Question about tipping...
#41
06-07-2010, 05:36 PM
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I sorta have a pet peeve with this too. I understand tipping a restaurant waitress 15-20% on waiting my table, but why should I tip a bartender a dollar or two on a 4 dollar drink? that's more of a percentage than tipping a waitress who busts her butt to please me. All the bartender has to do is open the bottle and give it to me...
I definitely tip if the bar is full (Don't want them not to serve me again because I didn't tip)
I definitely tip if the bar is full (Don't want them not to serve me again because I didn't tip)
Either way, my point was: why is a particular service worth a tip one place, but worth little or no tip somewhere else, for the same service?
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06-07-2010, 05:38 PM
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We also do childrens birthday parties. They will have a hundred bucks in pizza and soda. If you have a kids birthday party at a pizza place, of course you would tip for that. But not at a bowling alley?? Some do, but they are the vast minority.
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I also don't like getting hit up for tips on scuba boats or tours... I don't mind giving them a tip if I feel they explained something very well, but I hate how they give a 10 minute speech about tipping and then go one by one down the boat putting you on the spot and making you feel really guilty if you don't tip. I was recently in Thailand and the boat operator was very very very very annoying and nosey and I feel he didn't do a good job, but alas! at the end of the trip he went one by one as we got off the boat we were forced to walk past him and tip... Grrrrrr
other than that I really don't mind tipping for a good service on boats/tours, I just hate when they shove it down my throat...
other than that I really don't mind tipping for a good service on boats/tours, I just hate when they shove it down my throat...
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06-07-2010, 07:27 PM
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06-07-2010, 07:33 PM
I think working at a restaurant is difficult sometimes especially when it is busy. As a server you can often times find yourself overwhelmed with several tables who all need the same amount of attention but often find themselves waiting for that refill drink for an extra couple minutes. Some people bust their butts because they only make $3.25 an hour and the tips make up the majority of their wages. Having worked in a restaurant I usually tip 15% regardless of the service and if it's just absolutely horrible I leave at least a dollar out of pity. Bartenders though I usually tip a dollar a drink providing they give me 1 or 2 for free while i'm there.
#46
06-07-2010, 07:33 PM
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Now I start at 20% and the tip can and will go up or down depending on the service, attitude, looks, how much cleavage, and how busy the place is.
BTW, everyone knows you don't tip at fast food places!!!
#48
06-07-2010, 08:35 PM
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2 times in my life I have had waiters walk up and say "Hello ladies"...They didn't get a penny from me.
One of those places, the waiter recognized me a week later and told his friends I didn't tip. Funny thing is, my wife and I were going there every Sunday after church. After the 3rd week of lousy service, My wife and I had some girl who gave great service...I left her a 50% tip and I hung around...She went straight to those guys and rubbed it in their noses! Then I went to them and explained why they didn't get crap. Then I went to the manager. The following week it was YESSIR....I didn't go there anymore because we started going elsewhere. In less than a year that place was closed.
When I eat out and my glass is empty, I place it on the edge of the table...I expect it to be refilled within a couple of minutes. If I finish my meal and it is still empty I ask for the manager and complain...That is very UNsatsfactory service. They get No tip, and I tell the manager I will NOT be back.
If I have average service I give 15, If I get great service they get 20. If it sucks...they get nuthin from me.
One of those places, the waiter recognized me a week later and told his friends I didn't tip. Funny thing is, my wife and I were going there every Sunday after church. After the 3rd week of lousy service, My wife and I had some girl who gave great service...I left her a 50% tip and I hung around...She went straight to those guys and rubbed it in their noses! Then I went to them and explained why they didn't get crap. Then I went to the manager. The following week it was YESSIR....I didn't go there anymore because we started going elsewhere. In less than a year that place was closed.
When I eat out and my glass is empty, I place it on the edge of the table...I expect it to be refilled within a couple of minutes. If I finish my meal and it is still empty I ask for the manager and complain...That is very UNsatsfactory service. They get No tip, and I tell the manager I will NOT be back.
If I have average service I give 15, If I get great service they get 20. If it sucks...they get nuthin from me.
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06-07-2010, 08:59 PM
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no not on carry out . 15 to 20 % of food bill (before tax) easy to figure to since my phone has a tip calculator in it... all the cool stuff we have now days in our phones.
I also tip deliver people (not just food delivery, but fed ex ( if they are working hard on the delivery), the postman every once in while ( mostly around Christmas , ,oh crap I typed Christmas... I should have typed holidays)... and if I had a barber I'd tip him too, but I now shave my head so I don't.
Not only should you not tip at fast food ... they should give you a tip for eating that crap.
I also tip deliver people (not just food delivery, but fed ex ( if they are working hard on the delivery), the postman every once in while ( mostly around Christmas , ,oh crap I typed Christmas... I should have typed holidays)... and if I had a barber I'd tip him too, but I now shave my head so I don't.
Not only should you not tip at fast food ... they should give you a tip for eating that crap.
#50
06-07-2010, 09:07 PM
2 times in my life I have had waiters walk up and say "Hello ladies"...They didn't get a penny from me.
One of those places, the waiter recognized me a week later and told his friends I didn't tip. Funny thing is, my wife and I were going there every Sunday after church. After the 3rd week of lousy service, My wife and I had some girl who gave great service...I left her a 50% tip and I hung around...She went straight to those guys and rubbed it in their noses! Then I went to them and explained why they didn't get crap. Then I went to the manager. The following week it was YESSIR....I didn't go there anymore because we started going elsewhere. In less than a year that place was closed.
When I eat out and my glass is empty, I place it on the edge of the table...I expect it to be refilled within a couple of minutes. If I finish my meal and it is still empty I ask for the manager and complain...That is very UNsatsfactory service. They get No tip, and I tell the manager I will NOT be back.
If I have average service I give 15, If I get great service they get 20. If it sucks...they get nuthin from me.
One of those places, the waiter recognized me a week later and told his friends I didn't tip. Funny thing is, my wife and I were going there every Sunday after church. After the 3rd week of lousy service, My wife and I had some girl who gave great service...I left her a 50% tip and I hung around...She went straight to those guys and rubbed it in their noses! Then I went to them and explained why they didn't get crap. Then I went to the manager. The following week it was YESSIR....I didn't go there anymore because we started going elsewhere. In less than a year that place was closed.
When I eat out and my glass is empty, I place it on the edge of the table...I expect it to be refilled within a couple of minutes. If I finish my meal and it is still empty I ask for the manager and complain...That is very UNsatsfactory service. They get No tip, and I tell the manager I will NOT be back.
If I have average service I give 15, If I get great service they get 20. If it sucks...they get nuthin from me.
