By janvanderlist (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 7:06 pm: |
I live on Bonaire and my wife and me often go out for dinner. But sometimes we go for take away food. I notice that some restaurants charge 10% service charge with take away food. I never complained about that and just paid the bill. However it seems to me that when you go for take away food there is no service and therefore it does not make sence to charge service charge. Again I am not looking for a bargain but I am curious if it is normal/acceptable in the usa to charge 10% with take away food?
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By April (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #289) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 7:21 pm: |
I personally have never experienced a service charge for takeout food. But have tipped for takeout on occasion, but that is at my discretion (not theirs). You do get service with takeout, just not AS much as eating at the restaurant. But someone does have to package your takeout meal, provide necessary condiments, and present it to you.
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By ***Boat Chick****Tink*** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7284) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:21 pm: |
I've never experienced a charge for take out food. I do tip typically (not as much as if we had sat down and ate).
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By RA. aka Agent 99(*) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3202) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:24 pm: |
Same here. I've never had a service charge for take away but still leave a tip.
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By janvanderlist (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 10:43 pm: |
My question was if a service charge would be normal in a take away situation in the us.
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By ***Boat Chick****Tink*** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7288) on Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 11:43 pm: |
My post was in relation to the U.S., not Bonaire
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By Vince DePietro (Bonaire Beach Condo ) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1724) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 5:53 am: |
I've never experienced a service charge for take away food, either on Bonaire or the US.
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By RA. aka Agent 99(*) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3203) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 11:37 am: |
Sorry, my answer was for Bonaire but here, in California special discounts apply in some places for take away so you actually are charged less.
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By Kevin W. Williams (Bella Vista Estates) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #610) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 12:40 pm: |
I applied the service charge for takeaway when I ran a restaurant, and have encountered it in the US as well. The tips get split among the kitchen staff, and their work doesn't change much for takeaway.
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By Kristi...PBD, need plane tickets quick!! (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3712) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 12:54 pm: |
some restaurants do not have a separate way to bill for a meal than to put it on a server's calculations. That sounds weird but unless you can "ring it up" under the bar lets say, then it must go under a server.(waitstaff)
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By Ruth van Tilburg (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #956) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 3:09 pm: |
Jan, re: the restaurants here charging the 10% service charge on take-away food--what is their service charge when you eat-in? Or is it only on take-away? I haven't seen one myself, but it doesn't surprise me.
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By Barry Baker (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #607) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 3:59 pm: |
That is kind of like auto repair shops in the States that charge $70-$85 an hour shop time and then tack on a surcharge of $20-$35 for incidentals such as zip ties, electrical tape or any little bit (shop supplies is what the call it) that may be required for the repair over and above the cost of the parts themselves.
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By Lloyd Haskell (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #251) on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 5:21 pm: |
Not that Im condoning it but they are probably covering the costs of their take out containers / bags etc ... which end up in the landfill .
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3415) on Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 6:11 am: |
I would love if Bonaire had those recyclable take out containers. The styrofoam used is obscene. I often consider carrying my own tupperware when I go to take out at Bobbijan's or Nadia Snack.
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By pat murphy (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1579) on Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 3:23 pm: |
i think a service charge should be just that...a charge for service. cooks salaries, containers, napkins, etc. are overhead and should be figured into the price of the meal. we usually tip 20% but if i see 10% already added then i just figure 10% for the tip. seems reasonable to me, but i could be wrong (wouldn't be the first time)
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By Lloyd Haskell (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #252) on Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 4:52 pm: |
Hey Ann , heres one for the environmentalists ,
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By Sharklovers (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 12:01 am: |
We just completed a 2 week stay and, for the first time, were charged for water in the restaurant. This was from a pitcher for refills, so I'm assuming it was tap.
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By Vince DePietro (Bonaire Beach Condo ) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1727) on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 6:22 am: |
Well personally, I dislike being "nickel & dimed".
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By RA. aka Agent 99(*) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3226) on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 11:30 am: |
Ah Vince, I feel the same way as you!
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By Bas Noij (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #269) on Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 5:37 pm: |
We also carry our own plastic containers to take away places. At Bobbejans it is accepted but we have encountered quite a few places that are not keen on serving the take away food in our tupperware. Probably because they are used to the styrofoam boxes for measurements??? I hope that more and more people start bringing their own boxes and that snacks and take outs start actually encouraging them. Would be a fantastic thing for the island environment.
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By Fid Chinoy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #105) on Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 6:07 pm: |
Personally I dislike any service charge being added to my bill. You just never know if the staff are actually going to get the money or if management keeps it. Besides, the whole point of tipping is so that you can show your appreciation for the service provided, so automatically adding it on does not make sense.
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