Re: Poll- do you leave a tip in the jar at Starbucks?
Posted by:
ThePackLeader
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Date: August 18, 2010 04:33AM
Gravis Wrote:
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> i tip for services that could not be done with
> ease by a machine. that said, i tip waiters well
> but when it's something like an assembly line,
> tips are ridiculous.
>
> if you are going to tip the starbucks people, you
> better tip the checkout person at the grocer and
> you damn well better tip the sys admins at your
> work because we do what machines truly cannot do
> for themselves.
>
> i dont get starbucks, not a fan of coffee to start
> with but it's overpriced.
I tip baggers at the grocers, but that's mostly in Florida, because I don't see anymore baggers around here (It's very rare).
As for Starbucks coffee, I don't get that either. As a matter of fact, I've never liked coffee, and I still don't. I think it tastes bland. My drink is the Caramel Macchiato (Iced usually).
The reason I (Or whomever buys the drinks on a particular day) gives tips at Starbucks, is because I know quite a few of the people there, and they're really good folks. I guess it's a habit now, because I usually drop a tip at other locations as well. If the service is horrible though, of course I'll withhold it, but that's yet to occur.
The one time I felt bad about not giving enough of a tip, was at the airport. I was late for a flight, and my family (Mom and pops), were already there. I was a teenager I think, and sure enough one of the curb-side baggage supervisors had my ticket and boarding pass ready for me, and he had kept them secure in his zipped-up pocket so that he could get my bags and everything else squared away for me (My folks were already through security, so they couldn't give it to me). I only had $1, and I gave it to him, but I felt like garbage for that. I told him that I didn't have anymore money on me, and he smiled and thanked me, and we both exchanged a "Merry Christmas" (It was around Christmas time, obviously). I intended to go back to the airport to give him a better tip later on, but I never made it back. Just thinking about it makes me want to see if he still works there. The guy saved my entire trip for me.
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