Comments on: How Much do You Usually Tip?

By: Eric B

Eric B — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:36:09 +0000

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

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:22:22 +0000

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.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:43:10 +0000

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

By: Updates ~ Lockergnome

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By: Kim Monroe

Kim Monroe — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:59:02 +0000

Chris how about a simple poll?

By: JDB

JDB — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:35:00 +0000

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

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:28:11 +0000

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”)

By: Kevin552

Kevin552 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:39:56 +0000

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.

By: James83

James83 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:27:12 +0000

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.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:11:32 +0000

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.

By: davidcrandall

davidcrandall — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:17:38 +0000

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.

By: erillanos

erillanos — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:39:30 +0000

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

By: Vishal Mistry

Vishal Mistry — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:12:45 +0000

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

By: ORenyRen

ORenyRen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +0000

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.

By: Frank Schnyder

Frank Schnyder — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:29:13 +0000

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).