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Since the server is assembling your meal in front of you, I always feel that they deserve a tip for being polite, friendly, and doing a good job of it. Its not really rational, but probably stems from having slightly more interaction with them than the average fast food server.
The server assembling your food should be polite, friendly and doing a good job as they are getting paid to work and good manners should part of a person's behavior pattern. I don't see any reason for the customer to tip for that.
I would NOT tip with such an obnoxious check-out display. Especially 25% of the cost of the coffee (on something with like a 90% margin to start with).
Cafe Grumpy indeed.
FWIW I tip when I get my haircut, and when I get carry out at a restaurant. I have no qualms about it as an option.
My wife has no problem tipping her hairdresser is that really anywhere in the realm of a sandwich shop? I don't think it's remotely close
I happily tip my hairdresser. It gets awkward if she is the person checking me out because it sounds like she is pressuring me to tip. It also gets awkward if another cashier checks you out and asks especially if you have to give a verbal amount. Just put a tip line on the receipt so I can fill it out when I sign it. I tip appropriately. It's between me and the hairdresser what I tip. The other customers in the room don't need that info.
I mentioned both places because those are two places I've had ask about a tip. Other places give you a receipt with a tip line.
The flat white coffee drink was $4. A suggested tip was $3.
The cashier at Café Grumpy, a New York City coffeehouse, swiped the credit card, then whirled the screen of her iPad sales device around to face the customer. “Add a tip,” the screen commanded, listing three options: $1, $2 or $3.
The screen commanded? Isn't that a bit over dramatic? People tip what they want. There will always be weak minded people who let others tell them what to do and just go along. If someone is dumb enough to tip $3 for a cup of coffee, they deserve it.
If i Pay Cash I tend to round up, and leave the change in the tip jar, (if its like 25-50 Cents) I'm also a regular at the bagel place when i do cash. ( Get "extra Cream Cheese" and don't get charged for it, Probably because of the little tip I toss in the jar.)
If I'm putting it on my credit card I have no problem hitting the No/Tip button. The Tip Creep has been Bothering me. I'm generally a good tipper, but to I expect the good service to go with it.
Take out, No you Don't Get a tip.. That's your job...
There's a no tip button. Hit it. For an espresso I'll typically tip a dollar or round to. So if it's 2.50 and I get 50 cents back I'll tip the 50 cents, less than that I'll tip $1. If I feel like I'm getting lip for not leaving a 25% tip, I'm completely comfortable not leaving any tip at all. I've done it at restaurants when service was poor. It's rare, but sometimes you just get bad service. On the other hand if I go out for a long breakfast at an inexpensive diner and my coffee stays full the entire time, it's going to be at least a 25% tip. Tip well for good service and never feel obligated to tip at all.
NYC is land of hyper PC though, same with San Francisco. They're lands of the entitled to a 20% tip mentality. I mean, I get it. It's an expensive city and trying to live there on low-end service wages is really tough. But like I said, tip well for good service and never feel obligated. I'd hit the $1 button personally. I'm not a paranoid individual, so if I actually felt like the cashier was scrutinizing my tip, I'd hit no tip.
The flat white coffee drink was $4. A suggested tip was $3.
The cashier at Café Grumpy, a New York City coffeehouse, swiped the credit card, then whirled the screen of her iPad sales device around to face the customer. “Add a tip,” the screen commanded, listing three options: $1, $2 or $3.
That's akin to the question of "Would you like to leave a tip" that cashiers use at a hairdresser or some sandwich shops. It's an awkward question and puts you on the spot. I may be mentally calculating how much I should tip. I don't want someone looking at me while I do it. Sometimes you are expected to tip before you even get the service.
I think these places shoot themselves by putting you on the spot. If I leave there feeling awkward or a bit abused because I felt forced to over tip, I may not come back. There are other options. I will probably use those first before I decide to come back, if ever.
^ This. Businesses like this normally lose my business permanently.
I tip at full service restaurants, my haircut, if I get a massage, food delivery, etc.
No way do I tip for take out (unless it's on a company expense, then I do) or walk up service.
One thing that annoys me, but I still do it, is tipping almost every time you get a drink at a bar.
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