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The majority of Realistic.recovery's viewers agreed that it was unnecessary to tip in most takeout situations. The restaurant is not providing any customized service,' he said. 'I make my living studying tipping and I don't see a reason to do so. Michael Lynn, a professor at Cornell University's hotel school, told the Sun Sentinel that he also didn't find it necessary to tip when ordering takeout. 'I don't tip on takeout,' Adeodata Czink, an etiquette consultant, told USA Today. Still, some experts are against tipping on takeout orders.

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'As of right now, I would encourage you to tip on takeout orders if you can, because restaurants are still understaffed and aren't operating at full capacity,' she said. Speaking to USA Today, Bonnie Tsao, the founder of Beyond Etiquette, echoed the sentiment. Do you really want to lose one of your favorite restaurants?' she asked. 'The money you give is helping them get through today and maybe even keeping them afloat for tomorrow. She added that, in light of the pandemic, all customers should tip as much as they can when ordering takeout. 'Any time you're picking up a to-go order from anything other than a drive-thru window, it's standard practice to leave a gratuity for the service from the person who boxed your meal, made sure all the condiments and utensils were included, bagged everything, and then either had it ready at the counter for you or brought it to your car,' Maralee McKee, founder of The Etiquette School of America, wrote on her website. McDonald's Worker Climbs Through Drive-Thru Window to Save Choking Customer.Viral TikTok Slams KFC for Touting $11 Per Hour Supervisor Job.

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In fact, many experts are divided on the subject. There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rules when it comes to tipping on drive-thru orders, or takeout orders in general. But this confused me,' she said in the video's comment section. Ultimately, she declined to tip the drive-thru employee. 'Homegirl, what am I gonna tip you for?' she asked the camera.

In the video-which was filmed from inside her car-the TikToker said that she'd just grabbed food from the drive-thru of a 'cheap a** fast food restaurant,' when she was asked to tip at the payment window. The video, found here, was posted to TikTok on Tuesday by Realistic.recovery who wrote: 'Literally just charge me the extra $2 for my meal, stop making me feel uncomfortable.' So far, the video has received more than 3.2 million views and over 385,000 likes. In a now-viral video, a drive-thru customer expressed her opinion that 'tipping culture has gotten out of control,' and commenters couldn't agree more.

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