How much do you to tip?

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I usually tip 15% if the waiter comes to the table and takes my order and 10% if I order at the counter.  I heard something on the radio recently, though, that most people tip 20%.  I did my minimum wage work in a field where we weren't allowed to take tips, so I don't so much buy the hardship argument.  What do you do, and does it make a difference in your tipping if you get table service or not?

Orion · Accepted Answer

Tipping is a practice that should be stopped.  Wait staff get less pay per hour because of tips but todaymuch of the tip is shared with other wait staff such as hostess, busboy, servers who deliver the meal, and bar tenders.  So that is why the industry keeps increasing the tipping rate.   Why not pay all employees a fair wage and include the costs into the prices.   Now we know what the real cost of dining out.  If we have a service or quality problem we take it up with the mgt not take it out on the waiter's wages.

? · Answer

Usually 20% - if the service is not good 10% - 15% and if really poor I will speak with a manager.  If the service is exceptable I may even tip more than the 20%.

I'd rather overtip and reward some one who is working hard - maybe in part to make up for the cheapos that do not.

And most states waitstaff make below minimum wage - they are taxed on their less than minimum wage pay + an estimated amount of tips which are estimated by the restaurant.

? · Answer

I don't buy that hardship argument either. I do it because it's customary and I don't want to look like a cheapskate, especially if I'm with someone...lol. 

I don't let society raise the bar on me and tell me what I need to tip. I tip according to how well the service was given. If the waitress/waiter is rude or acting lazy then YOU GUESSED IT. They just paid for their tip IN FULL. 

I know they're only human but their job is to serve customers and make them comfortable. If you can't leave your problems at home and be professional then why should you be rewarded? If I feel you were great then I'll give you a few extra bucks; if you're mean & nasty then you get a dime that you have to fish out of tall glass of water, possibly a little bit of snot under the rim of a plate you're going to grab with your bare hands if you put me in a bad mood...lol.

mean bean · Answer

as far as I know, waiters/waitresses don't get paid minimum wage due to the fact that they are expected to live off tips. their job is to please the customer, not the manager exactly. so it's up to the customer to give them enough money to live on. I always tip 20% unless the service was reaaally bad. and I'm a pretty tolerant person so.. yeah

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