Tipping take out

I've never been to a Sonic. I don't think I've ever even seen one. It's a fast food joint, isn't it? I think I've seen commercials for them on t.v. Something about really gross looking drinks.

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Originally Posted by Tuckervill

Carhops. They're called carhops at Sonic.

I would have tipped well in that situation, too. How nice they were to go above and beyond!

Karen

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Thanks, I couldn't for the life of me remember. Don't go there very often.

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Originally Posted by snapdragen

They actually do everything they would do for you in the restarant, take your order, get the food, pack it up, make sure you have your condiments etc., then deliver it to you. They're taxed based on their sales, just like all the other servers.

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I did the EXACT same thing when I worked at McDonald's PLUS a lot more (cleaning toilets, tearing about shake machines and cleaning those, and a whole lot more). I also made a hell of a lot less than many servers. I wasn't allowed to take tips.

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Originally Posted by Irulan

When I was a server, I was taxed on my wages and estimated tips, not my sales.

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Are you in a different state? Laws do vary by state. Taxing on sales is common practice in many areas, though.

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Originally Posted by KSH

So when you eat at a sit down place... do you not have to tip? You just pay the bill as is, even though a server has helped you?

I haven't been to Austrailia so I'm not sure how it works over there.

I know in other countries the tip was added to the bill already. I didn't like that at all. The server knew he was getting tipped bad service or not.

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Certainly in New Zealand you don't 'have' to tip. Peopel earn at least minimum wage so any tips are bonuses. In a nice sit down resturant I might tip for excellent service, and there is one regular place we go to where we tip a bit (and always get good service). But normal service in a middle of the road resturant I don't tip. Some receipts have a line for adding a tip - but its quite OK to ignore it. You don't have to tip taxi drivers here - I've even had cab drivers seem surprised when I say 'keep the change' from $10 on a $9.50 cab fare (which I would always do).