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Originally Posted by yeotaJMU
also bartenders are working for tips
the cashier at a takeout place is definitely making a normal wage
You have to understand that there's a difference between some hole in the wall takeout place and getting takeout from a place that is a sit down place. I often get sushi from a sit down place. The waiters bag my food and bring it to the cashier. If I get $25 worth of sushi for takeout, then tipping $2 seems about right for a waiter to bag my meal who is making $2 an hour or whatever. If I go to the Chinese takeout place that doesn't even have any tables to sit at, then I'm not tipping. But if someone who doesn't get paid a real wage does work for me then I'm tipping. Seems like the only reasonable thing to do.
The rule is pretty simple. If the person helping you makes a normal wage then you don't need to tip. If the person helping you makes a waiter's wage then you should tip. The whole McDonalds argument is just silly.