a lot of people don't realize that take out people don't get paid that much cuz the employers expect them to get tips. so when someone gets a hundred dollar meal to go, and we run around getting all the food together (yes we actually do more than the servers in the restaurant do) and then get a dollar, its a slap in the face. i see why she was annoyed you lowered it by a dollar.

Awkward? yes. FYL? No.

People, he ordered take out. No reason to tip the cashier who is handing you your food.

After that comment, I wouldnt have even tipped her. ******' greedy people.

FYL. It's not her place to comment on how much you tip her.

i would not have tipped her at all after that. she should be thankful youre tipping her at all. and its common courtesy for a waiter/waitress to walk away from the table to give you time to situate the money without being pressured by the waitress. dont feel bad.

lol 55 If you put like $10 or more extra you didn't mean to then maybe I would understand but one dollar? Let her buy a mountain dew with that

#42, obviously you missed my first paragraph where I said that I have done that job. I just happen to think it's absurd that America is (if I'm not mistaken) the only country that has this "mandatory tipping" mentality. Yes, I know that servers don't make minimum wage until they've been tipped which is why I do tip. As a whole, I'm a very undemanding customer and I'm also fairly lenient. However, it is their job to put on that "I'm just so excited to serve you and give you every reasonable thing that you ask for with a smile on my face and no muttering under my breath." And when I had that job, that's exactly what I did. I suppose that it helps that I typically seem happy even when I'm not, but regardless, if you're going to work with customers and then expect a tip, you better do a damn good job of making me think that you want to be around me! I don't go out to eat very often because I prefer to cook for myself, however, I do expect that my server keep my drink filled and be polite and not hit on me or my date, if I happen to be with one. I usually go to the same few places and even if the servers don't know me (since it is a field with a high rate of turn-over) the managers typically do and I've overheard them giving whoever my server is going to a be a bit of advice. Typically, it's just, "Keep her drink full, be polite, and smile and she's likely to tip you great. Don't screw up because we like her type." Or something along those lines. I don't expect a lap dog at my elbow running around to fetch me something every two seconds. In fact, once I have my food and have been checked on to make sure that it's all correct, I prefer to not be bothered unless my drink is running low and a good server keeps an eye on the glasses so that s/he doesn't have to be flagged down for a refill. Just because I don't like to tip doesn't mean that I don't. I suppose what I should have said was that if you do the job that you've been hired to do (which includes the pretending that you're more than happy to serve me) then you'll usually get a great tip. If you're kind of mopey and not actually polite without really being rude, you won't get more than that 13%. And if you are rude to me or do something completely offensive like hitting on me or my date, then you're not getting anything and I'm definitely talking to the manager. As I mentioned, I typically stick to a few places where they know me and the managers will know that something was wrong if I don't leave a tip. I can completely understand that people have off days or that maybe they have another customer who is being an ass to them, but that's no excuse. When I waitressed, everyone received a smile and the best that I could give. Yes, it was exhausting, but it's what I was hired to do. It's not hard to put on a mask, smile, and pretend that you're only goal in life is to make your customers happy. I did it easily so I really can't see a decent reason for the majority of people in that field to be unable to do the same. #44, my ex used to do the same thing as your uncle, but it doesn't really solve the problem. It just pisses off the server and they typically go into self-righteous mode claiming that they did nothing wrong and the guy was just a jerk who would have done that no matter what. That's why I talk to the manager. It might not solve the problem, but at least it's an attempt and if the service was bad enough, odds are s/he's done the same thing to other customers who either left nothing or did the penny thing without talking to a manager. In that case, even though the manager probably realizes that it's something the server is doing, without a customer to tell him what's up or without him watching her like a hawk (which he shouldn't have to do) he'll never know. Wow, really long comment - sorry about that. :-p

why bother tipping when its takeout...all they're doing is giving you your food. bigg dealll

For all of you who don't seem to know, waiters/waitresses make around $2.15/hr. It's the only job that does NOT pay minimum wage because your main source of income are your tips.