Tipping once was appreciation for good service, not just for presence. I reject tipping for counter service or self-service where I have to do the major work of carrying tray. In some of the newer "convenience" stores, you order your food on a kiosk, wait in lie to receive your order, and check out at an automated register where you are …
Tipping once was appreciation for good service, not just for presence. I reject tipping for counter service or self-service where I have to do the major work of carrying tray. In some of the newer "convenience" stores, you order your food on a kiosk, wait in lie to receive your order, and check out at an automated register where you are asked on the screen if you want to add a tip (for what? I ask). Where service is provided, I will tailor my tip to the appearance, performance, and friendliness of the server, and I have left notes of complaint.
Yes, went to a new restaurant that was cashless - huge pet peeve- and you tipped when you ordered, from a machine. So the only thing a person did was bring the food. I didn't go back.
I am a very good tipper in sit-down restaurants, although my tips are directly commensurate with the service I received. A crappy server who ignored our table gets 5-10%. A server who made a genuine effort to make our experience pleasant gets 30% or more.
But I unapologetically refuse to tip in situations where the person getting the tip interacted with me for less than a minute.
Completely agree! Tipping is ONLY for actual humans who provided a service. Ringing up my order after I stood in line doesn’t count! By that definition, you should be tipping the cashier at Target.
Tipping once was appreciation for good service, not just for presence. I reject tipping for counter service or self-service where I have to do the major work of carrying tray. In some of the newer "convenience" stores, you order your food on a kiosk, wait in lie to receive your order, and check out at an automated register where you are asked on the screen if you want to add a tip (for what? I ask). Where service is provided, I will tailor my tip to the appearance, performance, and friendliness of the server, and I have left notes of complaint.
Yes, went to a new restaurant that was cashless - huge pet peeve- and you tipped when you ordered, from a machine. So the only thing a person did was bring the food. I didn't go back.
I am a very good tipper in sit-down restaurants, although my tips are directly commensurate with the service I received. A crappy server who ignored our table gets 5-10%. A server who made a genuine effort to make our experience pleasant gets 30% or more.
But I unapologetically refuse to tip in situations where the person getting the tip interacted with me for less than a minute.
Completely agree! Tipping is ONLY for actual humans who provided a service. Ringing up my order after I stood in line doesn’t count! By that definition, you should be tipping the cashier at Target.
That's not a Thing yet?
The cashiers in my area are so slipshod and sullen that I would be delighted to tip a decent cashier who didn’t crush my loaf of breads
This is why I like self-checkout. I can bag my groceries the way *I* want them, not the way the bagger thought was adequate.
And bananas. Do they now teach them to put your bananas on the bottom now? I snatch them up the moment they're scanned and hand carry them.