[boop]

That's why waitresses work for tips. The base pay is low, and can be well below minimum wage. But great service MAKES the meal. If tipping was outlawed, pretty soon you'd get the same level of "service" you get from the McDonald's cashier.

Those folks just don't give a poop. Tipping really does make a person go the extra mile.

And I disagree on "tipping jars" at Starbucks and other "just give me my order" places for this reason. They haven't really done anything special except hand me my food. I WOULD tip if I had something special or intricate or difficult that I ordered.

[mountn man]

And I disagree on "tipping jars" at Starbucks and other "just give me my order" places for this reason. They haven't really done anything special except hand me my food. I WOULD tip if I had something special or intricate or difficult that I ordered.

Exactly. Why should I tip someone, simply for doing their job.

I worked at a hotdog joint and never expected or thought of a "tip". I also worked at sit down restaurants where tips were part of the pay.