How much to tip

So the tips sort of help make ends meet. Considering this is a large item it is really not alot of money. And do you really want to be that scummy person that opts out? Delivering large items is hard work.

Okay, so how about delivery of other items. If you tip for furniture, why would you not tip for other deliveries. This is where things get confusing. And it is not like Amazon takes good care of these people. Tipping seems to be very product focused. As delivery of large items like furniture gets a small tip, while most folks opt out for the delivery of small items on the day to day.

This question cracks me up. My brother asked me about this a few years back. He had just started a new internship and went to get coffee with his boss and coworkers. The local coffee shop not a Starbucks had one of those Ipad credit card machines, which asked for a tip. The old school answer would be that you do not need to tip a barista.

Before the Starbucks days, buying coffee was a pretty straightforward transaction. The worker opened up the spout on the coffee container and filled up the cup. This was considered a purchase not a service. In the modern experience economy this has changed somewhat. Some of the crazy special order Frappuccino drinks actually do have somewhat of a service element.

But all in all, even according to Starbucks, tipping is completely optional. According to the sources online Starbuck baristas do get tips. So this is good news. But there is a dark side to this discussion. Starbucks recently rolled out a tip function to the digital payment option for mobile orders. Some are concerned that Starbucks will use this to more closely track how much employees are being tipped.

I do not tip for takeout. I feel strongly about this one. Restaurants are in the business of making meals. They take raw ingredients and prepare a finished meal. This is the value being added. Because of this value add, restaurant meals cost more than the ingredients themselves. That is the business model of a restaurant. There is no service as part of this. Service comes into play when you sit down inside a restaurant and have food brought to your table.

Because of these difficult times many patrosn tipped to help the restaurants stay afloat. In the U. The Shared Bill Tip Calculator considers the cost of the service, number of people, and chosen tip percentage to calculate the tip per person, as well as the total cost per person.

A tip or gratuity is an extra sum of money paid to certain service workers for a provided service. Tip amounts, as well as acceptance, vary in different parts of the world. By Lorraine Glennon. December 19, Sharing is Nice Yes, send me a copy of this email.

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