Do you usually leave a tip? How much do you usually leave for a tip? What is the largest tip you have ever left or given someone and why? Why is (or isn’t) important to leave a tip?
I have always believed that you should leave a tip. Waitresses get paid in NH and Mass 1/2 of the minimum wage per hour. In NH, that would be $3.75 and in Mass, I think its $5.85 now (or close.) Can you live on that? Maybe feed a kid? I go to the same breakfast place all the time and for two people it comes to about $21.70 as we usually get the same thing. I give her $30 and she keeps the change. I don't expect everyone to do that, but they appreciate it. I treat them all the same as they can have bad days sometime. They also let you know where their tables are that way.
20% - 25% usually. If my bill is under $10 I usually do like a 50% - 100% tip 15% for really bad service All my friends were service industry when I was in my 20s. I feel you, dawgs
As they say: "Tipping isn't a city in China." I pay small bill 50%, large bill 10-20%. I even tip when the service is crap cos maybe its the kitchen's fault and not the waitrons.
The reason that is done is because it is a service. If the waitstaff is not attentive and keeps serving cold food or spilling, etc., it reflects on the restaurant itself. If the food is bad or wrong, you can send it back. You can't send back bad service, but you can reward good service and encourage others to do better.
That’s pretty generous. I always try to tip but I rarely figure out the percentage. Usually just a couple dollars if the bill isn’t too high, $5 or $10 for a larger bill.
Dwight has a got a point and I think it's rediculous that people have to live on tips, they should just get a decent pay. As for me, I don't do rates. I just round up. 50€ meal, give em €60. 80€ meal and I got crisp 100€, eh take the 100. Bad service? No tip whatsoever. Sometimes the bar is still open when I go to work and I get tips from the customers but I just put it in the tip tin. Goes toward the Xmas party.
I dont stick to percentages. Each tip is reflective of the individual experience but I'm in general a very generous tipper. Probably to make up for my mom...
I leave at least 18-22%. They have to live somehow. It's the norm in the US--and if you cant afford to tip, you shouldnt be out to eat. (can you tell I was a disgruntled restaurant worker for many years?)
I rarely tip for standard service. People get properly paid over here in the Netherlands. It's not as much of a custom or need as in the USA.
Yeah, I don't tip in other countries where tipping is not standard. Ya'll know how to value your workers appropriately.
I had to tip the grocery delivery just now. Add $2 to the order... It beats the heck out of Vons where I pay a transaction fee of $4.95 or something plus the $5 delivery fee. Should I tip the guy for Vons?
I generally tip 20%. It's easy to calculate and round up to the next dollar. I once tipped $50 to a server who had done an exceptional job seeing to the needs of my grandson, who had food allergies. His dad picked up the check and I wanted to be sure she knew how much her service was appreciated. (And it was Christmas time.)
A couple of the ladies I've lived with along the way were waitresses and they get shit for their work in wages. I suppose it's because of Restaurant money to legislators that they get paid a few bucks an hour. The way it was some years back, the wait staff had to pay 8% of their tips to the gov, whether they got tips or not. So, 8% on a stiff is free money to the gov and a hardship on the waitress. Being a shit stirrer when it comes to labor getting fucked over, one of my lady friends had to attend a mandatory meeting on her day off. The whole staff did. I asked her if they were paying her for that--she said no , but firing was an option if they didn't attend. I said--"fuck that--clock in when you get there. She was the only one that did, but they heard the noise of her clocking in and said--ï think Margaret has something to say--they were pissed. She stood up and said--"if this is mandatory--I get paid."They told everyone to go clock in!! Fuck ém. It's hard work on ones feet all day sometimes dealing with stiffs and assholes---50% for me.
Well many other people with hard jobs are properly compensated for what they do (unlike waiters & waitresses).
