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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsShould I " tip" the Starbucks drive-thru server for bill of $11.00?
If one orders a latte and say sandwich the cost is around $11.00.... I just need to get feedback regarding this sometimes annoying, in your face to tip kind of customer service.
I am not sure the effort for a tip rises to the level of a sitdown, inside server at a table...then the tip when I leave one is $1.00 at the Starbucks window ....
What is the DU concensus regarding this, in your face/ tip-me approach?

Blues Heron
(7,173 posts)hlthe2b
(110,629 posts)Blues Heron
(7,173 posts)hlthe2b
(110,629 posts)I don't think I'd get upset at DUers that don't want to tip in that setting, but I typically do so nonetheless--even though they are NOT coming out to my car, but merely HANDING me my order. Still, dealing with the public is hard work so they earn the tip for sure!
Blues Heron
(7,173 posts)Also, one is exposing the person to the inside of ones vehicle- that could qualify for extra hardship duty tips depending
hlthe2b
(110,629 posts)Like I said, I think they earn the tip just dealing with the public. Make that your argument and I'm with you.
Blues Heron
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sinkingfeeling
(55,876 posts)of service workers' wages.
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GP6971
(35,741 posts)PatSeg
(50,587 posts)was actually the opposite. Conservatives and people who are financially well-off tend to be more on the cheap side, having little or no experience working for $2.00 an hour plus tips.
CrispyQ
(39,960 posts)

PatSeg
(50,587 posts)that they give you with their huge, fake smiles. They really believe they are doing "God's work".
I take it that you've waited tables too!
Fiendish Thingy
(19,980 posts)Youre tipping the barista who made the drink.
Baristas are the exception I make for tipping with take out food.
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GP6971
(35,741 posts)FarPoint
(14,103 posts)I do tip but cringe when I do... that's why I wanted to get others insight....
MichMan
(15,446 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(19,980 posts)For both Starbucks and indie coffee roasters.
Common practice is for cash tips to be pooled and shared at the end of the shift.
Tips added via debit/credit card depends on the generosity and honesty of the employer.
MichMan
(15,446 posts)It was at a restaurant that was a clone of Red Lobster. Made $3.35 an hour, or approx. $15 a night.
Servers would snatch up every tip left on the table and some bragged how they made over $100 in tips on a busy night. Once, one of them gave me $1.
ProfessorGAC
(73,557 posts)That's why, when they asked me if I wanted to wait tables instead of bussing, I said yes.
Sunday mornings at a fancy place that were known their eggs benedict. My hourly wage went down, but those nearly got me to double. A bit less than that on Saturday morning & Wednesday nights.
But, we did throw 10% into a kitty for bussers. So, I made a little even before I switched to waiting tables.
bucolic_frolic
(51,381 posts)anciano
(1,898 posts)IMO, tipping should be reserved for traditional scenarios.
Metaphorical
(2,460 posts)Drive-through is frantic, hard work, and typically underappreciated.
True Dough
(23,651 posts)It's a shame what retailers and the service industry pays workers, not even a living wage, really. So I usually tip, thank the server but grit my teeth at the thought of some restaurant CEOs making tens of millions per year and shareholders rolling in the dough.
MichMan
(15,446 posts)What about convenience store clerks, dry cleaning attendants, or store cashiers that fall into that category?
Who fills up their gas tank (self serve) and goes inside to tip the gas station attendant 15% ?
True Dough
(23,651 posts)or I'd go broke!
Mosby
(18,793 posts)Mostly for the sandwiches. I always tip a buck.
hlthe2b
(110,629 posts)I reward kindness!
FarPoint
(14,103 posts)It would be a pleasure to tip then.
doc03
(38,115 posts)they have to meet a goal of so many seconds for each order. It looks like a very stressful job and they often
have to deal a-hole customers. I would give them a tip. Starbucks is about the biggest scam in history, on
cold drinks they fill the cup with ice and add 8 ounces at best of drink. Ice tea is like ice 4 ounces tea and 4 ounces water.
MichMan
(15,446 posts)wolfie001
(5,681 posts)And thank them as well. Me? Retired Union grocery 39 years 2 months.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,999 posts)Those are not really the personal services I tip for.
absolutely not...