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I work at Starbucks and we have tip jars at the register. The tips get added up at the end of the week and divided by the number of hours worked. They usually add anywhere from $1-$1.50 extra per hour to our pay rate; not much, but a tank of gas or a week of grocerys at the least. So they are appreciated. All ill say is those who leave a buck or two after they pay (especially regulars) will ALWAYS receive higher quality drinks/better service. It's a "you scratch my back I scratch yours" kind of thing. When I see the rude cheapskate that just ordered his iced quad venti soy caramel latte didn't leave a tip, or at LEAST say please and thank you, you better believe he's getting decaf lol


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Aingoi10207 said:
I work at Starbucks and we have tip jars at the register. The tips get added up at the end of the week and divided by the number of hours worked. They usually add anywhere from $1-$1.50 extra per hour to our pay rate; not much, but a tank of gas or a week of grocerys at the least. So they are appreciated. All ill say is those who leave a buck or two after they pay (especially regulars) will ALWAYS receive higher quality drinks/better service. It's a "you scratch my back I scratch yours" kind of thing. When I see the rude cheapskate that just ordered his iced quad venti soy caramel latte didn't leave a tip, or at LEAST say please and thank you, you better believe he's getting decaf lol


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The type of service decides the size of tip not the other way around, it's why I can't get tax deductions on tips though I can on the food and beverage, they are optional and degrading the service because you didn't get a tip last time isn't doing your chances of a tip this time any good. The quality of drinks at somewhere like starbucks is suposed to be standardized if you purposely give someone a poorer quality drink then you are not doing your job, it's cyclical. I will tip if the service is worth it but don't try and dictate the service based on tips because you don't feel you make enough. Customers are not a proper source of wage subsidy. Service is dictated by the way you are trained, if you don't go above that what is the tip for?

Would it be OK for a detailer to do a crappy job on paint correction because you didn't tip? How about the garbage man, mailman, butcher, auto mechanic, plumber, electrician and so on?

I'm all for tipping the pizza delivery guy who brought my pizza in the rain or blizzard, the waitress who went above and beyond to make sure my table was happy the whole time or the barber who gave my kid a lollypop while he waited as I got my hair cut, I'm not OK with someone expecting a tip for doing their job and deciding to do it worse if they don't get one. That's something people should be fired over.
 
Aingoi10207 said:
I work at Starbucks and we have tip jars at the register. The tips get added up at the end of the week and divided by the number of hours worked. They usually add anywhere from $1-$1.50 extra per hour to our pay rate; not much, but a tank of gas or a week of grocerys at the least. So they are appreciated. All ill say is those who leave a buck or two after they pay (especially regulars) will ALWAYS receive higher quality drinks/better service. It's a "you scratch my back I scratch yours" kind of thing.

When I see the rude cheapskate that just ordered his iced quad venti soy caramel latte didn't leave a tip, or at LEAST say please and thank you, you better believe he's getting decaf lol
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If you really think that would be funny...
You must have already done this act of cowardice!
And if the truth be known: More than once!!!

I would hope that a person that orders an "iced quad venti soy caramel latte" has the discriminate-taste to tell if their drink has not been properly prepared, and takes the appropriate measures to have the irresponsible party, or parties, face the disciplinary action of being discharged for just cause.

Starbucks' Customers should not be stiffed because one of Starbucks' weasel employees feels stiffed...or, otherwise does not approve of their tipping methods/amounts.

Bob
 
dirtdestroyer said:
The type of service decides the size of tip not the other way around, it's why I can't get tax deductions on tips though I can on the food and beverage, they are optional and degrading the service because you didn't get a tip last time isn't doing your chances of a tip this time any good. The quality of drinks at somewhere like starbucks is suposed to be standardized if you purposely give someone a poorer quality drink then you are not doing your job, it's cyclical. I will tip if the service is worth it but don't try and dictate the service based on tips because you don't feel you make enough. Customers are not a proper source of wage subsidy. Service is dictated by the way you are trained, if you don't go above that what is the tip for?



Would it be OK for a detailer to do a crappy job on paint correction because you didn't tip? How about the garbage man, mailman, butcher, auto mechanic, plumber, electrician and so on?



I'm all for tipping the pizza delivery guy who brought my pizza in the rain or blizzard, the waitress who went above and beyond to make sure my table was happy the whole time or the barber who gave my kid a lollypop while he waited as I got my hair cut, I'm not OK with someone expecting a tip for doing their job and deciding to do it worse if they don't get one. That's something people should be fired over.
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Maybe I worded that wrong. They don't necessarily get "worse" quality , but we definetly remember the people who take care of us and reciprocate (buy their drink for them every now and then, reduce their wait time by having they're drink ready before they even order, not charge for very little modifier, etc). My point is that tossing a dollar in the jar goes a lot farther than you'd think. It shows gratitude and is a nice gesture and will come back to you in the long run. Anywhere I go now I'm sure to leave a more then generous tip because I've been on the opposite end of it before.


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Maybe I worded that wrong.

They don't necessarily get "worse" quality , but

we definetly remember the people who take care of us
-and reciprocate (buy their drink for them every now and then,
-reduce their wait time by having they're drink ready before they even order,
-not charge for very little modifier, etc).

My point is that tossing a dollar in the jar goes a lot farther than you'd think.

It shows gratitude and is a nice gesture and will come back to you in the long run.
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Is this your methodical way of trying out various sequences of decisions, until you find one that "works"?

[IMO: It's still worded wrong;
Perhaps: Just like a weasel would do?]

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
Is this your methodical way of trying out various sequences of decisions, until you find one that "works"?

[IMO: It's still worded wrong;
Perhaps: Just like a weasel would do?]

Bob
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I think your just mad because you just realized you've been getting decaffed this whole time! Hahahaha relax dude, it's just coffee



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I think your just mad because you just realized you've been getting decaffed this whole time! Hahahaha relax dude, it's just coffee



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It's the principle and moral issue not just coffee. How much do you tip the guys at AG for packing your order or handling tech questions? There is no way you tip everyone on a starbucks income.
 
hernandez.art13 said:
Not sure if this got asked already. We as Detailers are we supposed to get tipped?
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I got tipped once because he saw I was doing a great job. I agreed to do the car for $80(he's a neighbor) and he was so impressed he gave me an extra $20.
He's my favorite client...
Detailing is a service, but it's an expensive one, so most people probably will not tip a detailer.
 
Aingoi10207 said:
I think your just mad because you just realized you've been getting decaffed this whole time! Hahahaha relax dude, it's just coffee



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You are implying that people must tip just in order to get people to do their jobs properly, rather than tipping only to reward very exceptional service. That is incorrect.
Your thinking is the type that worries a lot of people, making them wonder if servers spit in people's coffee if they didn't tip before.

You only deserve a tip if you do something like anticipate the customer and have his drink ready extra fast. He tips, you make it extra fast, he appreciates it, and he tips again, and the cycle continues.
That sounds reasonable to me.

If he doesn't tip, he doesn't get that service.
That's if he is the only one there. Alternatively, he could call ahead and say he'll be in at a certain time, and will pick up his coffee then. In that case, if he called before another customer walked in, then his order comes first, and it is right for the other customers to wait.
A customer calls and asks for his order, you know he is good for it, and you do that for him. Great. Extra service for that tip.

However...
If you prioritize his drink over others when others are waiting, just because you know he tips and they don't, that is unprofessional, and indicates a system at work in the establishment that everyone needs to be made aware of. If most people knew of this underhanded practice, I guarantee you that the public outcry would be great enough to ban all tipping at Starbucks by the Starbuck's corporate management.

In fact, someone should indeed report this phenomenon more widely so that the issue reaches their ears.
Not making the coffee as requested just because they don't tip is fraud.
 
Blackthorn One said:
I got tipped once because he saw I was doing a great job. I agreed to do the car for $80(he's a neighbor) and he was so impressed he gave me an extra $20.
He's my favorite client...
Detailing is a service, but it's an expensive one, so most people probably will not tip a detailer.
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Good for you and was just wondering, yeah I guess getting a tip when doing a $200 detail for hours and hours might not be a normal thing lol...

I like Starbucks, but I wouldn't consider myself a regular. I drink Folgers lol
 
This used to be a more regional phenomenon. It is much more prevalent now. I remember going to the airport in Chicago and dropping off my bags before a flight to LA. Nothing out of the ordinary for the flight or airport. Coming back to Chicago, get to LAX and go to drop off my bags and see a tip jar on the counter. While I was waiting in line I started thinking about whether or not my bags would make it home with me if I didn't tip. Up until then I had not seen tip jars all over the place in the Chicago area. They were all over LA. Within a couple of years I started seeing them everywhere I went no matter where I was in the country.
 
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