Who does not tip at all?!

[cabmandone]

I'm a 20%er but it goes down quickly if I have to wait for a drink or plates to be cleared. It's getting pretty bad though when I could have easily taken my kids to eat at McDonalds for the price of the tip I leave at some restaurants.

[ckelly78z]

I tip at least 15% at a sit down/server type meal. I don't leave much if it is a buffet.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by cabmando

I'm a 20%er but it goes down quickly if I have to wait for a drink or plates to be cleared. It's getting pretty bad though when I could have easily taken my kids to eat at McDonalds for the price of the tip I leave at some restaurants.

BIG SPENDER.....


I would love to be some of you Boyz server...I coulda retired long ago...

[DanielDudley]

I rarely get service so bad that it warrants no tip at all. Maybe once in 10 years.

Most of the people at places I frequent realize that I am a good tipper, and treat me accordingly. Many of those servers are college students. I don't spend a lot at fancy restaurants, and I don't take a lot of time to dissect the service so I can justify a lesser tip. I wouldn't eat out if I couldn't afford the tip, and I don't feel the need to dine out as much as I did when I was younger and taking women out. My wife could care less about the fancy BS. A hundred for a plate of food ? Sorry, I'm usually not very impressed, and I have a discerning palate.

In my line I see a lot of people who are willing to spend a ton of money on product, they just don't want to pay for service or support. It is all about them getting, with little regard for the people who make that happen for them. I have gotten to the point where I won't work for people who treat me like a commodity that they can shop down.

Oddly, the most demanding are usually the least appreciative. That often makes them fair game for people who promise the world because they know how to deliver a lower quality and package it in premium BS. Others simply spend a lot of time screwing over the people who hand them their life, conning the honest for self gain. How bitterly they complain when the tables are turned.

I know people who treat life like it is a business. I prefer the philosophy that everything, everything, everything, is about relationship.

[berettafan]

20% and never less than at least $3 if I'm having a dirt cheap breakfast somewhere. poor service will get 15%. I can't remember the last time we tipped -0-.

From the other side of the table we always found Canadians, black people and very old people to be lousy tippers. People who have/do work in the food service industry tend to tip well as they understand what it is to go into a gas station clerk and say '$3.87 on pump 2 please'.

I would not judge a cook by his appearance. It's a tough job with low pay and often requires actual skill. I've known some very good cooks who take their job seriously but look rough. I've known some complete bull****ters who couldn't cook their way out of a paper bag but make a point to look the part and talk a good game.

Remember often times you've got a cook making maybe $10-$12/hr who listens to wait staff complain about making 2-3x's that in cash night after night.

[ckcarr]

You're poll is poorly thought out, I won't vote.

I tip 20% or more. It's simple. Double the bill, divide by ten. Add a few more bucks if you can...

Now ask the other cheap tipper question... Do you compute tip on the tax portion?

[David]

20% rounded up to the nearest dollar.

If service is really good I'll leave a bit more (if I've been drinking and the waitress/bartender is hot, the tip will likely be really good). I figure an extra dollar to me isn't much but an extra dollar to a waiter can make an average tip a great tip.

[widgeon13]

Most of the time 20% unless service is poor and then adjusted accordingly.

[Seahawk]

In all the years I was a waiter or bartender I only got stiffed once and I saw it coming.

Older guy with a younger woman, French restaurant. Said woman was digging her some Seahawk...he wasn't.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

In all the years I was a waiter or bartender I only got stiffed once and I saw it coming.

Older guy with a younger woman, French restaurant. Said woman was digging her some Seahawk...he wasn't.

Payback is a beotch....you shoulda stiffed her in return

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by KC911

Payback is a beotch....you shoulda stiffed her in return

I would have needed a bigger, uh, paycheck

She couldn't hid her lyin' eyes.

Like most people who spent some time as a waiter or bar tending, I tend to over tip a bit, especially if they have their **** together.

[GH85Carrera]

We go out to eat with another couple that is even older than us, and we always have separate checks. They are in their 80s. It is usually a nice mid range place and the meals and everything is usually $50 to $60 per couple. I always leave a decent tip. He will leave a $2 tip and I know for a fact they are "very comfortable" and money is not an issue. When we eat together I leave an even bigger tip to make up for his 1950s level tip.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by ckcarr

You're poll is poorly thought out, I won't vote.

I tip 20% or more. It's simple. Double the bill, divide by ten. Add a few more bucks if you can...

Now ask the other cheap tipper question... Do you compute tip on the tax portion?

In az the tax is different based on Scottsdale, or Phoenix. The double, triple tax doesn't always equate to an adequate tip amount.

[flatbutt]

My ex worked as a waitress when we met and she really hustled coming home exhausted. If the meal is crap it's not the fault of the server. But being an old man that eats all of his meals alone, the cuties fight over me knowing a little kindness gets a good tip. I never stiff a server.

[ckcarr]

Originally Posted by AZ_porschekid

In az the tax is different based on Scottsdale, or Phoenix. The double, triple tax doesn't always equate to an adequate tip amount.

Right.
Common in lots of states. I did live in Prescott and Ahwatukee for a while.

My real point is that it's a minor part of the bill anyway, so why not? But I figured someone would gripe about it...

[ckcarr]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

I never stiff a server.

Bet you'd like to though if she was the right one!!

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by ckcarr

Bet you'd like to though if she was the right one!!

You know me so well!

[wswartzwel]

Always tip 20% or more for good service. A good waiter is like a tour guide/sales person. When I go to a nice place to eat, they can tell me what dishes are really good at this establishment, Which wines to try... etc. my wife and I appreciate being served. We have both worked in jobs where we serve other people, so we know how hard that job can be. If the service is poor then I still tip, but not as much. For regular restaurants and pizza/beer places I still tip well, especially if they are cute. Wife calls me shallow Hal. Breakfast places where the waiters don't make much I try to over tip and make their day. Can't imagine trying to make it on what those places pay.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

But being an old man that eats all of his meals alone, the cuties fight over me knowing a little kindness gets a good tip. I never stiff a server.

When I was young I'd stay with my father's father in the Bay Area when we would go up for holiday's, etc. He had a place in Castro Valley, nice diner, he frequented. He would get the 60's/70's version of a table dance when he showed up.

They loved him long time.

[astrochex]

I generally tip around 20% Crap service will be half that or less.

I was never a bad tipper, but I find myself tipping higher on a regular basis because the wife and I are doing well and because I am trying to be more generous with my abundance as the days roll on.