In general, Sonic Customers should not feel obligated to tip Sonic servers

Members of Debate Dot Org (DDO), today’s debate boils down to two things: Work and Benefits. Before discussing these two points of interest, we should first learn a bit more about Sonic itself; to determine whether you should feel obligated to tip Sonic Servers, one should first consider why they go to Sonic in the first place. Sonic is a fast food establishment where people can get burgers, fries, hotdogs, cheesesticks, soft drinks, etc. [1] At sonics, customers have the option of pulling into a parking space and ordering their food from said space, eating outside on a table or (depending on the location) purchasing food from a drive-thru window. Sometimes, customers can have their food served to them by servers on skates, otherwise known as carhoppers. [2] All in all, people go to Sonics for the food, convenience and the atmosphere. However, does Sonic offer food, convenience and atmosphere such that customers should feel obligated to tip? Not a chance. This is so for two reasons: ====== Work: | ===== I submit to you, members of DDO, that servers at sonics generally don’t do enough work to warrant a “tip. ”. Although people may come to sonics for the food, convenience and the atmosphere, the level to which sonic servers contribute to sonic customer experience is generally pretty negligible. Pay special attention to the youtube video I provided. This, members of DDO, is a Sonic server in action (note that not ALL Sonic servers even skate). For the most part, what you see in the video sums up what they get paid to do. (1) They do not enhance the quality of the food. No amount of walking/skating back and forth and is going to accomplish that. (2) Besides grabbing extra ketchup packets or napkins out of their pockets if asked, they don't really contribute to convenience either. The convenience of going to Sonic is ordering and eating from your car. (3) The amount to which Sonic Servers contribute to the atmosphere is negligible at best. Skating over small distances, even with food in your hands is not an impressive feat. It's simply a gimmick and nothing more. Because the work they produce is practically negligible in comparison to what you as a customer are already expecting to pay for when you visit a Sonic drive-ins, you as the customer should not feel obligated to tip them. If you simply wish to tip them out of kindness, that's one thing, but no obligation should exist as far as Sonic severs are concerned. In essence, car hoppers simply carry the customer’s order out from the restaurant to the customer’s vehicle or table. Unlike servers at higher class restaurants (i. e. Olive Garden), a Sonic server's work is pretty one dimensional. ======= Benefits| ====== Second, I submit to you, members of DDO, that Sonic servers are already provided a wide range of benefits regardless of whether they are given a tip. [3] Most notably is the benefit of employers adjusting their salaries to fill in for any gap between the amount of money they’ve been tipped and the amount of money required by minimum wage laws. In essence, if severs already receive a wide range of benefits and are still protected by minimum wage laws, we as customers should not feel obligated to tip them. Now since I am psychic and know the arguments my opponent will try to use, I'll set two cards face down and end my turn! ;)Sources:[1] . http://www.sonicdrivein.com...[2] Video . http://www.youtube.com...[3] . http://www.job-applications.com......