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Ipedog
02-15-2006, 06:04 PM
Okay. Here's my question...
If you were to go to a restaurant for take out would you leave a tip for the person who rang you up? My guess is that most people would answer "no".
Okay... Now imagine that you go to the same restaurant and use the "Curb Side Pick-Up" service. Do you tip the person who brings the food to the car?
This question came up the other day and I didn't have the answer. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif
What do you folks think?
Ipedog
02-15-2006, 06:04 PM
Okay. Here's my question...
If you were to go to a restaurant for take out would you leave a tip for the person who rang you up? My guess is that most people would answer "no".
Okay... Now imagine that you go to the same restaurant and use the "Curb Side Pick-Up" service. Do you tip the person who brings the food to the car?
This question came up the other day and I didn't have the answer. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif
What do you folks think?
shipbldr
02-15-2006, 06:50 PM
I'll keep this simple.
NO.
I also don't tip the driveup window at McDonalds.
Do you?
Ipedog
02-15-2006, 06:57 PM
My answer was NO. You don't need to tip the bring-it-out-to-the-car guy/girl, but some of the womenz here at work disagreed. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif
Just wondering what others think, especially as different parts of the country react differently in their attitudes.
NEOCON1
02-15-2006, 06:59 PM
no tip
ShaggyX
02-15-2006, 07:03 PM
Are they cute?
DarthKarl
02-15-2006, 07:06 PM
big tits = big tips
ShaggyX
02-15-2006, 07:10 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DarthKarl:
big tits = big tips </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I am not really a boob man...so that wouldnt affect the tip. Plus, I dont like big boobs. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
Ipedog
02-15-2006, 07:12 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ShaggyZr2:
Are they cute? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Who? The womenz at work? NO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
The waitresses? Typically YES http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif
I'd probably give a buck to them if they brought it out to the truck. Beyond that, no.
CO Hummer
02-15-2006, 07:33 PM
No way, unless I knew the guy drove a crappy beat up S10.
PARAGON
02-15-2006, 08:01 PM
I think I tip them something. Not the typical tip but a couple of bucks or something.
Not much difference between them bringing the food out to your truck or out to table. They are not "waiting" on you so the tip is small, but I do tip them.
I also tip the chicks at Sonic drive-ins, more if they are cute and are wearing roller skates.
Mrs.ssippi
02-15-2006, 08:12 PM
It used to be that most people that work in places like Applebee's, Chili's, Outback, ect. do not make min. wage because they have the ability to make tips so the owner does not have pay them min wage. I'm sure someone out there used to work at a place like that let us know.???
ShaggyX
02-15-2006, 08:18 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mrs.ssippi:
It used to be that most people that work in places like Applebee's, Chili's, Outback, ect. do not make min. wage because they have the ability to make tips so the owner does not have pay them min wage. I'm sure someone out there used to work at a place like that let us know.??? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Starting wage for a waiter in Greeley (small town north of Denver) was $2.13/hr back when minimum wage was about $4.50. Probably still below minimum wage now, but it has been a while.
As for the question at hand...I do tip a couple bucks at Sonic, and would if someone delievered food to my car no matter where I was.
Klaus
02-15-2006, 09:01 PM
Food service is no fun at all - So yes, I'd give them something. More if it was bad weather.
Sewie
02-15-2006, 11:17 PM
In that situation, I'd probably tip, a little bit. But overall, I think all food service jobs are getting greedy when it comes to tipping. I'm talking about places like Starbucks or Togos that put out tip boxes. It's only a matter of time before they start asking for tips at BK. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif
BTW, doesn't this thread belong in the H2 General Discussion? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif
Mrs.ssippi
02-15-2006, 11:21 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Klaus:
Food service is no fun at all - So yes, I'd give them something. More if it was bad weather. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Klaus it funny you say, that I told Paragon the same thing that I alway tip more at outback if its raining. And Paragon even when in to pick up at Outback onetime because it was hailing. I'm sure most of you saw the video.
deicustoms1
02-15-2006, 11:33 PM
Yes, you are supposed to tip the curb side pick-up people. They get paid the same or less than the waiters, they prepare the food to go and bring it to you.
I usually tip the curb side pick-up people 10-15%, maybe more if they are hot. But then again I usually tip 20-25% at sit down resturaunts.
But I'm sure if you want to be a cheap bastard in your hummer they will understand that not everyone knows you are supposed to tip and just spit in your food the next time. (they ask for your vehicle model...they remember!)
DarthKarl
02-15-2006, 11:44 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by deicustoms:
I usually tip the curb side pick-up people 10-15%, maybe more if they are hot. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Good man. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
The single biggest problem with getting curb-side delivery in a Hummer is that the rig is just too damn tall. In my old Fiero, the girls had to bend down to get their tip. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
ZigsRig
02-16-2006, 12:06 AM
The hourly wage of a server is $2.13/hr in most places. This is because the government believes that (and in most cases they do) they make more than minimun wage after factoring in their tips. I personally have a really soft spot in my heart for servers... I always tip too much.
Shaggy, Where in greeley did you work?
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