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hlthe2b

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14. They don't bring the food TO YOU. I have no problem tipping, but they sit at the window.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 2, 2025, 04:08 PM

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I don't think I'd get upset at DUers that don't want to tip in that setting, but I typically do so nonetheless--even though they are NOT coming out to my car, but merely HANDING me my order. Still, dealing with the public is hard work so they earn the tip for sure!

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Should I " tip" the Starbucks drive-thru server for bill of $11.00? [View all] FarPoint Monday OP

Definitely tip since they are bringing the food to your car window. Blues Heron Monday #1

The OP says they went through the drive-through. n/t hlthe2b Monday #8

exactly - they bring the food to you so you dont have to get out of the car. Thats a tipable service Blues Heron Monday #12

They don't bring the food TO YOU. I have no problem tipping, but they sit at the window. hlthe2b Monday #14

Somehow it gets to you without you getting out of your car. However that happens, you oughta tip the person Blues Heron Monday #16

That is ridiculous.. Handing someone something through a window is not entering your car, but whatever hlthe2b Monday #17

I didnt say they entered, just looking or smelling some car interiors warrants an extra tip Blues Heron Monday #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Blues Heron Monday #19

I would not tip. Then, I'm sick of this country's handling sinkingfeeling Monday #2

Post removed Post removed Monday #15

Care to enlighten us with a link? Oh....you can't!! GP6971 Monday #20

My experience in food service PatSeg Monday #21

Don't forget the fake Christians who come in after church on Sunday & leave proselytizing fake money. CrispyQ Tuesday #30

And religious tracts PatSeg Tuesday #31

Well, you're not just tipping the person who hands you the coffee Fiendish Thingy Monday #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #10

Hi Sunshine!!! Today is the big day...right? GP6971 Monday #13

That adds to the collective concept to tip at the drive thru. FarPoint Monday #23

How do you know the tips given to the person at the drive through window get shared with a barista? MichMan Tuesday #29

My son worked as a barista for years in his 20's Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #33

My only experience was as a busboy decades ago MichMan Tuesday #34

Same Experience ProfessorGAC Tuesday #35

Don't go there, then you can tip yourself. bucolic_frolic Monday #4

I personally would not...... anciano Monday #5

I usually tip Metaphorical Monday #6

I feel the same way True Dough Monday #11

There are lots of lower paid workers that people hardly ever tip MichMan Tuesday #27

Can't help 'em all, MichMan, True Dough Tuesday #28

I use the starbucks app. Mosby Monday #7

If I have my doggy girl with me and they give her a pup cup and some "happy talk," you betcha! hlthe2b Monday #9

Now that is real customer service. FarPoint Monday #24

Exceopt for 2020 when everything was locked down I don't use drive through. They are on a timer doc03 Monday #22

I am not tipping someone at a drive through just for handing me an order MichMan Tuesday #25

If I see a tip jar when doing pickup-up, I tip. And smile wolfie001 Tuesday #26

I do not tip for pick-up or carry-out. PoindexterOglethorpe Tuesday #36

No... OmegaX Tuesday #32