Never less than 15% for a to go order. And the "front of house" is still required to bust a little ass packaging up my food, which can be time consuming.

I usually leave two bucks. I assume the cost of packaging the food is already factored in to the price, so I just leave a buck or two for the kitchen staff, although it probably doesn't go directly to them.

a buck or two. a dollar per person you're ordering for, maybe, or a buck per pizza. more if they're busy and nice/especially accomodating.

If you are getting take out at the place you must assume you know the food is going to be good.
So, %25

A couple bucks on a moderately priced/sized to go order.

15 percent sounds appalling to me, but I guess I could see it if the restaurant really took pains to package the food in some extra special way.

But for your average food in a box, a couple bucks.

For 15 percent I would expect the food packed in vintage Star Wars lunchboxes and a cloth napkin folded like a swan.

So you guys are okay with that tip going to the hostess or bartender instead of the kitchen?

does the kitchen ever see money from the tip jar? what about tipping at a buffet? i'm so confused.

As a customer I don't feel it's my job to police the tip/make sure it gets into the appropriate hands. And you can't always tell who had to do the work to hand it to you, in some places the server will throw together a sandwich if the kitchen is busy.

Can someone also explain how 15% became a low-end if not insulting tip for a sit-down restaurant? Is it just the errosion of real wages over the last 30 years?

I don't tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, that shit's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doin their job. These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage. When I worked for minimum wage, I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tip worthy. It's a hard job? So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them. They're servin ya food, you should tip em. But no, society says tip these guys over here, but not those guys over there. That's bullshit. I'm very sorry that the government taxes their tips. That's fucked up. But that ain't my fault. It would appear that waitresses are just one of the many groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis. You show me a paper says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non-college bullshit you're telling me, I got two words for that: "Learn to fuckin type." Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent, you're in for a big fuckin surprise.

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Do you tip the checker at Freddys? Do you tip the clerk at Powells?

I have to be sitting down and having my food brought to me, my table and dishes cleaned by someone else before I tip. And then I tip 20%.

Chop!

Humpy: I'd rather my tips went right to the kitchen folk, but how would I ensure that? I guess I could just wad up some bills and wing them through the service window, but that seems a bit demeaning. Or maybe staple my two bucks to a sternly worded letter?

Ha, you all say 15% etc, either you're the small % of peeps that peep ok in this town (most don't even say thank you..) or you're lying which is more likely..

This town sucks for tipping, especially for pick ups- anyway, those Mexicans in the kitchen rarely see a decent % of tips.. So yeah, fuck it.

I never expect a tip when someone gets to-go food from me and I rarely tip when I get to-go food. If there's a tip jar, sometimes I leave my change.

Why should diners pay the employees ontop of the menu price & tax. Shouldn't the expense of paying employees fall on the employer--they are the one profitting. During a recent trip to New Zealand i found that the non-tipping culture made dining experiences so much more enjoyable...it also showed that employers care about there workers.

I usually ask for a discount when getting take-out, and try to spit in the face of the server just for extra effect.

so, how much do I tip the deli counter at Safeway?

"I usually ask for a discount when getting take-out, and try to spit in the face of the server just for extra effect."

El Owe El my friend. Trul;y and Honest Portlander.

... try to spit in the face of the server just for extra effect...

Thing is, that person isn't really "serving" you. Not running food, getting drink orders, laughing at your obnoxious jokes, bussing your table, or spending 80 minutes trying to make sure you have the best possible experience. All that happens at the front of the house is that someone (usually the host, often a server) gets some plastic silverware and paper napkins ready, and bags everything up when it's ready in the kitchen. That's it. (Oh yeah, and ultimately has to pay taxes on the sale, but it's a fairly negligible amount.) As a waiter, I can honestly say it's nothing a few bucks won't cover. If somebody orders $60 worth of to go food, I certainly wouldn't expect $10 off of it ($5 would seem appropriate, actually). Anything more than 10% is just an attempt to flirt with the person handing you your food.

I'm definitely in the "no tip" camp for takeout. I tip very well--usually 20%--for sit down service unless there's a problem, and I tip generously for delivery. But with takeout I'm neither being served the food, nor is someone bringing it to me. I'm picking it up, which is partially the point--I'm seeking something as close to self-serve as possible.

That said, I'm thinking I should probably start tipping my baristas. There's a specific skill involved there, and if they get a good mix and put a nice little milk flower on the top of my latte, I should probably be kicking them an extra buck or so.

I tip if the girls at the front are cute. Other than that F em!

Oh great. Another tipping thread.

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