Do the people who make my coffee at Starbuck's deserve a tip?

6/12/2006 6:51:16 PM

well, if that bartender opening my beer bottle deserves a tip, the Barrista deserves one for not fucking up my mocha

6/12/2006 6:52:05 PM

Good point, but bartenders depend solely on tips for their income - I'm pretty sure the coffee-shop people are hourly

6/12/2006 7:08:18 PM

Optional. If you're a regular, I would tip. If not, then don't. However, baristas make shitty wages and tipping helps them make a living wage.

And it's a bitch to pull an espresso shot.

6/12/2006 7:21:32 PM

One R in barista, no apostrophe in Starbucks.

I don't believe a Starbucks barista deserves a tip. Yes, espresso is a bitch to learn how to prepare properly, but not when you're pulling shots on a superautomatic machine.

6/12/2006 7:22:59 PM

Then what the hell does a bartender do to get a $1 for taking the cap off a bottle?

6/12/2006 7:29:30 PM

Give you faster service?

[Edited on June 12, 2006 at 7:31 PM. Reason : .]

6/12/2006 7:30:43 PM

it speaks to the whiney douchebags who end up being bartenders. it isnt our fault ur bar doesnt hire enough waitstaff to handle the load and/or that you don't want them to so you can be greedy and get decent tips for shitty service.

i guarantee you are still making a ton more than ppl working as a cashier or whatnot for mildly more difficult service.

[Edited on June 12, 2006 at 7:41 PM. Reason : .]

6/12/2006 7:40:44 PM

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"Yes, espresso is a bitch to learn how to prepare properly, but not when you're pulling shots on a superautomatic machine."

6/12/2006 9:53:45 PM

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"Tipping barristas"

I'm not reading the thread, but my initial response is "yeah right."

6/13/2006 9:35:47 AM

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"i guarantee you are still making a ton more than ppl working as a cashier or whatnot for mildly more difficult service."

I'LL AGREE THAT BARTENDING IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT AND WE MAKE MUCH BETTER MONEY THAN ANY BARISTA.......BUT I BET IF YOU GO TO YOUR LOCAL STARBUCKS YOU DON'T HAVE 6 PEOPLE AT A TIME AT THE COUNTER YELLING AT YOU AND COMPLAINING WHY WE SERVED THE PERSON NEXT TO THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN THERE LONGER....LET ME KNOW WHEN THE DRUNKARDS START LINING UP AT THE BAR NICELY.......

6/13/2006 9:55:27 AM

did you think that they'd line up in a neat queue when you picked that job?

6/13/2006 10:01:50 AM

?

LOOK IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK SHIT TRY TO MAKE BETTER SENSE FAGGOT...

[Edited on June 13, 2006 at 10:23 AM. Reason : SINCE I AM A STUPID BARTENDER I DON'T UNDERSTAND]

6/13/2006 10:22:58 AM

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"queue is a buffer where various entities such as data, objects, persons, or events are stored and waiting to be processed"

also known as a line. so his sentence could have been "did you think that they'd line up in a neat line when you picked that job?"

it's english, dude.

6/13/2006 10:28:47 AM

im just tired of uppity servers, be it those bringing me food or pouring me drinks. i can understand being frustrated if you are having a bad night tip-wise, but dont act like i should have to tip you 50% to get decent service.

6/13/2006 11:04:22 AM

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" However, baristas make shitty wages and tipping helps them make a living wage. "

if you need to be making a living wage, a coffee shop is not the place for you.

6/13/2006 11:06:20 AM

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"also known as a line. so his sentence could have been "did you think that they'd line up in a neat line when you picked that job?" it's english, dude."

I UNDERSTAND ENGLISH FAGGOT.....IF IT WAS AN ATTEMPT AT HUMOR IT WAS A SORRY ATTEMPT AT BEST...THAT IS ALL I AM SAYING......

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"im just tired of uppity servers, be it those bringing me food or pouring me drinks. i can understand being frustrated if you are having a bad night tip-wise, but dont act like i should have to tip you 50% to get decent service."

I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM...ALL THE SLUTTY COCKTAILS DO IS COMPLAIN AT MY PLACE AND THEY MAKE UPWARDS OFF $150+ ON THE WEEKENDS......LIKE I SAID BEFORE....I DON'T SEE MY JOB AS DIFFICULT AND DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO TIP WELL...MORE OFTEN THAN NOT PEOPLE DO TIP WELL...I AM JUST SAYING....I REMEMBER THE ONES THAT DON'T TIP WHEN THEY COME UP TO THE BAR AGAIN...I ALSO REMEMBER THE ONES THAT DO TIP......IF THEY ARE BOTH STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER BOTH WANTING A DRINK WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO GET SERVED FIRST????

6/13/2006 11:18:14 AM

i tip baristas
they make me get through my nights bartending.
mmm caffiene

6/13/2006 11:25:52 AM

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"if you need to be making a living wage, a coffee shop is not the place for you."

No shit. I'm not going to fund someone else's lifestyle just because they decided to take the easy route and work in a coffee shop.

Easy jobs that require no skill = low pay. Accept it or do something to move up the ladder.

6/13/2006 12:12:46 PM

We didn't make tips when I was a barista. But I got $7 and hour, which was the most I'd ever been paid at that time, so I couldn't complain.

6/13/2006 12:51:08 PM

I don't tip anyone unless they actually put effort foward. If the person making my coffee is nice or above what I expect (which isn't much) then ill toss them the change. But not $1 for a $2 cup.

Waiters... I'm the guy you love/hate. If you treat me right you get a fat freaking tip. You dick me around you get a penny. I don't care what the excuse is. Even if you're busy you can apologize for it etc.

The other night at Olive Garden, we had a waitress that was doing 11 tables on a friday night. Albeit half were in the cafe/bar but still. She kept my drink full. She made sure everything was okay and she didn't forget about us.

For our $30 meal she got $10.

I don't ask much. Just that you do your job with a good attitude. Male or female you get tipped the same.

6/13/2006 12:54:40 PM

wrapped in barristas

6/13/2006 2:18:00 PM

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"For our $30 meal she got $10. "

Dude, when I go out all alone my tip is usually $6

with a date, $10 is extremely cheap...you gotta impress the lady.

6/13/2006 2:20:11 PM

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"Dude, when I go out all alone my tip is usually $6 "

SO WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY IS THAT YOU ALWAYS TIP $6 WHEN YOU GO OUT

6/13/2006 2:56:40 PM

^^ you honestly think a chick is gonna get down just cause you threw some cash at a waitress?

6/13/2006 2:59:42 PM

Not to hijack this thread, but...

I work at a restaurant/coffee shop. We serve sandwiches, salads, and soups... most of our shops have a full-service bar, but ours doesn't.

Anyway, on occasion, customers will leave their tables messy, this despite our having trash towers out on the floor (my immediate conclusion is that people can't find them and assume they aren't there, since they aren't super obvious). Folks who do this NEVER LEAVE A TIP. Even if you thought the service and food sucked, shouldn't you at least leave something for the person who will clean your mess?

6/14/2006 8:01:58 PM

shrug, thats why i made the sweet tomatoes, cici's type comment. i only leave a tip now and then in those situations.

you tip for service, not for the cleanup crew, thats why busser's dont get their own tip.

6/14/2006 8:13:27 PM

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"I don't tip anyone unless they actually put effort foward. If the person making my coffee is nice or above what I expect (which isn't much) then ill toss them the change. But not $1 for a $2 cup."

Pretty much. If GV had a tip cup (and not a contribution cup for saving the rainforests), I'd definitely tip those folks. They're so awesome, and on a regular basis. Since he's specified that money given goes towards conservation, I don't put any in, since I give to charity through other avenues.
At CAJ, they should put the tip cup by where you get your drinks...not at the register, although I understand why they put it there. They fuck up my drinks too often for me to put my change in the cup before I get my drink.

6/14/2006 8:16:15 PM

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" However, baristas make shitty wages and tipping helps them make a living wage"

I was a barista for 2 years and I just left a job where I made $8/hour plus tips.

6/14/2006 10:42:17 PM