I wake up all the time and think.......

Should I go to work today, or should I stay home and do crack.

I guess I don't count. I'm not a waiter.

 

I use basicly the same approach but I round up. Also if it is a very inexpensive place like some of the local restraunts around home where the wife and I can have coffee and biscuits and gravy for less than $8 you should leave a minimum of $1 per person. That's even if all you have is a cup of coffee. You are taking up space after all. I know some folks think that the restraunts should pay their people better. Yeah, maybe they should. But they don't, so figure it as part of the cost of the meal when you go out to eat. Just like tax when you buy anything else.
The worst service I have ever had was in Scotland. I couldn't get the waitress to even acknowledge me. Guess what, they don't work for tips over there. I will gladly pay for good service.

 

I take a two sided approach to the tipping.

#1, Its not my duty to tip them simply because they chose a job with poor base pay.

#2, if they are nice and provided good friendly service, they are very well tipped.

I also base the tip on how they treat others. So If i hear them being friendly with others, and not being friendly with me or ignoring me, tiny tip. If they are all around cheery and keeping everyone drinks filled and happy all around, then even bigger.

Not uncommon to see me hand them a $20 bill for a $11 meal and say keep the change.. Good service is worth the $.

 

Idon't care who you are, thats funny right there!!!

 

OK service gets 15%. Great service gets 20 - 25%. Lousy service gets nothing at all.

 

Tea glass full= big tip.
Sucking on ice= little tip.
'nuff said!!

 

I consider myself a good tipper. However, if you supply me with bad service and an attitude, you won't be rewarded for it.

I also tip better at the bar if the bartender or server is a looker!

Jb

 

That is funny. I origionally thought that this was a thread about cows...... hows that for country

 

I recently had a waitress notice that I go through lots of iced tea, and she set a pitcher of it on the table for me. Wife was insulted, felt like the waitress was saying "well, if you're gonna drink it ALL, here it is!" I was thankful, because the waitresses usually let me run dry at some point. She got a fat tip.

I usually start at 15% and work up or down from there, but ya gotta really be a lousy waiter/ess for me to start dinging the tip. Words to the manager and a reasonable tip will keep everyone happy and the food will remain (hopefully) spit-free the next visit.

I think the movie was called "Waiting", and it's mostly true. I was a waiter in my college days and watched a lot of that unfold in the kitchen. One cook left a steak down the front of his pants for 5 minutes because of a particularly nasty customer. Again, tip the staff decently, talk to the manager and maybe get a coupon or discount for next time, and avoid hepatitis. It's a win/win.

 

lunch buffet, we all throw a dollar on the table.
lunch menu, varies greatly. a dollar and the change is paying seperately. a few of us will throw a dollar on the table and tax amount for tip on the card if the company is picking up the tab.
Dinner, usually twice tax, but that depends alot on service

 

Eating out is easy enough. I usually do the 20% routine or nothing if service was lousy. The hard one for me is, what to tip the pizza delivery guy? He's a nice feller and brings it to the house! I usually give him $4 over the $18~ pizza and he seems happy with it but I don't know if that's too much or too little. Taxi cabs and long distance trains traveling 1st class is always a big question mark too.

 

thats too little man, you gotta think, thats how they make there living is on tips, not the 2.25 hourly pay.

 

you're right, from the other posts, I am tipping too low.

when i was Active duty, we PT'ed almost everyday in south GA. we were constantly dehydrated.

i would usually set down, and when the waitress took our drink order, i would give her a $5 and ask for a pitcher of tea or water, just like StinkerDiesel posted.
then put a regular tip on the meal.

but, like we go to a ice cream shop after church, where one girl takes your order, and then has to cook and bring all your groups food to you.
i usually slip her a $10 when she brings out the first thing. that gets the rest of your food soon after, nice & hot. and makes her smile real big.
next time we came in, she made sure she took our order.

 

I tip a min of 20% for good service. I do not tip for bad or substandard service.
I feel it is my choice not to encourage bad service by tipping "no matter what".

I think it is only fair for me to be treated like a paying customer therefore I give a better than 15% tip when it is warranted.
I have gone into several restaurants in the last few weeks while on holidays with family, and one occasion our waiter left us in limbo for the better part of 30mins while we were watiing for the rest of our food and than again when we requested our bill ( we were the only people in her section).

She didn't even say thank you or make us feel welcome at all after spending better than $100. for our meals. I think you can appreciate the look on her face when we did not leave a tip for her. I am hoping that the next customers were treated better than we were therefore resulting in her being rewarded for her efforts.

 

20%.
ive left more and Ive left 0, just depends on them.
Just remember, its not always their fault, the waiter or waitress doesnt cook the food, so dont ding them if it isnt their fault. See how they handle it and go from there.