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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78d46r wrote

Reply to comment by keyjan in Mandatory Tip for Take-Out? by DCcatdad09

I don't understand why the labor of people dealing with pickup orders (of which there are a lot more now) is worth nothing, or $1 or whatever. People really do love to save a little money.

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keyjan t1_j78fmps wrote

At this particular place, the people plating the food and serving the food and boxing the takeout are…the same people. They package it up for me, and it sits there til I come get it. They don’t have to seat me, or answer any questions, or bring me drinks or bring me food or extra utensils when I drop my fork. No, it’s not worth the same tip.

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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78g08w wrote

It's not the same tip. You aren't getting drinks etc. so your tab is generally significantly smaller with a pickup order.

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keyjan t1_j78g84j wrote

Dude, tip whatever you want and the rest of us will do the same.

And no, my pad Thai eat in is the same price as takeout.

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VulcanVulcanVulcan t1_j78hd1e wrote

Yes, and you'll eat that mandatory 20% tip if it's applied so that workers dealing with the apparently large numbers of cheap and angry DC diners can be adequately paid.

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keyjan t1_j78i9rz wrote

What? No. I don’t go to restaurants that impose mandatory tips. Bye now.

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boots_with_the_furr t1_j78p4cf wrote

? What the freak are you always on about??? Why does the restaurant owner not have to pay a fair wage in this scenario? Or what about that the core feature of tipped positions is that it’s variable???? I don’t get it

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