Timeline for How can I find restaurants in the USA where tipping is not expected?
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| May 4, 2023 at 20:45 | comment | added | Dean MacGregor | It saddens me that nearly 5 years later, not only is tipping still going strong, it's proliferating into more and more things. | |
| May 20, 2018 at 13:38 | comment | added | ShreevatsaR | Another suggestion regarding takeout / takeaway is that while placing the order one can ask the person taking the order whether a tip is expected, and if so how much. (I mention this because someone who is uncomfortable with tipping may find it easier to gather this information over the phone or whatever somewhat “impersonal” medium is being used for ordering.) Then one can either tip this agreed-upon amount when the time comes, or choose to cancel the order immediately (if not comfortable with the expected tip). | |
| May 17, 2018 at 20:22 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | A tip jar at the liquor store. Now I've heard everything. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 18:11 | comment | added | choster | Edited again, but the mere existence of a tip jar does not obligate one to fill it. It's a mechanism, oftentimes, for monetizing from loose change that most people don't want to carry around these days anyway. If I'm paying cash at the liquor store I will throw the loose change in the jar, but not if I'm paying by card. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 18:02 | history | edited | choster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
edit based on comments
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| May 17, 2018 at 17:32 | comment | added | 1006a | I agree with @ZachLipton; almost every restaurant I've ever eaten at offered takeout (in Los Angeles and the Midwest, including some high-end restaurants in LA), and I've always left a tip (but generally less than 20%, more like 5–10%, with a floor of a buck or two). It seems like nowadays there are tip jars out at every food-related establishment I visit except the grocery store, including fast food counters, so I would be really surprised if most Americans are comfortable stiffing the person who packs up a complicated to-go order. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 14:19 | comment | added | choster | @ZachLipton Perhaps if it's a restaurant that does not ordinarily do takeout. or if you're an NFL quarterback, but I've honestly never heard of this. | |
| May 17, 2018 at 7:37 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | There's still some expectation to tip for takeout at sit-down restaurants, though less than if you're dining in. Not everybody does tip in such situations, but I'd say there's more than "zero expectation for any tipping," particularly if it's a tipped waiter who is taking time away from tables to take a large or complex order and package it up or they've done something to go above and beyond. | |
| May 16, 2018 at 23:51 | history | edited | choster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
add info about takeout
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| May 15, 2018 at 22:41 | comment | added | Ellesedil | You may also want to include information specifically about carry-out at sit-down restaurants. For example, even natives aren't clear if you're expected to tip or not, and could be a consideration for someone who wants to avoid tipping. | |
| May 15, 2018 at 5:32 | history | edited | choster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clarify after comment
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| S May 14, 2018 at 23:31 | history | mod moved comments to chat | |||
| S May 14, 2018 at 23:31 | comment | added | Mark Mayo | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| May 14, 2018 at 21:22 | vote | accept | Thunderforge | ||
| May 14, 2018 at 17:23 | history | edited | David Richerby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
There's no "n" in "restaurateur".
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| May 13, 2018 at 19:01 | history | answered | choster | CC BY-SA 4.0 |