Current Events > Are you a good tipper?

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It seems excessive to pay so much for a small meal that isn't that filling, or a haircut.

Like I went to the Thai restaurant for lunch and got curry puffs and massuman curry with shrimp. $18 plus tax plus tip would make it like $24-25? A lot for just lunch. I think I gave $23.
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damn that's like 23 mchickens
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Yeah Im a hilariously huge tipper. Its out of kindness and nothing more but its cool when they remember your face, name, order, how you like it done, and bring you a free dessert complimentary of the staff every now and then.
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20% or however much cash drunk me feels like throwing at a bartender.
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20%??
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shockthemonkey posted...

I usually tip 20% or $1 per drink and $3 per plate, depending on how much work they did.

this, minus the plate thing.

20% always, but when I'm drinking at a bar it's $1 a drink.
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I avoid places that expect tipping, or just phone in carryout.

A Latin restaurant actually included 18% tip automatically and then had a line for ANOTHER tip.
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If there is a server or delivery driver involved, then I will tip. $3 for pizza delivery and 20% for most restaurants with servers. Those people are paid very unfairly and they seriously rely on the generosity of customers to pay rent.

I also tip 20% when I get a haircut because I go to a proper salon and receive a scalp massage.

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A Latin restaurant actually included 18% tip automatically and then had a line for ANOTHER tip

I would leave the tip blank and fill in the total, unless the meal already came to a reasonable price.
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yeah I give a big tip everytime I eat out, get a better job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I do it because I'm not a cheap POS. If you are a cheap POS that's okay that its your opinion but as long as you know it.
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I tip well and try to do things like tip cash and put on the receipt that I didn't tip so they can keep the whole thing (citation needed but I've heard it helps).
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southcoast09 posted...

If there is a server or delivery driver involved, then I will tip. $3 for pizza delivery and 20% for most restaurants with servers. Those people are paid very unfairly and they seriously rely on the generosity of customers to pay rent.

I also tip 20% when I get a haircut because I go to a proper salon and receive a scalp massage.

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A Latin restaurant actually included 18% tip automatically and then had a line for ANOTHER tip

I would leave the tip blank and fill in the total, unless the meal already came to a reasonable price.

It was reasonable and the food tasted great, but just automatically including 18% tip in the subtotal soured my experience. I left the additional tip line blank.
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the benefits of tipping are understated, people generally give you much better service if you leave a good tip as a return customer and if you're remembered as a usual customer you get treated even better.
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Kombucha posted...

the benefits of tipping are understated, people generally give you much better service if you leave a good tip as a return customer and if you're remembered as a usual customer you get treated even better.

What is considered better service? As it is, all they do is take my order, put the plate on my table, and then fill my glass with water once.
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i usually tip 10-15% here in Canada.

pizza drivers i always tip 25% though unless they're, like, hilariously late. but that's just due to my experience with being a pizza driver.

a lot of the time it's not the driver's fault, it's the kitchens.
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southcoast09 posted...

If there is a server or delivery driver involved, then I will tip. $3 for pizza delivery and 20% for most restaurants with servers. Those people are paid very unfairly and they seriously rely on the generosity of customers to pay rent.

I also tip 20% when I get a haircut because I go to a proper salon and receive a scalp massage.

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A Latin restaurant actually included 18% tip automatically and then had a line for ANOTHER tip

I would leave the tip blank and fill in the total, unless the meal already came to a reasonable price.

You should be tipping the driver 25% - 30%, unless they sucked. Fuck the servers. I tip, but damn I hate tipping servers. The drivers actually have to make it to my place without crashing, so there is more effort involved for him/her.
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I don't go by the normal percentage conventions. I do a $5 minimum and add on dollars based on stuff like service, total bill amount, or whatever I feel like. Usually this amounts to a 15-20 percent tip, sometimes higher, I don't think I've ever given less than 10% though.
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I don't think I ever tipped more than $4.
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Vol2tex posted...

Kombucha posted...

the benefits of tipping are understated, people generally give you much better service if you leave a good tip as a return customer and if you're remembered as a usual customer you get treated even better.

What is considered better service? As it is, all they do is take my order, put the plate on my table, and then fill my glass with water once.

I used to get Jimmy Johns for lunch most weekdays, because I tipped well the delivery person knew I did so they'd throw in extra cookies and give me around 2x as much stuff on my sub as would be considered normal.

At a local diner I was known as a regular and they would often throw in extra bacon and eggs on the house because they knew I tipped well and came there for breakfast a lot.

I used to regular a bar where the bartenders were cool with me and I tipped decently, they would gift me a 6 or 8 pack of a GLBC variety at the end of the night during closing time.

That's just a few examples.
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Vol2tex posted...

I don't think I ever tipped more than $4.

Sad. Pathetic. You should just eat at home. You disgust me.
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Its kinda funny, ever since I got an office job Ive been a shit tipper. Never more than 2-3 bucks regardless. Honestly I dont care. If youre in need of good money, do something more deserving than being a fucking waiter.

If they are truly exceptional at their job though Ill give more.

I do usually tip at least 1 buck per drink at a bar. I understand that that is just a part of drinking at bars.
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Flockaveli posted...

Vol2tex posted...

I don't think I ever tipped more than $4.

Sad. Pathetic. You should just eat at home. You disgust me.

But I can't cook those things myself.
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If it is a hot chick, I give her more than just the tip.
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shockthemonkey posted...

Vol2tex posted...

I don't think I ever tipped more than $4.

Youve never had a big meal at a restaurant?

The biggest was probably $31 and then I would give $35 total.
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Depending on the service, I always give a tip.
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I never tip less than $10, which is the minimum wage per hour in my county, so it seems fair I pitch in at least that much for about an hour of their time.

That said my average tip is about $15 - $20 with the average bill at around $40 - $60.

No formula, no percentage. Just pull out some 20s and go.
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Flockaveli posted...

I never tip less than $10, which is the minimum wage per hour in my county, so it seems fair I pitch in at least that much for about an hour of their time.

That said my average tip is about $15 - $20 with the average bill at around $40 - $60.

No formula, no percentage. Just pull out some 20s and go.

So if your meal is $14, you would tip $10?
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shockthemonkey posted...

Vol2tex posted...

shockthemonkey posted...

Vol2tex posted...

I don't think I ever tipped more than $4.

Youve never had a big meal at a restaurant?

The biggest was probably $31 and then I would give $35 total.

Thats pretty shitty

How much would you have given?
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Vol2tex posted...

Flockaveli posted...

I never tip less than $10, which is the minimum wage per hour in my county, so it seems fair I pitch in at least that much for about an hour of their time.

That said my average tip is about $15 - $20 with the average bill at around $40 - $60.

No formula, no percentage. Just pull out some 20s and go.

So if your meal is $14, you would tip $10?

For simplicitys sake yeah.

Realistically Ill be paying cash, so leave a 10 and a 20 and tell them to keep the change, thats a $16 tip. If I dont have that 10 then its two 20s so $26 tip.
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ThunderTrain posted...

I do it because I'm not a cheap POS. If you are a cheap POS that's okay that its your opinion but as long as you know it.

you seem like you tip out of fear or ignorance

2 of the common reasons people follow the stupid tipping culture with no question
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What if I tip less but go more often? For example, I go to this same Indian restaurant once every 1-2 weeks. I just found out about the place around March and I've already been there about 15 times.
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I like to think I am, whoever came up with the 15%-20% thing was kind of a jerk but whatever there must be a reason. For anything under $10 with food I tip $2, same with drinks for the most part unless it's a beer then I tip $1. I do not tip based on service, but if I get pissed off I won't leave any tip and very rarely I leave no tip cuz I feel I've tipped generously for a long time and don't need to. I usually do 10% + half of that rounded to the nearest dollar but if I'm presented with the option to tip 18% I pick that. It can be confusing to tip, especially at more expensive restaurants where experienced butlers and waitresses think it's good to be complete assholes cuz they're used to getting big tips, makes me want to dine and dash.

I'm not really good at Marth
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Alpha218 posted...

I'm not really good at Marth

For 10% take the total and move the decimal to the left 1 space. So 10% of $67.34 is $6.73. For 20%, double that number, so it's $13.47. 15% is in the middle of those numbers.

It always pains me when I see people pulling out their phones to get the calculator out for tips.
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shockthemonkey posted...

Flockaveli posted...

Yeah Im a hilariously huge tipper. Its out of kindness and nothing more but its cool when they remember your face, name, order, how you like it done, and bring you a free dessert complimentary of the staff every now and then.

Yeah Ive had so many free drinks and deserts from places I hit up regularly, at one point I had 5 different bars where I could guarantee at least 1 free drink

You realize that if you're getting these for paying extra they're not free, right?
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I left a $32 tip on a $168 bill a few months ago
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If the service is good, yes.
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I tip 50% of the bill. My highest tip thus far has been $38.

I do not go out to places where tips are expected unless I know I can afford it.

Bad service gets 30%, and supreme service gets 75%. Godly service gets 100% of which I have only done twice.

Edit: Actually I forgot the time I tipped the bartender $78 in California. But that was 50% so it depends on how you count it. Percentage vs. value.
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