....but it's still fucked up. I've know folks from both ends of the spectrum in that regard... I always leave a decent tip unless the service was absolutely *horrible*.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #14 June 26, 2007 What is the hourly these days for a server? Is it still $2.00 and some change? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 35 #15 June 26, 2007 Quote What is the hourly these days for a server? Is it still $2.00 and some change? Something like that. Not sure... I know there are a few DZ.commers who work as waiters and waitresses... see if they chime in..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 16 #16 June 26, 2007 Quote 20% it's a lot!!! It's like a 1/4 of your meal.... Uh . . . it's 1/5.Take out? What's that? We cook at home almost always. Out to eat maybe once or twice a month. We take picnic lunches to the DZ. That's our big frugal habit. Occasionally we pick up deli chicken on the way home from the DZ, too, but you don't really tip at the grocery store. When we do go out to eat, we tip very well. I remember being a minimum wage guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #17 June 26, 2007 QuoteQuotethey make sure that the food is properly packaged, utensils and napkins are in the bag, and the order is correct Sorry, just asking (there is virtually no tipping culture here), but isn't that whats generally called a job? I thought tipping was for something over and above?? Because the staff make less than minimum, here, you tip if service was satisfactory, and if you don't tip, it's the equivalent of giving them a pay-cut. It's just a little added incentive for the staff to do a good job, because most people will leave a little extra for phenomenal service. It's a direct, immediate system of act/reward. Without tipping, the restaurant would have to pay the staff more, and the extra cost of paying the servers would be rolled into your meal anyway, so you're really not having to pay "extra" on top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildcard451 0 #18 June 26, 2007 Tipping for take out? Where no one actually spent any time to serve you other than putting your food in a bag? Well, if you have that kind of money, then indeed PT Barnum was correct - " A fool and their money are soon parted" The ONLY person I tip when I do pickup is my sushi chef, cause, well, he is a badass and always leaves me something new and extra to try that I didn't order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #19 June 26, 2007 Quote What is your typical tip for take out from a restaurant, or do you tip at all? You've already told us you live with a vampire, so when you say "take out from a restaurant", you are talking about the local blood bank, right?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #20 June 26, 2007 take out - no delivery - yes, mostly a straight percent unless the guy is an ass delivery if there's a 'delivery charge' - charge comes out of the tip and the delivery guy is informed his employer is screwing his tip for him eat in - yes, depends on service, there is no 'typical' percent, good service = good tip, lousy service = lousy tip, great service = great tip (it's not an entitlement, it's service based) eat in where we go to a buffet or pick up our food at a counter - no any place with a conspicuous container with the label "TIPS" (or similar) - NO I used to work for tips. People expect/demand too much for crappy service. In fact, crappy service might just as well be followed up with a note to the management - they don't deserve a lousy employee shutting them down. But very good service they get more than expected. Usually much more. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WatchYourStep 0 #21 June 26, 2007 I don't tip for carryout, but I do tip delivery drivers as well as waitresses. I've got one place I go every Wednesday night with three other friends. We've been going for about 40 weeks straight. We get the same waitress every time. She asks if we want the usual, we nod and she nails the order. She even remembers which two of us don't want pickles in the basket. 14 wings each and a side of fries. The bill comes to about $7 each. We each toss in $10 and call it good. "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VTmotoMike08 0 #22 June 26, 2007 Quote When we do go out to eat, we tip very well. I remember being a minimum wage guy. I completely understand that. I never used to tip pizza delivery guys more than 2 or 3$ but after I had that job for a few months, I now tip them at least $5 even if I am only getting one pizza. I have even tipped 50% before when it got here extremely fast. You never know when the guy/ girl serving you might be a skydiver who is saving for their next jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GogglesnTeeth 6 #23 June 26, 2007 I have issues with "tip" cups at drive through windows. WTF!!! Ok, so they don't make a bunch of money, but when was the last time you were impressed a bit with the service you got from a drive through. I'm so happy I about pee myself if they get my order right.... so do I tip for someone doing the bare minimum of their job? What do you think...Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gmittar 0 #24 June 26, 2007 I read an article on tipping and it said take out was one of the most undertipped areas in the biz. But I agree, wtf should they be tipped for? Other than the sushi chef example, which i think is an example of someone who goes above and beyond, there's no way I tip for takeout. Funny, this article said you should tip 20% just like a normal meal, fuck that! |>.<| Seriously, W.T.F. mate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #25 June 26, 2007 The only drive thru tip jar I've seen was at Starbucks in South Florida. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
mnealtx 0 #13 June 26, 2007 Good wait staff *can* make a decent amount in tips... and 'cash on the barrelhead' isn't taxed fo the percentage they declare....but it's still fucked up. I've know folks from both ends of the spectrum in that regard... I always leave a decent tip unless the service was absolutely *horrible*.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #14 June 26, 2007 What is the hourly these days for a server? Is it still $2.00 and some change? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #15 June 26, 2007 Quote What is the hourly these days for a server? Is it still $2.00 and some change? Something like that. Not sure... I know there are a few DZ.commers who work as waiters and waitresses... see if they chime in..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #16 June 26, 2007 Quote 20% it's a lot!!! It's like a 1/4 of your meal.... Uh . . . it's 1/5.Take out? What's that? We cook at home almost always. Out to eat maybe once or twice a month. We take picnic lunches to the DZ. That's our big frugal habit. Occasionally we pick up deli chicken on the way home from the DZ, too, but you don't really tip at the grocery store. When we do go out to eat, we tip very well. I remember being a minimum wage guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #17 June 26, 2007 QuoteQuotethey make sure that the food is properly packaged, utensils and napkins are in the bag, and the order is correct Sorry, just asking (there is virtually no tipping culture here), but isn't that whats generally called a job? I thought tipping was for something over and above?? Because the staff make less than minimum, here, you tip if service was satisfactory, and if you don't tip, it's the equivalent of giving them a pay-cut. It's just a little added incentive for the staff to do a good job, because most people will leave a little extra for phenomenal service. It's a direct, immediate system of act/reward. Without tipping, the restaurant would have to pay the staff more, and the extra cost of paying the servers would be rolled into your meal anyway, so you're really not having to pay "extra" on top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #18 June 26, 2007 Tipping for take out? Where no one actually spent any time to serve you other than putting your food in a bag? Well, if you have that kind of money, then indeed PT Barnum was correct - " A fool and their money are soon parted" The ONLY person I tip when I do pickup is my sushi chef, cause, well, he is a badass and always leaves me something new and extra to try that I didn't order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #19 June 26, 2007 Quote What is your typical tip for take out from a restaurant, or do you tip at all? You've already told us you live with a vampire, so when you say "take out from a restaurant", you are talking about the local blood bank, right?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #20 June 26, 2007 take out - no delivery - yes, mostly a straight percent unless the guy is an ass delivery if there's a 'delivery charge' - charge comes out of the tip and the delivery guy is informed his employer is screwing his tip for him eat in - yes, depends on service, there is no 'typical' percent, good service = good tip, lousy service = lousy tip, great service = great tip (it's not an entitlement, it's service based) eat in where we go to a buffet or pick up our food at a counter - no any place with a conspicuous container with the label "TIPS" (or similar) - NO I used to work for tips. People expect/demand too much for crappy service. In fact, crappy service might just as well be followed up with a note to the management - they don't deserve a lousy employee shutting them down. But very good service they get more than expected. Usually much more. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchYourStep 0 #21 June 26, 2007 I don't tip for carryout, but I do tip delivery drivers as well as waitresses. I've got one place I go every Wednesday night with three other friends. We've been going for about 40 weeks straight. We get the same waitress every time. She asks if we want the usual, we nod and she nails the order. She even remembers which two of us don't want pickles in the basket. 14 wings each and a side of fries. The bill comes to about $7 each. We each toss in $10 and call it good. "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VTmotoMike08 0 #22 June 26, 2007 Quote When we do go out to eat, we tip very well. I remember being a minimum wage guy. I completely understand that. I never used to tip pizza delivery guys more than 2 or 3$ but after I had that job for a few months, I now tip them at least $5 even if I am only getting one pizza. I have even tipped 50% before when it got here extremely fast. You never know when the guy/ girl serving you might be a skydiver who is saving for their next jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #23 June 26, 2007 I have issues with "tip" cups at drive through windows. WTF!!! Ok, so they don't make a bunch of money, but when was the last time you were impressed a bit with the service you got from a drive through. I'm so happy I about pee myself if they get my order right.... so do I tip for someone doing the bare minimum of their job? What do you think...Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmittar 0 #24 June 26, 2007 I read an article on tipping and it said take out was one of the most undertipped areas in the biz. But I agree, wtf should they be tipped for? Other than the sushi chef example, which i think is an example of someone who goes above and beyond, there's no way I tip for takeout. Funny, this article said you should tip 20% just like a normal meal, fuck that! |>.<| Seriously, W.T.F. mate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #25 June 26, 2007 The only drive thru tip jar I've seen was at Starbucks in South Florida. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
