Two tipping scenarios that have been bugging me

[Weir]

1. Mr. Chinese food delivery man. There is no minimum $ order or delivery charge as far as i can tell from the menu. However, I order an $8 dish and it comes and the bill says $11. It is freaking good, so I order it again. It is a different price, something like $12. I don't really mind paying this much, and i don't want to hassle over the price because they really barely speak english. am i required to tip? i haven't and part of me feels bad, but i think paying $15 for random delivery dinner would make me feel worse.

2. Mr. Italian food man. I call in an order and come by and pick it up. I never do this so i don't know protocol. There is a tip line on the receipt, which isn't suprising b/c it is a restaurant, but i don't tip b/c i figure i am the one who delivered it to myself. Correct?

[Alobar]

yay a tipping thread!

1. Tip the guy, he delivered your food, if you dont wanna pay $14 then dont have it delivered

2. No, there is no reason to tip

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all delivery men forget how to speak english real quick when you start asking why you're getting ripped off, or why it took an hour and a half to get your food. i would pay him, then call the place and ask why the f you are paying more and more for the same dish. if you don't get a good answer (or a free meal) take your business elsewhere.

regarding the 2nd one, very few people tip on pickup orders at restaurants. i usually pay cash and at least tip any change i get, because i used to work in a kitchen, but it's not egregiously bad not to tip.

[x2ski]

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regarding the 2nd one, very few people tip on pickup orders at restaurants. i usually pay cash and at least tip any change i get, because i used to work in a kitchen, but it's not egregiously bad not to tip.

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The Chili's in Appleton, WI always screws up my order. I always order the Monterey Jack Mushroom Fajitas, and something always gets left out, be it the lettuce, the tortillas (why do all places only give you three tortillas? You get way too much filling for only three tortillas... wtf?), or whatever.

The last time I was there to pick up my order, I waited at least five minutes before someone acknowledged my presence, and then five more minutes to get my food.

The total was about $27 (wife got stuff too). I gave the chick $30 and she asks me if I want change. The fuckedupedness of it all made me reply "No, that's cool", but I am never ordering take-out from Chili's again.

I ask for extra tortillas and they give me one more...wtf? It's a freaking tortilla... Double that [censored] bitch.

Chili's sucks.

[sledghammer]

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1. Mr. Chinese food delivery man. There is no minimum $ order or delivery charge as far as i can tell from the menu. However, I order an $8 dish and it comes and the bill says $11. It is freaking good, so I order it again. It is a different price, something like $12. I don't really mind paying this much, and i don't want to hassle over the price because they really barely speak english. am i required to tip? i haven't and part of me feels bad, but i think paying $15 for random delivery dinner would make me feel worse.


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How can you expect to have food delivered and not tip? You should be giving him 15$, though if you order from there again the driver will certainly take his sweet time. Even if he is an hour and a half late, you should give 20$ and apologize if you want food from there again.

[swingdoc]

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Even if he is an hour and a half late, you should give 20$ and apologize if you want food from there again.

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Lol. Yes, it is quite the privilege to be able to order delivery from a restaurant.

OP - don't worry about tipping if you pick up the food. Let me make sure I understand the first scenario. You ordered delivery and assumed (because the menu didn't otherwise state) that there was no charge for delivery? In reality there was a charge for deliver (ldo) so you didn't tip? This is wrong. Always get a total over the phone when you order delivery. Difference in price is sometimes lunch vs dinner pricing even if meal is exactly the same.

[PokerFink]

Always tip a delivery person. Never [censored] with people who handle your food.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

how the [censored] does he find your house if he doesnt speak english?

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how the [censored] does he find your house if he doesnt speak english?

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my point is that he does speak english, he just 'forgets' when you start asking him difficult questions. this happens to me all the time.

but someone who doesn't speak english can be trained pretty quickly to read addresses or find buildings, especially if it's in a neighborhood he knows. you only need to know about a 20 block radius in most cities, maybe a little more.

z28, in answer to your question, you give the guy enough that he gets a sizeable extra tip, but not so much that you don't save any money. if he's just a casual friend or a cool bartender and not someone who you know well and get this treatment from all the time, tip a little more. so i would probably leave 35 bucks or so.

being friendly, appreciative and fun to have around is always a good compliment to a big tip when you are getting hooked up (or if you want to start getting hooked up in the future). especially if the bartender makes a lot of money anyway. if you get in the habit of tipping an absurd amount it has a way of escalating and just becomes weird after a while.

most bartenders i know give free drinks because they like someone and can get away with it. the added money is nice, and it varies by the person, but i would say most of the time if a friend is hooking you up, he is not overly concerned with getting a huge tip. so my main concern is not to make him feel like i'm bribing him and expecting to get hooked up every time i walk in the door.

[bwana devil]

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how the [censored] does he find your house if he doesnt speak english?

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sorry to hijack a wonderful tipping thread but ive been to paris and found my way around although i dont speak french. reading a map and matching names/numbers doesnt take mastery or even an understanding of the local language.