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Originally Posted by Dueller View Post
Wife is in the restaurant business. If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out.

Women parties are the worst...they'll break out calculators to get it down to the penny when splitting a tab.

And guys...round your tip up to the next dollar at least.
Right, I used to bartend. I never tip just 15% unless the service is borderline bad. For good service, I'll tip anywhere from 20-50%. If I go out for lunch and spend $8, but the waitress stops by several times, I'll tip $3-5. As the tab goes up, my tip comes down to reasonable levels.
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