Posted on 11/22/2022 2:04:30 PM PST by nickcarraway
They may supposed to pay taxes on tips, but it’s uncommon when they do.
Even if they did pay taxes on the tips, they are still ahead because they receive tips than anything they could earn if they were paid a straight wage. No restaurant is going to pay $400/shift to have somebody wait tables.
The government is just propagandizing the issue to push for digital currency.
15 % is what I use to tell my wife who likes to leave more, regardless of how much work the service did.
Hey, one day that empathy may work in your favor;)
Sometimes I'll give more. I gave a rehearsal dinner for my son's wedding and the tab came to $3,300. I signed off for $5,000, as that was my budget. They ended up with just over a 55% tip that night. But then again, how often does your son get married?
I've worked in restaurants. If you give a lousy tip, don't expect to ever go back there. If they recognize you as a lousy tipper, you are going to regret it. I've seen some horrible things done to food in restaurants that is going to difficult customers or lousy tippers. Not saying it's right but I would not want to be on the receiving end if you know what I mean.
My timeline goes back almost 50 years to the mid 70s.
Tip amount should NOT be by percentage of bill.
If bill is less than $10, minimum tip should be $2.50
If bill amount is over $50, 15% is fine.
Yep. Tips are for good service. I ignore tip jars. Raise the food price but don’t expect a tip for simply running a lunch counter.
I just divide the amount by 7. Gives a bit less than 15% but I didn’t take them to raise. They are serving food.
Agreed. Just pay all staff at least minimum wage, and no longer require that customers pay their salaries through tips.
Tipping should end. If these people don’t like their wages, let them find a new job. Restaurants will realize they have to pay decently and directly.
I don’t think you’ll like the amount you’ll have to pay for your food.
I say tipping should just be a fixed amount. Like Two Bucks.
My wife will just have to call me a cheap bastard.
That’s her job.
When I was in college, I worked as a waitress on the weekends and my day started at 5 a.m.
The patrons that came in that early were drunk as skunks and left fabulous tips. The later hung-over crowd, not so much!
I am good tipper but one thing nobody can explain
If say me & wife go for dinner at the local Denny’s, maybe we spend $20 - $25 bucks, but if I take my wife to a fancy smancy restaurant the bill might be $80 to $100 bucks.
The waiters/waitresses worked the same, it takes no more effort to give me a Steak vs a Hamburger, so why does the poor waiter at Denny’s get only tipped $4-$5 but the waitress at the fancy place gets $20+? Makes no sense and sounds unfair.
The price shouldn’t matter
I don’t always object to card readers suggesting 20% for a tip, but I do object to their suggestion based on the added sales tax. In some cities in Texas the added sales tax can be nearly 10% of the bill so no, you should not tip on the complete amount including sales tax.
A good rule of thumb is to look at the sales tax amount and double it as the tip.
I alway factor a tip into going out to dinner. 20% is my max. It goes down as service sucks. If I cannot afford the food plus tip before going out, I dine at home. I don’t want to be stiffing people because I did not anticipate the cost.
Eastern Europeans think you are patronizing them if you tip more then a few coins.
Now, all the pubs use ipad touch screens that don’t even tell you the price first but give you pre programmed “suggestions” to give a 20% tip. I’m no cheapskate but all you did was pour a beer in to a glass and didn’t even bring it out.
Looking at some of the comments...
I don’t have a fixed percentage for a tip. If I eat cheap for breakfast and the wait staff is crazy busy I’ll tip a lot more than 18% (my general starting point). But if I eat at a nice place for dinner where the staff is just normal busy, and then don’t get very good service, it’ll be 15% at best.
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