How should I tip waiters at restaurants / hotels?

The accepted norm is 15% of the total Bill.

Of course, you may adjust either up or down, depending on service.

Tips is an acronym, meaning

Taken

In

Payment (for)

Services

If you feel the service met your expectations, then use the 15% as an acceptable guideline.

tipping is a very personal thing. depends on the sort of service u have got. if u do not like the service provided u do not have to leave a tip of 15% or 20%. depending on the establishment u have visited the tips differ. generally a 10% tip is sufficient in India in all the hotels & restaurants. keeping that in mind u can increase or decrease the tip depending on the service u have got. but yes, if u plan to visit the same place again, make sure to leave a little extra so that u get either an equivalent service or better than they provided earlier. use your own discretion after all u are the best judge.

Assuming you're talking about in the US (it varies from country to country) I'd say tip them well. It's a tough job and deserves a fair tip. I usually start at 20% (many still say 15, but that seems to be giving way to 20%) and work up from there for exceptional service. If service is VERY poor I will tip less but I try to assess the situation. For example, sometimes a server may be covering an extra station because someone else didn't show and is working doubly hard with fewer tips because guests feel the service isn't "up to par." I don't think s/he should be punished for doing twice the job. Just something to think about.

Of course sometimes you just get a lousy server and I don't feel compelled to hand over a tip if I'm feeling ignored or worse, despised, by the wait staff.

I believe most people use a general rule of 15%. If the service is really good you may want to tip more. If the service is bad I know of some people who tip less or will not tip at all if they really are not happy. It is your call on that one...waiters rely on tips as part of their income but it IS considered a gratuity:

1. a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.

2. something given without claim or demand.

There are some people who refuse to tip at all on the premise that they will not tip someone for doing the job they were hired to do in the first place. I understand what they are saying and do not subscribe to their views.

It has been customary starting a few years ago to tip 20% to wait persons and hair dressers (if they are not the shop owner, you don't tip the shop owner). In hotels it is usually by the bag for porters. I don't know what the rate is as I haven't traveled in a long time. You do not tip the counter staff at check out. I also don't know what you tip bartenders as I don't drink.

I tip cab drivers 20% at least. I might tip more if it is an extremely short trip (under a couple miles) for their trouble.

Be sure that the tip has not already been added on to the check. In some countries they add a value added tax. That is not a tip to the wait staff.

In tourist restaurants or hotels a 10% service charge is often added to bills, in which case there is no need to tip. In smaller places, where tipping is optional, you need only tip a few rupees, not a percentage of your bill. It is customary to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.

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I tip the person on how well they did.

If I got great service (at a restaurant) they get a great tip.

If I got good to ok service they get a good to ok tip.

If I got bad service they get no tip.

I understand that they depend on the tips and all but if your having a bad day at home leave it at home and have a good day at work.

well the easiest way is to leave it on the table....if you at a restaurant....if your at a hotel then just put the money into the hand that the bellboy is holding out palm up. Thats how i do it anyway....how you should do it is really up to you.

When the waiter brings the bill.