Tipping take out

[Blueberry]

Don't forget that here in the US, a gratuity is freqently automatically added to the bill for groups of 6 or more. In a culture that does use tips for rewarding performance it makes me a bit cranky as I've paid 18-20% tip for horrible service.

Or worse, they don't disclose the auto tip adding anywhere, and end up getting more. I've talked to the manager on occasion when with a very large group with a mandatory 20% tip, where I sat for 30 minutes with nothing to drink. However, I'll also add additional tip where someone is particularly accommodating (eg voluntarily splitting a check for 10 people).

In restaurants, I generally tip 18-20%. For takeout, I usually don't tip. I get annoyed at places like Mama Fu's where you order at the counter, pick up your food, and they still have a tip line on the receipt. The cooks are the ones who package the food, yet the checker gets a tip.

CA

[SadieKate]

Don't some places split the tips between all the staff including the buspersons (boys, whatever)? I swear I knew someone who said the place she worked even split it with the cooks.

Fortunately, I never had to wait table. I did a LOT of tutoring and typing, in and out of the classroom. Nothing like being 21 and have some gigantic football dude break down in tears because he's having problems with his writing skills. Whew boy, you learn about others' challenges really, really fast. Really, really.

[Deanna]

I get annoyed at places like Mama Fu's where you order at the counter, pick up your food, and they still have a tip line on the receipt. The cooks are the ones who package the food, yet the checker gets a tip.

CA

Usually a business only gets to chose only one template for their receipts. It may be annoying, but the technology to print multiple receipt options is probably beyond the budget of take out places.

[Blueberry]

Usually a business only gets to chose only one template for their receipts. It may be annoying, but the technology to print multiple receipt options is probably beyond the budget of take out places.

Yeah, but even if you eat there, you bus your own table and pick up your own food. Uh yeah - they've cooked it. Why do they get $$ "to insure prompt service??"

[Deanna]

Just leave it blank. My drycleaners receipt has a place for the tip too, my point being not everybody's technically savvy enough to change what their receipt says, if they have the option. It's not worth the effort to be annoyed over something so easily ignored.

[SadieKate]

Just leave it blank.

Nooooo! At least put a line through it. I've had a restaurant provide themselves a nice $100 tip by just strategically inserting a "1". Fortunately, the credit card company believed me when I asked them how many college students would provide a $100 tip on a $17 meal.

[Blueberry]

Nooooo! At least put a line through it. I've had a restaurant provide themselves a nice $100 tip by just strategically inserting a "1". Fortunately, the credit card company believed me when I asked them how many college students would provide a $100 tip on a $17 meal.

Ditto. We had a 2 added in front of the tip. Fortunately, it was in the days of carbon receipts and we had the carbon.

As far as being annoyed - It just makes for an uncomfortable situation (at least it did in that location), and quite frankly I stopped going there (in part for that reason). That location went out of business. I go to Pei Wei (same food, same distance, no annoying tip line).

CA

[solobiker]

Ditto. We had a 2 added in front of the tip. Fortunately, it was in the days of carbon receipts and we had the carbon.

As far as being annoyed - It just makes for an uncomfortable situation (at least it did in that location), and quite frankly I stopped going there (in part for that reason). That location went out of business. I go to Pei Wei (same food, same distance, no annoying tip line).

CA

Stuff that really bothers me. Why can't people be honest. I guess I expect too much of people sometimes which gets me frustrated. As for the tipping, if I call and place an order then go pick it up I usually don't tip.

[Deanna]

Ditto. We had a 2 added in front of the tip. Fortunately, it was in the days of carbon receipts and we had the carbon.

As far as being annoyed - It just makes for an uncomfortable situation (at least it did in that location), and quite frankly I stopped going there (in part for that reason). That location went out of business. I go to Pei Wei (same food, same distance, no annoying tip line).

CA

Good point! I guess I've been fortunate in my restaurant choices.