Tipping at Sonic

[NutBrnHair]

Geez, I tipped the Sonic girl even after she spilled a strawberry milkshake down the side of my car.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by 33girl
Dunkin so kicks Krispy Kreme to the curb. I agree with WLFEO, KK is way too sweet. I had one yesterday and had a hard time finishing it. Now that you can get KK in every convenience store & grocery store, the quality isn't the same as when they first came here.

This is why you are my sister. You understand.

[AGDee]

Ditto on the Dunkin Donut vs. Krispy Kreme thing. Dunkin Donuts are better than any other donut, Tim Horton, Krispy Kreme, etc.

Powdered sugar jelly filled, the chocolate creme filled, vanilla creme filled and, my alltime fave: chocolate frosted lemon filled. TO DIE FOR!

They tore down the Dunkin near me two weeks and I've been craving them ever since. They are rebuilding something there already (almost immediately!) and rumors are it will be a Dunkin Donut/Baskin Robbins combo store. I want to move in there. Seriously.

[polosandpearls]

I usually just tell the carhop to keep the change. They make around $5.50-7/hr depending on the location PLUS tips. The change will add up at the end of the day. Sometimes they're not just taking the food to cars...they make drinks and take orders as well. I do think if they get to accept tips they should split them with the people that make drinks.

Krispy Kreme is horrible. You can feel the shortening residue in your mouth when you eat the donut or whatever oil type product they use. (lard?) If you want to pay one of your friends to do something sick, you should have them eat a dozen KK donuts.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by AGDee

They tore down the Dunkin near me two weeks and I've been craving them ever since. They are rebuilding something there already (almost immediately!) and rumors are it will be a Dunkin Donut/Baskin Robbins combo store. I want to move in there. Seriously.

A lot of the ones in Boston have recently become the combo stores. Everytime I go in for coffee, I always want to get ice cream.

[BobbyTheDon]

I went to the DD website to find the closest DD to me, but there is none. NONE. None if the entire state. What is weird, is that I swear I saw a few DD around here growing up. But I remember eating DD in Boston where there is one in every freakin corner, along with Fleet.


Now I really want to try DD again.

I don't know how you people can hate on Krispey Kreme. Too sweet is awesome. I love em man.

Maybe I like the sweetness more 'cause my metabolism is faster



There. There was my one asshole comment of the day.

[TristanDSP]

Originally posted by BobbyTheDon
Maybe I like the sweetness more 'cause my metabolism is faster



There. There was my one asshole comment of the day.

How is that an asshole comment? I'm a fat ass and I didn't find anything wrong with it...

It's funny cause everyone acted like it was such a big deal when they finally put a Krispy Kreme in SD. That fad quickly died out.

[DeltAlum]

Back to the original topic. I tip at Sonic -- but not as much as I tip in a "regular" restaurant.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by mu_agd
A lot of the ones in Boston have recently become the combo stores. Everytime I go in for coffee, I always want to get ice cream.

Definitely, although I'm now too much of a J.P. Licks fan to go back to Baskin Robbins (my favorite ice cream place when I lived in CT).

[xoheatherxo]

after reading this thread i totally miss sonic!! the commercials are on here all the time but we dont have a sonic anywhere near here! there was a sonic near my college though and i always tipped. i just always thought i was supposed to! i dont eat the donuts at dunkin donuts, but the new turbo coffees are really good...i get one of those a lot since they have drive throughs there now too!

[AlphaFrog]

I went there the other night to get a Strawberry-Limeaide (they've been advertising them heavily lately and they looked yummy). I had about $3 pulled out because I figured it would be at least $2 and change for a 20 drink. It ended up being $0.64. $0.64!! You can't get a tea for Mcdonalds for that.

[christena911]

Sonic Car Hops get the *waitress* minimum wage. which is 3.15/hour. I work at sonic and think its ridiculous we get the waitress minimum wage even tho people don't even know they're supposed to tip, and they shouldn't have to tip since its a fast food place. Yet, that's the way it is. But when you do the math 15% of a 5.00 meal would only be .75 cents to tip.

[christena911]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I went there the other night to get a Strawberry-Limeaide (they've been advertising them heavily lately and they looked yummy). I had about $3 pulled out because I figured it would be at least $2 and change for a 20 drink. It ended up being $0.64. $0.64!! You can't get a tea for Mcdonalds for that.

It was probably happy hour..from 2-4 every day drinks are half priced.

[christena911]

Originally Posted by polosandpearls

I usually just tell the carhop to keep the change. They make around $5.50-7/hr depending on the location PLUS tips. The change will add up at the end of the day. Sometimes they're not just taking the food to cars...they make drinks and take orders as well. I do think if they get to accept tips they should split them with the people that make drinks.

Krispy Kreme is horrible. You can feel the shortening residue in your mouth when you eat the donut or whatever oil type product they use. (lard?) If you want to pay one of your friends to do something sick, you should have them eat a dozen KK donuts.

Correction: Carhops USED to get paid minimum wage but they changed it and they now get the *WAitress* minimum wage which is 3.15/hour.

[catiebug]

I saw last night on TV that Sonic has brought back the chicken-fried steak sandwich! Yea!!!