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      <![CDATA[on lifehacker today: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5970143/who-should-i-tip-and-how-much" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lifehacker.com/5970143/who-should-i&hellip;</a>
        
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      <![CDATA[When I worked at a full-service restaurant, the servers told me that it's at minimum customary to tip 10% on takeout, but tip at least 15% for a place you go regularly to ensure good service. I always overtip for delivery orders (cash, at least 20%, rounded up) and if table service is poor at a restaurant, I still do right under 20% and write a note.
        
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      <![CDATA[I have a bigger question:  does the EEOC ever investigate all these scumbag scofflaw cheapos getting away with paying their staff the lower 'tipped' minimum wage even when they don't really get the mandated amount of tips ?  And do those employees have an FLSA poster near their time clock to even know their rights ?<br>
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(For those of you not familiar, minimum wage is $7.25/hour, but if you are classified as a 'tipped employee' your minimum wage is $2.13/hour. HOWEVER, if your tips received - and they must all be received by YOU, not your employer - do not bring you up to the $7.25/hour minimum, your employer is required to make up the difference per hour.
        
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      <![CDATA[I tip 20% on everything. Takeout, table service, whatever.
        
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      <![CDATA[I think I do tip most of of the time on takeout. Chinese takeout, coffee shops and the Frist Center Cafe I always tip.
        
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      <![CDATA[As to the original question, do I tip on takeout? It depends on the situation, as most have outlined above.
        
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      <![CDATA[if the servers goes the the trouble to put bread, chips, stuff like that extra then i tip and i always tip for sushi. otherwise ....no - an entree put in a styrofoam container and in a sack doesnt grant a tip any more than fast food does IMHO.
        
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      <![CDATA[Carrying out these days is a luxury in our household. One of the first things we cut when we felt the affects of the recession was carrying out so much (consequently it has made me a much better home cook.
        
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      <![CDATA[I too am the guy who throws a buck in the tip jar because let's face it...it's a thankless job.<br>
If the server acknowledges with a "thank you", I am much more likely to tip again on my next visit. The "thank you" or acknowledgement goes a long way with me.
        
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      <![CDATA[@Grubby - Delivery is a whole different ballgame from takeout. I always tip well for delivery...
        
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      <![CDATA[I generally tip 20% on takeout orders. Like Jack, 20% is my base line tip for dine-in service — great service (or particularly obnoxious behavior from my roommates, ages 2 and 5) gets more, shitty service gets less.<br>
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I do this because ... a) I'm just that kind of guy; b) I was once a restaurant dishwasher who also had to clean the bathrooms and try not to forget that; c) it's a lot easier to remember to just tip the same way all the time?
        
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      <![CDATA[Nicki... at lots of places the delivery side is compensated at waitstaff wages, but handles your takeout order. At Domino's or whatever, there is no waitstaff, but at a real restaurant, your phone order takes time that the restaurant expects customers will supplement with tips.
        
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      <![CDATA[I worked at a trendy but over-rated restaurant, not in Nashville. Delivery tips were generally 20%.
        
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      <![CDATA[I always tip at coffee shops and when getting take-out. Always.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Lmcknash]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[For me, never at Starbucks the rare times I go there, always about 10% at my usuals and local/family-run spots serving real food. The usual genuine smile and thanks given in return is worth a few bucks.
        
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      <![CDATA[If its a local establishment I'll throw in a buck. I also try to pay/tip in cash at locals so the staff has something to take home at the end of the day.
        
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      <![CDATA[i guess it's cheap but i kind of have an issue tipping more than a dollar or two if i have to stand in line to order, pick up my food, if disposable plates/utensils are used, and/or bus my own table. do you tip at restaurants at the farmers market (AM/PM excluded since they offer table service)?
        
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      <![CDATA[I don't generally tip for takeout, but I am much more likely to do so at a neighborhood place where I regularly get takeout (particularly if a family-owned hole-in-the-wall).
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Nicki P Wood]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I'm B--the compensation is already built into the food. Does that make me a cheapskate?
        
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