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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ArtVandelay to c/mildlyinfuriating
 

I got this fun fee after trying to order takeout from Buffalo Wild Wings (yes I'm naming and shaming). How exactly does adding a dollar help you operate takeout? It's literally less work than waiting on a table. This is nothing more than a shameful cash grab to pad profits.

I cancelled my order and got local street tacos instead.

EDIT: Look what I found this morning, lol https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/buffalo-wild-wings-takeout-fee-backlash-complaint-rcna90228

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[–] Zak 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s literally less work than waiting on a table.

It's not as if they're paying their waitstaff normal minimum wage in most states; tipped employees can be paid less if the tips make up for it.

[–] ArtVandelay 11 points 1 year ago

You're correct, and that's another beef I have with the whole industry.

[–] fodder69 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's actually more of the problem. They can pay wait staff 2.13 an hour, but they cannot make them pack up take out orders for that. So it literally does cost them more to do take out.

[–] GaryPonderosa 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] LetMeEatCake 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the point is that if all the staff do is pack up take out orders, they legally cannot make them do it for $2.13/hour. The employer legally has to pay tipped employees minimum wage if tips do not cause them to reach minimum wage. More time on take out orders is less time earning tips.

More broadly, most wait staff aren't going stick around even if they're being paid minimum wage and getting no tips. They'll go elsewhere where they can earn better — presumably somewhere they can consistently earn tips.

[–] GaryPonderosa -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If all the staff does is pack up takeout orders, they can legally be paid $2.13 an hour.

[–] LetMeEatCake 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wrong. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped "Basic Combined Cash & Tip Minimum Wage Rate" means that if tips do not meet the federal minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference.

[–] GaryPonderosa -1 points 1 year ago

What part of that do you think applies to this discussion?

Do you think it's illegal to tip on a Togo order?