Tipping your waitress?

[Doomsday101]

I do. I used to tend bar many years ago and I know the position is normally paid well under minimum wage at restaurants with the expectations that tips would make up the majority of the pay. Since Burger King employees get paid at least minimum wage and it is part of their normal routine, I don't see where it is a good comparison.

Honestly, even when I did tend bar I couldn't figure out how much I should expect back from a customer, but taking the order, getting it ready when it came up and cashing out the customer did take time away from my attention to the sitting customers at the bar. Less attention can sometimes lead to less tips, especially if you are swamped by orders at the bar.

I usually bear that in mind when I go pick up an order today, but I still have no real feel for what I should give the bartender. I guess there is really no good answer.

I don't see where bar tending and getting take orders is a good comparison. Most charge enough as is for the meal I'm picking up. I can understand if it I a delivery but when I have to drive to the location and pick up then I don't see how them handing me a bag was worth a tip.

 

[cowboy_ron]

I don't tip for take out. As I said I can understand delievery but take out? Do you tip at fast food joints? How much at Burger King

Exactly...why tip them for cooking food that you're paying for

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

I don't see where bar tending and getting take orders is a good comparison. Most charge enough as is for the meal I'm picking up. I can understand if it I a delivery but when I have to drive to the location and pick up then I don't see how them handing me a bag was worth a tip.

It's a good comparison because the bar-tender is the one taking care of the take-out orders with most of the upscale restaurants in my area. Same thing when I worked bar back in Orlando.

Your prerogative not to tip at all, but certainly not the path I would take.

 

[Doomsday101]

It's a good comparison because the bar-tender is the one taking care of the take-out orders with most of the upscale restaurants in my area. Same thing when I worked bar back in Orlando.

Your prerogative not to tip at all, but certainly not the path I would take.

I don't mind tipping for service but putting food in a bag? I'm paying them already they are not giving me service. I tip the bar tender to get decent drinks but placing food in a bag hardly is a endevor that is worthy of tipping. I'm not knocking you

 

[rocboy22]

what about curbside? like at applebee's where they bring your "to go" order out to you in your car? I would say give a buck or two

 

[YosemiteSam]

I will not tip at fast food places, at all. This includes places like Dunkin' Doughnuts & Subway where I often times see a glass by the register with "tips" on it.

Not even at Sonic where they bring your food out to you?

 

[Doomsday101]

what about curbside? like at applebee's where they bring your "to go" order out to you in your car? I would say give a buck or two

Sure they are going out of their way for you. Typically I drive to the restaurant get out go in they hand me my order. I just don't see where that deserves a tip.

 

[rocboy22]

Sure they are going out of their way for you. Typically I drive to the restaurant get out go in they hand me my order. I just don't see where that deserves a tip.

same here

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

I don't mind tipping for service but putting food in a bag? I'm paying them already they are not giving me service. I tip the bar tender to get decent drinks but placing food in a bag hardly is a endevor that is worthy of tipping. I'm not knocking you

I know you aren't. It would probably make my wife and my wallet feel better if I was more in line with your way of thinking, but I just can't come around to it.

 

[Doomsday101]

Not even at Sonic where they bring your food out to you?

To me that is no different than going inside and the waitress is serving you. So yes I could give them a tip. Some sonics have drive through windows, I don't tip them for picking up my own food

 

[Phoenix]

Not even at Sonic where they bring your food out to you?

I've never actually been to Sonic

Do people tip there?

 

[Hostile]

I've never actually been to Sonic

Do people tip there?

I do.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I've never actually been to Sonic

Do people tip there?

You are missing out! Their foot long chili cheese cony, tator tots with cheese, and breakfast toasters freaking own!

 

[Khartun]

I do.

Ditto, I'll usually give the car hop $1.

 

[Concord]

20% is my base tip. I can go up or down based on the service. Most of the time it's right at 20%.

For take-out, I usually tip $1-$3 depending on how big the order is. Generally just for preparation of it. I never tip standards rates for take-out though. You are definitely throwing money away if you do that.

Me too.

 

[Hostile]

Ditto, I'll usually give the car hop $1.

There is one here in Tucson at the Sonic near Grant and I-10 who is lovely inside and out. She skates to the cars and I tip her well because she is absolutely pleasant all the time.

 

[Phoenix]

You are missing out! Their foot long chili cheese cony, tator tots with cheese, and breakfast toasters freaking own!

Oh my goodness that sounds sooooo good, but I am currently striving to lower my cholesterol a bit and reclaim a tighter belt notch or two, after having put on FOUR inches around my waist in the past year and a half of stopping smoking

 

[dez_for_prez]

Just out of curiosity what would people tip if the servers made minimum wage? What is minimum wage down there anyways?

 

[Afigueroa22]

• Section 3 (m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows restaurants to pay food servers less than the minimum wage if the food server earns enough in tips to make up the difference. The amount deducted from the server's paycheck is called a tip credit. Restaurants may only take a tip credit for waiters and waitresses who earn at least $30 a month in tips and must pay their tipped employees at least $2.13 an hour. If the waiter's tips plus $2.13 an hour don't add up to the federal minimum wage, the restaurant must take a smaller tip credit to pay the difference
  
  

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[03EBZ06]

Yesterday, we were at Red Lobsters (as per my mother's request) for a dinner, there were nine of us and the bill was $324 and change and I tipped $90 because I was very pleased with their service.

The drinks were filled/refreshed without being asked, always made sure fresh bread were on the table, two waitress were at our table frequently to make sure we have everything we needed, and they displayed very good attitude.