i order food for pick up a lot. and i do tip. but it occurred to me- is tipping expected for pick up?
if the person handing me the food is friendly then i have no problem shelling out a tip.
but their are two places that i often pick up food from that have really delicious food, but the people giving it to me are not so friendly. all they need to do is hand me food, collect my cash, and return change if necessary in a reasonable not hostile fashion.
i think i might stop tipping at my local sushi joint. Somehow this takes the guy like 10 minutes... mind you it is usually before noon that i am getting food from them and it is usually dead and i am the only one at the bar to get my food. and on top of that he is just not even friendly.
so is it socially expected to tip when ordering pick up? and if so, how much is standard? is it still 15%+ like you would tip a waiter who actually had to pay attention to you and interact with you and remember your order etc?



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