Originally Posted by
Dadaluma83
One thing that just grinds my gears and just bugs me to no end is when you go to a takeout or fast food joint and there is a tip jar on the counter, and/or the recept has an option for tips.
So I place my order at the counter, wait a bit, they call out my number, and I pick up my own order and either walk out with it and eat it at home, or stay in the restaurant and eat it there and throw my own trash out. That deserves a tip why?
That makes as much sense as tipping the cashier at the grocery store for ringing up my items.
While I agree with you, one thing that I find interesting is this:
If you go into a "mom and pop" burger joint you tip the waitress who gives a percentage of the tips to the cook. In other words you're tipping the cook (by proxy).
If the same guy was working in a fast food place cooking your burger he would not get a tip from you. Same guy, same burger (sort of), same customer but different tip....