tip on a pickup order

[goldengoat]

pickup order was fries and a hot sandwich at a bar/pub type joint and went in to pick it up at the bar.

you suppose to tip? i didn't but wondered after if it was expected.

[buztah]

of course not! You received no service.

[Cecil Collins]

Nope, not on pickup

[paco]

If the chick was hot maybe

[B1Bomber]

Yes of course you tip in this situation...please realize that the bartender in this situation is getting taxed by both the Feds and the state on their gross sales

If you don't tip them, they're actually paying the govt. for you to pick up your dinner

The system is back-ass but that's the way it is

10-15 % tip on takeout is standard and appreciated

Otherwise, (whether you know the ins-outs of the business or not) you're essentially scamming the hard-working employees

Again, it's not ideal but that's how it is

[billsfan12]

If the food was not your food, who cares.....If it was, I would throw them at least a buck or two

[SBR Lou]

No tipping on pick up orders.

[billsfan12]

No tipping on pick up orders.

If you frequent the joint on a regular basis, I say you have to

[BestPlay2day]

No need to tip, they didn't do anything more than someone at McDonalds or Burger King.

[buztah]

How about if i frequent the joint they throw in an extra few hot wings or a free beer? No. They would never do that. No tip!

[SBR Lou]

No need to tip, they didn't do anything more than someone at McDonalds or Burger King.

How about if i frequent the joint they throw in an extra few hot wings or a free beer? No. They would never do that. No tip!

Right on, if anyone deserves a tip it's the chef, not the person acting as a cashier. You tip on delivery or when being served food dining out at a restaurant.

[B1Bomber]

Sadly, you naysayers are simply ignorant concerning the tax structure of the hospitality industry

You want to be an ignorant douche...be an ignorant douche

Instead of screwing hard-working hospitality employees, please just go to the market and fix your own dinner

[B1Bomber]

No need to tip, they didn't do anything more than someone at McDonalds or Burger King.

Well that's debatable but what is not debatable is the BK employee say makes $10 / hour...the take-out person at the local pub makes $4 / hour and relies on Tips to pay the rent and to pay taxes

Again, the system blows but that's the way it is and if in your ignorant mentality you cannot grasp this and must insist on screwing over hard-working folks, then Kharma I trust will eventually bite you in the ass

[buztah]

Bomber, why not just get a respectable job that pays well? I will not reward your poor career choice with my cash. Sorry.

[purecarnagge]

tip the cashier I think not...

let the biatch get taxed...

national chain places for takeout I don't care about. Local spot thats a little different. Local spots won't hesitate to just let a person whose not paid on tips cash you out though usually....

[B1Bomber]

Right on, if anyone deserves a tip it's the chef, not the person acting as a cashier. You tip on delivery or when being served food dining out at a restaurant.

That's a completely clueless statement

More times than not, the "chef" is sitting on his ass in the office surfing the net or sitting at home watching the World Series, collecting his $90,000 salary, sipping the $300 bottle of Volnay which the wine broker bribed him / her with a case of to get it on the wine list (thereby collecting the comission), thanks to the connections he made during a stint at his last restaurant, where he supplied his cronies w / coke & kind bud...medical, dental, 401k taken care of

Meanwhile, the employees bust their humps daily running the establishment, for a base pay FAR below even minimum wage, no benefits, no vacation, no sick-days, all in hopes of making their customers satisfied and thereby paying the rent

Yeah OK be a cheap ignorant **** and I hope you're happy w / yourself

[pavyracer]

Do you tip the gas station after you fill up your car by yourself? Then why would you tip a pick up order in which you drove and had to get out of your car to pick up?

[Bluehorseshoe]

What's the difference when we're gambling our money away? Throw a couple of bucks down.

[Shortstop]

No tip on carry out, this is common sense.

[Bluehorseshoe]

Do you tip the gas station after you fill up your car by yourself? Then why would you tip a pick up order in which you drove and had to get out of your car to pick up?

That's different. That guy makes a salary. Servers get less than min wage.

If nobody tipped, restaurants would charge more for food and pay servers a salary.

[BestPlay2day]

Well that's debatable but what is not debatable is the BK employee say makes $10 / hour...the take-out person at the local pub makes $4 / hour and relies on Tips to pay the rent and to pay taxes

Again, the system blows but that's the way it is and if in your ignorant mentality you cannot grasp this and must insist on screwing over hard-working folks, then Kharma I trust will eventually bite you in the ass

How is that screwing over hard working folks? They aren't doing anything special and they make at least minimum wage or as much as a Burger King worker in MN. I can see tipping the cook who worked a lot harder than someone standing behind a counter and grabbing your food. I do tip waiters, bartenders, and people who deliver food, but can't give a tip to everyone.

[B1Bomber]

Bomber, why not just get a respectable job that pays well? I will not reward your poor career choice with my cash. Sorry.

I do have a job that pays (well maybe not well but at least decently), but that's not the point

(And what exactly is a "respectable" job? Who the **** are you to judge anyone?)

My point is, the system is what it is, and your ignorance is simply no excuse whatsoever to screw hard-working people by playing the angles to fatten your pocketbook

[B1Bomber]

How about if i frequent the joint they throw in an extra few hot wings or a free beer? No. They would never do that. No tip!

Really? You wonder why you don't get freebies?

They all hate you

[keyboarding]

If you frequent the joint on a regular basis, I say you have to

This is correct.

[Bluehorseshoe]

How is that screwing over hard working folks? They aren't doing anything special and they make at least minimum wage or as much as a Burger King worker in MN. I can see tipping the cook who worked a lot harder than someone standing behind a counter and grabbing your food. I do tip waiters, bartenders, and people who deliver food, but can't give a tip to everyone.

That's not the way it is. They make less than Burger King employees and that order that goes on their account at the restaurant gets taxed at I believe 8% so they're paying against that charge.

If someone does $1,000 in sales in one night, they get taxed against their total sales.

[pavyracer]

That's different. That guy makes a salary. Servers get less than min wage.

If nobody tipped, restaurants would charge more for food and pay servers a salary.

Actually when you order pick up at the restaurant the cashier makes salary. This is why there is a different person in charge of pick up orders and is not the same as the waiters that serve the restaurant patrons.

[B1Bomber]

How is that screwing over hard working folks? They aren't doing anything special and they make at least minimum wage or as much as a Burger King worker in MN. I can see tipping the cook who worked a lot harder than someone standing behind a counter and grabbing your food. I do tip waiters, bartenders, and people who deliver food, but can't give a tip to everyone.

Is the minimum wage in MN $3.09 per hour these days?

[Bluehorseshoe]

Actually when you order pick up at the restaurant the cashier makes salary. This is why there is a different person in charge of pick up orders and is not the same as the waiters that serve the restaurant patrons.

If your in a place that does that, that's a different story. Most places I know usually have a waiter/waitress take the order.

[BestPlay2day]

That's a completely clueless statement

More times than not, the "chef" is sitting on his ass in the office surfing the net or sitting at home watching the World Series, collecting his $90,000 salary, sipping the $300 bottle of Volnay which the wine broker bribed him / her with a case of to get it on the wine list (thereby collecting the comission), thanks to the connections he made during a stint at his last restaurant, where he supplied his cronies w / coke & kind bud...medical, dental, 401k taken care of

Meanwhile, the employees bust their humps daily running the establishment, for a base pay FAR below even minimum wage, no benefits, no vacation, no sick-days, all in hopes of making their customers satisfied and thereby paying the rent

Yeah OK be a cheap ignorant **** and I hope you're happy w / yourself

A cook at a bar sweating over a grill making hamburgers doesn't make shit. He is busting his ass a lot more than some person sitting behind a register handing out take out orders. Most people wouldn't tip someone for doing almost nothing as it looks like most here on SBR agree with the person starting the thread. Has nothing to do being cheap, has more to do with common sense. If you live in a state that pays less than minimum wage for someone standing behind a register, that's bullshit and should be illegal as they are not in a position to receive tips.

[B1Bomber]

Actually when you order pick up at the restaurant the cashier makes salary. This is why there is a different person in charge of pick up orders and is not the same as the waiters that serve the restaurant patrons.

This is a generalization which is not applicable to 70 % of restaurants...maybe at Pizza Hut or Applebee's, but absolutely not at independent establishments

[BestPlay2day]

Is the minimum wage in MN $3.09 per hour these days?

Minimum wage in MN is $7.25 per hour. This is the rule in MN:

Minimum-wage rates apply to all hours worked, whether part time or full time. No employer may take a tip credit against an employee's wage under Minnesota law. Employees must be paid the current minimum-wage rate, regardless of the method of compensation.

[pavyracer]

If your in a place that does that, that's a different story. Most places I know usually have a waiter/waitress take the order.

It depends. I think when I go to Applebees or Red Lobster I have to pick it up from the bar in which I always tip because I treat it the same as sitting on bar but when I order Chinese they have a cashier and the waiters don't get involved with the pick up orders so I don't tip. But I always tip less for pick up orders than dine in orders. The funny thing was when I tip and by the time I open the box home the baked potato or the sour cream is missing from my steak.

[goldengoat]

when I got change back I said thank you and the guy wouldn't look at me or say anything

i think he was expecting a tip but damn it took less than a minute to put that stuff in a box...

maybe i should have let him keep the 85 cents....almost walked out but didn't

[B1Bomber]

Minimum wage in MN is $7.25 per hour. This is the rule in MN:

Minimum-wage rates apply to all hours worked, whether part time or full time. No employer may take a tip credit against an employee's wage under Minnesota law. Employees must be paid the current minimum-wage rate, regardless of the method of compensation.

MN. is a cool place then. I'm not being sarcastic at all...everyone I've met from MN. has been great and down-to-earth

No kidding whatsoever, my dream (as pathetic as it may seem to some), is to buy a quaint house in Duluth, drive a dependable 4WD SUV, and just live my life in front of a fireplace and see some high-school hockey now and then...no lie...sounds like heaven to me

[B1Bomber]

A cook at a bar sweating over a grill making hamburgers doesn't make shit. He is busting his ass a lot more than some person sitting behind a register handing out take out orders. Most people wouldn't tip someone for doing almost nothing as it looks like most here on SBR agree with the person starting the thread. Has nothing to do being cheap, has more to do with common sense. If you live in a state that pays less than minimum wage for someone standing behind a register, that's bullshit and should be illegal as they are not in a position to receive tips.

Well I agree w / the cook busting his ass versus the cashier

I myself worked 18 years in 3-4 star restaurants...never had anything like a cashier

Maybe you broke-ass gamblers never dined at a renowned establishment