Do you tip on carry out food?

[Ole Anderson]

Ok, we discussed tipping the oil change guy, but what about curbside carryout at Applebee's, or when you pick up at the local pizza joint, or you pick up Chinese for dinner? I always struggle with that. Usually I tip just under 20% on sit down (I round, usually down, to the nearest dollar from 20%), but on carry out from a sit down restaurant, I usually give half of that. Sometimes not. Pizza? Hit or miss on tipping for me. I feel more inclined to tip when they carry it out to the car for me with curbside carry out.

[David Weaver]

I've never tipped on carryout food. Pizza person, yes. If the pizza place has a delivery charge more than a dollar, I pick up the pizza instead. If they have a small delivery charge, I still tip the driver or sometimes ask if they get part or all of the delivery charge. If they do, I adjust their tip accordingly.

[Harold Burrell]

In a word...no. (I do, however, expect a tip for taking the time to answer your question.)

[Dan Hintz]

If anything requires true service (taking my order, delivering food to the table, checking up on me from time to time, etc.), I tip. If it involves something simple (like clearing the table of my plates when I'm done, but no service beyond that), I will usually leave a buck or two at the table. If they are only walking a bag to my car 10' outside of the restaurant, no tip as they already make at least minimum wage and it's part of their job.

[Mike Hollingsworth]

I tip well.
I'm welcome everywhere

at some point cheap becomes selfish

[Harold Burrell]

I tip well.
I'm welcome everywhere

at some point cheap becomes selfish

Do you tip at McDonald's?

[Chuck Wintle]

Do you tip at McDonald's?

i would never tip at mcdonalds or any other fast food place. When its not served to your table or brought to your front door, then IMHO, then no tip is necessary.

[Duane Meadows]

Where I worked, if I accepted a tip, I was subject to being fired! Probably as it should be.

That said some folks(especially elderly) are highly insulted if you won't accept a tip... kind of between a rock and a hard place sometimes

[ray hampton]

I try to tip BUT do not offer to tip the policeman or policewoman , that are call bribing

[Brian Elfert]

Where I worked, if I accepted a tip, I was subject to being fired! Probably as it should be.

The State Fair I worked at for many years does not allow employees to accepts tips. Employees also could not accept free or reduced price food from any vendor. They actually had folks who tested if employees would accept tips.

[Pat Barry]

I've started tipping the folks at the carryout pizza place, just a couple bucks to let them know I appreciate their pizza.
Ed: and their hard work. I feel like I drove over to pick it up and watched while they worked on my order, so I saved on tipping the delivery driver, I'm going to give some of that back to the folks actually doing the work. I think they appreciate it too. Maybe they will even remember someday and throw on a couple extra pepperoni's. LOL

[Kev Williams]

I'm amused when I see tip jars in places like an ice cream store. The employee's job is to scoop ice cream and place it in cone, cup or tub, hand it to you, then take your money. I should offer a gratuity for that?

And tipping at the carryout pizza joint for a good pizza? It's their JOB to make good pizza in the first place, so you'll come back for more. Which is job security. THAT should be their incentive to make a decent pizza.

I think it's going a bit too far when we start tipping people for no real reason other than they bothered to show up for work.

[David Weaver]

I may sound like an old crank, but I generally don't tip anyone who doesn't have a necessity for it. Wait staff and delivery guys are about it.

[Chris Padilla]

I'm amused when I see tip jars in places like an ice cream store. The employee's job is to scoop ice cream and place it in cone, cup or tub, hand it to you, then take your money. I should offer a gratuity for that?

Tipping jars are where I dump the coins I get back in change as I hate carrying change around. Paper is fine...metal is not.

But otherwise, I tip at non fast-food sit-down restaurants and the pizza guy who delivers and that is about it.

[Kent A Bathurst]

I tip at "sit-down" restaurants when I go to pick up a take-out order I phoned in. Understand - these are places where we also go for a sit-down meal.

The tips on the to-go orders end up in the pockets of the kitchen staff.

We both worked in restaurants while in college. Maybe I have a soft spot; but those people are not on easy street by any means..............