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jxd132407 t1_j5s5c0x wrote

  1. Usually 0. If I walked there and all they did was ring it up, that's just retail checkout service and in the price. Usually I paid online so they're not even ringing it up. I'm certainly not tipping as if I had sit down table service, or even the couple dollars as if they barista or bartender made the drink.

  2. Yeah for a typical order. More if you ordered pizza for the whole ball team, of course.

  3. Usually 20, then adjust either direction based on service.

Have you noticed some online orders don't even hide that it's not for employees anymore? They call it a "house tip" or proudly proclaim "all tips go to support our restaurant". So I'm just volunteering to pay more than the price, and it's not even a tip? That's silly.

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drklydrmng_exe t1_j5tlzlg wrote

This is the most right answer for me too, none, a bit, a good bit if they aren’t terrible.

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ScratchMoore t1_j5uzie1 wrote

This is almost exactly how I do it. The only change I would make is the “adjust based on service”. It’s a standard 20% minimum. It can go up if service is great or we’re friendly with the staff, but I don’t decrease it. If something is wrong enough with the food or service that I’m upset about, I’m gonna talk to the manager. I’m really laid back, so something would have to be frighteningly wrong for me to do that tho.

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enemy_of_your_enema t1_j5vafzz wrote

Yeah, I agree. Only in extreme cases would I reduce a tip below 20%. I consider 20% simply the cost of that service, not a "bonus" I get to bestow upon lowly service workers based on how satisfied my royal person is. And that's the way wages work in service industry - wages are low because tips are expected. They rely on tips. So we absolutely should tip even if it's not table service.

And since the pandemic, which helped remind me how shitty service workers generally have it, I have tried to tip above 20% as a default.

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pittsburghfun t1_j5vk4fw wrote

But they boxed it up, added napkins, plastic ware etc., make sure that everything is correct.I do tip these folks, especially it it takes them away other duties which includes tips.

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