rant on Tip Jars

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by RWebb

How about making a nice chocolate laden latte with orange mist on top?

I have no idea what you just said. My coffee comes from a pot, just as God intended.

[89911]

Originally Posted by JoeyD

Is it just me, or does it seem odd to be complaining about tip jars on a Porsche forum? They probably need the buck far more than you.

Of my cars, My Porsche is the least valueable of all. About the equivalent to a used minivan with plenty of miles of it. I thought the idea that everyone that drives a 25 year old Porsche is a CEO would be at least be absent here.

[JoeyD]

Originally Posted by 89911

Of my cars, My Porsche is the least valueable of all. About the equivalent to a used minivan with plenty of miles of it. I thought the idea that everyone that drives a 25 year old Porsche is a CEO would be at least be absent here.

My point is that most of us have these cars as a fun/extra car, which seems evident from your substantial list of vehicles. No one said you were a CEO of anything, but I'm guessing you are more gainfully employed than a coffee barista. Sorry if I hit a nerve.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I never tip less than 20% at a restaurant. I don't understand how not tipping at places with no servers and whose employees make well above servers' base pay means I'm a cheapskate.

Here's the thing - in most states, restaurant servers make a special, lower min. wage than others. But it is the same in Oregon, and IIRC in WA & CA also.

For centuries, diners in English speaking countries have expected to add a tip onto their bill. I think this custom originated in England before the rise of the large middle-class, and at public inns for travelers. In France they call it a tip but just add it on automatically - not sure re other countries.

Some restaurants make servers share their tips with busboys and cooks; not all.

In Oregon, your server gets the full min. wage (~~ $9/hr) but might share that with the others above. The guy who digs ditches or some other hard, physical work gets that same min. wage, but no tips.

At a coffee place, they often put out tip jars. My personal thing is I do tip for counter service, but a lot less than the usual 20% I tip at a restaurant. I dig my own ditches.

It does seem a little odd that so many places have tip jars now.

[Rick Lee]

Yes, I've been a server in a few restaurants that paid $2 per hour. Though I never made less than $10 per hour with the tips and that was after tipping out the bartender and runners. The law required "subpay," meaning, if you averaged less than min. with tips, the restaurant had to pay you the difference. But who the hell would be a server for just min. wage? You wouldn't last a week anyway; they'd can you. I just about never rang up under $800-$1000 in revenue per night and it was not an expensive place.

[Turbo_pro]

I enjoy tipping people that make my experience enjoyable, whether it's a cup of coffee, making me a hero sandwich or dealing me a small pocket pair then flopping me the nuts. I've even been known to tip during tournaments just because it can make the person, receiving the tip, smile.
Two years ago at the WSOP, I got a time out for having tip money on the table in violation of the rules. After that I just kept tipping with my card protector.

[stealthn]

Gotta have some place to get rid of all the Canadian pennies..

[rcooled]

Just a little aside on tip jars. This weekend I was in the local Starbucks downtown and couldn't help but notice that, along with both bills & coins, the tip jar was full of water! I asked the server what's up with that and he replied that they do it to keep low-lifes from walking in and grabbing the whole thing and running off with it. It was a pretty big jar...probably quite heavy when full of water.

I'll usually dump my pocket change into a tip jar for good counter service...especially if I know that tips are shared with the dishwashers and other help.

[coldstart]

Even the guy painting my 911 wants a tip and I'm not talking dollar bills or loose change-- same thing in Canada as we have one and two dollars coins.

He likely will get one as it looks like he did a fantastic job.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Moses

Damn, you boys are cheap. Everybody has to make a living. Every one of us will run out of time before we run out of money. Spread some happiness while you can.

I wish that were true.

I've put a buck in a tip jar a few times and I made sure the counter person was aware of it. On every occasion they were so ambivalent that I quit tipping. If I tip I would appreciate a "thanks."

[Baz]

I like to tip if it is deserved but for me it's not automatic.

Turbo-pro has it right - if they make the experience more enjoyable they're in.

It's amazing how much variation in personalities one encounters as a consumer.

I stop periodically at a local deli to get a sandwich and when I put a buck in the tip jar, which is almost every time because they do (appreciate) and earn it, I always announce it so they know in addition to my saying thanks I am also backing it up with some cheddar.

I have no problem with tip jars. At least some folks are hustling to make a buck while others are simply content to be on the gov. dole

[mepstein]

My local pizza/Italian shop is super nice to me. Treat us like family. I always drop in a couple bucks - or more. Sometimes a tip is a great investment in the future.