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.