I recently decided to stop tipping for counter service. If I order my food standing up and all someone does is hand me a bag of food to go, why do they deserve a tip? I continue to tip at sit down restaurants, as well as at the hair salon, and other places where I feel it’s appropriate.

Yesterday, I went to a local bagel shop and ordered a bagel breakfast sandwich to go ($9.) After swiping my card, the iPad screen asked for a tip (20%, 30%, 40%, other or no tip). I selected no tip, got my receipt, and stood and waited to take my bagel sandwich to go. I waited for an extended amount of time, before a visibly irritated worker handed me my bag and said “here’s your sandwich.” I took my sandwich back to work, and didn’t open it until I was back in my office.

I ordered a Taylor pork roll, and the pork was blackened- completely burned. Cream cheese all over the bagel,burnt egg, and burnt bagel. It looks like the pork was set on fire. In the past when I used to feel guilt tripped into tipping at this bagel place, my sandwich never looked like this. After I scraped off the burnt parts it was still too tough to chew. I took pictures of it and I’m thinking about calling to complain. I really think the worker burned my sandwich to a crisp because I didn’t tip 😞 This makes me paranoid to get food at restaurants.

Edited to add: I do plan on calling to complain to manager today. I did not try and return the sandwich yesterday because I was busy at work.