10% Gratuity To Take Your Restaurant Food Home????????????

[dewey]

Quote:
I haven't read posts but your OP.

If the establishment's menu said 10% for take out orders, I would think it meant for orders that were placed for carry out and picked up, and not expect it to be charged for dine-in orders that had leftovers taken out in a "doggie boxes", although many of the lower budget **mom & pop style** diners will charge 25-50+ cents per box used for leftovers after dining-in (which btw could add up to more than 10%)...and I would not begrudge them that. I tip 10% for carry out orders and buffets & at least 20% for dine-in. Wait staff are often stiffed of a any tip even though for carry-outs the order is taken, salads and such are usually made by them, appropriate condiments had and included by them, utensils and such had and included, everything packaged up and the order checked for accuracy, checks rang up, etc., as it is with table service minus a few things...hence the lower tip amount. If the menu said 10% for take out orders I would balk at that being added to dine-in (which should be more than 10%) but would expect a per-box fee that might amount to more than 10% on top of the 20% I already tipped...again, that's only at mom & pop type diners...if a more upscale place dared to suggest a fee for that...well...they just wouldn't.

 

[Criskin]

I always tip 20% when I order take-out at Applebee's because they bring your food out to your car when you pull up. It's so convenient not to have to get the boys out of car seats and balance food in one hand and a baby in the other. I wouldn't be too offended at a 10% gratuity for regular take-out as long as the charge was made it clear when I ordered. That being said, I'd probably chose a different place next time because it seems a bit greedy. I would be livid at a restaurant tacking on an additional gratuity to my bill for a doggy bag, however. That should be covered under the regular service and the gratuity left for the server should cover it. In my younger days I waited tables at numerous places from sports bars to elegant restaurants in addition to being a hostess, a dishwasher and, once in a pinch, a pizza cook. Most of the time the kitchen staff threw it together and if I had to do anything, it was simply to carry it from kitchen to hostess station.

 

[Stacykins]

Quote:
Oh my gosh, your cabbie thing reminded me of the only time I did NOT tip the cab driver. So when I lived in Milwaukee, I took a cab when I needed to get the the train station to go to Chicago. I knew the trip to and fro very well, and the average amount it cost (more if we hit all red lights, less if we sailed through w/no problem). I called the cab company as per usual, waited, and when talking with someone else waiting for a cab, we realized we were going to the same place. We agreed to share, and she called to cancel hers (different cab company). When it got there, we loaded up, and were off! But the cabbie, upon our arrival, tried to charge us DOUBLE the usual amount. Since the cab had the fee guide printed right there, I did the addition for the exact mileage, number of red lights, time, and clearly, he was stiffing us. He cut the original amount in half sheepishly (you know how some people act when they've been caught). The girl and I paid that EXACTLY and not a cent more. He must have thought he was dealing with a stupid college student or tourist.

I called in a complaint afterward. If he did that to us, no doubt he did that to others too.

 

[Spookwriter]

For Kuntrygirl to even ask the question, tells us she has
an issue with it.

My rules are simple. I do not spend my money where I do
not feel appreciated. If, for any reason, I do like a certain
store it's a pretty safe bet that I don't go there.

Could be a poorly lighted parking lot, or even just a traffic
issue getting in and out of the lot.

The point is that if I don't like it, I don't support it.

 

[LizaBlue]

There is one fast food place I will - occasionally - tip: Sonic. I figure they are getting minimum wage, but they are carrying trays of food out in all kinds of weather, running back in forth to get more condiments for you, in and out of heat and cold, and into blinding headlights at night. I don't tip on my restaurant scale (15-20%), but .50 to a dollar.

At groceries, if someone helps me get my stuff loaded in my car and takes the electric cart back, I'll offer them a dollar and say, "here, get yourself a coke," since many stores where I've lived don't allow tips, but when I need help, it's usually because conditions are bad outside.

At a buffet, I'll leave a smaller percentage tip since they serve just beverages and clear plates, and usually aren't real prompt at it. If they are quick, then they get a good tip.

I never leave "no tip," simply because the server would assume I'm just a non-tipper and that it had nothing to do with their service. My dad told me years ago when I was a waitress that the worst insult you could give a server was to leave a penny tip so they'd know just what you thought of them. I think the worst insult my husband and I ever gave a waitress is when she saw us go over to another waitress in her section who actually paid attention to us and place a tip in the other waitresses hand! Her jaw nearly hit the floor, but ever since, we have gotten excellent service from her, and she has gotten the tip - whether we have her spit in our drinks, I don't know, but at least we get them, lol!

Having been a waitress, I never would want to work for minimum wage, and I would never want to work someplace that auto-charged gratuity. Then again, I was a waitress in the 90's in Knoxville when I was 19 at a place that served a lot of hot wings and over 70 kinds of beer - gotta love football season!

 

[Dar]

A lot of places make the servers "cash out"... or "tip out"....

so lets say your server sold $300 worth of food that night .. at the end of her shift she will need to "tip out" so she will have to PAY THE RESTAURANT 2%-5% depending on the establishments rules

so a $300 night will cost you $15 out of your tip money...

my friend has worked in a diner for 20 years.... she has to tip out first... then she gets 3/4 of the remaining tips and the cooks in the back get the other 1/4...

 

[Dar]

Quote:
Oh my gosh, your cabbie thing reminded me of the only time I did NOT tip the cab driver. So when I lived in Milwaukee, I took a cab when I needed to get the the train station to go to Chicago. I knew the trip to and fro very well, and the average amount it cost (more if we hit all red lights, less if we sailed through w/no problem). I called the cab company as per usual, waited, and when talking with someone else waiting for a cab, we realized we were going to the same place. We agreed to share, and she called to cancel hers (different cab company). When it got there, we loaded up, and were off! But the cabbie, upon our arrival, tried to charge us DOUBLE the usual amount. Since the cab had the fee guide printed right there, I did the addition for the exact mileage, number of red lights, time, and clearly, he was stiffing us. He cut the original amount in half sheepishly (you know how some people act when they've been caught). The girl and I paid that EXACTLY and not a cent more. He must have thought he was dealing with a stupid college student or tourist.

I called in a complaint afterward. If he did that to us, no doubt he did that to others too.

in toronto.. the cabbies have a button to press.. if there is one person its a single fare... if there are 2 people its a double fare.. if its 3 ppl its a triple fare...the fares are not actually trippled but they can put a service charge on to account for the extra weight and the amount of fuel it will use.... although most cabbies dont use it i have encountered a few that have and got right out of the cab and hailed another one

 

[Stacykins]

Quote:
Oh my gosh, your cabbie thing reminded me of the only time I did NOT tip the cab driver. So when I lived in Milwaukee, I took a cab when I needed to get the the train station to go to Chicago. I knew the trip to and fro very well, and the average amount it cost (more if we hit all red lights, less if we sailed through w/no problem). I called the cab company as per usual, waited, and when talking with someone else waiting for a cab, we realized we were going to the same place. We agreed to share, and she called to cancel hers (different cab company). When it got there, we loaded up, and were off! But the cabbie, upon our arrival, tried to charge us DOUBLE the usual amount. Since the cab had the fee guide printed right there, I did the addition for the exact mileage, number of red lights, time, and clearly, he was stiffing us. He cut the original amount in half sheepishly (you know how some people act when they've been caught). The girl and I paid that EXACTLY and not a cent more. He must have thought he was dealing with a stupid college student or tourist.

I called in a complaint afterward. If he did that to us, no doubt he did that to others too.

in toronto.. the cabbies have a button to press.. if there is one person its a single fare... if there are 2 people its a double fare.. if its 3 ppl its a triple fare...the fares are not actually trippled but they can put a service charge on to account for the extra weight and the amount of fuel it will use.... although most cabbies dont use it i have encountered a few that have and got right out of the cab and hailed another one

That is the case in some places, but with the cab company I used, at the time, an extra person was 50 cents.