How Much do You Usually Tip?

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Paying a percentage leaves some waiters woefully underpaid, and others grossly overpaid.

I take a look at how attentive the waiter is, how much time they are spending on me, and how they make me feel. A waiter that brings me more ice water (not just water, but more ice), keeps my coffee or cola full, replenishes the bread basket, and smiles like they mean it will earn a big tip from me, even if the kitchen is slow and the food is marginal.

At times, I’ve waited at the counter for an hour, drinking coffee, while waiting for someone who never shows up. The ticket may be only $1, but I’ve been known to leave a $5 tip anyway.

If I get bad service because the waiter’s coworkers apparently all phoned in sick, I tip high, because I know other customers will be tipping low. If I get bad service because the waiter is just phoning it in – maybe hung over? – then the tip is 2 cents.

“To ensure promptness?” No. Some people are great waiters, and I’d like them to be paid well enough that they can’t even THINK about doing anything else. Some people are lousy waiters, and I’d like them to consider another career.

I always overtip a Breakfast wait person, generally not less than 30%

Tipping is not for just doing the job, it is for doing the job better than expected. I don’t use percentages because bringing me a steak or bringing me a salad its the same service. I tip based on how often my drink is left empty and how correct my order is received. 15% is the highest I have ever tipped. I average 10% (why should the server get more than the Lord?). I have given a penny, I have left nothing, I have even given a negative tip. I take the tip out of the bill. Sorry folks don’t expect extra money just for doing your job. Nobody is forcing you to wait tables at gun point. But that is just my 2% (which is also a fine tip amount

20%

if the service was horrible …nothing!

I generally tip between 15-20%. If it’s absolutely amazing service I might go up to 25%, but that’s rare. I have no problem tipping under 15% if the service is bad. I’ve tipped 2-5 cents to make a point when it is really horrible. But 10% is generally my floor. If I’m just having coffee or something and the bill is low, I’ll typically tip a couple bucks, even if that’s close to 50% or whatever. I don’t typically put money in the counter jars – I don’t think that service justifies tipping. I think you’re already paying too much for the coffee anyway.

Rizzn, saying you double the tax is irrelevant unless people know what state you live in. That’s what I do, though. In the state of Los Angeles, I believe tax is 8.25%, so I know I’m leaving 16.5%, but the point is that it’s the fastest way for me to calculate it. I usually add or take away from that as appropriate. At Cheesecake Factory, I usually add. At IHOP I usually take away. It just works out that way (everytime).

If the service was normal, I tend to do 15% rounded up to the nearest dollar.
If it was incredibly fantastic, I’ll do 20% rounded up to the nearest dollar.
If the service was bad, I’ll do 15% rounded down to the nearest dollar.
If it’s really horrendous, 10% rounded down to the nearest dollar.

I really just don’t like coins.

Wow! This is going to come handy so much! I usally tip around 5-10 dollars!

i have never known what to tip waiters
i usally gave them any where from 1 -5 dollars
depending on what i had.
thx for the app now i can tip them what
i really have to tip them

I think it’s good to leave at least the standard percentage tip regaurdless of service – that is, unless you don’t receive service. To me, the better the service, the higher above standard the tip. Sometimes I like to leave a $20, just because I know some people get it rough from rude customers for no good reason.

I am a cheapskate. I start at 15% and go up.

I know restaurant workers don’t make much money,
neither do I but I try to spread it around when my family
go out.

Some restaurant managers are jerks and only pay their
help proportionally no matter what tips they make. That’s a
big mistake. I always tip the server in person to keep the
management’s fingers out of their take. That way they can
tell sticky fingers manager however much they want to report.

My opinion is shared by some. I tip at least 20% when I get good service. But I also don’t mind leaving 2 bucks on the table when my service is bad. Its my belief that the waiter or waitress should give good services if they expect a good tip. Sounds fair to me.

It really depends on service in my opinion, you have to work for your money, and the harder you work, the more you should be paid.

I tend to tip 15% always if I’m paying for the meal with my card. If I’m using cash I’ll just round the total to the next highest bill (if the meal was $50.00 I’d give the waiter 4 20’s and say “keep the change”)

What Ive usually done is tip between 10$ and 20$………Sounds cheap tipping ten dollars, but I say that because if Im out with friends usually we all contribute to the tip, and some times Ill take care of the tip myself. if Im out with my wife we usually tip 20, and if the service is lacking we do take off a little on the tip. Comparitively it is easier to tip 20$+ pesos here in the Philippines than it is in the U.S. due to the exchange rate (44.00 pesos to 1$)

Granted were talking about tipping waiters but I also tip my Barber in the States and in the Philippines. I feel more compelled to do it in the Philippines because most of the barbers have families and as is typical with the average Filipino family they have to work hard to make a living.

JDB

Chris how about a simple poll?

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I leeve double tax no madder what, bad,good or amazing.. I live in ny.I went to Pennysville once and left double tax and i forgot that the tax rate there is much smaller :/…oops

Well, I usually tip about 20% depending on the service of the server. One time, we did a 30% tip on a $100 meal. I thought $30 was too much, but I found out that was tipping the ENTIRE staff of servers. Considering that, well, it seems fair. :)

Servers rely on tips from customers. They have a different minimum wage in the U.S. as far as I know.

I usually tip 20% -25% based on the service.