Question: Tip for Carryout?

ucla695 · 05-19-2009, 06:54 PM

One thing that gets me these days is the ubiquitous tip jar and people assuming that they're entitled to one. Treat me politely and with good service and I'll gladly leave a tip. Give me attitude with a lackadaisical effort and I won't.

spooble · 05-19-2009, 07:10 PM

I tip for carryout on occasion, but never at fastfood joints. One place I can never decide if I should tip or not is Sonic Drive-In. I mean.... it's a fastfoot place... but they do walk it out to your car. (Or sometimes roller skate). I've just been rounding up to the next dollar, but I wonder if they're cussing me as they skate back inside.

St. Lou Stu · 05-19-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spooble

I tip for carryout on occasion, but never at fastfood joints. One place I can never decide if I should tip or not is Sonic Drive-In. I mean.... it's a fastfoot place... but they do walk it out to your car. (Or sometimes roller skate). I've just been rounding up to the next dollar, but I wonder if they're cussing me as they skate back inside.

In that case I think the appropriate tip is "Watch out for pebbles, you'll bust yer ass on them skates."

j/k

I never tip for fast food.
My dilemma is Starbucks.... the one I frequent moves you through soooo fast that I don't feel that I could hold up the line to add a tip to the card receipt. I never carry cash. I guess I could for a tip for that occasion...but it is the fast food get em in and get em out that is costing the tip in that situation.

Starscream · 05-19-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spooble

One place I can never decide if I should tip or not is Sonic Drive-In. I mean.... it's a fastfoot place... but they do walk it out to your car. (Or sometimes roller skate). I've just been rounding up to the next dollar, but I wonder if they're cussing me as they skate back inside.

I do tip for carry-out there.

05-19-2009, 06:54 PM	#1
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Question: Tip for Carryout? One thing that gets me these days is the ubiquitous tip jar and people assuming that they're entitled to one. Treat me politely and with good service and I'll gladly leave a tip. Give me attitude with a lackadaisical effort and I won't.

05-19-2009, 07:10 PM	#2
spooble Palmetto State Herf Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chad Location: SC Posts: 277 Trading: (58)	Re: Question: Tip for Carryout? I tip for carryout on occasion, but never at fastfood joints. One place I can never decide if I should tip or not is Sonic Drive-In. I mean.... it's a fastfoot place... but they do walk it out to your car. (Or sometimes roller skate). I've just been rounding up to the next dollar, but I wonder if they're cussing me as they skate back inside.