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keyjan t1_j76t7jv wrote

Reply to comment by skratchpikl202 in Mandatory Tip for Take-Out? by DCcatdad09

But for pickup?? During the height of the pandemic there was a local restaurant I'd get takeout from every other week, purely in an effort to help keep them in business. I'd tip them 20%. Now that they’re back to dine-in, I’m not going there as often, and only dropping a buck in the tip jar when I pick up my food. The higher tips during the crisis were never meant to be permanent (IMHO).

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skratchpikl202 t1_j76ugbq wrote

They explained it to me because I left a tip when I went there for take out. They told me I didn't need to tip since the fee covered that (as well as other things that I can't recall off the top of my head) and offered to take it off. So maybe I'm biased since they pointed this out to me instead of being shady about it. Plus, the folks who work there seem like a good group of people.

I do, however, agree that 20% tipping for take-out is unsustainable in the long run. It was fine during the "take-out only" days, but things have gone back to the illusion of normalcy and folks are dining in again.

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keyjan t1_j76urxl wrote

I’m glad they told you about it 👍

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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78d46r wrote

I don't understand why the labor of people dealing with pickup orders (of which there are a lot more now) is worth nothing, or $1 or whatever. People really do love to save a little money.

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keyjan t1_j78fmps wrote

At this particular place, the people plating the food and serving the food and boxing the takeout are…the same people. They package it up for me, and it sits there til I come get it. They don’t have to seat me, or answer any questions, or bring me drinks or bring me food or extra utensils when I drop my fork. No, it’s not worth the same tip.

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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78g08w wrote

It's not the same tip. You aren't getting drinks etc. so your tab is generally significantly smaller with a pickup order.

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keyjan t1_j78g84j wrote

Dude, tip whatever you want and the rest of us will do the same.

And no, my pad Thai eat in is the same price as takeout.

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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78hd1e wrote

Yes, and you'll eat that mandatory 20% tip if it's applied so that workers dealing with the apparently large numbers of cheap and angry DC diners can be adequately paid.

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keyjan t1_j78i9rz wrote

What? No. I don’t go to restaurants that impose mandatory tips. Bye now.

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boots_with_the_furr t1_j78p4cf wrote

? What the freak are you always on about??? Why does the restaurant owner not have to pay a fair wage in this scenario? Or what about that the core feature of tipped positions is that it’s variable???? I don’t get it

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