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Here’s my tip. Everyone should just stay home and cook. ***ducks*** -- nm - Volnelk Oct 30, 13:59 3
- I cooked duck on the weekend. -- nm - Roger More Oct 30, 14:00
- I recognize the letters but what is this c-o-o-k word? -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 14:00 1
  - maybe he meant Kook -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 30, 15:24
and I never, ever tip at Starbucks or DD. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:59
Ask The Salty Waitress: Do I need to tip my coworker for making me an espresso? -- (link) - Beaker Oct 30, 13:57 1
- A dollar tip on an americano? (I suppose the americano is discounted and Reservoir Dogs rules may apply) -- nm - Roger More Oct 30, 14:00
Netflix renews BoJack Horseman for season 6 -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 13:56
Please god tell me you all tip delivery drivers -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:55 4
- Of course. I am their client. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 14:01
- Of course! Lately I've even tried to be a bigger tipper than I have been in the past. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 13:58
- They can claim a mileage deduction on their taxes, why should I tip them? - ty97 Oct 30, 13:57
- I do, but it is only a couple bucks. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:55
I am not tipping the waiter for bringing me my food, I am tipping them for - groiny Oct 30, 13:53 6
- Fwiw, I’d be completely in favor of getting rid of tipping in restaurants entirely. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:55 4
  - I'd be interested in what wait staff think about that concept. - ty97 Oct 30, 13:59
  - nope, my power as consumer, is that if they treat me like shit, I can reward them with a shit tip. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:57
  - I'm intrigued by how it works, but Americans have shown (based on test restaurants) they can't handle the menu price increase. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:56 1
    - Canadians, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 13:59
- Yes. Being their guest/client. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:54
growing protest outside synagogue is growing, while drumpf is inside. -- nm - mud Oct 30, 13:52
Andie: Next time you're in DC, meal is on me. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:49 1
- :) -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:52
great Seth Abramson AMA thread -- (link) - mud Oct 30, 13:47
Destiny players, feel my pain... - David Oct 30, 13:44 7
- Also how are you done for the week? - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 30, 13:55 1
  - he is going to be molested by people in mouse costumes. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:56
- Did I mention what happened to me after the last dlc? - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 30, 13:49 1
  - Something similar happened to me. -- nm - David Oct 30, 13:59
- *passes you while you are gone* -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:45 2
  - now if I pass him, that would be something. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:46 1
    - Octonuats, lets do this! -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:46
Food Service thing I'll get yelled out: You should be tipping when you carry-out (pizza potentially the exception I can understand) -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:40 61
- I usually tip the same for dine in or carry out because I never get variance in service and I figure they're all poorly paid. -- nm - Max Oct 30, 14:18
- We tip when we carry out pizza, too. Our Pizza Hut people are great. -- nm - David Oct 30, 14:01
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  - No, McDonald's, Chipotle, Five Guys, etc. type place don't count. We're talking chinese, thai, restaurants that offer formal sit-down etc -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:51 2
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    - I just reread. Pizza is the exception, not the example. My bad. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:52
- I tip when I carry out - JD Oct 30, 13:50
- To clarify, it's not a 20% tip for carryout either. General standard from what I understand is 10%. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:49
- Curb-side, sure. Otherwise, nope. You tip at Wendy's? That's carryout. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:41 8
  - Fast food obviously doesn't count. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:43 5
    - Why? The person cooking the fries and filling sodas stopped what they were doing to package your food into a bag. - ty97 Oct 30, 13:44 4
      - Fast food places have people that pack the orders, that's their job. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:45 3
        
        Most do not. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:46
        
        I have no idea what the fuck you're on. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:45 1
        
        See my answer below. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:46
  - "I would tip you but I have never forgiven you for ruining your fries." -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:42 1
    - Word. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:42
- This depends for me. If the person serving you is also serving tables and has to take time to deal with you, then tip quite large. If it is a take out - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:41 5
  - Exactly though. See my reply to ty. It's usually not someone's job to pack it. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:43 4
    - It is far easier to pack it to go than to serve it up, and then clean it up when they are done. I tip because I am there, being their "guest". -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:45 3
      - you aren't the servers guest. you're their client. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:46 2
        
        Exactly! And a carry out person, is not. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:48 1
        
        then they should ignore you. and serve the people who will pay them. :) -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:55
- Nope. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:41
- lol. nope. And I worked in a pizza restaurant. -- nm* - Michael Oct 30, 13:41
- nope -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:40 35
  - I switched sides after the case was made by a lot of food critics, details inside. - MDH Oct 30, 13:42 34
    - it's their JOB -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:45
    - If the restaurant offers takeout, it is part of their job. Full stop. - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:45
    - Tipping wait staff exists because wait staff can be legally paid subpar wages that will be made up for, presumably, but tips. - ty97 Oct 30, 13:44 30
      - you were never a waiter, were you? - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:45 25
        
        Every time I've carried out, the kitchen has packed the food, not the waitstaff. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:46 23
        
        And, also, even if waitstaff is doing it (I've never seen them) they are spending a minute on it. I tip when I sit at that restaurant because that - ty97 Oct 30, 13:48 2
        
        And - for most places that offer takeaway - they have a specific person dedicated to takeaway. nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:56 1
        
        Yes, massive chain restaurants have this. Most mom & pop do not. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:56
        
        Yep - I can't think of anywhere I've ever gone for take out where a member of the wait staff got my food for me. Ever. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:47 12
        
        who do you think rang it up? the kitchen staff don't have that computer access. who handled your payment? -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:48 11
        
        Whoever answered the phone, which for any restaurant that offers carryout/takeaway is not a waiter. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:49 4
        
        i think you all are used to large chains. that's not really how independent restaurants work. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:51 3
        
        It is at any of the places I take out from. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:52
        
        I would never get carry-out from such a place. Dine in, sure. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:52 1
        
        Word. nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:52
        
        The manager or front person. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:49
        
        who answered the phone and took the order, who coordinated to get it done, etc.. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:49 4
        
        Usually the host staff, in my experience. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:50
        
        Have you all heard of on-line ordering? Who calls to order? -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:49 2
        
        So who is supposed to monitor incoming orders, and then pack them up? -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:50 1
        
        THE KITCHEN -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:51
        
        do you know that? -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:47 6
        
        No Andrea, I'm completely brain dead and can't see the kitchen sending it out packaged. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:49 5
        
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        again, i ask, did you ever work in a restaurant? :) -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:49 3
        
        I've never been a serial killer but I have opinions on serial killing, you cool with that? -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:51 2
        
        "No, strangling isn't part of your MO! You're doing it wrong!" -- nm - ty97 si Oct 30, 13:54
        
        shrug, sure. just, anyone who was ever a waiter will tell you reality is different than I think you think it is. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:51
        
        Thank you. I'm not sure how there is such an aggressive stance against this. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:46
      - But it's not part of their job. Plus it's usually kitchen staff stopping for you. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:44 3
        
        If the place offers carryout and doesn't have a staff position called 'designated food packager' then, yes, it is part of their job. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:45 2
        
        Also - the cooks make your meal, then stop what they're doing to arrange it on the plate. You should be tipping the kitchen as well as the waiter, yes -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:46
        
        LOL -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:46
    - Packing pizza is sooooo difficult! -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:43
LIR I'd say Channing Tatum has a type. Jessie J -- nm - Count Pipula Oct 30, 13:36
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*pets his Bears D in Super Feud* -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 13:24 2
- The Bills have managed a total of 2 TD in the past 5 games. -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Oct 30, 13:37 1
  - Bears should be able to get at least that off Peterman. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 30, 13:55
I just canceled a reservation for ten because the venue (upscale pub) couldn't handle separate checks. That's reasonable, right? -- nm - Roger More Oct 30, 13:21 54
- sure. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 13:57
- I'd be fine that you canceled if I ran the place, I ain't dealing with that mess. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:35
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- I'll be totally honest here, you shouldn't be doing separate checks for that many people. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:25 48
  - if you want my business, you can separate checks, and just tack on the auto tip on each. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:45
  - Agreed -- nm - amoxy Oct 30, 13:36
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  - Yup. -- nm - David Oct 30, 13:30
  - I know what you mean but (a) no one carries cash any more (b) they have card machines that they bring to the table (c) people are going to leave at - Roger More Oct 30, 13:29 37
    - Oh and (e) they charge an 18% service fee for large groups - which is fine, but for that % I'd like separate checks. -- nm - Roger More Oct 30, 13:33 35
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        18% is below standard tip rate in DC (and hell every major US city). -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:36 17
        
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        Do you know how many people when splitting checks don't leave tips? There's a reason it's there. Many people think "someone else will handle it" -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:38 2
        
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        Who the hell do you eat with? Anyone we ever go out with always know they tip for their bill. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:39
        
        Right? Do not force me to tip, especially not before I've walked in the door. Tips are earned. nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:37
        
        Service charges for large parties can be removed upon request. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:37 11
        
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        if bad service, nah -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:39 9
        
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        Maybe you do. -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:42 7
        
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        when is the last time you didn't tip? even if you had appalling service? -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:43 5
        
        About three weeks ago. - ty97 Oct 30, 13:56
        
        Oh, you never "not" tip. That can be thought of as forgotten. If service was bad, you leave a shitty tip, so they know you didn't just forget. :) -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:49 3
        
        word -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:51 2
        
        Disagreed. I have left zero on a couple of occasions. But they were *very* aware of how I felt. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:53 1
        
        I never leave zero, but I will leave an insulting amount. -- nm - groiny Oct 30, 13:58
      - That's also a low tip, so I'm even more in favor of minimal cards. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:34 14
        
        Is it a tip or a service fee? - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 30, 13:39 1
        
        I'll never tip more if a tip is pre-forced on me. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:40
        
        15% is the Toronto norm. -- nm - Roger More Oct 30, 13:36 10
        
        Same around here. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:37 9
        
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        I'm 32, and I unless I've received awful service, I've never in my life tipped less than 20% at a sit down. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:39 7
        
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        10 checks for a single table is NOT 'standard service' -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 13:41 4
        
        Maybe it's different here, but I haven't had an issue with getting separate checks for groups this size for a long time. -- nm* - Roger More Oct 30, 13:43 1
        
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        it's actually not nearly as difficult anymore, the software make it pretty damn easy. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 30, 13:42
        
        Yup. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:39
        
        It is a low tip...and it's what I would give in this situation. Split the checks and it bumps up. -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:36
      - Okay, this tips me in your favor. -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:33
    - yeah, card machines make this trivial, IMO -- nm - Reagen Oct 30, 13:31
  - Why? How hard is it to ring stuff up separately? They ring meals up per seat anyway, what's so hard about putting certain seats on a check together? -- nm - The Tuesday Night Delight Oct 30, 13:27 2
    - Try ringing up separate tabs when you split appetizers, etc. Awful. -- nm - MDH Oct 30, 13:35 1
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  - I have to agree -- nm - mud Oct 30, 13:27 2
    - Right, one check then Venmo money to each other to balance everything out. Make me some Paypal money! -- nm* - Baron Dresden, Wizard Oct 30, 13:28 1
      - You all should pay every time there's a large group. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 30, 13:42
- totally -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 13:23
- “Can’t, or won’t?” “Either, both, whatever.” -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 30, 13:22
couple that fell in Yosemite were vbloggers from india living in the US and traveling around doing photos from dangerous positions -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 30, 13:19
Done! -- nm - Michael Oct 30, 13:17

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