Do you tip the cashier for Covid pick-up food? (best, prices, price)

[outdoorman]

I always tip an employee, but not if it is the owner working the register.
Although, I'm generally pretty frugal, I have tipped (a young worker) $10 for a $10 meal I ordered to go.
I sometimes feel 'fatherly' about young people.

[Hemlock140]

Regardless of who is taking the payment, or the cost of the food, we have been tipping $10 whenever we pick up food to go. Last night, for example, it was Mexican, at about $55 for 3 meals. With no waiter/waitress to tip, we just want to help them get through so that they are still around after the pandemic for us to go back to eating there.

[JrzDefector]

Originally Posted by Hopeful for Life

But do you tip the full 15-25% that you would for sit-down SERVICE?

Yes. They are probably working that job because they have no choice and taking on a huge chunk of the exposure risk. If you can’t afford to tip in this environment, don’t order out.

[fishbrains]

Yes. 15% before lockdown, 15% now.

My state has the highest minimum wage in the nation for tipped employees, and even that is only $13.50. Most food service shifts are less than 8 hours, and many workers work fewer than 5 days a week. Then they have to pay for their own health insurance. Nobodyis getting wealthy on that.

If I choose to order takeout, which is completely avoidable, the least I can do is throw a few bucks to the waitstaff.

[happly retired]

tippers do you dip the drive thru window at mickey D's or the doughnut store or starbucks?

i never tip on any take out food - they are getting paid to package and give you your food- tipping is out of control with tip jars next to every register - i can afford to tip but its just bugs the hell out of me to tip someone to pour a cup of coffee and give me change!

[KemBro71]

I tip for takeout most of the time, and more under these current conditions.

I do NOT tip at chains/fast casual take-out places where take-out is kind of their bread-and-butter already.

But the local sushi place? The local Lebanese place?

They've doubled down on supplies and other modifications to pivot their businesses that I feel obligated (in a good way) to support them with an extra tip.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by happly retired

tippers do you dip the drive thru window at mickey D's or the doughnut store or starbucks?

i never tip on any take out food - they are getting paid to package and give you your food- tipping is out of control with tip jars next to every register - i can afford to tip but its just bugs the hell out of me to tip someone to pour a cup of coffee and give me change!

I am a tipper but I don't buy food at any of the types of places you mentioned in the first place. But I am curious--how would you tip someone at a drive-through window? Just tell them to keep change? Hand them extra cash? Tell them to put it on a card? Just wondering about the mechanics of this. (Seriously, it has been years since I went through a drive-through!)

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by KemBro71

I tip for takeout most of the time, and more under these current conditions.

I do NOT tip at chains/fast casual take-out places where take-out is kind of their bread-and-butter already.

But the local sushi place? The local Lebanese place?

They've doubled down on supplies and other modifications to pivot their businesses that I feel obligated (in a good way) to support them with an extra tip.

I did the same with a local diner where friends and I used to go at least once a month. They are doing takeout. I have been there twice to pick up food and added a tip.

[CaptainNJ]

if you add money to the CC bill at the register for takeout, how is that money distributed?

[SkyDog77]

I do. 10%.