I’m requesting your opinion. I was in Starbucks this morning and bought a coffee an iced venti non-fat light ice caramel machiato for $3.95. I paid with four singles which was all the cash I had on me. What should I have done with the nickle? Should I have kept it and not given a tip or put it in the tip jar? Does one of the options insult the barista’s less or more? What to you think?
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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4 Replies to “A nickle’s worth of free advice”
Best not to buy coffee at Starbucks…or as we have begun to call it: “Fourbucks”
First off, was it coffee or was it a “drink”? Coffee is about a $1.50.
Second, keep the nickel. I’m of the opinion that tipping is out of control. You’re buying a service from them, a cup of coffee. They don’t do anything special, so why should we tip?
If a company is charging 3.95 for a cup of coffee, they should be able to afford to pay their workers a good wage, and tipping should not ne necessary.
Well, with a nickel, I can’t imagine it would make a difference either way; it’s like not picking up the penny in change because it just isn’t worth the bother.
Best not to buy coffee at Starbucks…or as we have begun to call it: “Fourbucks”
First off, was it coffee or was it a “drink”? Coffee is about a $1.50.
Second, keep the nickel. I’m of the opinion that tipping is out of control. You’re buying a service from them, a cup of coffee. They don’t do anything special, so why should we tip?
If a company is charging 3.95 for a cup of coffee, they should be able to afford to pay their workers a good wage, and tipping should not ne necessary.
Well, with a nickel, I can’t imagine it would make a difference either way; it’s like not picking up the penny in change because it just isn’t worth the bother.