TIPPING - - SO OUT OF HAND NOW it's absurd!

[bdGreen]

The new self service pumps at a gas station I frequent has a tip prompt on it

I would love to see a picture of that.

That's incredibly insane to think that I get to tip them for something I'm doing.

I will not make any more comments on this.

Post a picture if you will.

bdGreen

 

[CH4]

Saw on the news today that Doordash has a new policy. If you are not a big tipper, your food arrives cold if it arrives at all.

Perhaps Door Dash needs to pay their folks more.

 

[ladder13]

What's door dash? Never used them, no idea what they do. Delivery service?

Edit: K, delivery service. I order and go get my food. Don't need them. Why be so lazy?

 

[Farmer17]

Don't feel too sorry for all the waiters and waitresses, I know some of them that make darn good money. A girl I know once received a $100 tip on a fairly small meal for two people, if you saw the girl you would know why.

 

[Skeet 028]

My GD worked as a waitress in an upscale place back east...Very attentive and got it right. She was making a grand to 1500 on a weekend. Joly cow. She came west and did about the same working as a bartemder/waitress in Red Lodge. She quit that mainly because bars make bartenders responsible for drunks and they got more than a bit rowdy at times. She had good rapport with the police. I tip 20-25% for good service...much less for otherwise

 

[mckenney99]

When my buddy and I were travelling to South Dakota each spring for prairie dogs shoots most of the little towns in west central SD didn't have chain restaurants just one little diner/bar with the same servers day after day, all day. We were easy to spot as not being "from around here" and due to the time of year the servers had a pretty good idea why we were in the area. My buddy and I usually ate breakfast and dinner in these little diners and always tipped the servers very heavily and said please/thank you. It didn't take long for that generosity and courtesy to be noticed. Usually within a day or two the servers were introducing us to other customers who had property with prairie dogs and in a few cases the locals dropped everything and escorted us to the fields.
After our first year out we started carrying some simple fencing tools, wire and splices with us to fix any fences or gates we found damaged. We also made sure to let the property owners know of any fencing problems we could not fix. As a thank you to the property owners we also carried with us a goody box of agency hats, belt buckles and coffee mugs to be left with the property owners before we left the property. It didn't take long before we had a pretty good list of ranches where we were welcome.
Those generous tips to the waitresses paid us dividends in getting excellent service on return visits, ample servings and were obviously appreciated. Paying respect, courtesy and simple gifts (tips) to the property owners also paid dividends for us for many years.

 

[Skeet 028]

Looks like Doordash signed its own dearh warrant.

DoorDash Warns That Orders With No Tip May Take Longer to Deliver

If they tell me something like that...I can also say...I will not patronize that establishment. That is somewhat like blackmail. I would also say I pay cash on correct,timely delivery

 

[BAM-BAM]

When my buddy and I were travelling to South Dakota each spring for prairie dogs shoots most of the little towns in west central SD didn't have chain restaurants just one little diner/bar with the same servers day after day, all day. We were easy to spot as not being "from around here" and due to the time of year the servers had a pretty good idea why we were in the area. My buddy and I usually ate breakfast and dinner in these little diners and always tipped the servers very heavily and said please/thank you. It didn't take long for that generosity and courtesy to be noticed. Usually within a day or two the servers were introducing us to other customers who had property with prairie dogs and in a few cases the locals dropped everything and escorted us to the fields.
After our first year out we started carrying some simple fencing tools, wire and splices with us to fix any fences or gates we found damaged. We also made sure to let the property owners know of any fencing problems we could not fix. As a thank you to the property owners we also carried with us a goody box of agency hats, belt buckles and coffee mugs to be left with the property owners before we left the property. It didn't take long before we had a pretty good list of ranches where we were welcome.
Those generous tips to the waitresses paid us dividends in getting excellent service on return visits, ample servings and were obviously appreciated. Paying respect, courtesy and simple gifts (tips) to the property owners also paid dividends for us for many years.

Build a rapport with the locals and it will pay great dividends..... act like you've got a big house on the lake and just treat locals like "hick help"... that too pays dividends.

 

[sigp220.45]

Saw on the news today that Doordash has a new policy. If you are not a big tipper, your food arrives cold if it arrives at all.

I hope this isn't a surprise to anyone.

If you don't tip, they don't have to take your order. Some desperate Dasher may take it just for the delivery fee, but it will take a while. You may never get your order.

I used to work for tips. I tip very well.

If you're subtracting tax from the total to determine the tip, you are a cheapo. If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out (or Door Dash).

 

[Rustyt1953]

Like Brad I am a good tipper. In the places I frequent a heavy tip is akin to a retainer for future good service.

 

[Skeet 028]

I hope this isn't a surprise to anyone.

If you don't tip, they don't have to take your order. Some desperate Dasher may take it just for the delivery fee, but it will take a while. You may never get your order.

I used to work for tips. I tip very well.

If you're subtracting tax from the total to determine the tip, you are a cheapo. If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out (or Door Dash).

This is a Dumb question...I've never ordered any delivery...not even a Pizza. I assume you pay in advance for your food what do you do if the order is wrong late cold or doesn't show up?? I mean tip means to insure promptness. Why would you tip before the service? You don't tip before food in a restaurant. I can see the place you order food from keeping a database of poor tippers or complainers. Let's be honest...I know I have received food I did not order in restaurants. What's to make things better with this door dash thingie??...And I am wrong. I was at a friends place one evening and he ordered pizza delivery. Guy showed up quickly we paid and gave him a tip...in other words...upon delivery... and for pizza it was ok. Pizza to me is almost edible food

 

[sigp220.45]

This is a Dumb question...I've never ordered any delivery...not even a Pizza. I assume you pay in advance for your food what do you do if the order is wrong late cold or doesn't show up?? I mean tip means to insure promptness. Why would you tip before the service? You don't tip before food in a restaurant. I can see the place you order food from keeping a database of poor tippers or complainers. Let's be honest...I know I have received food I did not order in restaurants. What's to make things better with this door dash thingie??...And I am wrong. I was at a friends place one evening and he ordered pizza delivery. Guy showed up quickly we paid and gave him a tip...in other words...upon delivery... and for pizza it was ok. Pizza to me is almost edible food

Since Covid there is usually no contact between the buyer and the Dasher. They leave it at the door.

If there is a problem with the order you can report it in the app and you get a credit to your method of payment.

I've never had a problem with the Dasher, since I tip well and they take my order first. Sometimes the restaurant messes up the order in a minor way and it is always fixed through the app with a refund.

The system works pretty well.

 

[Skeet 028]

Well....one problem is what in hell is an APP...something to do with a computer I know...but if you tell me I have to pay with my phone or something...I think I'll just stay ignorant. Just what I'd need...lose my phone and checking account too

 

[sigp220.45]

Well....one problem is what in hell is an APP...something to do with a computer I know...but if you tell me I have to pay with my phone or something...I think I'll just stay ignorant. Just what I'd need...lose my phone and checking account too

Yep. An app is an application. You download it to your phone and use it to order food from a variety of restaurants in your area. The app is linked to a credit or debit card and thats how you pay. Door Dash did 800 million deliveries in 2020, and they have done more every year since.

I'm 64 and I figured it out, but I can see how you might be suspicious of it.

 

[LVSteve]

I went to Five-Guys tonight and tipped a little for food I'm simply ordering, hanging around for, and walking out with. Why? The guy had a great attitude when he came to take my order, asked how my day was going, spoke clearly, and maintained his attention on me. Some may argue that this is the minimum of service a customer should receive, but this guy engages with his customers in a professional manner I've rarely seen in my lifetime.

 

[Skeet 028]

Yep. An app is an application. You download it to your phone and use it to order food from a variety of restaurants in your area. The app is linked to a credit or debit card and thats how you pay. Door Dash did 800 million deliveries in 2020, and they have done more every year since.

I'm 64 and I figured it out, but I can see how you might be suspicious of it.

Swell I have a friend that does the apps paying with his phone...well he did...after the 4th time being hacked he told me he has stopped. He had his checking account tied to his phone. Bank made it good...but Not me. I was pretty sure the last was with a food delivery. Knowing this fellow he probably doesn't carry a large balance...but still getting hacked 4 times sucks.Even with my CC I am very careful with how it gets used. Keep the APPS....that said I am probably 25 miles from any restaurant that may deliver like this...even a pizza joint

 

[twodog max]

I have had a Capital One card hacked 3 times in the last 5 years. I do not do the food delivery stuff because we live so far out in the sticks. It would be petrified before it got here. I am not sure why this card keeps getting hacked but it is the card we use for a lot of different things.
I had used it a couple weeks prior at a hospital and I have read that medical facilities are risky.
Back to tipping. I refuse to play along on the places wanting a tip when ordering. Before food or service forget it.

 

[ladder13]

I don't worry about what others think of my financial or any other habits.

 

[Onomea]

Was talking about tipping with my younger brother whose daughter worked in a local, run-of-the-mill restaurant as a waitress when in her teens. The daughter at times, on a slow night, might make $20 or $30 in tips for hours of work. She had a friend who worked at an upscale restaurant. The friend would frequently clear $500 in tips a night.

Tips depend a whole lot on where you work.

 

[NYlakesider]

Was talking about tipping with my younger brother whose daughter worked in a local, run-of-the-mill restaurant as a waitress when in her teens. The daughter at times, on a slow night, might make $20 or $30 in tips for hours of work. She had a friend who worked at an upscale restaurant. The friend would frequently clear $500 in tips a night.


Tips depend a whole lot on where you work.

True and a few other criteria.The ability of the server to take good care of the order keep things moving right, not too fast like their trying to get you in&out at warp speed to clear the table.

Keeping the water filled, being rather personable if a little small talk occurs, servers appearance