Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

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  1. Yes, but not as much as a full service order.
    I think the trend could be different in different areas. Here, I feel like a to go order requires a limited amount of service. Still, if they get my order right and I’m not waiting an unreasonable amount of time, I usually tip 15% or slightly more.
    For full service, if all goes well with the service, I tip a minimum of 20%.

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  2. Yeah, I tip like a drunken sailor on shore leave who needs to get rid of foreign currency.
    It is the one flaw in my otherwise upstanding and rightous tightwad nature.
    I’ve been a waitress.
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  3. I don’t typically at the drive thru if using my card at the window. I do; however, add a tip if using an app to order and I can add it there.

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  4. No. Nor do I tip for to-go orders at McDonald’s, or taco trucks, or little girls selling Girl Scout cookies. The idea that you deserve a tip for doing something that a) is your job; b) takes you 30 seconds; c) requires no skill, is absurd.

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  5. No. I don’t like being asked to tip, period, unless there’s a lap dance in it for me (and I gave up patronizing strip joints some years ago).
    I don’t even like doing it for table service at a respectable establishment but this is America, it’s a sick part of our culture, it’s here to stay like it or not, and we’re stuck with it. So when I eat out at a nice place (or even a Waffle House) I try to be pretty decent about it, but I still don’t like it.
    I see tipping as nothing other than a socially acceptable version of bribery and extortion , and bribery and extortion is bribery and extortion even when it’s expected of you by social convention. I also don’t like the way it’s used as a scheme for the owner of an establishment to shift his payroll costs, and his responsibility to see that his employees compensated fairly, from himself to his customer — and leave it completely to the customer’s discretion or generosity at that — although neither he nor the IRS are the least bit shy about demanding that tips be pooled, or shared, or reported for tax purposes.
    I know I’m supposed to feel differently since I operate hotels . . . but I operate select-service hotels, and when those were invented and first developed back in the 80s, part of the business model was to eliminate tipped employees at hotels. Guests could stay at a nice hotel without having to deal with employees who always have their hand out.
    I’d like to see the USA become more like Europe or Asia and eliminate it most everywhere (unless you can expect a lap dance), but it’s here to stay and we’re stuck with it. Every employee should be paid a livable wage, the customer shouldn’t be asked to fund it in addition to his purchase, never mind having the choice left up to him whether or not it actually gets paid to the employee; and once the employee has done the work or performed the service, he or she has earned the money and should not have to beg for it, or hope that the customer considers him or her worthy of being compensated.

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  6. Thanks for the answer request. I’m in New Zealand so tipping isn’t expected at all, so my answer is no. I would tip for extraordinary service, however.

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  7. Usually, but, it depends on the service I receive. If I receive good service, I want to continue to!
    I recently tipped the man at the drive-through carwash. He always does a great job and has a great disposition. I handed him $5. He basically handwashed my entire car!!!!!

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  8. Absolutely not. That is understood by both client and provider. Is there a slot on a vending machine to tip the person who loaded the machine? No, it defeats the entire purpose of to-go/carry out/take away or whatever it is called in whichever country.

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  9. Not as a rule. Tipping is for good service and putting coffee in a styrofoam cup and handing it to you doesn’t qualify as needing a tip.
    But now you have drive through, Dutch Bros, where the overly cheerful person comes up to your car, takes your order, runs your card, and asks “shall I add a tip on that today?” You could say yes or you could say no; it’s an awkward moment.
    Then you drive up to the window and wonder if you did the wrong thing no matter what you decide because the whole thing becomes so complicated.
    So you choose. Disappoint two people or make them even more overly cheerful.

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  10. I used to work in an ice cream restaurant, which was a coffee shop as well. The tip jar was splitted between the amount of people behind the counter. On an average day, three people behind the counter got a total tip of R5 (That’s like $0.32 in US dollars), and that was for the day. So I believe people should tip tjose baristas and shop assistants more than what they’re currently getting. If you can tip at a restaurant, why can’t you tip anywhere else? (Based on service and so on, obviously).

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  11. I don’t get to-go orders from coffee shops, but if I did, I would still tip them a buck or two. If you think about it, the staff put the effort into preparing the to-go meal, so they should be compensated for their effort.

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  12. Yes, I always tip. But for to-go orders, the tip would be less than for eat-in orders. Waitstaff are traditionally paid very low wages, with the expectation that tips will make his or her total income tolerable, but Covid has made a bad situation much worse than before. Please do tip; they’ll remember you for it.

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  13. My rule was to tip for waiter service if I was served by one inside a coffee shop (same as any other restaurant), but not for self-serve pickup or drive thru. But then I became a “regular customer” at a drive-thru and ended up having a few “regular baristas” and I gave them little gifts at random times. Loaves of banana bread, etc. when I had been baking, the odd twenty sometimes when I had not been baking for a while. I am going to rethink my tipping practices when the dust settles on all the new minimum wages and other wage law changes we are seeing. Many places we (Americans) tip occupations that are/were under-valued or that had a large component of personal service (hair care…. but not lawyers?) Europeans think our tipping practices are a little nuts, and with new wage laws, I am tending to agree. For the present I am “not sure what I will do in the future”.

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  14. Most of the time I do. The only time I don’t is if I don’t have cash and the payment machine doesn’t have an option to add a tip, but that’s rare. Most shops prefer contactless payment these days, and they have a tip option built in.

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  15. most of the time yes, especially nowadays they all have those digital auto-tip system after you insert your card. i just do 15%. if nothing comes up the system, then i don’t.

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  16. No, You have to judge yourself when it becomes a service, a coffee or even a breakfast sandwich doesn’t really qualify. Fast food doesn’t qualify. You cant give money to everyone you think should be paid more. Tipping is for good service. Speciifically on to go orders If I went over and above I might pay a tip. Like order 10 coffees and 10 deserts and they pack it for me I would probably tip them. If I went to a restaurant and I order 2 steak dinners. Someone has to pack all that up including make sure I have butter sour cream plastic ware both salads, the salad dressings, rolls etc. maybe even pack it where nothing spills into one another. That’s a service I would tip 10 percent. If I had sat at this person’s table and ordered the same. She had to come back 5 x and then I knocked over my water. Id pay her 20 percent. If I had sat at her table and she took my order and then I never saw her again until she brought my check I’d pay her 10 percent.

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  17. In pre-COVID days probably not. The point of tips is to reward service. Handing you a bag and taking your money isn’t the same as if you sat down, served food on plates, cups, bowls,glasses, utensils etc. No one had to refill your water or beverage. There was no clearing or cleaning of your table. Until restaurants are going full tilt again a small tip can’t hurt.

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  18. I don’t tip at all!! Here in Australia all workers get a living wage and tipping is frowned upon. Would you tip someone who earns $22 an hour, plus 9% paid in superannuation, paid public holidays and four weeks paid leave every year?

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  19. I don’t. I don’t think that handing me an order which I take home counts as waiter service. But then, in the UK, the waiting staff are paid, and they don’t depend on tips for a living.

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  20. According to a new survey from INSIDER, around 70% of people do tip when they pick up coffee. And 30% of people said they do not tip baristas at all. About 24% of people tip with the change they get from their order, but roughly 17% are willing to pony up as much as 10% of their total bill.

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  21. Yes I do. They work hard, they do a great job, and their lives have been flipped upside down. My favorite coffee shop still does not have inside seating open, due to COVID. I support their efforts.

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  22. I would. Most people working at coffee shops are usually teens to young adults just trying to make some money to pay off student loans or something like that. A bit of extra money always benefits them, so look into your heart to tip these people.
    You should really tip everyone working the front desk if you’re buying something. That money goes directly to them, and you’re making their lives easier.

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  23. This question gives me nightmares…Lol.
    Lets get into why first, before I answer the question – don’t worry it related.
    My now ex wife and I use to eat out for happy hour pretty much every Friday without fail. We knew all of the best places with the best deals. We could go out, have two drinks each, adequate food, for $25 ish. I’d always want to leave a $6 or $8 tip. Also without fail, she would say “We can’t afford that”. Hmm, if you eat out every Friday and can’t leave a decent tip, then you should not be eating out. What I started doing was, when she got up and started to walk away, I’d throw a few more $$ down.
    To answer the question, if you can’t afford to leave a $1 tip then why are you getting a $6 cup of coffee?

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  24. YES, just too be polite, and there doing you a favour, getting rid of your loose change, if you don’t DONATE IT TO CHARITY???
    But I’ve been in the food industry, so it’s nice to see some extra cash.

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  25. Sounds like a weird American custom. No we don’t, and we do not use the term ‘’to-go’’
    we call that a ‘’Carry Out’’ or a take-away.

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  26. You mean a coffee shop like this one?
    No, Never.

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    I recently wrote an answer about why the tipping culture is very slowly sinking into my brain, and why I personally don’t support it.
    Aishwarya Kher’s answer to Why does it feel like I am required to leave a tip?
    To-go orders OR Takeaways, as they are also called, require the least amount of extra efforts by the restaurant’s staff.
    You pre-order online or in person, wait around for the order to be ready and just drive away with it. You neither engaged the waiter’s service nor the delivery person’s time. You already paid for the food or beverage preparation. Whatever basic minimum material handling is done by the shop’s staff is expected to be covered in their wages.
    I don’t see any reason to add a tip like they say in the movies, “Keep the change”. I rather prefer a card payment to match the exact bill amount.

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    Victor Allen’s

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  27. It depends on how much the person is doing how clean the areais whether there is napkins utensils etc and if the person gives any type of attitude if you bring somethimg to their attention i would give between 5–10% on average but if they went over the top to make sure everything was satisfactory i would give 15% max

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  28. Question: Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    I’d have to be in a good mood. Another factor is I never have money in my pocket, I always use debit. Most places do digital tips which is aggressive pressure tip tactics, in my opinion if you ask me. I hate tipping and try to avoid it at all cause.
    Why do I have to pay the coffee maker, the product, and now the cashier for passing it to me? Why do I have to pay what your boss is supposed to be paying you?

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  29. In general I only tip people that bring food or beverages to my table. And my mind your server is going out of their way to make your life better and easier. On the other hand the one who makes your coffee and then sits in front of you at the counter is doing their job and not going out of the way so I don’t give them a tip.

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  30. True story had a girl at Starbucks sit there texting while I stood there waiting to order. After a few minutes waiting I calmly and politely said excuse me can you take my order. She held her hand up in my face and went back to texting. I turned around and walked out and she said “ Asshole “ as I was leaving.
    Not only did I not tip I have not been back to Starbucks since.

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  31. Well, these days I don’t go to coffee shops, but I was quite the Starbucks fan for a long time, starting around 2000. I don’t know why, but I would tip randomly. I think customers are kind of being bullied by almost every store with tip jars. Not sure about back then, but I was searching for jobs in the recent past and baristas make more money than Medical Assistants. What the Heck? MAs aren’t tip, but they sure deserve it a lot more.
    Back to coffee shops- I do feel if someone has a large order (4 or more drinks,) it would be nice for them to throw a little change in the jar. But, NOT required.
    Thanks for asking.

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  32. No. Tips go to restaurant servers and delivery drivers. But that’s my right/opinion.
    someone who pours a cup of coffee for me is doing nothing extraordinary.

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  33. Not specifically, but if I don’t have the right change, I will quite often pay with a note and leave that on the counter. These days, when more people pay with a card, I think that tipping in most circumstances will become less routine, and, with less customers about, the hospitality industry will have to start finding other ways to compensate their staff.

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  34. Yes, because the workers there typically work for less than minimum wage. Anyway, giving an extra couple of dollars is NOT going to bankrupt me.

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  35. Yes. Generally $1 for big drinks, 50 cents for just a cup of coffee and on the check total if getting food.
    For example, if you are at Starbucks and you get 2 Carmel Macchiatos and a cup of house blend, I would leave 2.50. If I don’t have the change,I would just leave $3. If I got a cake pop and a breakfast sandwich and the total is say, $10, I would leave 20% so, $2.
    However, if it’s somewhere that you frequent often and you come in several times a day, leaving one $2 or $3 tip at the beginning of the day, is fine.

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  36. Maybe a buck cash, if I am getting some food too, or the change if not, and only if they are nice, effective, and get the order right!
    How are you going to save money, and get rich like the owner of Starbucks, if you go to coffee shops? You can make coffee at home for very, very little! $4 coffee, times 250 work days is $1000.
    So, maybe invest in your future?
    Wouldn’t it be delightful to soon have $1000 in your new investment account at STASH:

    Above is twenty bucks in stock, to get started, free!
    Furthermore, what if you packed your lunch?
    250 times $9 a day for lunch is more than $2000!
    I could go on, but you asked a simple question! Asked and answered!
    Please have a super enjoyable day!

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  37. I don’t tip at coffee shops unless they have table service, which typically they don’t. They are paid as regular workers, not waiters, so don’t need tips to make up the difference.

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  38. Scotland here.
    Just coffees no. If someone is doing extras, like making up food for me to take away, if there’s an obvious tips box then I probably would if the folk are pleasant and hygienic.

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  39. Yes. I feel that all restaurant/cafe/food-service personnel deserve to be tipped. Even if they are to-go people, they still depend on tips to make a decent living.

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  40. I personally don’t do so, but because I’m of the impression that the employees don’t get paid minimum wage for people getting tips.

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  41. I never have that problem. I never use them. Yes, I do drink coffee, but I always make my own. These coffee shops, yes they do smell marvelous, but they never live up to the taste, so as I said I never use them. Even moreso because they are ridiculously overpriced for something I can make exactly to my taste at a fraction of the price.

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  42. First, I do not and will not go to coffee shops for over priced burnt tasting coffee. The big S is one of them. That stuff makes me physically ill.
    Furthermore, people who take jobs in coffee shops to mix a coffee took the job because of the hours, the pay, meeting people, and the work is not hard.
    If this were like sitting at a bar and having people chat, having the bartender chat and make an awesome drink…sure.
    I don’t tip the people at wawa who make the coffee either.
    You know, I want to be tipped for being a nice customer. I want to be tipped for not being a Karen. I want to be tipped for saying hello. I want to be tipped for smiling. I want to be tipped for stepping one foot inside the establishment. I want to be tipped for not being a jerk.
    You know this door swings both ways.
    Again if you don’t like to pay go find another job.

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  43. I’d say it depends on how much you spend and if food was involved. When I would go to Starbucks for a coffee, I’d always give a dollar and then they would randomly give me free drinks because they liked me

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  44. Yes. I don’t normally tip at takeout restaurants (I do tip at sit-down restaurants with real servers), but baristas are an exception.
    First, rightly or wrongly, it’s been conventional since baristas first became a thing in the US the late 1970s. It was based on tipping a bartender.
    Second, the fundamental reason for tipping real restaurant servers is because otherwise the job won’t attract the kind of quality employee you want to be served by. Likewise, you don’t want your espresso drink made by the kind of person who would be willing to work for minimum wage. You want your espresso drink made by a person who has what it takes to earn more than that. Thus you tip them.

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  45. Yes. It doesn’t have to be much, certainly not 15%, but a little something isn’t unreasonable. Baristas work for minimum wage or marginally above, If you can afford $4 plus for a latte, you can afford 25 or 50 cents in a tip jar. It takes the same effort to fulfill coffee orders regardless of if the vessel holding it takes a table or walks out the door.

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  46. if they have a tip cup, i usually do. baristas deal with horrible people ( i owned a coffee shop, coffee customers are rude)
    profit margin isn’t super high, wholesale milk is crazy expensive (supermarkets keep the price low. wholesale milk is over $6 a gallon.)
    You pay $3 for hamburger helper (a few noodles and a sauce packet) so they can charge less on milk. it’s about overall margin. People would freak out if they had to pay full price on milk.

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  47. I wouldn’t normally just like I wouldn’t at McDonalds. But you may already have been charged with a tip built in. The Waffle House always adds in a tip on a To-Go order no matter how large or small, so any place may do the same.

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  49. Why would you tip at a coffee shop?
    Why would you tip if you’re getting to-go?
    Neither is logical. People who do so have been brainwashed.

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  50. I do not usually tip anywhere. I live in a civilized country, where a waiter gets a reasonable salary one can live on.
    I may tip occasionally when the waiter offers an outstanding service that goes beyond his/her standard duty.

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  51. No. I don’t believe that tipping is appropriate, but I do tip. Almost everyone. Not huge amounts but regular amounts, particularly to people whose services I regularly request (I have a good dog groomer); tips do make people more accommodating in urgent situations in the future.
    I once read that “tip” was short for “to ensure performance.”

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  52. Depends on the coffee shop. For Starbucks sometimes the app will have an option to tip, sometimes when people have gone to pick it up they’ve left a tip. You could always leave a tip in the jar they have when you pick up your order!

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  53. Always. Baristas are really just poorly-compensated bartenders.
    I’m a vocal proponent also that more bars should buy espresso machines and coffeehouses obtain liquor licenses…and both should have full kitchens and expanded hours. Normalize the idea of the all-day third-place establishment. I’m really far afield of the question at this point.
    But…yes. I always tip my barista. Usually the larger of 20% or $1.

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  54. I tip no matter the way I order. The main reason is it’s ingrained in me to tip. It has always been something I have done because it was part of the coffee house subculture I knew. The Baristas made great coffee, gave cool vibes, and offered a little chit-chat while they perfected my drink and in return, I slipped them a buck via their tip jar which usually had funny or interesting phrases wrapped around the front.

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    I tip because I have worked in several coffee shops and have a few years of experience in serving various espresso-based coffee drinks. I wouldn’t call myself a Barista who is knowledgeable in the process of roasting the different types of coffee beans, the beans themselves, and is up to the latest techniques, and can create impressive latte art. That’s a real Barista. There was a Barista I knew who concocted a french press coffee that had the same reaction to your tongue as a dry beer. If you remember Bud Dry you understand what sensation I am talking about. It was kinda amazing.

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?

    My experience working in a coffee shop was very fast-paced had to constantly pay close attention to detail while doing several things at once. I wasn’t the best at it. So because of that experience, I know they work hard to make my overindulgent overpriced delicious delight, so I don’t think throwing a dollar or so in the funny tip jar is a big deal.
    Thanks.
    Sidenote: If the service straight up stinks and the staff is rude, then I don’t tip. I don’t see that often though.

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  55. Anywhere that there is a tip jar, there is a sense that if there’s extra change [after paying], you might leave some,” says Orr. However tipping at the coffee shop is completely optional , according to Orr. If you get exceptional service (or an unreal Americano), you might want to consider chucking in your change.

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  56. No way. You should only tip for exceptional service. The shop has a huge mark up on coffees.
    There’s absolutely no need to tip for a take away cup of coffee.
    If you buy 4 cups, the shop provides the cardboard carry tray. If not, then you won’t buy 4 cups.
    There’s heaps of coffee joints in Melbourne. You had better make good coffee or your business is screwed.

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  57. Personally, no.
    Tipping for takeaway food and drinks isn’t really a thing in the UK.
    Many shop counters do have a tip jar on them, which is typically used to put loose change in to. But given that few people these days use cash, I can’t imagine staff picking up much by the way of them.
    The exception being Christmas when people will often put a bit of cash in.

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  58. When stop at Tim Hortons and get a coffee to go at the counter, I don’t tip. Perhaps I should, I don’t know. I have sometimes put a little bit of change in the tip jar, but I usually do everything by credit card.

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  59. It depends, some people do because theyre kind or in a good mood, and others don’t. Because they are either in a hurry, horrible mood and so on. I personnally do tip sometimes. It depends on how I feel, what i’m doing and if i have enough change. Sometimes I don’t tip because I want to, I tip because I pay alot more than what im suppose to do.

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  60. Depends. I always try to tip if the staff is friendly. I don’t need to be served at my desk in a coffee shop or in a restaurant to start feeling like i should tip. I only care about the way they approach me.

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  61. Yes. Usually at least 15-20% of the total bill. Why? In most states, a majority or restaurant workers are exempt from minimum wage laws meaning that they can make as little as about $2.00/hour. If a worker is assembling your to-go order, they are not waiting tables where they can be making tips so, in essence, they are financially penalized for assembling a to-go order.
    According to law, if workers don’t make enough in tips to bring their hourly wage up to minimum wage, the employer is to make up the shortfall. Yeah, right. Usually what happens is that the employers will report sufficient tips to show that the employee made minimum wage whether it actually happened or not. So, if the establishment has a really slow night, tipped employees can actually end up being taxed on money they didn’t make. Also, lots of restaurants have tip splitting with dishwashers and table busses so they don’t have to pay them minimum wage. And, I’ve seen managers and owners take 10% or more of the gross tips as a “processing fee.” Working in a restaurant is physically demanding and can be mentally exhausting as well since the number of AH customers seems to have increased exponentially.
    I wish that restaurant workers were paid a living wage but they are not.until they are, they are dependent on tips for survival.

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  62. No because I walk in order they are not bring it to at a table all they are doing is getting me what kind of coffee at a countair or drive thru. So see they are not being like a watress in a restuarnt. A restuarant I do tip, but only if they did there job well.

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  63. Yep, even when I use a non-cash payment modality. The folks behind the counter work hard…at least here in Manhattan they do…and a buck ain’t gonna impact my budget in any way measurable.
    The other side of this coin…I work virtually hence I really don’t get out much, so it is also a way to spread a bit of cheer and bonhomie around—regardless of the season!

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  64. I tip for to-go orders at coffee shops because the barista is doing the same amount of work, regardless of where I drink my coffee.

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  65. No; nor do I tip for counter service, or take-out, at any other establishment; only for table service. I’ve never seen a tip jar at McDonald’s or Wendy’s. It isn’t expected.

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  66. If I am a sit down customer and eat at the restaurant and place a to-go order, following my meal, I’ll figure that into the total tip.
    Take out/take away – No, I don’t tip and I think it is the employees responsibility to provide a living wage to their employees. Coffee shops often have multiple staff behind the counter and more than one individual might be in the supply chain fulfilling your order.

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  67. I don’t.
    Starbucks — Walk to the back of the store, get in a line, wait to order, stand along a wall to wait again, respond like a dog and walk to the counter to get coffee in a paper cup. And you want me to do what else? For me that’s a damn miserable experience. I don’t tip at all.
    Never, almost never. If you went beyond the minimum requirements of your job, I respect that and act accordingly. But, if all you did was the basic job, I’m not impressed. Where’s my motivation?
    A full service restaurant is different. I can be comfortable and appreciated. I can tell when my server is clean, crisp, polite, knowledgeable, efficient, and enhances my dining experience. Yeah, I tip generously.
    Starbucks — 000

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  68. Occasionally. Usually if I do it’s because I go to a small independently owned coffee shop. Sometimes it’s the owner himself who makes my coffee. I know they share tips. Anything I can do to keep that small business owner up and running, making my coffee the way I like it, greeting me by name, I’m willing to do. Especially if that simply means they keep the change from a $5 bill.
    The larger and more corporate the coffee shop, the less likely they are to see me leave even a few coins. If you can afford college tuition for your baristas, you don’t need that little extra change as much as me. I’m going to help your competition stay in the game, which in turn will force you to continuously innovate. Without legitimate competition, eventually you’ll be selling me Folgers coffee at $10 a cup. Not happening here pal!

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  69. I try to tip everywhere I go, especially since the pandemic started. I appreciate people who show up to work while many of their contemporaries don’t bother.
    That said, I have to answer no to this question. I don’t drink coffee and don’t patronize coffee shops. One of the biggest complaints that I got from my now-adult stepdaughters is that I would never take them to Starbucks before they were old enough to drive.
    If I were one of those people who is willing to wait in line for 30–45 minutes to buy an overpriced drink with a six word name, I would tip the person who served me.

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  70. No. In the UK, the price is the price. You might tip if coffee came as part of a meal that was consumed in the restaurant. But coffee on its own, no. Not even sit down coffee gets a tip. Sometimes I even get a free espresso if I buy a load of products at the Portuguese Bar/Deli, because the lady knows I love her coffee.
    I think the tipping situation in the USA is somewhat out of hand and makes the country a global outlier.

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  71. Usually i do because there are no customers sitting inside so the waitress doesn’t get a cent unless we consider their effort and what it’s worth to us.

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  72. I do! The baristas put in the exact same amount of work making the drinks whether I sit for an hour or leave right after, so I tip the same. Most of the baristas know me because I go every day. Some days I stay, some days I go. They treat me EXACTLY the same either way… so why should I tip them differently?

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  73. Coffee shops are one of those places you will go and see a jar for tips but they are not expected. Coffee shop employees will make an hourly that is at least minimum wage. Tips are always a token of appreciation to whoever is working. It is optional. I usually just leave the coin change or round up on a credit card ticket to the next dollar.
    I have never worked at a coffee shop but I’ve had friends who have. It is my understanding that the tips received in the tip jar will be split evenly among all employees working that shift. I know they all really appreciate an extra $2-$10 in a day. Maybe it buys them lunch.
    I think it’s completely up to you if you want to tip or not. If you order for everyone in your office and you have 20 drinks to take back with you….perhaps then, it might be more of a scenario where you would leave a couple of bucks tip for having such a large order.
    Tip or don’t tip, it’s up to you. Just remember it is an act of kindness and kindness is never required, always appreciated, can go a long way, make someone’s day, and help add some positivity in an often seemingly bleak world.

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  74. No.
    This has gotten out of hand over the last decade or so.
    Tipping was for those making less than minimum wage as a supplement for the low wage.
    Coffee shop employees are all paid minimum or above and are there to provide a service that’s paid for by the employer.
    Same with sandwich shops, cannabis dispensary etc.
    Do not be shamed by not tipping where you do not feel it’s necessary.

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  75. Depends on who is getting the tip. If shared with cooks then I probably will. If just for the wait staff who literally did nothing then nope.

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  76. A2A
    Tipping as a matter of course is an almost exclusively American concept. Regarding most of the rest of us, we only tip for service above and beyond expectations.

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  77. If by coffee shop you mean places you buy coffee and perhaps a pastry, I don’t usually drink coffee.
    If you mean a small restaurant, akin to a luncheonette, I would, but I have been in the habit of making my own breakfast for years. Since the onset of the pandemic, I have ordered in meals, but have much more frequently shopped for groceries myself or had those delivered.
    I have gone to Dunkin, but only for doughnuts and/or bagels.

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  78. No. I don’t, but my reason is different then what others have pointed out. Years ago I worked in retail making only a little bit above minimum wage. In the morning I would sometimes stop at Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee and would tip a $1 for my $1 coffee. On morning as I did this one of the girls behind the counter said very nastily “Let’s all feel sorry for the Dunkin’ Donuts girls, shall we” Really? I’m being nice for tipping you when you do …

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  79. Nope, there is no reason to tip a barista. All they’re doing is making coffee. I went to a coffee shop where all the girls wore bikinis and didn’t tip them, so why would I tip non-bikini-clad baristas? And forget about it if they’re men.

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  80. There’s no hard and fast rule for tipping on to-go orders from coffee shops, but generally speaking, it’s not expected. If you’re in a rush and the barista goes above and beyond to get your order out quickly, a small tip is always appreciated but not necessary.
    That said, if you’re a regular at a particular coffee shop and you develop a rapport with the staff, tipping for to-go orders is a nice way to show your appreciation.
    So, in short, there’s no need to tip for to-go coffee orders, but it’s a nice gesture if you want to show some extra appreciation for good service.

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  81. Yes. But generally not much: if paying by cash, the tip is generally the spare change I get back, unless that amount is less than a quarter, in which I tip a dollar. To be honest, I mostly drink coffee at home, finding the markups charged at cafes to be not worth it to me. So the situation rarely comes up.

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  82. Being on low income I don’t but it’s not because I don’t want to it’s because I can’t afford to. If I tipped for things like that the powers that be would say “oh look he has lots of money he doesn’t need any” and obviously living below the poverty level I have enough problems already with people getting rich at my expense (or thinking they are because they’re too stupid to think differently)

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  83. I’ve always understood that tips are for table service, and not required if you aren’t seated and served at a table.
    However, that seems to be changing. I sometimes toss my change in the jar if the server has been pleasant.

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  84. Hi there. You can! If it is a licensed store (commonly found in grocery stores), the operators have to have a system that’ll allow such tips since Licensed stores Point of Sale layout is different.

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  85. Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    Certainly not in Britain or anywhere else in Europe, where staff are paid a living wage. I only tip if I am waited on.

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  86. No. What would you be tipping for? As far as I am concerned, that would be like tipping when receiving a slice of pizza in a pizza shop.

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  87. Depends upon the place of serve and service rendered, the tips are given. Usually no tips are given when order is placed in coffee shops like Starbucks etc., especially for to-go orders.

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  88. I do, but that’s because my favorite coffee place has been exclusively to-go since COVID. It’s a small local joint, and I want to support them. Simply put, they’re better than Starbucks and cheaper. I also like the people. So I will tip when I have cash. I will also occasionally randomly pay for the person behind me in line.

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  89. Yes. I always tip the change from my order. If the change is less that $0.50 I’ll toss in an extra dollar. If you can’t afford to tip you shouldn’t be buying it.

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  90. Yes I tip at coffee shops on my to-go orders. I may not calculate a tip but if I’ve got change or I’ve got a few one’s I’ll put them in the tip jar. But it’s always a a tip that reflects the whole experience of my purchase. I think the last person that gave me my food or drink deserves a tip and they deserve a smile and a thank you.

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  91. My understanding is restaurant servers can be paid less than minimum wage by a restaurant since their tips are factored into their overall compensation. There might be some other service jobs with a similar format, but coffee shops have a standard pay scale.
    Anyone being paid an hourly wage is already being compensated for their time and their work. If they want a tip above and beyond their wages they will need to provide me with above and beyond service. It seems half the time Starbucks will mess up my order and you can forget about having a conversation. That isn’t a good tipping scenario imo.
    If I tip where the situation doesn’t warrant it’s only by Christian virtue nothing more.

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  92. Never. A tip is for good service. To-go, buffets, pick up your order and sit down … they involve no service. That’s why waiters and waitresses are called ‘servers’. If my meal involves a server who does a good job, a tip is called for.

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  93. I can’t afford to go to coffee shops let alone tip anyone on top of the ridiculous prices they charge. Would you pay to go into a public toilet, take a dump, then pay the attendant for their service? Get outta here.

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  94. The other night my friends electricity went out so, I said, You Fly I Buy. We went to a coffee shop I used my credit card it was not reading he helped get it to work and then right on the screen was tips I was in between 10% and 15% he pushed no tip.
    “Ok its my money” I thought to myself. Realizing afterwards that, people always tell me “Youre nice to everyone.” I look at it like these people I am trusting to prepare food a extra dollar might prevent them from spitting it it.
    Well when we got in his jeep I asked him if he just didnt tip? He replied with ,,” They didnt do anything.” “ I only tip servers”
    “I beg to differ.”
    If there is a tip jar if I have it I throw in.

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  95. A2A
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    Here the thing….!
    The coffee houses set the prices for their products. If they figured the price with local sales tax to come to just a bit over an even dollar: $4.19, $5.40, $8.11, I would probably drop the change to the next dollar into a tip jar….!
    On the other hand, if I pay with a tenner and get three one dollar bills back, most likely not….. Do you know why?
    Most normal people don’t walk around with loose change in their pockets! And those that carry change most often have change/coin purses. It is a pain in the ass to stop and put change in your coin purse while at the counter and there are ten people behind you trying to make their orders as well….! Less than a buck….. into the jar! Even money bills…. into the pocket!
    Just saying….. Psychologically the tip has better chances of happening when the price comes to .20¢ over the dollar mark…!

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  96. Do you tip the doctor for writing a prescription? The teacher for marking your test results? Or your Baker for selling you bread?
    If you do, great, flash the cash. If not don’t bother. The staff get salaries and if they wish to earn more must look for alternative employment. If however someone gives exceptional service for example your hairdressers at Christmas at 7pm cuts and colours your hair OK. A tip is a mark of your appreciation not a god given right for someone to fet more cash, and in fact in many cases the person you tip must share it with others you never set eyes on.

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  97. No it usually but if they have a coin collector I might leave some. The ones they have here in Sweden are usually for charity and staff is paid enough to get by with their salaries.

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  98. Yes. The “to go orde”r waiters and waitresses , often work harder than the people waiting on tables …but they rarely get the benefit of tips.

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  99. I’ve never bought a coffee to go.
    But I’ve stood in plenty of bars and cafeterias in Spain and had a drink. Some of the establishments in Madrid give you free tapas.
    Here on the costa Blanca you may be given a small slice of cake, a chocolate or small biscuit.
    My Spanish husband did. The British are good tippers at mealtimes.
    So Yes, but it would be 20 cents.
    Our perception is people in that industry aren’t particularly well paid so people like to tip.

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  100. I wouldn’t tip for any sort of order in a coffee shop or any other fast food or takeaway joint for that matter. Totally against my principles.

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  101. What are the house rules, some establishments the owner takes everything in the tip jar…other places say a percentage goes to the house, and the rest is divided…others just divide it equally and rare to find, to each their own. you keep all your tips…I would give them a card for them to open at home with one good tip…to enjoy a dinner on the town, without tablecloth service…pizza and a beer night…once every six months…at least 40, 75 would make it memorable…Then again do you go daily…or the odd time? That also factors in…How much can you afford is another key…50 cents a day turns into 150 dollars year end…High turn over means you might lose the one you were going to give it to…so now its your bonus money in memory of them…cheers!

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  102. In Australia we don’t tip. There was a push to eliminate penalty rates from hospitality workers. Or at very least to reduce it substantially.
    Do you know what happened here? People boycotted the stores. They asked if the store continued to pay penalty rates or not.
    Coffee shops and other had to put signs up. “We continue to pay penalty rates to all our valued staff”.
    We expect staff to be treated fairly. If I thought they were being mistreated I would forgo the coffee rather than be a part of anything shady.

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  103. Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    To-go coffee isn’t really a thing where I live – we prefer to sit down and relax with our coffee in the café – and we don’t tip, because waiters and baristas receive a decent salary, between 16 and 20 € an hour + extra for weekends and inconvenient hours.

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  104. Whether I get food or a drink they have to make for me it doesn’t matter to me if it is for inside or to go. I’ll tip gladly for their time:)

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  105. I depends on how much work the wait staff spend putting it all together for me. If all they are doing is bagging it up, then no. But if they take part in building my sandwich or something, then I will tip.

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  106. I stick a dollar in the jar. It doesn’t take much effort to get me a regular brew, my drink of choice, and possibly a slice of the banana bread, but I stand in line behind people who order ridiculously complicated drinks and hot breakfast foods that are annoyingly time-consuming to make. That’s fair. They are on the menu. Not my point.
    I’m sure it takes work to become a skilled barista, that everyone working there does a job that is a lot more than my regular brew requires, and most people don’t tip them. So I drop a buck in the tip jar. I get a good cup of coffee that I don’t have to make myself, maybe a bagel. And I walk out of there happy.

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  107. I’m in the UK and the general practice is not to do that. At least not in big chains. Smaller independent shops sometimes have a tip jar and I might put something in there if they’ve been really good and I happen to have change. But things are pretty cashless here these days.

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  108. It depends on the coffee shop. Some places include a tip jar for to-go orders, and others don’t. If there’s no tip jar and you feel like the service was good, you can leave a tip of about 10-15%.

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  109. Currently it would depend on the country I’m buying the coffee. If it’s a place like Prague or where the coffee is less expensive I’d be more likely to. Usually I don’t but if the barista delivers good service and is friendly then sure :).

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  110. Why would you? If you view tips as a ‘service charge’, there has been no service.
    Even if I carry back to my own table, I would not tip. Tipping is for provision of a service above and beyond the norm. If there is service with a surl, I might even deduct an included service charge. People in the hospitality industry should get real. They should only work for proper salaries, offer decent service, and declare their tips as taxable income. Their employers can simply include an element of service in the price of what they sell rather than depend on showing a before service charge. Tipping is demeaning as it means that there is a judgement call between the workers and the customers.

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  111. Typically, yes. I usually order an espresso, and I tip $1. I don’t know what these people make, but I see coffee as a luxury, and making a beverage is work.
    I have no problem with people who don’t tip coffeeshop workers. With waiters, it’s expected, but many (most?) coffeeshop workers aren’t making tipped minimum wage, so… I don’t know. However, if you don’t want to do it, don’t turn it into a moral stance. That bothers me. It becomes about “price” and “deserve” and “fair”… just tip or don’t.

    Peet’s

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  112. Yes. SOMEone has to put that order together and it’s usually a waiter or hostess that does it. Just a little FYI or walk down memory lane, I was tending bar (the day shift) in D.C. on our Nation’s 200th Birthday. The crowds came from all over to participate and many had to park a fair distance away. ALL afternoon I had people coming in asking for “just a glass of water”. Despite the fact I had to serve it and then wash the glass by hand and dry it (as I was going through them so fast) NOT one single person tipped me that day. If I had to do it over I would have placed a sign that said “WATER $1.oo” . . .

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  113. Most times I do. That extra .50–1.00 isn’t going to change my Life if I keep it.
    Yet the person receiving the tip is counting that towards paying their bills a lot of times.
    Tipping shouldn’t be there to bridge a persons wages. If a business cannot stay afloat paying fair wages then they shouldn’t be in business because obviously what they are selling is not actually worth it otherwise.

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  114. If there is a tips container when I pick up my food, I often throw the coins from my change into it. I know those people are not that well paid.

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  115. If they have a tip jar then perhaps something small. No jar, no tip unless you are using plastic and you feel like contributing something.

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  116. I do if the person who is assisting me is polite. I will usually slip them a fiver, and tell them to put it in their pocket, as it is for them and no one else!!!

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  117. Like at Starbucks or something? No. If I go there, which is rare, it’s because I have money on my Starbucks app from a gift card someone gave me. I just scan the app, get my drink and go.
    if I were paying cash maybe I would, especially at indie cafés, but who uses cash these days?

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  118. Yes. I do. Just because it is a to go item, it doesn’t make it any easier for the person whom is making your drink. Generally they are paid minimum wage. Tips help them to survive!!😂🙏❤️

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  119. No I do not.
    I tip at full service restaurants only or to persons who deliver something I ordered and occasionally store clerks who went out of their way to be helpful or repair persons who did a superb job fixing my computer or phone or whatever and saved me a bunch of grief and time which as a manager is at a premium.

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  120. “Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?”
    Yes, I do. For much of the past two years coffee shops (and other restaurants, if they survived) only could provide take-out orders. There were fewer wait staff employed and obviously those individuals weren’t making tips from serving meals. So I have always felt it is extremely important to tip the person providing the to-do order (who would normally be a server) during these pandemic times.
    Even not during a pandemic I would give a token couple of dollars to the person handing me the take-out order. They didn’t do as much work as serving meal but they still did something. In the U.S. it is common knowledge that wait staff expect to make much of their income from tips.

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  121. I never tip at coffee shops. Ever.
    But that’s only because I never go to coffee shops. It’s an aversion I developed back when the only coffee shops extant were run by Jesus Freaks (my brother among them). I admit to trying a “well-known and overpriced” coffee-shop chain about a decade ago, but that’s it.
    That said, I do go to a certain stand-alone bakery about once a week. I usually toss a dollar into the jar because they slice the bread on the spot, and also because I’ve seen how hard the ladies work behind the counter.
    Whether or not you choose to tip your baristas, well that’s entirely up to you.

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  122. Nope. Your job is to make and serve coffee. I only tip a bartender or a food and beverage server. Generally though I bring my own coffee to work. It’s way cheaper and tastes better.

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  123. A tip is given for the service rendered. When an order is made, the staff need to prepare the order whether for dine-in or take-away. This is one of the services offered, therefore, there should be a tip.
    Service Charge is a form of tipping adopted by F&B outlets in Singapore in place of tipping. It is not mandatory but many outlets do add it to the bill. Initially, customers must pay the service charge as it is not dependent on the satisfactory level of service. Subsequently, customers can choose not to pay the service charge if the service is unsatisfactory.
    Therefore, a tip should be given if there is no complaint about the service rendered. Whatever the service is, including to-go or take-away.

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  124. I have always tipped for my orders wherever I go. I worked at Starbucks for 10 years and quickly realized that the pay wasn’t what kept me there. Tips are split between everyone at the end of the week, so all the money you see in the tip jar is actually 30–60 times more than the barista would ever get.
    I tip (even if it’s just a dollar) usually. Anything can really help!

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  125. No, not at all. Coffee in NY is way too expensive as it is, there’s no reason to tip on top of the exorbitant price of the coffee. Besides, I seldom if ever buy coffee when outside of the house.
    The last cup of coffee I bought was priced at $1.75 for a take out paper cup coffee. I won’t be doing that again for a while.
    Why pay for something that seldom taste like the coffee you like to drink.

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  126. I do not.
    However, this is only because I do not frequent coffee shops.
    If I DID, I would tip on to go orders. Now.
    In the past, pre-pandemic, I did not tip on to go orders.
    Whether this was appropriate or not can be discussed.
    However, with the pandemic radically changing the nature of dining, massively increasing the amount of “to go” ordering, reductions in staff, and so on, I currently always tip on to go orders.
    It remains to be seen if this is the “new normal” and if it isn’t, if we return to the old forms, whether I will go back or not.

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  127. No. I might drop a few coins in the box. But they haven’t exactly “served’ me, have they? I mean, what are they there for at all, if they expect extra payment for putting a lid on a cardboard cup of coffee?

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  128. i tip everywhere unless there’s no tip jar or i have no cash on me and there’s no option to add a tip on my credit card. the amount varies depending on the situation. unless you made your food and beverage yourself, someone did you a service regardless of whether you’re seated at a table or not.
    i hate tipping, though, and really don’t understand why some services requires it and some don’t. but it’s part of the culture that I’m living in, so unless society changes, it’s just something i have to do.

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  129. YES,I give the rest of the change:for example,if the order is $4.40,I pay with a $5,and put the change they hand me into the tip cup.

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  130. If you’re standing & paying for the meal before they bring it out, no tips!
    If you’re sitting down & paying for the meal after eating , you always tip. Leave a great or standard tip when they did a great or standard service. Leave a tiny tip (penny or nickel) if they did a bad service ie: being rude, wrong order, food brought out cold, not refilling drinks timely.

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  131. I’ve never had a to-go order at a coffee shop. If I did, no, I would not. I prefer to make my own coffee at home. It tastes better, and is a heck of a lot cheaper. I just recently found out tips are kind of expected at subway fast food places. That makes about as much sense as paying McDonald’s workers tips. Around here, subway workers already make $16–$18 an hour. And McDonald’s workers make $16-21 an hour. That’s already more than most jobs around here. Why do they need tips on top of that? For waitstaff, that get paid too little, absolutely. Tipping is necessary. But for fast food workers, who already make more than substitute teachers? Hell no. That’s pretty selfish, so I haven’t, and won’t.

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  132. Whether or not to tip for to-go orders at coffee shops is a matter of personal preference. Some people choose to tip, while others do not. There is no right or wrong answer, it ultimately comes down to what you feel comfortable with.
    If you do decide to tip, a common rule of thumb is to leave 10-15% of the total bill. However, some people may feel that a smaller percentage is sufficient, while others may choose to give a larger amount. Ultimately, it is up to you to decide how much (if anything) you would like to tip.

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  133. I do/would if I go in…might not if I was doing drive-through…unless I was picking up a big order maybe…
    I rarely do coffe shops

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  134. No. Tipping is an absurd US custom where people prefer to play the wealthy slave owner throwing scraps to the servants instead of paying them properly.

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  135. Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    If I’m a regular who generally is served by the same baristas, I will sometimes drop a dollar or so in the tip jar, yes (assuming the service is acceptable, of course).
    These people barely make a living wage, after all, and I am spending 5 bucks on a cup of coffee.

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  136. I don’t drink coffee and don’t get orders at coffee shops so this would be more of a hypothetical question for me. It depends on the service I suppose.
    I’m responding because someone asked me to answer this one.

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  137. I do moderately, but not as much as a delivery driver or a waitperson serving dinner.
    That is a personal consideration for each customer to make.
    Carver Wrightman
    alias Cecil R. Williams

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  138. Typically pre covid, I tipped for in house items only. I tip where it applies. But thanks to FJB price increases and the covid scam, I reduced my tipping. Having been discriminated against for being smart enough to skip the jab, I stopped supporting all the places that bent over for it.

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  139. Absolutely. People in food industry are having minimum wage. Technically speaking – tips are their one actual income. Serving ones especially.

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  140. I am pretty meticulous about my coffee, and anyone who is patient enough to go through the process with me, deserves a tip. However, there have been those who roll their eyes, huff and puff, and generally let me know that they are exasperated (all because I was the coffee super hot!). For those, no tip.
    I can think of no good reason to incentivize someone to deliver less than mediocre service. The tip is included in that $5.00 I am paying for a beverage I may only drink 1/3 of, since it is not the desired temperature.
    On the other hand, if they put effort, and the coffee is still not as hot, I’ll tip for the effort and pleasant experience with the server.
    Thanks for the A2A, Ban!

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  141. It’s a random act if I have the tip ready in my pocket or recieve change yes I will tip for to go coffee shop and drive thru pick up coffee I often say keep the change I will especially if there is a tip cup visible !!

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  142. If I am just buying beans or other supplies, then it would be a no. On the rare occasion that I would buy a drink to go, maybe, if it is a place I frequent then yes, if it was some random place I happen to stop by, then that would depend on the service, but most likely it would be a no.

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  143. 🥴😊
    I dont drink coffee or order from any coffee shops.
    But if I did, Id always get chocolate milk and donut shops dont require tips. Tips are optional EVERYWHERE.

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  144. Yes, I sure do. Those people are on their feet all day, serving difficult orders to/or difficult customers. And usually for very low wages. I don’t begrudge them a nice tip at all.

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  145. Tipping on takeout orders is the right thing to do ,” says H.G. Parsa, professor of lodging management at the University of Denver. “Even takeout involves some amount of service, and we should tip those employees.” A tip is a token of appreciation for the service provided, and takeout is a service, Parsa says.

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  146. Original Q: Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    No Service – No tip.
    The only two places I get coffee to-go are Tim Hortons and Starbucks, depending where I am at the time – coffee costs about the same so it is just a matter of taste and geography.
    It literally takes the server less than 5 seconds to do their job
    at $17/hour (pour the coffee into a paper cup and take my cash).

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  147. I don’t drink coffee, but sometimes I buy a sandwich at Starbucks. I pick up the sandwich and pay for it. I do not tip for this. If I was getting a fancy coffee or had one of the waitstaff bring it to me, I would.

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  148. No, we don’t need to tip in Australia… But I pay for five coffees for each four that I drink to pay it forward… I have an understanding with the cafe to provide a hot meal and a drink for someone in need.

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  149. most do. Not waitresses nope state Missouri never allowed me a tip. In any business. If it were me ya, I tip. Y, it’s purposeful and a need.

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  150. Generally no. The reason goes to the reason I tip. Where I live, servers in sit down restaurants earn $2.13 an hour; that’s the tipped wage allowed in the US for people whose income is supposed to primarily come from tips received.
    Guess what those baristas at Starbucks earn: $15. Maybe that’s a living wage, maybe it isn’t. But it’s about 7x the hourly wage that sit-down restaurant servers make.
    Whether a tipped culture is a good idea or not, isn’t the purpose of my answer. The reality in much of the US is that the price of our food in a restaurant doesn’t have your server’s wages calculated into it. So, tipping is what gets the server to a living wage. Yeah. I know. Lots of people hate the system, but that’s the system we have.
    Now, to circle back to the Starbucks barista, the cost of their labor is already factored into the price of that cup of coffee, so no. I don’t tip when I go to Starbucks, unless the barista goes way beyond the typical service.

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  151. Yes I do because they are making peanuts while making thousands of dollars for the proprietors of the business. I don’t get coffee very often and I have to say that I like my own brew better than any coffee houses . TY4TQ

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  152. No, the country I’m from, tipping is not a thing. so I don’t know the culture as well but imo if it’s to-go your not getting a table service so I wouldn’t tip unless I’m rich.

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  153. If the clerk provides service that would otherwise make me want to tip them if I was an in-shop customer…??? YES.
    I will also tip for exceptional service at drive-ups.

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  154. No. I hate tipping, as I feel that it’s prolonging slavery and that it’s lying about the price. I avoid it whenever possible.
    I heard that some people don’t tip for take-away orders, so it seemed to me like I could get away with doing the same; and so far, this is indeed the case.

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  155. If I am at a big box chain coffee shop, I don’t normally tip unless something went above and beyond the normal experience. However, if I am at a local, family run shop or a quirky shop with good coffee then I will provide a tip. Sometimes the ambience is worth it! Especially if the coffee is delicious.

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  156. I tip as much as I can afford whenever I interact with people who are servers. It is a hard job, and usually not terribly well-paid. If you can afford prepared food, you can afford to tip.

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  157. Say it was a restaurant but nothing fancy… they would be serving 2–8 meals an hour… And with coffee purchases… how many cups do you think they are serving per hour? 40? 30? Did they really work any less? Plus there are certain times when they are swamped with customers… And think too of each customer wanting this and that, certain temperatures, certain kinds of milk, flavors, whipped… it’s still work.
    ABSOLUTELY, tipping is appropriate. If you can’t afford to tip, you should make your own coffee at home. Think, someone is preparing this item to your specifications for you. Minimum $1.00 per cup.
    Now in the resturant, the server did not prepare your food, but they waited on you, got you water, a drink, utensils, any extras you required, brought your food and checked on you… this all cost more and your tip will be more. If you can go out and order you can afford $1.00, now that you think of it… Right?

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  158. Yes. Especially if it’s a place you go regularly. Baristas are trained specialists that work for your tips and barely anything else. If you are a good tipper, you will get better service.

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  159. No, I don’t. I don’t live in the US, and workers here are paid a fair wage which enables them to live without tips. I tip when the service has been over the required quality.

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  160. No! Tipping has gotten out of hand! Subway, Panera, Starbucks want tips but they are for the most part self service. We are caught up in an era of inflation. Tipping is for SERVICE NOT SELF SERVICE!
    THIS IS ONE REASON THAT I LOVE CULVERS. GREAT SERVICE! YET THEY DON’T BEG FOR TIPS!! Likewise Chik Fil A.

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  161. When the mood strikes me I do, but lately with the rise in Covid cases I’m steering clear of coffee shops and just making my coffee the “Way I like it” at home.

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  162. A2A..of course not but I live in Australia where we don’t have a tipping culture. This is mainly because staff at coffee shops are paid properly.

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  163. To-go order also involves the same work plus more packing.
    Whether tipping itself should be allowed or expected at all is another question. It creates indirect corruption.

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  164. On average a dollar per drink made, unless whomever has assisted me has been overtly rude or unhelpful if I have asked questions.
    I have been to shops where it honestly felt like when I asked questions or when I was ordering for a diabetic client that needed sugar free options, that they suddendly flipped the switch from nice to nasty. As if suddenly I was a burden and not a needed sale for the day, even when I was being very polite with my questions and requests. I’m sorry. I know you are making an actua…

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  165. I don’t normally use coffee shops, but I have tipped in the past. After high school I worked for several months as a barista in a enclosed drive through bar and at a stand alone espresso cart out in the weather. People who tipped made my day as I’d have to get up very early to have the bar open by 4:30 am and I’’d work until around noon or 1 pm usually.
    Most often I prefer getting my coffee from Chevron, but there are also Starbucks inside of grocery stores like Safeway. As Safeway employees there is …

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  166. I do not go to coffee shops but do tip if I order a meal at a restaurant check-in counter to take out. So, yes, for food, but again, I do not go to coffee shops.

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  167. No. I don’t tip at McDonald’s either. They make at least minimum wage so they’re not depending on tips the way a waitress does who is being paid under minimum wage.

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  168. No. I don’t patronize “coffee shops” when I’m out, as they tend to charge more, and rightfully so, for the ability to sit inside, chat, use the restrooms, socialize, and typically use the WiFi.
    Typically, when I buy coffee rather than making it at home, I don’t have the time or inclination to spend that time, which I tend to consider a waste of time. I get my coffee at convenience stores like the local favorite, Wawa, or at a drive-through where I can get a serving of a known quantity, like Dunkin’ or McDonald’s. I don’t need a fancy, high-priced, extraordinarily bitter or cloyingly sweet or insanely non-coffee container of coffee. I don’t need to pay more. I don’t have the time.
    No tips. No need. No, I don’t work for, get paid by, or know anyone who works at any of the places I named.

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  169. No. Because I don’t frequent coffee shops like Starbucks. I want coffee when I’m not at home, gas stations coffee is what I buy.

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  170. Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    Thanks for the question. My answer is, “almost never”.
    Tipping is not a common Australian practice, unless you receive exceptionally good service — which usually implies that you were in contact with the server over an extended period.
    However, one of my local coffee shops made very good coffee but really struggled. It was a franchise, and had been allowed by the previous owner to run down, so the new owner had an uphill battle to re-establish it. From time to time I put a couple of dollars in the tips jar, and, when she had to go to the store-room or the toilet, and had no backup staff, I sometimes stood guard at the counter to let would be customers know she would be back in a minute or two.
    Incidentally, I notice that some respondents mention buying coffee at Starbucks. This is not really a thing in Australia. I don’t know if they still have any shops in Sydney, though there was one a couple of years ago. They had a strategy of building near popular coffee shops, which led to their patrons trying out the established shops and deciding to stay where the good coffee was.
    Lavazza, Illy, Vittoria coffee are available at many Australian shops: why go for Starbucks? So I would hope for a tip from the Starbucks barista if they hoped I would shop there.

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  171. Wtf no Why on Earth would I tip for a coffee I got at the counter? That’s ridiculous.
    Do you tip the drive-thru window worker at McDonalds?

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  172. I don’t drink much coffee, so no, because I don’t frequent coffee shops. If I did, though, and in similar situations, yes I do. A couple bucks isn’t going to hurt my bottom line, but if 35 people over the course of a shift tip $2 each that’s $70 the barista is putting in their pocket. They performed a service, they get a tip.

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  173. Yes.
    The amount varies dramatically unlike table service where I tip 15%-20%.
    If a local owner store, always $1 or 10%. If a chain like DD or Starbucks, I’ll drop some coins in the tip jar.

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  174. When it comes to buying a cup of coffee, there is no majority consensus on whether to tip. While 77% of Americans say they always tip at restaurants, only 24% always tip at coffee shops , according to a 2019 survey from Credit cards: Find the Right Card For You at Creditcards.com .

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  175. Generally no. If the server has made an extra special effort and lightened my mood, for instance, I will, but not a run of the mill interaction.
    I view it as the same as going to the grocery store. If, say, I go to the deli counter and ask for half a pound of ham I don’t tip them, so why, when I go to a coffee shop, should I tip them for handing over a cup of coffee?

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  176. I would always prefer being kind to someone, it depends when I tip people. It is common to tip someone even if it is as low as as a dollar it displays a sense of kindness and help. I really do tip at to go orders because when the change left after paying for the order is left it just goes into the tip box.

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  177. We brew 12 cups of excellent coffee for $1. How foolish we would have to be to not to plan out our day to bring a travel cup of our own, affordable brew! We tip well the waitress at our favorite steakhouse. Unfortunately, under the Biden Plan for American Ruin, we eat out but once a month.

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  178. It is usual that I dont buy coffee at coffee shop. I am not really into coffee but however If i get a drink from anywhere, as long they have a tip jar, I am more then happy to tip!
    I however dont believe you should never tip with a credit card. I find those who are suppose to get that tip has a better chance of getting all of it!!

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  179. No. I feel a tip is for table service or home delivery. I don’t tip my teller at the bank, nor the cashier at the supermaket, nor the guy taking my money at the booth on turnpikes. But if you want to, that’s just fine.

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  180. I do not. However a friend of mine does. I tip when I sit down and I’m served, when I get my haircut, or have my car towed. It is a norm to me, I was raised this way and it would feel odd to me not to incorporate this into the way I do business with these establishments. I have no ill feelings towards the establishments because I know a lot of people that work for tips and their consensus is “I get paid well, and my boss doesn’t force me to report all my tips when I cash out so the government doesn’t tax me on all my earnings” which is reflective of how my bosses were with me when I was a Pizza Delivery Driver that also made the bulk of his money on Tips. Tipping is the norm if my experience as a driver tells me anything. People were genuinly apologetic and sometimes embarrassed when they didn’t have enough to tip me, but I understood… They were buying the cheapest pizza on a coupon and feeding more than one person. But they’d tip if they had it. This is how I know for sure we are a nation of mostly good people.

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  181. NOT usually, unless I ordered something custom ordered, they didn’t say no and were happy to do it. I would tip them well, I would also tip them if the service was good even if it’s a to go order.

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  182. Thanks for asking, but where I live in SW rural France we don’t have “coffee shops.” We have cafés and bars where we go to sit down and have a coffee. We don’t go wandering around the streets carrying a steaming cup of coffee or anything else, so there’s no tradition of “to-go orders.” If you don’t have the time to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee, you’re living life all wrong.
    The issue of tipping is therefore completely irrelevant here.

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  183. Only if I am a regular customer and on other occasions I use table service there. Generally speaking tipping is not indicated for any take out eatery.

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  184. Many do and it is considered rude not to give at least a buck. But many do not give a tip at all figuring the cost per cup of coffee is too high anyway. Some answers I saw say they tend to give more when also making another purchase. They do it by percentage and it comes out higher.
    Another person who says his wife works at Starbucks claims she is lucky to get $5 worth of tips …

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  185. We’re all in this together. If you pay cash throw the loose change in the tip jar. There’s usually one on the counter. If you pay with a card, round it off to the nearest dollar or add a buck. You won’t miss the money, but the staff may remember you as a nice customer.

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  186. If I ordered a special coffee and the person gave excellent service then I would. I don’t think it hurts to give the person what would be left over from a dollar if it’s a drive up.

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  187. Do you tip for to-go orders at coffee shops?
    No. They charge enough for me to make a few cups at home (or at work, as we have a fancy coffee machine), so I don’t go to a coffee shop.
    For the amount that they charge for a cup, they need to pay workers more. That’s the problem.
    Am a nurse and I am paid well. I don’t need my patients to tip me.

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  188. I do tip for to-go orders if there is a tip jar at the cashiers station.
    They have to bag up, put napkins and condiments in the bag, check to see if the order is correct etc.
    You’re still getting a service provided to you. Maybe in some ways more than if you were served at a table.
    It’s good Karma…just toss a little to your service people. Good will always come back to you.
    good luck

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  189. I try to avoid any place where I feel pressured to tip when it shouldn’t be required. I would think the cook would deserve the tip if he wasn’t already getting paid to cook. The cashier takes your payment, hands you your food.
    When you’re at a table. They refill your drink a few times if you’re lucky. Bring condiments that should already be on the table. They take your order. If they get the meal to you still hot. Then you tip.
    Carry out I say no. Its just like walking into a McDonald’s and ordering at the counter. Only difference is you ordered by phone or internet.

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  190. No, never.
    Why would I tip someone for doing the job he/she is being paid to do?
    I believe that tip jobs should be removed and these workers should earn an hourly wage only.
    I will not tip anyone. I don’t care if he/she is getting paid a penny an hour. The majority of the tips are not submitted on their taxes. This makes them criminals. I will not support criminals and I could care less if their kids starve to death

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