Do you tip when you pick up a delivery order?

[Anonymous]

I love this Persian restaurant and frequently order from them, but they are nowhere near my house. When I am super motivated, I will hop in my car and drive for a pickup which with traffic can be a 45 minute to an hour drive. When I get there, out pops this iPAD asking me to tip. I feel this is so incredibly ridiculous and I see it more and more where you are your own delivery driver, and yet, they want you to tip 10, 20, 30%.

And before anyone hops on some high horse about tips, I eat there too and tip usually 20% and obviously tip when I go through a delivery service.

Do you tip when you pick up the food yourself?

[AI Opinion]

I can imagine the aroma of those Persian delicacies drawing you in! For takeout, tipping isn't obligatory, as you're doing the legwork. However, it's nice to reward exceptional service or express gratitude for well-prepared meals, especially if the chef takes extra care with special requests. Just a little recognition can mean a lot to the restaurant staff who make the dining experience special. It's a personal choice, and what matters most is acknowledging great service or culinary craftsmanship when you can. 😊

[Lliam]

I do not tip when I stop for take out or when I pick up the food myself. That would be like tipping the person at the McDonald's car window or like tipping the check out clerk at a market.
Tipping is for the server at a restaurant. But with take out, there is no server and they don't have to bus my table.
Tipping for food isn't automatic.

[Orion84]

A top is supposed to be a reward for good service by the wait staff.

When I pickup an order, there has been no wait service. I did not dine there. The only people involved in my order were the cooks and that cashier, neither of which work for tips.

So, no; I do not tip, and I specifically write "pick up" or "take out" on the receipt. I'm not going to tip someone for the monumentally difficult task of spinning a tablet around.

Tipping culture is out of control in this country, all so that owners can pay their employees crap. It's not my responsibility to subsidize their cheap ass.

When I am provided good service, by an actual waiter/waitress, I tip very well, but only then.

[Twodogs0525]

The other day, I went to a pet store my wife buys our mutt's "special" dog food at. It was over $100 for a 40lb bag, that I carried to the counter. When she rang it up, there was a pop up window for a tip, just like you explained! I almost told her to fuck right off!

[SoccerPlayer99]

Unless the service is amazing, no , I don't tip to pickup my food. However, I will actually tip someone who delivers my food. I'm someone who worked in retail for a long time and daily I saw the worst and best of people. I think you should generously tip people who are in certain types of service jobs. Waiters, bartenders, barbers to name a few. Obviously, if the service is terrible don't tip or make the tip minimal. Think of it as positive reinforcement for a good service. Positive reinforcement isn't just for children or dogs. It works for pretty much everything.

[Staximus]

It's not a delivery order if you pick it up yourself, it's a takeout order. Tipping used to not be an option on takeout orders and you just picked it up and not tip. Now it's all this electronic bullshit you're screwed, especially if it's the same cashier every time and it's a family-run business. Nobody's going to remember you had a big chain restaurant but at a small family owned place where it's the same people every time you go, they're going to think you're a cheap bastard. I recommend you tip.

[Staximus]

You don't want them giving you shitty food and shity service or letting your food sit there and get cold while you're waiting for it. If you're going to drive that far you might as well just eat it there and not get takeout

[egan3141]

I despise tipping. The business sets the price of the goods. I pay for those goods. WHY THE HELL should I have to VOLUNTARILY BE NEARLY FORCED to give some amount over that? If the workers need more money, then the EMPLOYER should be paying them more. It is not on me to keep an employer's staff happy. The only times I ever tip is when I give in to pressure from my parents or I'm on an early date with a woman, because 99% if not 100% of them will think lesser of me if I don't tip.

[AviatorTom]

I don't normally tip when I pick up the food. Sometimes, if they are really helpful, I'll tip 10%.

A tip is to reward good service. If they haven't provided a service, other than taking your money and giving you the food, what service have they provided?

[Caughtulookin]

I dont ever order to go anything. Lately at a healthy smoothie place i frequent I've been tipping 200% to a gal i like that told me her schedule. I've found that most woman only see me as a dollar sign so i act the way they conditioned me. If i ordered to go i would have almost no social interraction with anybody.

[rachel776]

the whole thing is so crazy now i'm just on auto-tip at 25% and everyone seems to be happy. the only time i'll take it away is when the service is abysmal for no reason, and even then i'm very careful about what goes on near where i live

[Nikki1989]

Tipping is not a thing in this country, as workers are actually paid a living wage. If you choose to live in a backward country like the USA, that is on you.

[SoccerPlayer99]

Nikki1989 you are fascinating with your takes. I wonder if you're this bold and opinionated irl. You come off as strong and independent yet you change your profile picture often which says you actually need and want the attention. That's actually the opposite of someone who is strong and independent because you are relying on others for validation. It's a bit of an oxymoron but hey, I'm in America and in America we would say "it's a free country so do what you wish". More power to you.

[supercutebutt]

When you pick up a takeout order you mean? Usually. I realize people working at restaurants don't make a lot. I am insanely wealthy, so I often tip. :)

[Iron_Man]

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[Static_In_The_Attic]

As for me I never tip on takeout & if they want a tip they can go pound sand.

[exitseven]

there is a local sub shop I frequent. They seem like hard working folks so I always dump whatever change I get into their tip jar.

[NathanDavis]

any kind of service that does accept a tip... I do tip for their service, yes

[Anonymous]

The only time i tip is when i have food delivered or i have good service at a sit down restaurant. Having to pick something up is unworthy of tipping.

[Iron_Man]

No we don’t tip for pick up because we have to drive our own car and pay for gas

[Raydergman26]

Yes do to a lot of people who work in the restaurant keep their tips for their gas or whatever

[Anonymous]

Tips are not a custom in my country.

[Evsisa]

I never tip.