Should I leave a tip in a fully automated restaurant in the USA? [duplicate]
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How much to tip in the United States?
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When I go to a fully automated restaurant in the USA (example 1, example 2), am I supposed to tip?
usa food-and-drink restaurants tipping
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
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How much to tip in the United States?
5 answers
When I go to a fully automated restaurant in the USA (example 1, example 2), am I supposed to tip?
usa food-and-drink restaurants tipping
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
5,40454280
marked as duplicate by Some wandering yeti, Rory Alsop, CGCampbell, Willeke♦, JonathanReez♦ May 28 '16 at 17:38
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Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
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@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
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From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18
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How much to tip in the United States?
5 answers
When I go to a fully automated restaurant in the USA (example 1, example 2), am I supposed to tip?
usa food-and-drink restaurants tipping
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
5,40454280
This question already has an answer here:
How much to tip in the United States?
5 answers
When I go to a fully automated restaurant in the USA (example 1, example 2), am I supposed to tip?
This question already has an answer here:
How much to tip in the United States?
5 answers
usa food-and-drink restaurants tipping
usa food-and-drink restaurants tipping
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
5,40454280
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
5,40454280
edited May 28 '16 at 3:59
Franck Dernoncourt
asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
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Franck DernoncourtFranck Dernoncourt
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asked May 27 '16 at 23:50
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marked as duplicate by Some wandering yeti, Rory Alsop, CGCampbell, Willeke♦, JonathanReez♦ May 28 '16 at 17:38
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marked as duplicate by Some wandering yeti, Rory Alsop, CGCampbell, Willeke♦, JonathanReez♦ May 28 '16 at 17:38
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9
Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
3
@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
2
From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18
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9
Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
3
@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
2
From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18
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9
Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
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3
@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
2
2
From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18
From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18
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Using your cited vend-o-matic "restaurant", I would hazard a guess that the card swipe / authorization process is simply sale and does not offer a tipping option. Encouraging folks to "tip" a vending machine would likely not be viewed favorably by the buying public.
Taking the automated restaurant further, to where robots are taking your order tableside, then bringing drinks and food, returning for desert orders, etc, you may see a service charge or tipping option which would be intended to be shared amongst the humans working in the kitchen (same as waiters sharing tips with cooks, host and bussers in better restaurants).
But once the entire kitchen is automated, any attempts at trolling for tips would simply be management trying to up their profits.
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No, robots wouldn't even know what a tip was, and you'd not tip at McDonald's even staffed by humans.
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
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Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
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pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
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In the US, tipping is usual (and expected) in so called full service restaurants; meaning you sit down directly and order at a table with the server.
No tips are usual (but of course allowed and liked) in half-service restaurants, those are restaurants where you order yourself at a central desk, sit down, and your food is brought to your table by the server.
And in self service restaurants, no tipping is usual either (and probably you would get a strange look).
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
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Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
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do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
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Using your cited vend-o-matic "restaurant", I would hazard a guess that the card swipe / authorization process is simply sale and does not offer a tipping option. Encouraging folks to "tip" a vending machine would likely not be viewed favorably by the buying public.
Taking the automated restaurant further, to where robots are taking your order tableside, then bringing drinks and food, returning for desert orders, etc, you may see a service charge or tipping option which would be intended to be shared amongst the humans working in the kitchen (same as waiters sharing tips with cooks, host and bussers in better restaurants).
But once the entire kitchen is automated, any attempts at trolling for tips would simply be management trying to up their profits.
add a comment |
Using your cited vend-o-matic "restaurant", I would hazard a guess that the card swipe / authorization process is simply sale and does not offer a tipping option. Encouraging folks to "tip" a vending machine would likely not be viewed favorably by the buying public.
Taking the automated restaurant further, to where robots are taking your order tableside, then bringing drinks and food, returning for desert orders, etc, you may see a service charge or tipping option which would be intended to be shared amongst the humans working in the kitchen (same as waiters sharing tips with cooks, host and bussers in better restaurants).
But once the entire kitchen is automated, any attempts at trolling for tips would simply be management trying to up their profits.
add a comment |
Using your cited vend-o-matic "restaurant", I would hazard a guess that the card swipe / authorization process is simply sale and does not offer a tipping option. Encouraging folks to "tip" a vending machine would likely not be viewed favorably by the buying public.
Taking the automated restaurant further, to where robots are taking your order tableside, then bringing drinks and food, returning for desert orders, etc, you may see a service charge or tipping option which would be intended to be shared amongst the humans working in the kitchen (same as waiters sharing tips with cooks, host and bussers in better restaurants).
But once the entire kitchen is automated, any attempts at trolling for tips would simply be management trying to up their profits.
Using your cited vend-o-matic "restaurant", I would hazard a guess that the card swipe / authorization process is simply sale and does not offer a tipping option. Encouraging folks to "tip" a vending machine would likely not be viewed favorably by the buying public.
Taking the automated restaurant further, to where robots are taking your order tableside, then bringing drinks and food, returning for desert orders, etc, you may see a service charge or tipping option which would be intended to be shared amongst the humans working in the kitchen (same as waiters sharing tips with cooks, host and bussers in better restaurants).
But once the entire kitchen is automated, any attempts at trolling for tips would simply be management trying to up their profits.
answered May 28 '16 at 3:54
user13044
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add a comment |
No, robots wouldn't even know what a tip was, and you'd not tip at McDonald's even staffed by humans.
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
5
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
1
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
add a comment |
No, robots wouldn't even know what a tip was, and you'd not tip at McDonald's even staffed by humans.
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
5
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
1
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
add a comment |
No, robots wouldn't even know what a tip was, and you'd not tip at McDonald's even staffed by humans.
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
No, robots wouldn't even know what a tip was, and you'd not tip at McDonald's even staffed by humans.
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
answered May 27 '16 at 23:54
AndyAndy
4491313
4491313
5
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
1
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
add a comment |
5
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
1
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
5
5
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
Unless you leave some bolts and screws.
– Nean Der Thal
May 28 '16 at 0:24
1
1
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
pst, robot, I have a liter of the oil here, do you interested?
– VMAtm
May 29 '16 at 10:19
add a comment |
In the US, tipping is usual (and expected) in so called full service restaurants; meaning you sit down directly and order at a table with the server.
No tips are usual (but of course allowed and liked) in half-service restaurants, those are restaurants where you order yourself at a central desk, sit down, and your food is brought to your table by the server.
And in self service restaurants, no tipping is usual either (and probably you would get a strange look).
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
3
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
|
show 2 more comments
In the US, tipping is usual (and expected) in so called full service restaurants; meaning you sit down directly and order at a table with the server.
No tips are usual (but of course allowed and liked) in half-service restaurants, those are restaurants where you order yourself at a central desk, sit down, and your food is brought to your table by the server.
And in self service restaurants, no tipping is usual either (and probably you would get a strange look).
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
3
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
|
show 2 more comments
In the US, tipping is usual (and expected) in so called full service restaurants; meaning you sit down directly and order at a table with the server.
No tips are usual (but of course allowed and liked) in half-service restaurants, those are restaurants where you order yourself at a central desk, sit down, and your food is brought to your table by the server.
And in self service restaurants, no tipping is usual either (and probably you would get a strange look).
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
In the US, tipping is usual (and expected) in so called full service restaurants; meaning you sit down directly and order at a table with the server.
No tips are usual (but of course allowed and liked) in half-service restaurants, those are restaurants where you order yourself at a central desk, sit down, and your food is brought to your table by the server.
And in self service restaurants, no tipping is usual either (and probably you would get a strange look).
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
edited May 28 '16 at 1:47
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
answered May 28 '16 at 1:32
AganjuAganju
19.2k54175
19.2k54175
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
3
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
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show 2 more comments
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
3
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
Is a fully automated restaurant a full service restaurant or self-service?
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:45
3
3
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
do you sit down and a server asks you what you want? probably not; you order yourself. And no servers bring the food; so self-service.
– Aganju
May 28 '16 at 1:46
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
Your last statement sounds a bit too broad. It's pretty common to see a small cup or jar for tips in some shops where you're not served at a table. Subway is a common example in my area. No reasonable person would hold it against you if you choose not to contribute to it, though. You may also want to mention delivery for completeness sake (which you're very much expected to tip for).
– jpmc26
May 28 '16 at 8:16
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
@jpmc26 - Well Subway being a place where the staff build a sandwich to your order in front of you, it is understandable to have a tip jar out, as it would fit closer to Aganju's "half-service", not "self-service" as in the OPs example..
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:26
3
3
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
@jpmc26 - I did say "closer to" not "is". But rather than nitpicking other people's comments, why not write out your definitions and post it.
– user13044
May 28 '16 at 8:41
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9
Incidentally, it isn't customary to tip in fast-food restaurants. Tipping is only customary in restaurants where food is brought to your table.
– waiwai933
May 28 '16 at 0:43
3
@davidvc they don't address this case.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:44
@davidvc it seems to me that the answers as well as the question assumed that the waiters are humans.
– Franck Dernoncourt
May 28 '16 at 1:50
"Example 1" is from the satirical web site News Examiner.
– Michael Hoffman
May 28 '16 at 2:24
2
From the example 1 link: "The only staff that can be seen are in store to help customers with problems they may have with the software." Sounds like that could get unhealthily filthy very fast. If you're actually supposed to sweep the previous customer's leftover plates and random food spills off a table yourself in order to find a place to sit, then no, I wouldn't tip. (In fact, I wouldn't even eat there, mooting the point.)
– Henning Makholm
May 28 '16 at 10:18