Tipping at Fast Food Places

[Enthusiast]

My question is how are they being paid. When I did delivery driving, we were paid waiting wages which were BELOW minimum wage plus delivery fees with tips being part of your wage. If they are being paid waiting wages, I frown at the owners for being tightwads. If they are getting standard wages, if they go above and beyond sure, if not no. I don't tip the gas station attendant when they turn on the pump, clerk at Home Depot who actually mixes up stuff and provides expertise, etc. Tipping is getting out of control on one hand on the other hand everything is getting out of hand. I just get tired of being the one who has to cover everything.

 

[CKN]

OK I'm striking

No tips outside regular sitdown restaurants where I'm actually served WELL. And 15% max= exceptional, 10% normal, 0% if not good service.

I've had enough. More people should join in if not already striking. I realize this goes a bit lower than I posted, but really only one way to send a message.

Respectfully-
If you can't or don't wish to tip better than the above-stay home and eat.

 

[hank2]

I usually only tip on sit down waited dining, which has become very infrequent in my world. Exceptions are barber shops, even though they're owner operated. Also, a small pizza/sandwich shop that has only raised their prices about 10% in the past several years. That's just a buck or so in the tip jar for take out. Another larger Italian restaurant, where I've done tons of takeout over 20 years, has raised their prices about 60% with a step down in quantity and quality. No tip in the jar there.

 

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

I will give a tip at sandwich shops such as Jersey Mikes, where the employee "custom makes" the sandwich to my order. But otherwise, no tip for drive throughs, McDonalds, Burger King, etc. Maybe some change from the transaction at Dunkin if I walk in.

LMAO

Jersey Mikes "custom makes" every single sammich they sell. I'd hate to know that if I was 19-22 years old, I'd need to be tipped to put some lettuce, onions and mayo on a sandwhich another guy just handed me. We're both getting paid to do what is asked of us.

Besides, have any of you gone in a "fast food" place about 2:45 pm? There's 4-8 people that are employed there and aren't doing a darn thing. But getting paid.

Also- Jersey Mike's is about the only sandwhich place I'll go to and there's only 2 that I will frequent in an area that has 6. The rest are horrible.

When I first came across Jersey Mike's in 2006, a regular #8 Club sandwhich was about $4.75. Pretty sure a giant was less than $10.

Today, a regular #8 is almost $10. Me and my daughter will split a giant #8 and have two "combos" (chips and drink) when we go. The total is over $31 with tax.


No, I DO NOT TIP at Jersey Mike's.

 

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

BTW, we went to our favorite Mexican place Saturday for lunch. Always sit at the bar, they know us and they service is usually better than a sit-down table.

Our bill was $25. I handed the girl behind the bar that waited on us two $5 bills as we left. Did I tip the correct amount?

 

[Pablo]

Respectfully-
If you can't or don't wish to tip better than the above-stay home and eat.

Really?

Do you tip for terrible service?

15% is bad? You have a skewed sense of tipping. I mean I can possibly see tipping 20% for over the top perfect service. Which has been extremely rare of late, like never.

This whole thing is stupid. Do away with tipping, marketplace set the wages.

 

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Here's some math-

2019: Meal cost $19. 20% tip was $3.80.

2023: Meal cost $28. 20% tip is $5.60. Tip has increased 30%. Has YOUR Pay increased 30% since 2019. Also....most (low IQ) people will scream and whine that 20% "is the minimum today"....


I see Pablo's side. I also tip well when the service is at my expectations because my expectations are much higher than the frozen-food eaters who go out to eat. They are satisfied with O'Charleys, Cheesecake Factory and Longhorn's. I'm not. I also expect a little higher level of service than what you see at most places, which is below the minimum IMO.

I don't tip even close to "suggested minimum" when the service is poor. When it's really bad and the food is bad, the tip is "work somewhere else.".

 

[alarmguy]

JUST SAY NO

I tip for good service but I will never tip for patronizing a storefront for anything take out.
It's a way corporate America has you paying their employees and its going to backfire

 

[Pew]

LMAO

Jersey Mikes "custom makes" every single sammich they sell. I'd hate to know that if I was 19-22 years old, I'd need to be tipped to put some lettuce, onions and mayo on a sandwhich another guy just handed me. We're both getting paid to do what is asked of us.

Besides, have any of you gone in a "fast food" place about 2:45 pm? There's 4-8 people that are employed there and aren't doing a darn thing. But getting paid.

Also- Jersey Mike's is about the only sandwhich place I'll go to and there's only 2 that I will frequent in an area that has 6. The rest are horrible.

When I first came across Jersey Mike's in 2006, a regular #8 Club sandwhich was about $4.75. Pretty sure a giant was less than $10.

Today, a regular #8 is almost $10. Me and my daughter will split a giant #8 and have two "combos" (chips and drink) when we go. The total is over $31 with tax.


No, I DO NOT TIP at Jersey Mike's.

Even the basic McD cheeseburger (not quarter pounder) is nearly $3.50 when they were $0.99 a couple years ago. It's getting crazy.

 

[atikovi]

I used to tip the auctioneer $20-$100 at the dealer auctions back when I sold cars there but made them aware of it beforehand. They worked harder to get it sold, but even then, some them didn't bring enough to get sold.

 

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[Al]

I am financially better off than 99% of folks that serve us. I have always tipped well bc thats the way I am. My kids now (bc of me) do the same

 

[tblt44]

Is it just me, or are you guys tired of the "tipping" thing everywhere when you pay for fast food?

I've found the best way to avoid the "turn around the screen to me" intimidation tactic is to pay cash.

Anyone else?

100 thumbs up
Asking for tips and or rounding up for a cause. Yes there are good causes out there but some people tip and round up from pressure and can't even pay there own bills

 

[Rmay635703]

Now the latest

Leave a tip for a machine

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[jtwrace]

Reminds me of the South Park Episode

 

[97K15004WD]

"tip sharing as unlawful"

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Pickup / Carryout?.... no tip.
Sit-in restaurant?....... 15%

I never have any food or groceries delivered to my door via delivery services like Door Dash....etc.
I drive to pickup our food / groceries. The only time we eat-out are an occasional breakfast that serves 3 eggs over-easy, hash browns, toast and three meats (sausage/bacon/ham.

It's too much hassle to prepare 5 items breakfasts....coffee or juice brings that number to 6.

 

[John105]

Here's some math-

2019: Meal cost $19. 20% tip was $3.80.

2023: Meal cost $28. 20% tip is $5.60. Tip has increased 30%. Has YOUR Pay increased 30% since 2019. Also....most (low IQ) people will scream and whine that 20% "is the minimum today"....


I see Pablo's side. I also tip well when the service is at my expectations because my expectations are much higher than the frozen-food eaters who go out to eat. They are satisfied with O'Charleys, Cheesecake Factory and Longhorn's. I'm not. I also expect a little higher level of service than what you see at most places, which is below the minimum IMO.

I don't tip even close to "suggested minimum" when the service is poor. When it's really bad and the food is bad, the tip is "work somewhere else.".

I don't quite agree with the reasoning. You are talking about $1.80.

Back in 2019, my son and I got our haircuts for $9. We tipped $5. Doesn't matter what the % was, it's a human spending about 20-30 min cutting our hair.

A family came in and I knew they were from Radnor, PA, based on the shirts the 3 kids were wearing. That family tipped $3 for 3 kids. Maybe they were thinking they wanted to tip 10% but $1 was close enough. Even the staff said they are cheap in a foreign language which I understood.

You don't have to give that extra $1.80 to the wait staff. You could just leave the same $3.80 and drop your tip to 13.6%. It's completely up to you. But I do think there's a fallacy in believing that by giving $5.60, it's an unjustified 30% raise to the waitstaff

 

[John105]

Last Sunday we went to one of our favorite Chinese restaurants, and the service was stellar so I left what I deemed to be 25%.

There were multiple factors taking place.

1. The waiter did not even ask if we needed more water, napkins, rice, he simply observed and brought it.
2. Last time we were there, I tried to use my $55 in rewards (through "Toast") and the mgr. screwed it up. Rather than fix it, he told me to call the owner about it. This transaction began in the same manner, but, the mgr./server this time actually took 5 full minutes to fix it so I got the credit. Actually, the first transaction that he cancelled, awarded me $3 more dollars. When all was said and done, I got $3 more credit on top of the $55, which, Toast recognizes, and now I have a negative balance.

So, for a $70 meal, we owed $12.96 incl. tax. I tipped $19, which in my mind, was 25% of the full retail amount. That's rare for me. Normally, I'll do 15-20%, 15% if bad, 20% if normal.

The interesting thing about the above? It is authentic Chinese, but there are no Chinese staff lol It just goes to show, anyone can learn to be good at something.

 

[gman2304]

Fast food Tip of the day : Stay away from the double bean burrito at Taco Bell !