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Old 12-23-2005, 03:26 AM
Alobar Alobar is offline
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Default dear God when will it end?

Maybe this is common (god I hope not) and I just never knew it cuz I dont go to Starbucks. But I went to starbucks tonight to get hot chocolate for the GF, and there was a [censored] tip cup sitting on the ledge at the drive thru. Now to be clear, it wasnt the McDonalds, spare change for the needy type bin. It was a plastic cup with the word "Tips" written on it.

Even worse, it was actually full of money. I prayed to baby jesus that someone would drive off with it
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:29 AM
OtisTheMarsupial OtisTheMarsupial is offline
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

You obviously do not appreciate a good barrista.
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:30 AM
Unoriginalname Unoriginalname is offline
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

I never put money in those things. I'll put my loose change into the charity type containers but for some reason I go out of my way not to put any money in the tip cups. Is this the way most people are or am I just a dick?
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:32 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

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You obviously do not appreciate a good barrista.

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about as much as I appreciate the guy who makes my chalupa at taco bell, yet im not made to feel obliged to tip him.
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:33 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

There's drive thru starbucks?

WTF? How did I miss this? Not that I drink starbucks anyway.
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:34 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

do you tip bartenders?
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:38 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

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do you tip bartenders?

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I dont tip the bartender because he did such an awesome job pulling the lever to poor my beer. I tip him so that in the future I get served quicker, or so that hes a little more generous when making my long island. neither of which is happening at the drive thru of a coffee shop.
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:41 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

the only reasoning I would agree with you is that starbucks servers make their $$ off of their hourly wage.

Bartenders in the biggest clubs get paid [censored] hourly and primarly make their $$ from tips
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Old 12-23-2005, 03:42 AM
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Default Re: dear God when will it end?

Meh. If you don't want to tip, then don't. But why so upset at having it there for people who do want to tip?

FWIW, I almost never tip at coffee shops. If the girl at the counter is especially cute I might. If I paid cash, I always leave my change on the countertop for the next person (same with fast food before I gave it up and grocery stores and stuff). Funny thing, yesterday at the coffee shop right outside Nordstrom I put my change on the counter (some really rando amount like $.72 or something) and walked over to pick up my drip. Like 15 seconds later as I was walking away to join some friends who already had a table, the 30'ish year old lady who was behind me in line yells at me in excitement to tell me I left her the exact change she needed. She seemed really over-excited by it which made me smile.

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Old 12-23-2005, 03:48 AM
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Meh. If you don't want to tip, then don't. But why so upset at having it there for people who do want to tip?

FWIW, I [...] never tip at coffee shops.

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