No, because tipping culture isn't a thing here.

I never ever tip if I'm picking up the food myself. No service is being rendered.

I also pretty much never get takeout anymore because the grossness of being asked for a tip ruins the experience.

Never. On nothing. Fuck tips.

You friend is insane and making the problem worse. Tell them to stop.

Even in the US, where tipping has been out of control for a long time, nobody in their right mind tips for takeout. The employee literally didn't do a damn thing other than a couple seconds of handing you a box and possibly cashing you out.

Nope. Where I live employees' salary is included in the food prices.

Fuck no, they're paid to prepare food. There's no service, why am I tipping? People who tip like this are the reason why we have a terrible time ordering every time we go out.

Zero tips for takeout.

Canada here. For the very rare delivery order I make, I'll do 10%.

For takeout orders, 0, except from my favourite shawarma place because I like them and want them to stay around. They get 10%. Their prices are very reasonable to begin with, so much that I've thought they could charge more.

Scotland. As much as they are trying tipping isn't. Thing here but back in the days when we payed by cash I'd usually just round it up to the next £5 or £10

I'll tip like a buck sometimes, but only if I'm feeling like it. Certainly no obligation. USA

Nope.

Now we're discussing tipping for takeout? What's next tipping in drive thru? I'm so tired of the tipping culture in the US, so very tired.

USA, I also tip 10% on takeout. I guess it's my way of helping the employees have a shot at a livable wage. I used to have a job in the industry myself, and internalized the "pay it forward" culture.

$0.00

Not for takeout. I only tip for eating-in, which I still find dumb. We should ban tips and force restaurants to pay a livable wage

Take out ( like fast food)? Never

If I sit down in the restaurant, then I tip if I get good service.

What are tips? I ain't in the "freedom" land so don't know,

Never. Not a thing.

Sweden.

German here, I don't have to give anything.

If I am enlighted by service, or the food was really nice I tend to give 10/15%. Mind I am poor and expensive meals are like 45€, so giving 50€ for a good service and evening seems fine to me :)

No never, we're not a tipping culture.

Only exceptions are if you're taking a taxi or getting food delivered and you pay in cash, it's a dick move not to round up.

But no one uses cash any more even for that stuff, so that's kind of moot.

For pickup? No tip. There's no service provided. You are paying the listed price for the goods (food) you are receiving.

Delivery? 20% with a cap of $5

At a bar? 20% with a cap of $10

Sit down restaurant? 20% with a cap of $20

No, they did nothing but their job.

I tip 20% or $5 on takeout orders, whatever is larger (provided nothing goes terribly wrong). I have the means, and I remember how much I fucking hated working in retail. I depend on these people to feed me and I appreciate that they're willing to do it (especially with how poorly they get treated at times). If I can make someone's day better then it's worth it to me.

That being said, I hate tip culture and wish that the laws in my country around tipping would change. This is getting off topic now (since I think that the people doing takeout orders aren't subject to this), but it's absurd that we let restraunts pay $3.50 an hour if someone is making the rest of the minimum wage in tips. If I tip someone, I want it to be because I really appreciate what they did. I don't want to be paying their wages, they should be receiving a livable wage no matter what. I know that refusing to tip won't change that, so I just go along with it.

Aussie here. What's a tip? /s

I don't take out much but when i order home delivery i don't normally tip but if i don't have change and nor do they i tell them to keep the change .

Absolutely not, I only tip waitors / waitresses or delivery people.

Japan: no. Tipping culture can DIAF. ~ Us citizen (who spent a couple years as a tipped employee) living in Japan for the last nearly-10.

I do for certain local mom and pop places because then they remember me and give me extra fries/rice/extras and orders seem to go a little faster. With a chain, nah.