To Tip or Not to Tip

[rockytopva]

To Tip or Not to Tip.... That is the question.... It used to be that full service restaurants would provide the little place on the receipt for a tip. In which I have no problem with. These days people are asking for tips in basic fast food restaurants where you have to wait in a line for food and then seat yourself. At what point should one tip?

 

[Chesterton]

I haven't experienced that, but I see nothing to tip for in that situation.

Years ago I had a weird experience at a newly opened restaurant. We sit down, waitress comes to take our order with some digital device, and when she's got our order, she then asks how much I'd like to tip. Pre-tipping. She hadn't done anything yet! Was I supposed to tip her based on how well she took our order?

 

[rockytopva]

I was at the Golden Corral and some old veteran was struggling to get up. The waiter would walk around but did not offer to help. There was a mother and two children seated next to him and the children offered to help the old guy on his walker. I noticed that the old gentleman gave the kids the tip. In which I thought was the just thing to do.

 

[essentialsaltes]

At what point should one tip?

As you say for some situations like sit-down restaurants, it's customary/practically-mandatory to tip. In other situations, when you feel like it.

 

[Lost4words]

To Tip or Not to Tip.... That is the question.... It used to be that full service restaurants would provide the little place on the receipt for a tip. In which I have no problem with. These days people are asking for tips in basic fast food restaurants where you have to wait in a line for food and then seat yourself. At what point should one tip?

I always leave a little something in the corner of the restaurant for them!!!! Woof!!!

 

[linux.poet]

Unless it’s a sit-down restaurant, hard pass with class for all those guilt-inducing computer prompts. I would give the money to my church, not capitalistic manipulators.

 

[Jermayn]

I only tip the waiter or waitress at sit-down restaurants and my barber. I question whether tips at the fast-food places even go to the staff.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

To Tip or Not to Tip.... That is the question.... It used to be that full service restaurants would provide the little place on the receipt for a tip. In which I have no problem with. These days people are asking for tips in basic fast food restaurants where you have to wait in a line for food and then seat yourself. At what point should one tip?

Some of those places have the tip slot because enough customers ask and/or they used to have a tip jar and with most people using CC, they left a digital option for those who want to use. One place I went to had the option… A super random place… Midas, maybe? And I made a joke and they were horrified because they didn’t realize that was being prompted by the system.

Ultimately I’m more Vinnie Antonelli than Dwight Schrute. Actually, random place that had the tipped slot that seemed out-of-place, pretty sure I still tipped at least 25%. I tend to prefer tipping/over tipping vs giving money to organizations because it goes directly to a person immediately and it feels more effective in making a difference in somebody’s sphere. I don’t do less than 20%, aim for 25% (depending), but even higher for things like DoorDash and Uber, especially for good service.