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tipping etiquette at carts?
Posted: 3:04 pm, August 6th, 2009 in Miscellaneous
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i've never actually tipped carts. Mainly because the cart I frequent aren't really friendly people. But if I had an experience where the guys working the cart were really nice, I could see myself tipping them. Although w/o a tipping jar, I would feel extremely weird about it.
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I always tip! Carts, door men, that freak in the men's bathroom at TGIFs in Forest Hills who hangs out with a tray of cologne, paper towels and mints. I tip not for services rendered but for services forth coming.
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@ FileEditView....... dont worry...i got the reference =)
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Tip for services forth coming? So if the pizza delivery guy delivers 30 mins too late, you already tipped him/her? Haha.
The tip needs to be earned. Or why bother typing for nothing? -
tipping for nothing*
It's not like we get our bonus at the beginning of the year. ;P
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Yeah I thought it sounded familiar. I couldn't find it when I searched though.
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I *hate* bathroom attendants. I don't need anyone attending to me in the bathroom (with very FEW and SPECIFIC exceptions).
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@sushiburger
The lack of tipping jar is exactly what made me feel so weird about tipping the guy in the first place.
I felt like maybe I was being presumptuous that he even wanted/expected it (although who doesnt want more money?) and also what was going on with me that I felt compelled to do so almost as if it was a trained response?
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It would be absurd to tip someone working a cart. Nominal overhead, minimal taxes paid and token service equals the big goose egg for a tip.
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Well, we now know who's a messy eater, who's cheap, who still has their wisdom teeth... quite a profile ya'll are creating here :-P
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I'm a messy eater. Kinda cheap too depending on the situation. I do tip at sit-downs, cabs, and barber.
Cart is just too weird. Maybe if the food was a lot cheaper and I felt it deserved to be matched by the prices of other carts. Like say an out-of-this-world excellent $4 plate(like they would even exist) would deserve a fiver.
I'm against over-tipping. No good can come from being too nice.
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I tip my regular cart guys at the end of year just before Xmas something decent 10-20 (depending how often I go to them during the year), like a holiday thank you for feeding me cheaply during the year.
Tip my barbers 5-6 bucks on 14-15 dollar haircuts everytime but give the a 20 buck tip to them around holiday time also.
But hey, everyone's in a different situation with a different outlook towards tipping so do what you got to do.
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I believe in karma----if you tip well and treat others well, good things will happen. I believe this is why I often find random bills on the street--5s, 10s, 20s, little wads of 1s..although it has been nearly a yr. since my last big score (a 20 on the way home from the gym)....
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@elektrokuter: Yeah, I agree.. that's a tough situation. If the cart charged like $5.50 (which I've seen them do), I can just say keep the change without feeling weird (and I know it's a lousy tip).. but without the jar... I would be slightly afraid that it would seem like I'm being condescending in some way... although.. as you said.. who doesn't want more money...
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Hey guys, got a maybe weird question - do you guys tip street cart guys you buy your food at?
Today I went to a cart I never been to today, guy was very pleasant, had a nice conversation and I tipped him afterwards.
After, I felt weird about it, because he didn't have a tip jar out like some others do.
Maybe I was being presumptuous, I don't know I'm probably just being weird.
What do you guys think?