Should i tip chinese takeout

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Read more: Subscribe to the Citizen Times here. Subscribe to my newsletter here. Facebook Twitter Email. Do I need to tip restaurants on takeout? The answer, resoundingly, is yes. Here's why. Remember Inovio INO , the small biotech punching above its weight and mingling with pharma giants in the early attempts to stamp out the Covid pandemic? This week was a rather volatile one for the investors in cryptocurrency miners.

Dow 30 36, Nasdaq 15, Russell 2, Crude Oil Gold 1, Silver CMC Crypto 1, FTSE 7, Nikkei 29, Read full article. Laura Woods. Story continues. Recommended Stories. Motley Fool. Yahoo Finance. FYI, I always tip if its delivered, I just wondered about tipping if you go in to pick up take-out food like pizza, chinese etc Thanks, Shelly.

Joined Sep 16, I never tip if I'm picking up the food. I pay for the food, that's all. Jill Mouseketeer. Joined Jul 21, I just tip for delivery. Joined Apr 13, We do chinese take out every Friday. The owners have a daughter who goes to school with our DD, so I see the mom frequently. Food and service are Great. In my head it's a gesture of appreciation. Joined May 26, No, all the person does is take my money and hand me my food.

Ava DIS Veteran. Joined Mar 13, No, I don't usually tip if I pick up food. Joined Apr 8, I don't tip when I'm picking up take out. When you pick up take out, all they do is ring you up. I used to feel guilty about it until I realized that I had to get up and go somewhere to get my food and I was already paying for the prepared food.

No service, no tip. Joined Sep 1, The only takeout we usually get is Chinese. The people at our Chinese place very carefully wrap everything, are always really nice and friendly, offer us to sit down and have a glass of ice water or tea for free if our order isn't quite ready, and help me carry the order out to the car if I have my two little kids in tow.

I always tip, but just a couple of bucks. Keira Married at Disney August 2, Joined Aug 9,