# Tipping at McDonald's **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999 "2017-09-22T19:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/1 "2017-09-22T19:48:17Z")
So McDonald’s has recently introduced mobile ordering where you decide what you want and then park in a special spot and they bring the order out to your car, skipping the drivethru. So should you tip the person who brings it to your car? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/2 "2017-09-22T19:50:38Z")
No, because you don’t have to tip every single person who brings you stuff as part of their job. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/3 "2017-09-22T19:52:36Z")
I agree. McDonald’s employees get a minimum wage and aren’t dependent on tipping. It’s part of their duties, so no, you shouldn’t tip them. In fact, they do this routinely if someone has a large order and they’ll “park” them while it’s being assembled. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/4 "2017-09-22T20:03:21Z")
Do you pay through the app? If so, I wouldn’t tip. If not, and my bill was $7, I’d hand over a ten and say keep the change, just to avoid the person running back and forth. ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/5 "2017-09-22T20:09:54Z")
At Sonic Drive-Ins, it’s customary to tip the carhops. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/6 "2017-09-22T20:13:05Z")
My rule on tipping, outside of restaurants (where it really is kinda mandatory): If you feel as though the value of what you received is greater than what you are charged, then leaving a tip is always appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/7 "2017-09-22T23:55:06Z")
No no no…I 've never gotten good service at mickey-ds…I seriously hate that place…Our local one (sorta)…is extremely bad, I think…I’ve been to cleaner and nicer ones but…it makes no difference…they are just going through the motions, it seems! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/8 "2017-09-23T04:44:23Z")
> [@Calatin](#): > > At Sonic Drive-Ins, it’s customary to tip the carhops. At Sonic, it’s customary to slip into sodium induced comas. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/9 "2017-09-23T05:27:59Z")
I probably wouldn’t. But I’ll say this: it makes a lot more sense to tip a McD’s worker who actually _brings food out to you_ (you know, like a server) than it does to tip people at all those places like Subway and Starbucks, etc., who just prepare your order and hand it to you–and yet always seem to have a jar for tips.:smack: Tips for\* what?\* ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-at-mcdonalds/796999/10 "2017-09-23T06:12:45Z")
Even if I was inclined to do it, I’d be worried about getting the person fired.