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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 6:52 am
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taucher
 
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Originally Posted by JS
Delivery of the product is part of the sit-down restaurant experience, no?
It's the other services the waiter provides that I tip for. If the waiter were to deliver the food and then disappear for the rest of the meal, I wouldn't tip.


Originally Posted by JS
It just makes no sense to me why people tip at Starbucks or a hotel, where the employees make standard minimum wage, but don't tip for take-out where the wait staff makes practically nothing.
if I don't use optional services at those places, I don't see an obligation to tip there either.
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