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Originally Posted by Reaper
The people who receive tips will always lean towards a higher tipping percentage regardless if they deserve it or not. Personally, I tip based on service. If you provide good service you get 15%. If you provide substandard service you get less and it is heavily dependent on attitude. If you provide poor service and you're a C U Next Tuesday then I will tip an insulting amount. If you provide above average service then I will tip 20%.
There is not the wage disparity between servers and minimum wage that exists in the United States. In some states servers' minimum wage is 1/3 of regular minimum wage. Maybe it should be that way here. Whenever I've traveled in the United States I always receive better service than anything I could receive in Calgary.
Also, I do not tip on takeout or at coffee shops. When I'm doing my job correctly no one stops by my desk to drop off some change. Why should I give you extra money because you did your job?
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Assuming you're talking about placing an order for pickup? If you don't tip on takeout orders, ask for a leader to take your order as they do not have to tip out at the end of the night. As a server, there is nothing worse than punching in a $100 to-go order then having to tip out on that at the end of the night. It sucks, because we lose money by doing this. Total gear grinder. I personally don't expect much tip on to-go's because it's not much of a hassle to take them (if we're not swamped) and it's not like we're waiting on your for an hour - most often or not I just transfer the orders to a leader.