I hate tipping culture so much. But I always tip on food service, even take out that I pick up. I'm not going to punish restaurant workers for our messed up system which pays them substandard "wages". During covid crisis I raised my tipping $ a bit, and haven't gone back down. Before covid I also tipped 10% on take out. Because I wanted my favorite restaurants to stay in business, I started tipping 20% for take out.
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I dont even tip when eating inside lol
As in driving my own car, using my own gas, to pick up my order? No.
If I'm picking it up then none.
For pickup? No tip. There's no service provided. You are paying the listed price for the goods (food) you are receiving.
Delivery? 20% with a cap of $5
At a bar? 20% with a cap of $10
Sit down restaurant? 20% with a cap of $20
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I tip 20% or $5 on takeout orders, whatever is larger (provided nothing goes terribly wrong). I have the means, and I remember how much I fucking hated working in retail. I depend on these people to feed me and I appreciate that they're willing to do it (especially with how poorly they get treated at times). If I can make someone's day better then it's worth it to me.
That being said, I hate tip culture and wish that the laws in my country around tipping would change. This is getting off topic now (since I think that the people doing takeout orders aren't subject to this), but it's absurd that we let restraunts pay $3.50 an hour if someone is making the rest of the minimum wage in tips. If I tip someone, I want it to be because I really appreciate what they did. I don't want to be paying their wages, they should be receiving a livable wage no matter what. I know that refusing to tip won't change that, so I just go along with it.
20% / $5 on true "takeout"? When you drive/walk there, go to the counter, wait, and leave with food?
I love the generosity and understand the point for appreciating workers, but that still sounds too generous for getting zero "service" and only getting food.
Take out ( like fast food)? Never
If I sit down in the restaurant, then I tip if I get good service.
Singapore here, we don't usually tip but it's sort of forced into the overall cost as a 10% service charge in certain restaurants. No tips on takeout but some places will charge you a couple of tens of cents for the takeaway container. This is usually for smaller cheaper stalls though, usually never happens at restaurants.
No. Sometimes I tip 3% if there’s an easy option and I paid credit. But usually 0% for takout
Canada here. For the very rare delivery order I make, I'll do 10%.
For takeout orders, 0, except from my favourite shawarma place because I like them and want them to stay around. They get 10%. Their prices are very reasonable to begin with, so much that I've thought they could charge more.
This is the correct response. Small businesses with fair prices need support.
You friend is insane and making the problem worse. Tell them to stop.
Even in the US, where tipping has been out of control for a long time, nobody in their right mind tips for takeout. The employee literally didn't do a damn thing other than a couple seconds of handing you a box and possibly cashing you out.
Well that's just false. Many people don't tip for takeout (I don't), but the customary amount in the US is 10% if you're going to. I worked in the service industry almost 20 years ago and that amount was supposed to go to bartenders and hostesses who handled the takeout, and it was a nice supplement since takeout and busy bar times didnt normally overlap. It didn't use to be expected (unlike post covid where tipping is out of control), but if they bring the food out to you or if you have any special orders it's definitely common. I still bristle at the idea and did back then too, but it's a far cry from "nobody in their right mind".
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if you're in the United States you get a tip like 50% otherwise the guys just fucked
I don't take out much but when i order home delivery i don't normally tip but if i don't have change and nor do they i tell them to keep the change .
I'm a sheep, if given the opportunity to tip, it's always at least 25%. I'm just worried the employees will hate me or do stuff to my food.
I only ever tip if it's raining or super cold when I'm ordering. Never a %, just 10 or 20 dkk (a couple bucks)
I tip $5-10 every time I order delivery. I do not order delivery unless I am sick or its shite weather and I cannot get my own food. I feel like if you are bringing me necessities in whatever condition it is you deserve to get a fair amount. If it was friends or family I would offer a case of beer, how is it different for a stranger.
German here, I don't have to give anything.
If I am enlighted by service, or the food was really nice I tend to give 10/15%. Mind I am poor and expensive meals are like 45€, so giving 50€ for a good service and evening seems fine to me :)
Hate to break your bubble, but no man is poor who eats takeout for 45€. Thats 4x the price of an expensive meal in Hungary. We are talking about countries with similar grocery prices.
Don't mind the pop :)
The poor was more refering to my ability to give a tip and the range i can do it with. (And I would say poor, changes from country to country?)
Expensive dine outs like this are rare (sadly) The regular meal out in my region is between 8-15 € Home cooking is far cheaper
How is the range in your area in Hungary
My last grocery shop without expensive stuff for ½-1 week was 45 € which was ruff 😢
American here. $0-$5 cash tip for take out. Depends on the place/circumstances. I live in a high cost of living area as well.
Never. Not a thing.
Sweden.
It’s starting to become a thing, though.
Then refuse to tip. Tipping culture is fucking awful - if you can avoid feeding it then do... the only reason I tip in the US is because servers don't make a livable wage.
Aussie here. What's a tip? /s
Nope. Where I live employees' salary is included in the food prices.
Not for takeout. I only tip for eating-in, which I still find dumb. We should ban tips and force restaurants to pay a livable wage
I simply let a Benjamin fall out of my pocket as I walk away from the takeout counter.
JK but it's based on a true story, when I was a waitress one wealthy traveling CEO left a $100 tip by "accidentally" dropping a $100 bill on the floor, for a $12 order. He was from Greece.
No never, we're not a tipping culture.
Only exceptions are if you're taking a taxi or getting food delivered and you pay in cash, it's a dick move not to round up.
But no one uses cash any more even for that stuff, so that's kind of moot.