Applebee's/Chili's/etc. Car-side/Curbside/etc. to go service

Merlyn3D

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OK, I stumbled upon somewhat of a dillema today when I was trying out Applebee's new Car-side to go service. Whereas before I ordered a to-go thing and went inside to the bar and picked it up and paid at the bar, now a waiter runs my meal out to my car and takes my card and runs it in and comes back out again with a slip for me to sign. Basically, it's a drive through, but parked.

Here's the dillema.....do you tip? Before when I went in to pay at the bar, I never tipped because no one was really serving me or anything, with this new curbside thing, there's a waiter to has to bring you your food, and while they aren't doing the full work of an inside waiter, they're doing more than they were before, so I don't know what to do. I was caught off guard and went ahead and tipped like 10% (I normally tip 20% for decent to good service, more if I really like). My question is what would you do, would you tip and if so how much?
 

dderidex

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Same as pizza guy - flat $2 regardless of order size (unless it's really a bonkers excessive order, or if the weather is REALLY awful - golf-ball-sized-hail gets them another buck or two :D )
 

dman

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I don't tip at pickup/to-go. Hopefully the restaurant is paying those to-go employees a higher wage than wait staff, otherwise they're getting screwed. But, that's really not my problem, unless they remember me from last time and spit in my food.

Rumor has it that they do NOT pay those folks extra so they probably are hating life.

In order to make myself feel better about not tipping, usually I'll run in the to-go entrance and grab my food and checkout there. Only once have they been ready for me before I can get inside (Outback has a camera system and they saw me pull up).



 

ToeStub

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This poor horse has been beat to death lately.

I would give the guy two or three bucks.
 

Merlyn3D

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Originally posted by: ToeStub
This poor horse has been beat to death lately.

I would give the guy two or three bucks.


Where? I did a search before posting and couldn't find anything that relates to this.
 

Tom

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Some places(Waffle House :)) add a gratuity charge on take out orders, I would check these places' policies.

 

CRXican

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After seeing this new creation I was again discouraged at the future of mankind.

Is it really too much trouble to get out of your car and walk into the restaruant yourself?
 

PingSpike

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Originally posted by: CRXican
After seeing this new creation I was again discouraged at the future of mankind.

Is it really too much trouble to get out of your car and walk into the restaruant yourself?

When you weigh 300+ pounds and your SUV is 6ft off the ground, hell yes it is.