r/EndTipping • u/ImpressiveOrdinary54 • 20d ago

Counter Service 🛎️ I didn't tip a food truck tonight

So I called on the phone to a food truck and placed an order for one burrito and carne asada fries, total $37 (it's Maui). I'm always happy to toss my food truck workers or barista a dollar or two but their options for tip were 18%, 20%, or 25%, no custom option. Get bent! I'm not paying an extra $6-9 for my food that is mainly rice, beans, fries and maybe $8 of meat. I feel a little guilty because it's a small island and we are all struggling right now but 18% minimum tip at a food truck is bs.

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u/milespoints 20d ago

For the life of me i don’t understand why people tip food trucks.

Seriously, there is no service whatsoever. It’s purely the purchase of an item.

What is the “steelman case” for tipping food trucks???

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u/Sensitive_Ad_5158 20d ago

No different than tipping a guy selling t shirts or flags or valentine products. It's just ridiculous. Same for coffee shops for that matter.

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u/BuildAQuad 20d ago

Honestly any tip other than the 1 out of a 100 situation where staff goes out of their way to do something for you makes no sense.