# Do you tip for pick-up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758 "2015-02-03T20:36:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/21 "2015-02-04T17:15:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If it is around xmas, I give her five and wish her a happy holiday. I like to surprise servers by tipping a little extra on Arbor Day. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/22 "2015-02-04T17:23:45Z")
I generally don’t tip at take out places. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/23 "2015-02-04T17:32:24Z")
Another benefit of tipping for take out is that they remember you when you come back. Who do you think is going to get taken care of better, the known tipper or a stranger/non-tipper? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/24 "2015-02-04T17:37:00Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Another benefit of tipping for take out is that they remember you when you come back. Who do you think is going to get taken care of better, the known tipper or a stranger/non-tipper? If I have to bribe the employees to get them to do their jobs right, I’d much rather steer clear of the place altogether. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/25 "2015-02-04T17:43:02Z")
I don’t tip for pick up. Seems odd. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/26 "2015-02-04T17:44:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If I have to bribe the employees to get them to do their jobs right, I’d much rather steer clear of the place altogether. 😕 That’s not at all what **Living Well** suggested. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/27 "2015-02-04T18:03:10Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I like to surprise servers by tipping a little extra on Arbor Day. Maybe you’re kidding, but lately I’ve been [planting trees in honor of special occasions](http://shop.arborday.org/content.aspx?page=commemorative-sample-tic) via the Arbor Day Foundation. A good friend’s dog died last week, for instance, and I planted a tree in her memory. My friend received a nice card explaining what was done. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/28 "2015-02-04T18:24:14Z")
I was kidding. But I’ve a bit of green thumb myself. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/29 "2015-02-05T00:09:46Z")
When I worked at a Chinese restaurant, it always brightened my day a bit when someone would tip on a take-out order. We had a dining room, so I was officially a waitress, but most of the business was carry-out or delivery, so I didn’t get a lot of tips. So I do tip on carry-out orders, but I don’t really consider it necessary. Just a nice thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/30 "2015-02-05T03:14:26Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Another benefit of tipping for take out is that they remember you when you come back. Who do you think is going to get taken care of better, the known tipper or a stranger/non-tipper? This. The aforementioned diner where my co-worker and I usually get take out at least once a week remembers us now and I think they got better at remembering us and our little quirks once I made a point to always give a tip for a pick up. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/31 "2015-02-05T08:02:10Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Another benefit of tipping for take out is that they remember you when you come back. Who do you think is going to get taken care of better, the known tipper or a stranger/non-tipper? I think a counter argument to this is they may not know who you are before you show up to pick up the order, so any opportunity to take better care of you has already been packaged up and is ready to go before they know who it’s for. When you go into a sit down restaurant they can see and identify you before you order and adjust service in accordance with previous tips. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/32 "2015-02-05T15:00:00Z")
Plus, everyone says, “If you can’t afford the tip, you can’t afford to sit down and eat.” Fair enough, but that is one of the reasons I take out (that, and sometimes I just want my food with no service). No tips! That doesn’t mean, however, that I might not give some extra. I remember there was this girl at the dunkin donuts who always remembered my coffee order and made it just the way I wanted. You bet when Christmas came I gave her a $20 on top of my order. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/33 "2015-02-05T16:10:34Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > For pick-up? Why would I? Whose service am I tipping? > > If I didn’t care to save myself the tip, I’d have it delivered, either to my table by a waiter or to my house by a delivery person. I’m doing the work of getting the food, I keep what would have been the tip. This exactly. No fucking way am I tipping for pick up! 😕 Why the hell would I go through the effort of going to pick it up if I’m going to tip anyways? I might as well just have it delivered then. ---
**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/34 "2015-02-06T02:55:44Z")
No, I don’t and I don’t tip the cashier at the supermarket either or the clerk at the deli. It’s getting out of hand. Employers like it; they don’t have to pay higher wages. Everyone wants a tip instead of leaning on the owner for a wage increase. I sold tools retail. Nobody ever tipped me. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/35 "2015-02-06T03:08:07Z")
Nah. I’m going through the trouble of driving there and picking it up myself…what am I tipping them for? ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/36 "2015-02-06T18:28:51Z")
Yes, I tip for pickup. I worked those pickup counters and tips absolutely made my day, so now I make someone else’s day. I’m also thankful I’m no longer doing such a shitty job. ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/37 "2015-02-06T20:22:59Z")
At take out I generally don’t tip, but I just tell the place to “keep the change.” ---
**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/38 "2015-02-07T17:25:42Z")
Ten percent for pickup, $1 per pizza. Usually your food is packaged by wait staff, who are paid a very low wage, and gathering all your needed utensils, condiments, napkins, etc. is taking up time they are not waiting on a tipping table. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/39 "2015-02-07T17:39:09Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > This exactly. No fucking way am I tipping for pick up! 😕 Why the hell would I go through the effort of going to pick it up if I’m going to tip anyways? I might as well just have it delivered then. Because they’re generally not paid well. A few extra bucks is a nice thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758/40 "2015-02-07T20:46:02Z")
Like others have said, if it’s a place that mainly does take out, I don’t tip. If it is more of a sit down place, with the bartender handling take outs, I’ll often get a beer while waiting and tip a few dollars. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-for-pick-up/711758.md?page=3)