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Originally posted by soup sandwich
Yes you can. But my quesiton is, why?
Personally, I do not tip when I buy coffee at Dunkin Donuts, but I do tip when a bartender has merely opened a beer bottle for me. I do not know why I do this.
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You do it for the same reason most people do it. Traditionally, bartenders, waiters, shoeshine guys, etc. have been tipped, because they provide a service above and beyond simply handing you some merchandise and collecting your money.
Somewhere along the line, counter help started getting the idea that they were entitled to tips, too. Enough people just automatically dropped cash in the cup or jar or whatever that it's becoming more common.
I think it's bullshit. If I were the kind of customer who went to Starbucks, sat at the tables, left my shit for the emloyees to clean up, I'd leave a tip. But I walk in, get a cup of coffee, walk out. What extra value do they provide that justifies a tip?
