Discussion Prices in 2022 will be....

[ponyo]

I think I'm saving money on dining even with the big price increases because I'm not dining out much and only doing pickups due to omicron. I don't tip for pickup so I'm saving 20-25% offsetting any price increases.

 

[dank69]

D. All Biden's fault no matter what happens. Amirite OP?

 

[dullard]

I think I'm saving money on dining even with the big price increases because I'm not dining out much and only doing pickups due to omicron. I don't tip for pickup so I'm saving 20-25% offsetting any price increases.

I did the opposite, even though I think the concept of tips is wrong. The staff has to pay attention to online orders, individually wrap and pack each item, ensure all items are in the bag, call me when it is ready, find my car in the dark (in the rain or soon over piles of snow), all while facing a shortage of help for all their normal duties. That is far more work than stopping by and asking if I want my full glass of water refilled. So, I decided to tip more for pickup than I did when I ate in the restaurant.

Plus I want to-go orders to stay around forever. Solves the loud restaurantitis problem that so many restaurants have (a picnic in the park, when possible, easily trumps the in-restaurant experience). So I want to encourage it.

 

[ponyo]

I did the opposite, even though I think the concept of tips is wrong. The staff has to pay attention to online orders, individually wrap and pack each item, ensure all items are in the bag, call me when it is ready, find my car in the dark (in the rain or soon over piles of snow), all while facing a shortage of help for all their normal duties. That is far more work than stopping by and asking if I want my full glass of water refilled. So, I decided to tip more for pickup than I did when I ate in the restaurant.

Plus I want to-go orders to stay around forever. Solves the loud restaurantitis problem that so many restaurants have (a picnic in the park, when possible, easily trumps the in-restaurant experience). So I want to encourage it.

I tipped 20-25% in the beginning of this covid pandemic last year when I wanted to support my local restaurants and feared they would go under. I no longer have that fear. And it's been long enough everyone should've adapted. So I stopped tipping pickups. Some places have increased menu prices for takeout orders only. Which I'm fine with.

These same restaurant workers are doing the same work for Uber Eats and DoorDash orders while not getting any tip. I don't see how my individual order is any different from Uber Eats or DoorDash orders.