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vozveratu
Senior Member
Username: vozveratu
Post Number: 1457
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 06:57 am: | 
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So a co-worker and I were making fun of having curbside at our fine dining restaurant. He had a large number of togo bags for the table who wanted their leftovers wrapped up. Funny looking to see that and we just started telling him to take the bags out to the White Sedan, space 4.
Anyhoo, it so happens he actually worked at Outback in the past and enlightened me on some information.
They made more money than the servers in the restaurant!
Wow, go figure. He stated that shift was fought over for a number of reasons:
- Most people tipped something. Average was 10-13% with exceptions to the rule.
- Sales were higher, hence more money.
- Service requirements were minimal. Didn't have to run food, serve drinks, socialize, etc.
- Did not tip out to bar, runners, or hostess. You did all the work.
So while people in the restaurant were making anywhere from 80-130 dollars on a good night, togo order folks were making 120-200 a night.
*sending my application in to Outback*
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teleburst
Senior Member
Username: teleburst
Post Number: 3106
Registered: 06-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 09:47 am: |
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I'm not surprised. From my fairly limited experience in to-go food (only one restaurant did the sort of Outback level of to-go business, but each of the restaurants that I've worked in has done the occasional to-go order), the trend is that more than half of to-go customers tip something. And when they do, 10% seems to be the most common tip.
In the setting of a dedicated to-go "department" (actually one or two servers) doing a high volume of business, they always made about the same as we did. They rarely made more than us, but they rarely made less either. When it came to bartenders doing to-go food, they almost always got tipped on the service that they were providing.
In fact, in my current restaurant, Little Richard (who now lives in Nashville), orders to-go food from us about once a week now. He tips a lot better than 10%, but that's no real surprise. I expect no less from royalty. |
kris
Member
Username: kris
Post Number: 193
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 - 01:44 pm: |
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*grumble* |
gbowen99
Intermediate Member
Username: gbowen99
Post Number: 512
Registered: 06-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:32 am: |
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"the trend is that more than half of to-go customers tip something. And when they do, 10% seems to be the most common tip. "
What trend is this? Anyone who tips for to-go food is an idiot. Probably the same mouth breathers who feed the parking meters after hours. There is no service in picking your own food up so why would you tip? |
teleburst
Senior Member
Username: teleburst
Post Number: 3123
Registered: 06-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 12:25 pm: |
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"What trend is this"?
The trend in the restaurant that I mentioned. And, apparently in other places as well.
Time to join the 21st Century. |
vozveratu
Senior Member
Username: vozveratu
Post Number: 1466
Registered: 01-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 07:22 am: |
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What trend is this? Anyone who tips for to-go food is an idiot. Probably the same mouth breathers who feed the parking meters after hours. There is no service in picking your own food up so why would you tip?
Awwww, is gbowen99 upset? Servers making money and working to make your job easier because you don't want to cook upsets poor gbowen99?
Poor poor gbowen99... :'(
Why do you care? If someone is giving money for the type of service they think should be tipped, why should it bother you? |
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