Comments on: Tipping http://pdberger.com/tipping/ The blog of a British freelance writer living in New York Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: A Guy In New York http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7983 A Guy In New York Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:59:52 +0000 http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7983 <strong>Big Apple Blog Festival - December 19, 2005</strong> Welcome to the Big Apple Blog Festival (BABF), a representative roundup of this week's posts by NYC bloggers. The Big Apple Blog Festival likes to go on tour ... if you have a NYC blog or you blog about... Big Apple Blog Festival - December 19, 2005

Welcome to the Big Apple Blog Festival (BABF), a representative roundup of this week’s posts by NYC bloggers. The Big Apple Blog Festival likes to go on tour … if you have a NYC blog or you blog about…

]]> By: pdberger http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7952 pdberger Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:38:00 +0000 http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7952 Ah, but what about when you are picking up a food order from a restaurant? Sometimes I choose to pick up food instead of getting a delivery because I, like Simon, feel awkward at the door. Then I go to the restaurant and feel awkward when I don't tip the person giving me the food. Am I supposed to tip for someone handing me a bag and taking my money? Ah, but what about when you are picking up a food order from a restaurant?

Sometimes I choose to pick up food instead of getting a delivery because I, like Simon, feel awkward at the door. Then I go to the restaurant and feel awkward when I don’t tip the person giving me the food.

Am I supposed to tip for someone handing me a bag and taking my money?

]]> By: Mona http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7950 Mona Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:09:28 +0000 http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7950 Good topic for discussion. I'm always thinking about this since I'm a takeout nut. Call me crazy, these days I always leave 20 percent at restaurants, unless the service really sucked. I used to be a waitress and always felt we deserved the up in gratuity. I mean the postal service spikes up stamps every 2 years (which they are again Jan '06), why shouldn't we? But deliveries is different. I usually stick to 15 percent with deliveries, which actually makes no sense because the waiters aren't biking through traffic to bring you your food...but I guess my theory is you're spending a lot of money at a restaurant, but when you're getting takeout it's usually a $15-20 MAX. And $3 bucks on top of that seems completely acceptable. I don't think anything you do, unless you gave them a Hamilton (which is absurd) would really make the delivery guy crack a smile. As William pointed out. Good topic for discussion. I’m always thinking about this since I’m a takeout nut. Call me crazy, these days I always leave 20 percent at restaurants, unless the service really sucked. I used to be a waitress and always felt we deserved the up in gratuity. I mean the postal service spikes up stamps every 2 years (which they are again Jan ‘06), why shouldn’t we? But deliveries is different. I usually stick to 15 percent with deliveries, which actually makes no sense because the waiters aren’t biking through traffic to bring you your food…but I guess my theory is you’re spending a lot of money at a restaurant, but when you’re getting takeout it’s usually a $15-20 MAX. And $3 bucks on top of that seems completely acceptable. I don’t think anything you do, unless you gave them a Hamilton (which is absurd) would really make the delivery guy crack a smile. As William pointed out.

]]> By: William http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7945 William Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:16:15 +0000 http://pdberger.com/tipping/#comment-7945 Simon, are you talking about restaurant food delivery? $3 to $4 plus change seems reasonable. Maybe throw in an extra dollar or two if you live on a high floor and the delivery guy has to climb flights of steps. The lack of smiles is not because of your tip. It's because they are delivery guys. Simon, are you talking about restaurant food delivery? $3 to $4 plus change seems reasonable. Maybe throw in an extra dollar or two if you live on a high floor and the delivery guy has to climb flights of steps.

The lack of smiles is not because of your tip. It’s because they are delivery guys.

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