• homicidalrobot@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Handing it to you is an exchange of goods, but making food is a service. Yes, even if they just microwave something for you. I don’t think tipping for that particular service is usually warranted either, but foodservice is kind of literally called that

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      4 months ago

      The ‘making the food’ and ‘handing it to you’ is the price of the good. A tip is for how well they do that service and the atmosphere and experience they provide in the exchange.

      If you have counter service and don’t clean up the table after me, there isn’t much opportunity for you to have good enough service to warrant a tip.