Tipping Etiquette: Pickup Orders

Tipping has become a joke and the standard for when appropriate doesn't mean anything anymore. Tipping should be eliminated and just raise pay to an acceptable level.

I never tip for pick up, why should I? I placed the order and did the driving.

For waiters, Bar-Men and small business guys that come to my house to repair stuff I can’t fix I tip pretty generously

Maybe it’s a stupid New York thing but I tip very heavily

First, and least important, unless you order just a beer or wine, baristas MAKE THE FUCKING DRINK for you, so tip according to what you order. Sophisticates know that generous bar tipping results in larger pours and faster service. It’s not rocket science.

I am Hospitality Industry consultant. Hospitality delivers an experience, not a product. An attractive server is part of that experience. Why else do you think the industry hires knockout cocktail waitresses?

Like it or lump it: tipping is locked into the culture of the USA service industry. That is NEVER going to
change, and I don’t think that it should? Why? Consider the word I used, “hospitality.” Hospitality is an exchange between people, between hosts and guests. It is a SOCIAL experience as much as it is a commercial experience. Tipping the host makes her/him FEEL GOOD, and that energy carries over to her/his next guest interaction. So management encourages tipping because it is good for business at all levels.

I have found that the best tippers are working-class people and self-made rich people. They know what it’s like to work. The worst tippers are assholes who were born into wealth and privilege and have trust funds supporting them. I once knew someone like that. She told me her biggest fear was losing her money, “Because I won’t know how to get it back.” She was a very sweet person, by the way. I really respected her candor and courage in sharing that with me.

It just awkward.
I ordered and picked up a small soup at $3.25, they really asked if I wanted to tip 20% ($0.65)
Um, no.

I say no.
No one that provided you that service is making $2.13 an hour.
You know the wage that has quilted us into tipping.

My boyfriend and I had this same argument but I tip very generously because I receive tips. Pay it forward. He thinks you shouldn’t tip at take out, counter service that sort of thing but it makes up for lower wages and plus it makes me feel good to leave a big tip! Lol

Keep in mind servers make way more money with tips than with a normal minimum wage. With that said, tipping for takeout is optional.

At restaurants and in general I tip a base of 20% or more if it is a place I go to a lot and they know. At strip clubs I tip a crazy amount.

I never tip for pick-up/take-out. I'm paying the same price for the same food, they're not cleaning a table for me, place settings, water service, etc.