Restaurant Musings - To Tip or Not to Tip for Take Out?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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- Before I had kids, I loved going to nice restaurants and trying new cuisines. When I had kids, I thought that might end because all of the nice restaurants are just for adults. So, while I don't go to the really fancy restaurants with the kids, I wanted them to try new foods and new experiences and not be one of those kids that only eats at a burger joint. So, I eat out with my big boy (BB) who is eleven and my little boy (LB) who is seven and I encourage them to try new foods. They aren't always the most well-behaved boys so I try to pick restaurants that are somewhat kid-friendly. I'll be sharing my reviews with all of you. Keep checking back every week or so to see new reviews or click on the RSS feed below to be alerted when new reviews get posted. Enjoy!
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I fought with the same question for a while but in the end broke it down to the establishment's ability to set, achieve, and go beyond expectations. For example, if I order curbside from Outback and I'm told it'll be ready in 20 minutes, I'll always show up 5 minutes before the time I was given. If the food is already ready, I'm willing to tip because the staff was able to exceed my expectations for pick-up time. Using the same example, say the food is ready on time but the waitress has thrown in extras (e.g. - free drink, extra dressing, sides, etc) w/o solicitation, I feel that is also a good case for tipping.
In my opinion, when you dine in, there is an expectation for quality of service and the dining experience that corresponds to the gratuity the server will receive. The expectation with curbside, imo, is that my food will be ready for me at an agreed upon time. The service relationship is shorter, but still can present opportunities for gratuity.
Just my 2 cents.
Yes, I do. They are trotting to get your food (the takeout servers) and make sure everything is in the bag and you have all the extras you need (hopefully). I tip at least 10 if not 15%.
This is something I have struggled with at times as well. But for the most part, I do not tip the people when I get take out. Tipping is reserved for people who wait on me when I'm sitting down in the restaurant. If I tipped for picking up a bag of food at a restaurant, then why not tip the pharmacist? or a librarian when you special order a book? or the person who works in the photo department when your pictures are ready to be picked up? There are people that wait on us in all different capacities. I think the country has become to tip happy. I personally don't like how there aer tip jars all over the place. It's ridiculous to always tip people for them simply doing their job.
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