Settle It · Public Ruling
“Should you tip on takeout orders?”
You · ForWinner
No — tipping is for table service. Takeout is handing a bag across a counter: no server, no refills, no table, no cleanup. Tip culture is creeping into plain transactions that never involved service in the first place.
Donkey · Against
Yes — someone still packs your order, double-checks it, and bags it with care. A dollar or two acknowledges that labor. "No service" is a myth: the kitchen and counter staff did real work for you before you ever showed up.
RULING: You wins by 20
The Logician: “The user's argument wins by drawing a clear line: a tip compensates a specific service relationship—waiting on a table—not mere preparation or handoff, which would blur into tipping every retail employee.”
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