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post Oct 15 2004, 11:14 AM
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Went to Sonic for the first time and didn't know if it was a tipping place or not.
Do you tip at Sonic?
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:16 AM
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Or is it the other way around?

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post Oct 15 2004, 11:18 AM
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What is Sonic?
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:23 AM
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its a burger joint! do you tip at in n out? nope :finger2:
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:25 AM
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I've only been there once, but I don't remember leaving a tip.
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:26 AM
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In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register.
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(anthony @ Oct 15 2004, 10:26 AM)
In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register.

i agree, i use that to put all my pennies in or the change from the sale. i hate carrying coins
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:28 AM
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If I'm sitting down when I order, I tip. If I'm standing when I order I usually don't, unless I feel like I'm geting extrordinary service for some reason. The grey area is when I stand up to order, sit down, and then people start refilling my drink, clearing the table and such. I've never been to sonic (they don't have any near me or anywhere I regularly go), so I don't know what category it fits in to.
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:33 AM
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If I were this guy I'd be filling tip jars everywhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Oct 15 2004, 12:16 PM)
911=yes
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Or is it the other way around?

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Depends on service. I worked in restaurants for years. I even received tips on carry-out orders from time to time.

I always leave a tip when I go to CiCi's pizza joint cause I feel guilty about the mess my two little ones always leave... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM
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yep, I tip.....I normally end up sending the poor server back and forth a few times for condiments or due to the fries being too cold
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:37 AM
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meals are cheap at sonic, if you get good service tip
what is 15% of 5 bucks it wont kill ya
or just let them keep the change
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE(sanman @ Oct 15 2004, 10:37 AM)
meals are cheap at sonic, if you get good service tip
what is 15% of 5 bucks it wont kill ya
or just let them keep the change

thats what i usually do "keep the coins"
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post Oct 15 2004, 11:45 AM
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QUOTE(anthony @ Oct 15 2004, 10:26 AM)
In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register.

I agree about the service vs. button pushing thing. I used to be bugged by jars too, until my daughter worked at a counter service restaurant. She would get some pretty good tips and I asked her what she did to deserve them. She had many examples of how she provided extra service to make the customer’s visit better. The most notable is the time she noticed that a young man was having trouble placing his order at a different register. Turns out the man was deaf and could not speak well. My daughter knows sign language and stepped right in. I think she got as much pleasure from helping him as he got by not having to feel out of place and frustrated. She also told me about several times she would help out a parent struggling to manage several kids while placing an order. When the person behind the counter does something special for me I believe they deserve a tip.

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post Oct 15 2004, 12:35 PM
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First off holy crap 1m illion pennies? that's crazy. Second we had a good friend who use to work at a Sonic so we'd always ask for her and tip well. My mother supported me through tips and I made a good bit over the summers in tips. So we generally tip well.
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post Oct 15 2004, 12:45 PM
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The day that tipping goes out of style is the day the world has gone to SHIT! And of course that will be all the more reason to do it!
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post Oct 15 2004, 01:08 PM
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I wind up tipping at sonic all the time, because the servers don't speak english, and getting them to give me the correct change is like beating your head against the wall! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Don't go there any more since the son went off to college, it was his favorite fast food joint.
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post Oct 15 2004, 01:21 PM
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I stop at Sonic rarely, since there are none convenient for my work lunch break and I don't usually eat fast food at home on weekends. But when I have stopped, if it was for take out from the pickup window, I didn't tip, and if it was served by a carhop while I sat at the outside tables, I did tip.

I try to tip fairly, 15-20%, a dollar minimum. It kills me to see people leave 38 cents on the table! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)
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post Oct 15 2004, 01:24 PM
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I don't really agree with the whole tipping thing. Mostly because I'm a cheap bastard, but I have other reasons as well. If the service is outstanding, or the server goes out of their way to help you, then I think a tip is in order. I find that at most restaurants, the service is mediocre at best, yet a tip is still expected. I figure that if you get paid to do a job, you shouldn't expect to get extra. Nobody ever stops by my desk and gives me $10 for a really nice piece of code I wrote. Oh, and I usually tip if the waitress is hot too.

So, I guess I'm a cheap perverted bastard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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post Oct 15 2004, 01:55 PM
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If they serve ya...yes...
Tip jar out at the front...yer choice....
Gal has big boobs.....hell yes.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif)
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