When Picking Up Take-Out, Tip...or No Tip?

I pick up a lot of stuff and I don't tip. For those that do, who do you direct the tip to, the person who took the order or the person who rang up the sale?

For the record, when I pick up stuff at the local diner, I've never seen other people picking up tip either, unless it's just to put the coin change (no bills) into the tip jar on the counter.

i don't tip for pick-up. what's the standard rate for delivery?

I would say the average tip for delivery is 10-15%. if the weather is shitty I always tip very generously.

I'm actually starting to miss Restless Native.

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Subject: Tip if a waiter takes your take out order

If a waiter takes my order, I tip for pick up. The reason is that if the waiter is made to take the order, that is reported as income to the government and the waiter must pay taxes on the imaginary tip (thank you Ronald Reagan for this little law). If a counter person or host or owner has taken my order, I don't tip. But I would never tip 15%. I tip a couple bucks.

I almost never tip if I pick up the food with one exception..Yayo on 9th st bet 5th and 6th.. because the guy who works their front counter gets tips if people eat at the counter but it is also his job to prepare all those take out orders. It has been the same guy for years and I can tell you that most times I don't wait very long if I wjust walk in and order to bring it home. He sees me.. knows I will tip him.. and I do get bumped to the top of the orders.

No, it is more work than video clerks do. Usually considerably more. And the order gets taken, taken to the kitchen, etc. Like I said I do tip less, but I don't see why they shouldn't be tipped for that work when it does in fact slow one down and add to the work one's doing especially when one is busy. When it was busy take-out orders were a big PIA as I always made sure to put it in a plastic bag too, with napkins, utensils, all that. And I usually got a dollar or so. I thought it was standard. I am surprised at the number of people who don't tip for picking up.