OT: Tipping etiquette

[aTotal360]

I just took my car in for a it's regular oil change. Upon paying, I noticed there was a tip line. Yesterday I went to fast food sandwich shop and they had the same thing. No waiter or server, just an assembly line. There's a tip line on the receipt. My local self serve froyo joint just added the tip "feature" to their checkout process as well.

I'm probably an *******, but for the life of me, I don't see tipping when a simple transaction of goods has taken place. If there is no customer service outside of the contractual obligation (ie I pay $8 for a sandwich and you make it and stuff it in a bag), I'm not leaving a tip. At a sitdown restaurant when the waiter/server is refilling drinks and handling all the customary minutia, I'm game for a 15-20% tip.

What say ye?

 

[Faustdog]

It's out of control. Everyone expects a tip now. The one I hate the most is carryout pizza.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

Food trucks ask for tips too. I realize they drove to a location (which is what they signed up to do), but they make food in 2 seconds and hand it to you through a window and want a tip.

 

[ShrubDog]

This is something that has been on my radar as well. Maybe it depends on the processing company machine that spits the tickets out, the tip line may be standard.??

 

[Xusuromohses]

Pay with cash and you never have to worry about it. That's my deal when it comes to food anyway, at most, give them a dollar. The oil change one is strange. I guess it all depends on whether or not the establishment trying to be cheap and suppress wages to cut costs by paying employees less and trying to get you to tip, without lowering costs. I'd be conscious of that and do whatever you think is right. It kind of rubs me the wrong way to have that automatic tip line in there.

 

[DAWG61]

Just speak Russian and then you don't have to tip anybody ever

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Who should I tip when I "make my own lemonade?"**

 

[Miketice]

LOL

 

[aTotal360]

That could be the case. It might be a default "feature" on certain point of sale software.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I only tip sit down restaurant servers and anyone who picks my luggage up for a standard reason.

 

[VillagepeopleDogs]

What about hookers? I never know if to tip them or not.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I'd say that's performance based.

 

[hdogg]

I'm not making this up :
I was in a bar several years ago and there was a $5 cover - and the girl who took my $5 cover asked me for a tip.
I politely declined.

Anyway, I typically tip extra around the holidays, but still don't put $$ in the tip-jar at a seat-and-serve-yourself sandwich shop.

 

[The Peeper]

Had my car washed by 1 of the assembly line type car washes in Jackson area recently. Once it was wiped down they waved the towel to tell me that it was done. I walked over got in and asked where the keys were and the reply was "on top of the tip box". Got out, got keys and drove away. I don't mind tipping but when it's expected instead of earned forget it

 

[jaxaldawg]

On Christmas Eve, my family usually goes out to eat lunch at a fast food joint. Last year it was Dairy Queen, but usually it's Sonic. We will generally pool our money together and give a large tip as a surprise gift to our server. Last year we gave around a $30 tip for a $20 lunch. It was a great surprise for the young lady who brought the food to our table!

 

[aTotal360]

That's a pretty cool idea. I might adopt that.

 

[FreeDawg]

An oil change place asking for gratuity is grotesque as is a self serve froyo place. Insanity.

 

[VillagepeopleDogs]

Hers or mine? 2 maybe 3 minutes. I don't know.

 

[TheBigShaft]

I've never understood why people don't tip Uber.

Growing up when we would go to big cities, my parents would always tip the cab drivers. Why has that changed?

The other day I tipped an Uber driver, on a small fare, and it was if I had given him a goose that laid golden eggs. You can now tip in the app too. He told me, for some reason, people think gratuity is included. It's not.

 

[missouridawg]

Growing up when we would go to big cities, my parents would always tip the cab drivers. Why has that changed?

The other day I tipped an Uber driver, on a small fare, and it was if I had given him a goose that laid golden eggs. You can now tip in the app too. He told me, for some reason, people think gratuity is included. It's not.

Up until about a month ago, Uber didn't allow tips for their drivers. They lost a lot of drivers to Lyft because of that.

 

[civildawg88]

Why should you tip cab drivers? They set a price for a service. They should not expect extra.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Growing up when we would go to big cities, my parents would always tip the cab drivers. Why has that changed?

The other day I tipped an Uber driver, on a small fare, and it was if I had given him a goose that laid golden eggs. You can now tip in the app too. He told me, for some reason, people think gratuity is included. It's not.

I think this changed recently, but for years the big draw of Uber was that no money ever changed hands during the ride: no tipping, and the fare was done on your credit card stored on the app

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I usually tip if you handle my food.

If it is an order at the counter place where you have to prepay and they never provide any additional service, it will be $1. I think this is bogus, but I just consider this insurance payment as part of the total. Thankfully, Wendy's, chicfila, etc don't have the tip option.

At sonic, I give them $1 mainly because they seem to be fairly decent high school kids and I'm thankful to see them working, so why not.

Always tip people who handle your luggage.

 

[TheBigShaft]

Sure. Big city cabbies and Uber drivers set their fares.

Hell, why tip a waiter? They set their prices for the meal?

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

I always tip because I'm a classy guy.

 

[Shamoan]

my rule of thumb...if i get my own drink, you arent getting a tip.

 

[johnson86-1]

Growing up when we would go to big cities, my parents would always tip the cab drivers. Why has that changed?

The other day I tipped an Uber driver, on a small fare, and it was if I had given him a goose that laid golden eggs. You can now tip in the app too. He told me, for some reason, people think gratuity is included. It's not.

The "for some reason" is that Uber pushed it as a cash free and tip free transaction. Uber only recently gave up on the no tipping model. I never tipped Uber because the drivers signed up for the no tipping deal and I was hoping that model would survive. Unfortunately, it looks like it will not and there will be tipping going forward. Sucks because it was so much simpler to have an agreed upon price.

 

[Grove Sh*tter]

If you have the means to tip - even for something silly - isn't it always best to err on the side of being generous to someone who likely earns less? I think it is satisfying to give to someone for even moderate service to simply show generosity and kindness and gratitude.

If you don't have the means to tip for something like carryout prep, don't do it and don't feel guilty about it.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

If the Sonic carhop is on skates, I tip. If they're not on skates, they're not really trying. NO TIP FOR YOU.

 

[PhredPhantom]

On the Uber tipping situation: I really liked the no-tip policy. The drivers knew when they signed up for Uber that there was usually no tip involved and everybody was happy. Your "tip" if one was involved, usually consisted of a good rating from you for them.

Now what I expect to happen is that after the driver has dropped you off and, if you didn't tip in cash or in the app, you will in turn nearly automatically receive a lower customer rating from the driver which will mean that you have less of a chance of them or other Uber drivers accepting your ride request. They will come to expect a tip. I tip for good service (generously for exceptional service) and if I believe that a significant part of the compensation of the person providing the service is received from tips (such as wait staff and baggage handlers).

 

[patdog]

Well, if you don't tip, you are a bad customer in their eyes. They were probably already giving higher ratings to the customers who tipped even when it was against policy than the ones that didn't anyway.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Depends on how big her tits are

 

[11thEagleFan]

My tip rules:

Restaurant- 20-25% for good service. Maybe more if the service is exceptional.

Haircut- 15% generally

Luggage- $2 a bag, but I'm a man so I normally handle that ****

Sonic- 10% because they make more than servers but less than minimum wage

Self-Serve Yogurt- GTFO

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

I tip uber drivers cash... usually not much just depends on the situation like a few weeks ago when we all got harassed by a cop and held up for more than an hour not including the actual drive... a pricing surge occured during the time because italian festival was ending... i felt bad for the guy because he likely missed out on at least 40 bucks because of a d**head cop. so i left him a 20 dollar tip. A cab ride would have been 30-40 dollars anyway so it worked out. I've worked in the service industry and it is tough. There are plenty of jackasses that have not and never tip regardless of the quality of service... i do my best to make up for all of them when i can. A lot of people also associate food with service. If the service is great but the food is bad that isn't on the person making 2.14 an hour but patrons pass the blame all on the server. Maybe i'm just a nice guy though somehow rarely do i ever get my food screwed up or bad service. I think it is karma.

 

[BiscuitEater]

The one I hate the most is carryout pizza.

You can call be an 'old timer' and/or you can also call me 'cheap.' But, I'm NOT going to tip someone when I walk into a Pizza place and walk out with a Pizza. Just ain't happening!

 

[BiscuitEater]

That could be the case. It might be a default "feature" on certain point of sale software.

True, went to a couple of wineries and Bold Rock Hard Cidery a couple of weeks ago. They all have the 'point of sale' apps on iPads where you sign with your finger .. all had tip amount lines before the total.

 

[hullabaloodog]

I don't think you're an *******. Tipping for carryout food is something that I do only if I (A) ordered something complicated or that required extra care or (B) visit regularly and know that the staff takes care of me. Even then it's only a buck or two. Assembly line or fast food prep gets no tip.

 

[Palmettodog]

I'm with the mustard buzzard on this one. I'll also tip a few bucks on take out orders.

 

[hullabaloodog]

I've never tipped for luggage because I can't think of a time when I traveled with more than one bag and needed help carrying anything.

 

[codeDawg]

The two that irritate me are the hotel guys who want to take my luggage and I practically have to wrestle it back away from them and valet. I just don't carry cash. It's a pain in the ***. I'm already paying $25 to park at your stupid hotel, why do I need to dig up $5 in cash for this kid to grab my car. Just make it $30 and label it gratuity included.