Tipping
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I do have one tip dilemma. I have been going to the same hair stylist for 25 years. For 22 of those, she worked at a salon. IMO, they didn't charge very much for a haircut, so they couldn't have been paying her nearly what she was worth. I think they only raised the price of a cut 2 or 3 times in those 22 years. So, I just kept giving bigger and bigger tips. By the end I was tipping $10 for a $25 haircut.
She finally did something we had all been recommending for awhile--she refinished her basement and put in a full salon--it looks awesome. She also set the price of a (male) haircut to $35--which was fine; she's worth every penny.
My dilemma: since she now is the owner and sole employee of the business, and gets 100% of all proceeds, do I still tip? It's not like she needs it to augment the income--if she needs more money she can just raise the price of the cut. I decided at the beginning not to tip -- not that I was trying to be cheap, but because it didn't make any sense. My wife goes to her as well,and I think she still tips.
So what's the consensus? It would still seem weird, but I could always start, I guess.
I go to this one lady that has been doing my hair since I was about 18 or 19... I'm 31 now... I wait to have my hair done until I go visit my parents so she can do my hair... she also owns her own salon... She hasn't raised her prices but one time since I started going to her... $21 for a womans hair cut and sometimes style... I tip her, mostly because I know she doesn't expect it and because she has always treated me well.0 -
I tip even a dollar for the worst customer service. I don't tip my mail delivery person. They make more than me as it is. I don't tip my garbage men, they always leave my containers and lids scattered about ( even after I tipped them for 3 years on the holidays ), and I won't tip if my food is being picked up from the to go counter. Everyone else get's a good amount. It's a reason why they will cut my hair whenever I ask, give me a free tire rotation, give me that dessert on them once in a while and so forth. In MD, minimum wage is $2.13. One of my co-workers is a waitress part time on weekends. I used to be a waiter. I know mistakes happen, and as long as an apology is given, all is well.0
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I tip for good to great service. if you suck, sorry. you didn't earn my above-and-beyond bonus. TIPS is an acronym, after all. do it right, and it happens.
I also tip my barber an extra $2 on top of the $10 cut. we have a good relationship, and he's always gotten me in and out quickly and does a great job.0 -
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I always tip well at the bar. If I get a 5 dollar drink I tip at least 2, I do it to be nice but also for selfish reasons. On a busy night, bartenders always serve the tippers better than the cheap skates. I'll get my refill long before the guy who tips 25 cents.0
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I leave big tips--easiest way in the world to make friends.
I don't understand why people get so obsessed with turning every tip situation into a petty morality play.
So you didn't get your water in 30 seconds. BFD.
When I go to a restaurant and the service is less than attentive, it is almost always due to inadequate staffing by management rather than lack of effort by the wait staff.
If I have a more serious problem, I just mention it at the time so that it can be taken care of on the spot, rather than waiting and playing some "gotcha" game with the tip.
As a former waitress, thank you. When I was a server, I made $3.40 per hour. Some weeks I only ended (after tips) making $5 per hour. Some weeks, I'd make $8 per hour.Does the waitress or waiter that brings me my never ending pasta bowl work any harder than the fry cook at McDonalds? How about the guy that changes my oil? Does he deserve a tip?
All of those jobs are required to pay at least federal minimum wage. This is not the case in all states for servers. I had friends who made $2.50 per hour as a base rate. Tips were 80% of our income. On top of that, we didn't even get all of our tip money. We had to deposit it into a group tip jar or account, and the funds were dispersed from there according to how much food we served (dollar amount).I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
I think it's clear you've never worked a tip-reliant job in your life, and it is probably best if you just avoid going out to eat from here on out if you really feel this way.0 -
In Oregon they make min wage but the IRS also allocates the server (not the barista or fast food worker) for tips whether they get them or not. In Oregon if a server does not claim enough tips based on sales uncle sam will just take it out of their min wage. And I don't know about anyone else but when I go out to eat I usually get more service than someone taking my order and handing me a bag.0
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I leave big tips--easiest way in the world to make friends.
I don't understand why people get so obsessed with turning every tip situation into a petty morality play.
So you didn't get your water in 30 seconds. BFD.
When I go to a restaurant and the service is less than attentive, it is almost always due to inadequate staffing by management rather than lack of effort by the wait staff.
If I have a more serious problem, I just mention it at the time so that it can be taken care of on the spot, rather than waiting and playing some "gotcha" game with the tip.
As a former waitress, thank you. When I was a server, I made $3.40 per hour. Some weeks I only ended (after tips) making $5 per hour. Some weeks, I'd make $8 per hour.I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
I think it's clear you've never worked a tip-reliant job in your life, and it is probably best if you just avoid going out to eat from here on out if you really feel this way.
I agree. Plus if people stopped tipping I can almost guarantee that the use of welfare would increase.0 -
I tip like gangbusters to make up for the jerks who think that there is anything to debate when it comes to tipping.
Slightly more seriously, if the food and the service are really good, then I am likely to become a regular, so I'd rather have a positive reputation among the wait staff. Plus, even in the states where they do make minimum wage (which is definitely not all of them), they are hugely underpaid, so I am definitely not going to begrudge them $3.0 -
I do have one tip dilemma. I have been going to the same hair stylist for 25 years. For 22 of those, she worked at a salon. IMO, they didn't charge very much for a haircut, so they couldn't have been paying her nearly what she was worth. I think they only raised the price of a cut 2 or 3 times in those 22 years. So, I just kept giving bigger and bigger tips. By the end I was tipping $10 for a $25 haircut.
She finally did something we had all been recommending for awhile--she refinished her basement and put in a full salon--it looks awesome. She also set the price of a (male) haircut to $35--which was fine; she's worth every penny.
My dilemma: since she now is the owner and sole employee of the business, and gets 100% of all proceeds, do I still tip? It's not like she needs it to augment the income--if she needs more money she can just raise the price of the cut. I decided at the beginning not to tip -- not that I was trying to be cheap, but because it didn't make any sense. My wife goes to her as well,and I think she still tips.
So what's the consensus? It would still seem weird, but I could always start, I guess.
I have sorta-kinda the same situation. A friend of mine from high school who is a stylist cuts my hair in her home on her days off, or before or after she goes into work. She sets the price, but I still tip her. She's already cutting me a damn good deal on the price, so I give her extra, since I'm taking up the time at her home (which she shares with roommates), and because she's a friend. So maybe I am biased, since she's a friend.
As much as I'd really love to see the wage of servers go up to a certain standard and thus, they not even need to work for tips...it won't happen soon. So for that, I tip. I can only recall NOT tipping two times in my entire life--one of those, simply because everyone else said "no no, I'll leave the tip this time"...turns out they didn't. They thought it was hilarious, 20 miles later, as they informed me "ha ha, NO we didn't leave a tip, just kidding!" Seriously? That's funny to people? The dude was already super nice for even putting up with that bunch...I felt like a *kitten*, because of them. The only other time I never tipped was when I received exceptionally bad service. Over an hour+ for my food...JUST my food--the other 4 people in our party got their food and drinks promptly. I waited over an hour, no refill, and when I went to the bathroom, I came back and caught the waitress in my seat attempting to flirt with my boyfriend. We weren't at a strip club, we were at an upscale seafood place on the water. If you can treat everyone else in the party (all men) with respect and manners, yet you ignore me and make me wait an hour+ for my food, then yeah, you get no tip. You also get me writing you a nice little written explanation on the receipt as to WHY you got no tip, as well as a complaint to your manager with you present.
I am a notoriously good tipper. It's a case-by-case thing, though. I really do not expect a server to bend over backwards for me, and having worked jobs similar, I know how difficult it is.
I tip at restaurants, my friend that does my hair, and really, I think that's all I do that warrants a tip. I don't get manicures and stuff like that, and I definitely do not tip at coffee shops and stuff like that.0 -
All I know is that wait staff here gets 2.14 an hour they live of their tips.0
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I have done a lot of different jobs includeing waiting on tables, and they deserve their tips. I don't know how I feel about Oregon's set wages for them, I also living in IN know it to be 2.13 here. Some one asked why a waiter should make more than a dish washer. In my state, they don't, unless they hustle for those tips. Besides working just as hard as a dishwasher, they have the added element of always having on a happy face, remembering every minute detail of what their customer wanted and wants, being diplomatic and courteous at all times, and presenting themselves in whatever fashion they think will best please the customer.
Any violation of that could result in making less money. A dishwasher doesn't need to speak the language, can have poor hygiene and a **** disposition and it really doesn't matter. Not that I am saying a dishwasher has an easy jog, I've done that as well and can tell you it is busy work.
Besides, waiters are often either students or parents who need a job with flexible hours that only restaraunts provide. I always tip well, especially when I get good service because it is one of the few industries in america where I can actually SEE whether a person is busting their hump or not. So when I see a young dude who I know is working on his bachelor's degree or a 42 year old single mom balancing 6 tables at Applebee's and they can still remember to refill my drink, smile, and BS a little bit, I like to tip that.
They don't work any harder in my experience (having been one as well as bussed tables and done some back prep work, too), they usually just have better teeth and brighter smiles and peppier personalities.
But even the dishwasher usually makes more than minimum wage. If someone doesn't want to tip anymore, that's fine, get takeout. Don't take up a table and a server's time and energy and possibly ruin their whole night making them wonder what they did wrong to get treated so shabbily by a customer.0 -
I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.0
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And I admit I get hung up on some service tips. At the spa/salon I go to, I typically tip 20%. But they do med-spa treatments too. If I tip 20% for a facial, and then I get a laser service by the same provider, I should tip 20% for that too, right? But 20% of that is a lot of money, and it's really more of a medical procedure.0
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I live in Canada so my situation is likely different. I also worked 20 years in food service /restaurants so i have a very high standard. The minimum wage here for people who work in liquor service (bars, restaurants) is $8.90 and over $10 normally.
I tip for service. I do not leave tips for people who are not doing what they are paid to do (ie. bring me food or give me a decent haircut etc..) If the food sucks that's not the fault of the server BUT if they bring me out an order that is obviously wrong then they do have some responsibility for that. When you go into the kitchen to pick up food for a customer you need to LOOK at it. If it's burnt, wrong, incorrectly cooked etc then it is your job as a server to say something to the cook and get them going on a NEW one that is right. Then you go and let the customer know..Don't wait for me to tell you its wrong, burnt, incorrectly cooked etc. that's just laziness..
I expect my waitstaff to ensure I have a full drink, that I do not need anything such as ketchup and that I am happy with the food quality of my meal. I will leave big tips if they are earned.I have left tips anywhere from 0 to about 45 - 50%. I will also tip hairstylists or for manicures, pedicures or other 'spa' services..assuming they didn't butcher my hair.I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.
^^ THIS. If there is a tip added automatically I will not go there again.0 -
Beat me to it. Always following behind...0 -
I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.
Generally, I agree, but I have to make an exception for restaurants that automatically add tip for large parties. Waiters usually get stiffed with large parties, not because anyone intends to, but because people miscalculate and no one is really looking to make sure that all the money that's collected ends up equal to the dining amount plus tip.0 -
I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.
Generally, I agree, but I have to make an exception for restaurants that automatically add tip for large parties. Waiters usually get stiffed with large parties, not because anyone intends to, but because people miscalculate and no one is really looking to make sure that all the money that's collected ends up equal to the dining amount plus tip.
As someone who has made up the difference personally more times than I can count, I agree with this. When a group "splits the check", too many people just look at the price of their entree and forget about tax and tip.0 -
I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.
Generally, I agree, but I have to make an exception for restaurants that automatically add tip for large parties. Waiters usually get stiffed with large parties, not because anyone intends to, but because people miscalculate and no one is really looking to make sure that all the money that's collected ends up equal to the dining amount plus tip.
As someone who has made up the difference personally more times than I can count, I agree with this. When a group "splits the check", too many people just look at the price of their entree and forget about tax and tip.
I agree as well.
This thread actually prompts me to go to the bank tomorrow to take out some money and put it all in $1's, so that I'll always have some cash for tips. I do hate leaving a tip on a card, I'd rather give them cash...I just rarely have it on me. 0 -
I leave big tips--easiest way in the world to make friends.
I don't understand why people get so obsessed with turning every tip situation into a petty morality play.
So you didn't get your water in 30 seconds. BFD.
When I go to a restaurant and the service is less than attentive, it is almost always due to inadequate staffing by management rather than lack of effort by the wait staff.
If I have a more serious problem, I just mention it at the time so that it can be taken care of on the spot, rather than waiting and playing some "gotcha" game with the tip.
As a former waitress, thank you. When I was a server, I made $3.40 per hour. Some weeks I only ended (after tips) making $5 per hour. Some weeks, I'd make $8 per hour.Does the waitress or waiter that brings me my never ending pasta bowl work any harder than the fry cook at McDonalds? How about the guy that changes my oil? Does he deserve a tip?
All of those jobs are required to pay at least federal minimum wage. This is not the case in all states for servers. I had friends who made $2.50 per hour as a base rate. Tips were 80% of our income. On top of that, we didn't even get all of our tip money. We had to deposit it into a group tip jar or account, and the funds were dispersed from there according to how much food we served (dollar amount).I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
I think it's clear you've never worked a tip-reliant job in your life, and it is probably best if you just avoid going out to eat from here on out if you really feel this way.
Employers are required by law to make up the difference if their workers are not making minimum wage, that specific amount varies by state. The problem is that employees are either not aware of this or do not exercise this right enough. There are also laws on how the tips can be split.
I feel frustrated that restaurants leave it up to the customer to take care of their staff. I would rather them pay their workers appropriately and raise their prices accordingly.0 -
There's only one thing worse than a bad/non-tipper: a pompous, self-righteous bad tipper.0
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I leave big tips--easiest way in the world to make friends.
I don't understand why people get so obsessed with turning every tip situation into a petty morality play.
So you didn't get your water in 30 seconds. BFD.
When I go to a restaurant and the service is less than attentive, it is almost always due to inadequate staffing by management rather than lack of effort by the wait staff.
If I have a more serious problem, I just mention it at the time so that it can be taken care of on the spot, rather than waiting and playing some "gotcha" game with the tip.
As a former waitress, thank you. When I was a server, I made $3.40 per hour. Some weeks I only ended (after tips) making $5 per hour. Some weeks, I'd make $8 per hour.Does the waitress or waiter that brings me my never ending pasta bowl work any harder than the fry cook at McDonalds? How about the guy that changes my oil? Does he deserve a tip?
All of those jobs are required to pay at least federal minimum wage. This is not the case in all states for servers. I had friends who made $2.50 per hour as a base rate. Tips were 80% of our income. On top of that, we didn't even get all of our tip money. We had to deposit it into a group tip jar or account, and the funds were dispersed from there according to how much food we served (dollar amount).I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
I think it's clear you've never worked a tip-reliant job in your life, and it is probably best if you just avoid going out to eat from here on out if you really feel this way.
Employers are required by law to make up the difference if their workers are not making minimum wage, that specific amount varies by state. The problem is that employees are either not aware of this or do not exercise this right enough. There are also laws on how the tips can be split.
I feel frustrated that restaurants leave it up to the customer to take care of their staff. I would rather them pay their workers appropriately and raise their prices accordingly.
I was not aware of that when I was working as a waitress, and I never heard of anyone enforcing that law at all.
I agree with your last sentiment though. Restaurants should charge as part of their pricing enough to cover the costs of fully paying their employees.0 -
I really don't care for gratuities automatically added to a bill. I prefer to tip based on the service I received. I feel that restaurants that automatically add the tip often have poorer quality service, since they know they are getting tipped no matter what.
Generally, I agree, but I have to make an exception for restaurants that automatically add tip for large parties. Waiters usually get stiffed with large parties, not because anyone intends to, but because people miscalculate and no one is really looking to make sure that all the money that's collected ends up equal to the dining amount plus tip.
Yeah, but many restaurants now consider a group over 5 or 6 a large party and add on gratuity to the check. That's my immediate family! I'm sorry but if you can't handle a family and consider them a large party you have no business waiting tables. Next thing you know they will develop a union and there will be a mandatory 30% gratuity on all checks...0 -
I resent the notion that someone deserves a good tip just because they have to deal with annoying people or they only make a couple bucks per hour. You knew the score when you took the job. It is not my fault that most people are rude, demanding, and condescending, and I will not hold myself responsible for compensating you for anything other than my own dining experience.
I respect and appreciate great customer service, and I consider myself to be a pretty great tipper, but I do it because I want to, not because I'm "supposed" to. I am not that customer who sends food back because it's not 100% perfect. I am not that customer who flags you down every 5 minutes to request something. I won't ask you a zillion questions about the menu or take an hour to figure out what I want or give you a really complicated order or sit around chatting with my dining companions for two hours after we've finished our meal. I will always ask for things politely, say thank you, and have a smile on my face. Literally the only things I expect are that you bring me the meal I ordered in a timely fashion, that you don't force me to beg you nine times for a drink refill, and that you don't give me a look that clearly says "that's not in my job description" when I ask for something. If you don't think bringing an extra menu and set of flatware for a late-arriving member of our party is your job, the least you could do is say "Sure, I'll send the hostess right over."0 -
Saw something on the News last night about a new Debit/Visa card reader in NY that is being tried out. Swiping your card automatically tips in the pre-set amount of $1.00.
The USA is one of the few countries that Tips regularly. We have "rules" for it. Set amounts for service. Frankly, I'm getting tired of seeing a Tip Jar on every counter surface these days.
Employers that employ wait staff is subject to minimum wage laws. Why do I have to supplement their income?
Does the waitress or waiter that brings me my never ending pasta bowl work any harder than the fry cook at McDonalds? How about the guy that changes my oil? Does he deserve a tip?
I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
Minimum wage for a waiter is usually half the minimum wage for a fry cook, or even the barista at your coffee house. If you don't tip your waiter, there is a good chance they will not make minimum wage. That isn't the waiter's fault. Many waiter's take up the job because of the more flexible hours for school or child care that a typical 9-5 job doesn't accomodate.0 -
Generally, if you are a server that is reporting under minimum wage, you will be fired and investigated for tax fraud, even if you have people trying to justify not tipping their server. Granted, poor service should equal poor tip, but if you truly want someplace where the cost pays for the income, go to a restaurant like a buffet style or fast food that does that. Don't go someplace that you know it isn't the case and justify that as your reason for not tipping. The reality is, people would not go to a restaurant if those prices were built into the cost of the food because the cost on the menu would just be too high.I leave big tips--easiest way in the world to make friends.
I don't understand why people get so obsessed with turning every tip situation into a petty morality play.
So you didn't get your water in 30 seconds. BFD.
When I go to a restaurant and the service is less than attentive, it is almost always due to inadequate staffing by management rather than lack of effort by the wait staff.
If I have a more serious problem, I just mention it at the time so that it can be taken care of on the spot, rather than waiting and playing some "gotcha" game with the tip.
As a former waitress, thank you. When I was a server, I made $3.40 per hour. Some weeks I only ended (after tips) making $5 per hour. Some weeks, I'd make $8 per hour.Does the waitress or waiter that brings me my never ending pasta bowl work any harder than the fry cook at McDonalds? How about the guy that changes my oil? Does he deserve a tip?
All of those jobs are required to pay at least federal minimum wage. This is not the case in all states for servers. I had friends who made $2.50 per hour as a base rate. Tips were 80% of our income. On top of that, we didn't even get all of our tip money. We had to deposit it into a group tip jar or account, and the funds were dispersed from there according to how much food we served (dollar amount).I don't think I'm going to tip any more.
What do you think about that?
I think it's clear you've never worked a tip-reliant job in your life, and it is probably best if you just avoid going out to eat from here on out if you really feel this way.
Employers are required by law to make up the difference if their workers are not making minimum wage, that specific amount varies by state. The problem is that employees are either not aware of this or do not exercise this right enough. There are also laws on how the tips can be split.
I feel frustrated that restaurants leave it up to the customer to take care of their staff. I would rather them pay their workers appropriately and raise their prices accordingly.0 -
I resent the notion that someone deserves a good tip just because they have to deal with annoying people or they only make a couple bucks per hour. You knew the score when you took the job. It is not my fault that most people are rude, demanding, and condescending, and I will not hold myself responsible for compensating you for anything other than my own dining experience.
I respect and appreciate great customer service, and I consider myself to be a pretty great tipper, but I do it because I want to, not because I'm "supposed" to. I am not that customer who sends food back because it's not 100% perfect. I am not that customer who flags you down every 5 minutes to request something. I won't ask you a zillion questions about the menu or take an hour to figure out what I want or give you a really complicated order or sit around chatting with my dining companions for two hours after we've finished our meal. I will always ask for things politely, say thank you, and have a smile on my face. Literally the only things I expect are that you bring me the meal I ordered in a timely fashion, that you don't force me to beg you nine times for a drink refill, and that you don't give me a look that clearly says "that's not in my job description" when I ask for something. If you don't think bringing an extra menu and set of flatware for a late-arriving member of our party is your job, the least you could do is say "Sure, I'll send the hostess right over."
BINGO!
On a side note, I went for dinner last night to Red Lobster with my family - there were 9 of us. They made us wait over an hour to sit (because they will not take reservations) they assigned us 2 servers - neither of which were useful and then they added 15% to our 3 SEPARATE bills. The service was absolute ****, so yeah..I complained. I did leave a tip, but it wasn't 15% that's for sure. 2 servers couldn't handle 9 people - and really it was only 7 because there were 2 little kids who just ate from our plates.0 -
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I have to say this is one of the things I find most difficult in the US - the expectation of tipping for just about everything, it seems - alongside the absolutely infuriating failure to include tax in prices (honestly, this drives me to distraction - I choose something, check the price, and then find that the price is entirely different when I get to the checkout - it may or may not now be more than I am willing/able to pay for said item. WHY do you guys do this?!). As a non-local, I'm never sure what is expected, or precisely when a tip is required - and have sometimes been at the receiving end of abuse and/or threatening behaviour if my offering didn't come up to standard.
My personal, UK/Euro-centric view is that no-one is automatically due a tip for simply doing the job for which they are paid in the first place. The porter is paid by the hotel to help guests with their bags, for example - I'm not sure why that entitles him/her to extra from me, unless they go out of their way to be particularly helpful/pleasant. Having read the thread, there are clearly jobs in the US where tips are used to make up minimum wage (an illegal practice here, btw). This seems to me to be an area that should be addressed by government, local or national, and amended. Either employers pay the minimum wage and meet their legal obligations to their employees, or they are prosecuted for failure to comply with national labour law. In any case, the consumer should not be required/expected to haphazardly make up the difference between national minimum and actual wage. If that means companies have to increase their shopfloor/menu prices, so be it. At least then, the cost to the consumer is clear.
That said, I have no problem tipping for good service, and will be extra generous if service is exceptional. Unhappily, US tipping practices seem to be spreading over here, somewhat (I blame TV and films
), and previously-unheard-of tipping situations (at the hairdresser's, for example) are starting to become an issue!
Re, the OP - I'm in two minds about automatically-added service charges - they do sometimes make it simple at the end of a meal, but automatic addition makes for potentially-embarrassing situations where one has no intention of tipping and has to ask for said tip/service charge to be removed. I'm thinking in particular of a recent meal out at which the service had been so unforgivably poor that we had zero intention of leaving a tip, only to find that the 'service charge' had been automatically added. Now, I'm a nice person and realise that everyone has off days, but I certainly wasn't about to tip someone who had brought the wrong meal twice, after a 45-minute wait, for a table of three, without offering so much as a word of apology, or re-filling our very empty water jug until asked repeatedly. Dilemma - did we ask for the service charge to be removed to his face, or leave it, and ask to speak to the manager, potentially putting him out of a job? In the end, we were frightfully British about it, paid, including the service charge, and rumbled off muttering under our breath about never going back to that particular restaurant. again.0 -
The term "TIP" means "To Insure Prompt Service". You would tip the server before and how much you tipped them was equal to the service that you got.
Now days people want a tip for everything. I personally don't think that the people who take my order at McDonalds, give me my coffee at Dunkin Donuts, check me out at the grocery store etc. should get tips. It's your job to do that. You're not going "above and beyond" what you're supposed to be doing. You're not really serving me (although I did tip a few times at Starbucks because the people there were super nice and cracked me up). Waitstaff at restaurants are serving the public and they generally only make minimum wage (or less in some places) and the tips are extra income in their pocket. Even if the service has been sub-par I still leave a tip even if it is a small one but if the service is exceptional you'll get a bigger tip obviously.
I'm not a fan of the "built in" tips and when I see that. I'll leave it at how ever much they put and and not tip above.0
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