[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by OOhsoflyDELTA#9

ummm maybe we're talking about different to go orders...I mean I'm home, I call where ever, I drive to get my food, pick it up from the bar, the hostess stand, have them bring it to the car..whatever the drill is for that place...I don't tip like I had the meal there in the resturant...if someone brings it to my car I will give them a couple of bucks...kinda like the pizza guy....why would I tip 15+% for that???

I would have to disagree. I used to work at a restaurant as a server while I was in undergrad, and sometimes I would get placed at the counter/bar. I hated it. Infact, everyone hated the counter, because not only did we have to serve the customers at the counter, but we would have to answer the carry out phone, and prepare the carryout orders too. The customers that would come in to pick up their orders very rarely tipped. That's one reason why we hated to get placed on the counter. The other reason why is because the counter girl couldn't get a table of 5, 10 or sometimes 15. It would be the same regulars at the counter and they would order the same things (the usual), all at the same time asking to refill their coffee cups. Coffee refills were free. What even made it worse is the counter girl had to talk to these customers more often than she would at a table. I hated that. I thought I did the most work as a counter girl than I did if I was assigned to my section of tables. So, I think it's wrong not to tip for carry out. I remember it was to a point where we all hated working the counter so much, that we would argue about whos turn it was to be the counter girl. Sometimes the managers made mistakes and would skip over someone. Unless they were just playing favorites, which didn't surprise me.

Do what ya want, but you really should start tipping for carry out, because it is a service, and a very hard one.