Giving Tip when ordering To Go at Restaurants
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
United States
February 4, 2016 3:18pm CST
I ordered some take out today for lunch and there are two options - "curbside" where you park in a designated parking spot and call to have your food delivered out to you or "to go/take out" where you park and walk in to get your food.
What are your thoughts about giving tip when ordering to go at restaurants? I never use "curbside" because I feel it is faster for me to go inside anyway. I generally just tip $1 when I order to go at Restaurants for the persons time to bag my food, utensils, and condiments.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
Curbside would require the people to go out and bring to the car. I think if they do that ~ I would have to give more tip, so I go inside instead. 
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby Oh i see . Then i will go for the one which would not bother them much and that i can give a lesser tip then . 
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
7 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD Yes, me too! I can park and walk a few steps to pick up my food. I am in no hurry.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Feb 16
I rarely tip unless I get really good service.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I never received great service for to go! I usually have to always ask for utensils and condiments (like ketchup). One time, I ordered "soup" and they said they don't offer any spoons for take out.....
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
5 Feb 16
We have not ordered take-out since we left New Jersey 15 years ago. But, since you asked, I don't think take-out should require a tip. At Sonic, for instance, where they del. the food, maybe a small tip.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
Really!? No take out! Do you often prefer making food at home or just dining at restaurants instead? During cold nights or lazy nights, I like to bring food home to eat and watch tv at home.
During cold nights or lazy nights, I like to bring food home to eat and watch tv at home.1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
6 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill Oooh!I didn't know what boonies meant. 
Now I do!
Now I do!@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
5 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby I don't eat fast food, we don't have a restaurant closer than 30 mins away...so eating at a restaurant is the way to go for us. I keep saying it - I live in the boonies.
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@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
4 Feb 16
I wouldn't tip the same amount for a take out order as I would if I was eating there but a small tip would be sufficient for the person who actually bagged up the order
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I agree! I don't tip the same as eating there ~ other wise I'd eat there. I tip $1-2 depending. At least a dollar for the person who bagged the order!
At least a dollar for the person who bagged the order!1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
4 Feb 16
At restaurants I do tip. But since I am ordering take out and walking instead without any sort of special delivery ~ I just give a dollar and change usually.
But since I am ordering take out and walking instead without any sort of special delivery ~ I just give a dollar and change usually.1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
5 Feb 16
I don't tip for any takeaway type place.
Just for table service and stuff that is delivered.
Tipping isn't as big of a deal in the UK (in my opinion) as it is in some places.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I should do that! Not tip! I feel bad, but then again I don't make much anyway. They are being paid hourly and it isn't so bad to bag things up right? I know when I was a hostess, I didn't always get tips. But sometimes if my food isn't ready yet or I get good service I'll give a $1 or so.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
@Mike197602 Nope! Hardly, but my real job ~ nope.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby Most restaurants have already included service charge in your bill actually so it is better to check first although if your heart desires to give again there is no problem with that.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
7 Feb 16
@salonga Yes, I agree. Important to check because some places do tip differently. 
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
OH yes! I don't either. That would be double tip for them, lol. I had a co-worker who didn't know the restaurant charged tip service already, so she tipped again! Then, when she got home she realized she double tipped.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I think so too! If I give them more, I rather eat there then. All they have to do is bag everything from the kitchen and ring up the check.
All they have to do is bag everything from the kitchen and ring up the check.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I don't do curbside, but if I did ~ I'd tip because the person has to come out, then run back in to get change or the receipt after swiping the card.
But I did not know they charge an extra amount for bagging. Do you live in the States? I never noticed an extra charge.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
5 Feb 16
Usually your tip is for the services a restaurant staff give you over and above making the food. When we pick up take out, we don't tip. If we sit down and eat we do.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I sometimes feel bad if I don't give some sort of tip. But I know what you mean, take out, no tip and if we sit down, we eat it is a given to tip.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
5 Feb 16
It depends. I find that knowing these workers rely on tips to earn a living wage, makes me a little more generous.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
I agree, but now the minimum wage has increased a $1 here.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
6 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby here any food services have a lower minimum wage than other jobs...not fair. They are expected to make it up in tips...to me that should not be the purpose of tips.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Feb 16
Yes, of course! If the person is rude or doesn't offer to give me napkins or utensils and I have to ask or has an attitude ~ I will not tip (if I am taking take out)!
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Feb 16
I don't tip for takeout service, there is no service. I do tip 20% when I am waited on however.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
5 Feb 16
I only tip at sit-down restaurants. I haven't even seen a "curbside" place in years and years. I'm not sure what I would do at one of those.
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