I hope this question is allowed here.

A random cafe asked for 10/20/30% for takeout.

Thanks for all the helpful kind replies:)

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[–] 7 points 4 days ago (1 child)

AFAIK "the norm" is...

  1. 15% for table service. But some places changed the default options to start at 18%. IMO anything above 15 requires genuinely good service.

  2. Flat amount for beer / barista counter service. I usually tip $1 per beverage. 0.25 for drip coffee if they roast their own beans.

  3. Takeout you don't have to tip but people often do tip their favorite mom & pop restaurants.

POS machines have tips enabled by default these days. Generally if you care about tipping retail workers you should leave cash. Outside of barista/bar environments it's almost certain POS tips don't go to the person who served you.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    POS machines have tips enabled by default these days.

    Even if it wasn't asked for.

    I sometimes volunteer to work the canteen at my local community center during tournaments and the POS terminal has tips enabled even though the board has asked the vendor for it to not be.

    The volunteers are instructed to skip past the tip screen before we hand it over to the customers.

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