My favorite Chinese place has a tip jar. I always put a dollar or two in there when I pick stuff up. The food's always great and it's my little way of saying thanks.
Do You Tip Your Meal at Chinese Take-Out?
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Did it growing up on a farm. Not much else to do back then. [I also felt guilty about it.] "YAHOO!! Tractor tippin' is fun!"
Cows are criminally under-appreciated members of society, and for what they give to us, their compensation is almost nonexistent. Tipping them should be a way of life, not an optional thing.
Eh, I figure each restaurant has their own method. Wait staff pooling tips is definitely bullshit and bartenders too (of those tips they were specifically given). IIRC (it's been a couple years) us servers gave a small cut at the end of our shift to the bartender, who divided that - half went to the bartenders, and half was divided between the bussers and hosts. I didn't worry about it since I was only ever a server, I just gave my little cut and went home.
There’s always goat fucking.
Typical bourgeois mystification.
Cows are the true proletarians of this world. We, the exploitative human/capitalist class, appropriate the surplus value they produce--sucking their milk like the vampires we are.
Your "tips" are merely a sop to conscience, and a strategy for delaying the coming bovine revolution. But you cannot stop the stampede of history.
Cows of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your halters!
The only unnecessary tipping I do is for delivery drivers who are frequently surprised to get anything (I give em a quid) - my one really bad American habit I've carried over.
Why mention pay for the same of less work being done, huh?
Unless they deliver it to your car, I would NEVER and have NEVER tipped for take-out.
They are doing the same or less work. It doesn't matter what their employer pays them. What matters is that you are receiving the same type of service and you don't tip those people at McDonald's or Wendy's, WHY should you tip anyone else for doing the same kinds of work, huh?
I tip pretty generously for table service and all that... but not take-out just because they happen to use the same receipt. It's a good racket for them though because some people see it and think "boy, I should tip!"
I'd rather it wasn't the custom around these parts. I don't see what good it does anyone. I guess there's something to be said for being known as a good tipper when you're a regular somewhere. Even if your waiter/waitress is in a foul mood for some reason, they'll usually think of the bottom line and not give you shit service. But I imagine in other places you can get much the same effect by being nice and polite. From what I can tell in America, it's apparently custom to completely ignore waiters when they bring you refills and the like rather than taking half a second to say thanks.
I'd rather it wasn't the custom around these parts. I don't see what good it does anyone. I guess there's something to be said for being known as a good tipper when you're a regular somewhere. Even if your waiter/waitress is in a foul mood for some reason, they'll usually think of the bottom line and not give you shit service. But I imagine in other places you can get much the same effect by being nice and polite. From what I can tell in America, it's apparently custom to completely ignore waiters when they bring you refills and the like rather than taking half a second to say thanks.
I tip at the local Chinese take-out place, mostly because I like their food and I want them to stay in business. I may not always do a full 15% but always at least 10%. They know me pretty well there and do a lot of nice things for us (free appetizers, coupons for future meals) so I think tipping has a positive effect.
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Yeah, I always say "thank you" and give them eye contact when I say it. I want them to know the service is appreciated, and is being noticed.
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