Tips at fast food places?

[MF42 0]

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So I went into Chipotle's the other day for a burrito. At the cash register they've got a bowl for tips. I wonder what, exactly, would I be tipping for? In this place I find my own table and carry the order there. I get my own drink from the soda fountain. Nobody comes by to ask how the food is or offer to refill my drink. When I'm done, I bus the table. Don't get me wrong, I like the burrito; it just doesn't seem right to me that they're asking for tips in a fast food joint without a nice restaraunt's traditional services. And I've seen these tip bowls appearing in other surprising places too.

So what do you think? Am I a stingy SOB? Or am I thinking rightly here?

Matt

[nanook 1]

Nope, I wouldn't either. My tipping policy is tip only a type of service where you consume or utilize the service first then pay. I never tip at a Starbucks or a Santana's(San diego based only probably).

I tip at restaurants, bartenders, of course, and also the Nudies.

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[FallinWoman 1]

If there is service, then tip for it....otherwise you are right...what on earth are you tipping for?

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[ChileRelleno 0]

I tip for service, good service = good tip, bad = , but there must be some service.
I sometimes tip at places like Subway sandwhiches if the employee(s) are very friendly/prompt and provide exceptional service.
But, no tip for a simple cashier throwing some thing on a tray.

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[tigra 0]

I wouldn't tip at a fast food place anymore than I would tip at a Starbucks. And I actually find those tip jars annoying.

[namgrunt 0]

what REALLY REALLY pisses me off is when a server asks do you want your change back as in hint hint

RED LOBSTER does this all the time

when it occures i reply yes I want my change back and leave a 10 cent tip


I find that question very rude as I will always leave a tip of 15% for good service

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[MF42 0]

Wow! Maybe I need to get out more; I don't recall a server ever being that blatant about it to me. Yeah, that would be rude.

I've never waited tables, but I did deliver pizzas for a while, and I would never directly ask to keep the change. 'Course, the repeat customers who were known to be good tippers always got their pizza delivered first, and the known non-tippers were last on the list.

Matt

[Mayberry 0]

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what REALLY REALLY pisses me off is when a server asks do you want your change back as in hint hint

Same here!! We went to a Ruby Tuesday's last week & I heard every server there ask that question to the people who paid cash. Didn't matter what the bill was or how much the customer gave them. That's just rude in my book.

Don

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[downwardspiral 0]

I think thats a bit harsh to leave a crappy tip just because they pose a question you perceive as rude. It is said that you can tell a person by the way they treat the service staff.

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[Lindercles 0]

I'm pretty sure the people at Chipotle aren't making $2.13/hr either.

[countzero 7]

if a server brings my food to me, keeps my drink full and takes the plates away at the end, i tip according to the service.

i also tip bartenders and pool hall/ night club servers.

if that isn't the case i consider it fast food and don't tip. what's next, a tip jar by the drive up window?

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We went to a Ruby Tuesday's last week

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[Jaden 0]

Personally... I always tip. I can usually spare a few bucks & I know what being flat broke is all about. It really sucks.
As long as I'm eating, I have no problem tipping.

[FlyingJ 0]

It depends. I always tip pretty well in a typical server situation, and sometimes I'll tip in less conventional settings.

Even if my only contact is a cashier, if they are upbeat and actually seem to be happy to have me there as a guest and not just going through the steps I might go ahead and tip if I have an extra buck. I would never tip just because there is a jar there though, there has to be a reason.

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[Andy_Copland 0]

So let me get this straight....in America you tip for people serving you food? Is it only food you tip for or what?

Is it a written law?!

I was under the impression that people worked hard for an education to earn money for themselves. If you screw up and end up in a shit job you expect someone to bail you out with tips?! Im finding this hard to believe...

1338

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[SpeedRacer 1]

gets down to the whole thing.


should the people pay for lower paid workers with taxes or tips,, or not at all?

should the free market determine what works?

whatever.

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[Nightingale 0]

I tip at the local starbucks, and the restaurant that I get take-out from twice a week.

The people at starbucks know me and will start making my drink when I walk in, so it's ready for me by the time I get to the cash register, which is really nice. I always order the same thing, and because they try to have it ready for me early, I'll usually try to tip them a buck or so.

I'll tip the people at Papa Hassan's restaurant (lebanese food...yum!) two bucks when I pick up my order (a little more than 10%), because I eat there all the time. They're a sit down restaurant with a take-out window and some chairs next to the window. They'll give me my drink when I order, and while I'm waiting, they'll come outside and ask if I want more iced tea while they're cooking my food. I've never seen them do that for someone else, but most of their customers are students from the university across the street, and students usually aren't good tippers and don't tip for take-out at all.

So, I guess that I tip at places where I'm a regular and and get great service. I don't usually tip at a starbucks that isn't my usual starbucks, or at fast food places. I tip well at a sit down place unless they do something annoying like let my drink stay empty for five or ten minutes when we're the only people in the restaurant.

[Andy_Copland 0]

We pay taxes for a reason, i'd rather see someone at least with a job getting my taxes if they are paid horribly for working hard than a fucking junkie.

Edit: I smell SC here

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[Nightingale 0]

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So let me get this straight....in America you tip for people serving you food? Is it only food you tip for or what?

Is it a written law?!

I was under the impression that people worked hard for an education to earn money for themselves. If you screw up and end up in a shit job you expect someone to bail you out with tips?! Im finding this hard to believe...

The tipping custom ensures better service, that people aren't just going through the motions. Yes, people work hard to get an education to beccome good at what they do to earn money. Being a food server is not an easy job, and it can be difficult to do it well, especially on a busy night. The servers are only paid a couple bucks an hour, below minimum wage, because here it is our custom to reward people for doing a good job for food service. They work hard and do well, they make more money. It's a very capitalistic way of doing things.

[MF42 0]

In my mind the tip is related to how much time the server/driver/porter/employee/etc. has to put up with me. Somebody behind the fast food counter takes my order, slaps it together, and takes my money as quickly and efficiently as possible, and I don't have any need to speak with them again. A server in a nice restaurant actually spends a little time with me, forms a brief working relationship in order to get the meal and complete the transaction. Much more tip-worthy.

Edited for spelling.

Matt

[Andy_Copland 0]

That all sounds very well and good in writting but i dont buy it (i worked in a chip shop at 15 so i know they work hard). I done my job just fine and even enjoyed the drunks coming in wanting fish and chips and having a laugh with them. If your doing a job your paid to do it well in my opinion or not do it at all

Why stop at people that serve you food

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[Lindercles 0]

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The tipping custom ensures better service, that people aren't just going through the motions.

It used to. Now tipping ensures normal service. Tipping *more* ensures better service, and not tipping ensures piss in your food. It's an inflationary cycle.

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The servers are only paid a couple bucks an hour, below minimum wage, because here it is our custom to reward people for doing a good job for food service.

But this thread is about fast food, not waiters/waitresses. Fast food workers don't get paid below minimum wage.

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[Jaden 0]

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It depends. I always tip pretty well in a typical server situation, and sometimes I'll tip in less conventional settings.

Even if my only contact is a cashier, if they are upbeat and actually seem to be happy to have me there as a guest and not just going through the steps I might go ahead and tip if I have an extra buck. I would never tip just because there is a jar there though, there has to be a reason.

I agree...A smile is always worth my tip.

[MF42 0]

What always seems very strange is when somebody trys to tip me for doing some work on their airplane. Doesn't happen very often, so it always catches me by surprise. I usually suggest he give the tip to the line service guys as their job is actually more physically difficult and they aren't paid as well.

Matt