Do you tip your barista? What about your doctor?
First wank so TIP WELL and I promise not to use the cheap lotion. You believe me, right?

After a nice exchange earlier today, I was actually beginning to have warm feelings about

seattle. Not for long.

deguisement freely admits she has already ~~wanked~~ ~~trolled~~ posted in the New Yorkers comm about tipping baristas. Surprisingly, that did not go completely swimmingly. My favorite comment was:

I'll tip my NY baristas like i do my Seattle baristas when they make drinkable fucking lattes like my Seattle baristas do.

Whee! They're off.

gomezticator and

oui_je_danse are of course involved in tl;dr threads of nothingness. Some highlights:

SO bartenders don't deserve tips either?

wouldn't know; i'm straight edge.

So a couple hours later, the OP makes another damn post. This time, she wants to know our Thoughts On Tipping McDonalds. Bonus wank on stripper morality.

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fauxkaren
2007-06-16 09:28 pm UTC (link)

Mmm... tipping wank. Delicious. I don't tip baristas at Starbucks, but I do tip at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf as well as family owned type places. Why? Well it's a bit of a long explanation... According to my friends who are baristas (one at a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and the other at a family owned place) Starbucks uses a lot more automated machines so it's more about just pressing the right button than having the skill to make the drink.

Also, the easiest way to tip is to just double the sales tax (at least where I live, in Los Angeles). Very little math required.

However, I'm always unsure what to tip hair dressers and pedicurists (I'm pretty sure that's not an actual word)... Usually, it's a couple of dollars, but I have no idea what the appropriate amount is.

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	beckyh2112 2007-06-17 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not entirely sure I'd believe the baristas who work at competitors' coffee shops about how Starbucks does its drink-making... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fauxkaren 2007-06-17 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	Ha. I suppose not, but I've talked to someone who worked at Starbucks as well, and apparently they don't "pull their own shots" (whatever that means). (Reply to this)(Parent)

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