The Dwight Schrute Approach at Sonic

Nothing makes an afternoon more enjoyable than going by Sonic at happy hour and getting a Route 44. How can you beat getting that size of a drink for roughly a dollar without leaving the confines of your automobile? It is a custom in America, this started when John Quincy Adams was president, to tip the car hops at Sonic. I have always struggled with this custom. Dwight Schrute undoubtedly struggles with this custom. See, Dwight says that he would never tip a person who is doing a job he can do. I have always taken this approach at Sonic. I normally tip absolutely nothing. I mean I don't tip the person who stands at the window in a Burger King when they hand me my food. Even on my best days I only tip 2 or 3 cents. Let me tell you whats gets me, though. Today I went by a Sonic and got a Route 44 Dr. Pepper. I was told it would be a $1.15 and I had 2 quarters, 6 dimes, and 5 pennies ready for the car hop. The cute car hops don't phase me. I have no problem giving them the exact amount. The ones that get me are the ones who look down and out. The ones who look like they have not had a lucky moment in the last 232 years. The ones who looked like their cat just died despite the fact that they spent $543 at the vet to save the cat. Those are the ones I struggle with. Just my luck, today one of those car hops came out, and I ended up giving away my life savings to her. Well, it was just 30 cents. One thing is for sure, Dwight Schrute has never had to deal with these types of car hop people in his life because even he would end up giving them a tip.