Policy on carry-out Tipping

[Mallow]

no way. What service did you get? They put it in a bag for you? Do you tip at McDonalds?

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: alm99

Originally posted by: royaldank
No tip from me.

How about at Sonic? Do you tip the Sonic girl that brings your food?

When I have gone there I have gave a buck or two, they do bring the food to your car regardless of weather

Well, that is the only way to get your food. I don't do forced tipping.

Umm... sonic has a drive through where I'm from. Eating at the stall is the equivilant of eating in at other resturants. I always tip at sonic but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to. Do the servers earn minimum wage @ 5.15 or 2.xx (server minimum wage)? That should be the real test.

 

[compudog]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: minendo Nope. The reason you tip is the for the service the waiter/waitress provided you. For carry out, they do nothing.

Uh huh.

 

[crypticlogin]

I realize that the cashier (or whomever gets the job) does the ordering, packing, and checking, but I don't usually tip them on the same scale as the server would be if I was dining in. If I was tipping a waiter 15%, I'd probably tip the cashier 10% or so. My reason being that although both jobs have the same functions, the waiter spends a little more time with me if I was dining in, checking back occasionally to see if I'm taken care of.

 

[rgwalt]

It depends... Whenever I've done carry-out, I picked the food up at the bar. Usually the bartender gives me a coke and/or some chips to make my wait better and doesn't charge me. I'll usually tip him 10% or 15%. In other cases I'll typically tip 10%.

 

[Luke1]

Yes I bartend and used to do it at a chili's type of restaurant. All the to go orders came to me I would have to ring it on my computer and it doesn't show as "take-out" so I would be getting taxed on it. Not to mention it is usually at lunchtime and the bar was busy with people that are in front of me but I would have to run back and make sure everything was bagged properly and utensil's and so on. I didn't EXPECT a tip off of everyone but anyone who did I knew they had some class and understood that they weren't at McDonald's.

 

[dahunan]

If the food is ready when they say it will be ready and it is a Place Where I Eat Regularly I will give a small tip. It is just incentive to keep my food warm and remember my utensils, my fortune cookies, my soy sauce, hot mustard, sweet and sour and NAPKINS