The tipping thread (1 Viewer)

[Charlie Brizzown]

My theory is, if you provide bad service you shouldn't even keep your job (depending on how bad it really was of course). Let alone have me pay you for it.

 

[Zardnok]

I got into a discussion at lunch with some friends about tipping at a buffet and what is customary. We are talking about where you get your own food and the server brings your drinks and checks on you. I was surprised how the range went from zero to twenty per cent.

So how much do you tip:

1. Good service for full service dinner

2. Adequate service for full service dinner

3. Poor service for full service dinner

4. Service at buffet restaurant

5. Room service waiter, tip included on menu and spot to add more on bill

6. Cleaning people at hotel one night stay

7. Cleaning people at hotel five night stay

8. Barber/hairdresser

9. Christmas tips for mailmen or anyone else

10. Graduation invitation from kid you know well (not really a tip but curious anyway)

11. Graduation invitation from kid you dont know as well

1. 20-30% and I ask to speak to the manager to tell them they have a quality employee.

2. 15-20%

3. 0-10% and I ask to speak to the manager to tell them I had a poor experience.

4. Directly proportional to how often the server refills my tea glass. From $1-$5 though, usually $2ish.

5. $5-$10 depending on how much I ordered.

6. Never tipped them.

7. Rarely stayed in a hotel more than 2 or 3 nights, but I suppose if I was there a week or so and developed some sort of relationship with the staff, I would be more inclined to tip something.

8. I tip my current barber $1 on a $12 hair cut. I have always tipped them $1 because when I first started there it was $9 and I just gave them a $10 spot. They went up on their prices, but I never went up on my tip; I probably should though. I used to get my hair cut at a salon, because the stylist was a buddies girlfriend. She only charged me $20 to wash, cut, and style my hair. She got an extra $5 or $10 depending on how much she rubbed her boobs on my neck and face while she cut it. I really miss her, but they broke up and she moved away.

9. Never tipped the mailman, but I rarely see him.

10. $25-$50 or a nice personalized gift and a $20 bill. Kids want cash anyways.

11. $10 or $20 bill depending on the relation.


I have always considered myself to be generous, but perhaps I am being too cheap with my tips. Pretty sure I need to give the old man that cuts my hair a bigger tip.

 

[Kamara 4 MVP]

My wife works at Picadilly's in Slidell. Even though it is a cafateria type restraunt the customers still run her back and forth getting refills, napkins and returning food not to their liking.

Remember most waitress' only make a little over 2 bucks a hour and many rely on their tips in order to make money.

Yes but they also can watch more tables that your avg full service restraunt. so therefore I tip less but still roughly 10%

 

[BigSlick]

She got an extra $5 or $10 depending on how much she rubbed her boobs on my neck and face while she cut it. I really miss her, but they broke up and she moved away.

I'm getting my hair cut at the wrong places.

 

[zenshin]

1. 20-30% and I ask to speak to the manager to tell them they have a quality employee.

Never thought about doing that. Good idea. I usually just write something on the check.

 

[st dude]

My wife works at Picadilly's in Slidell. Even though it is a cafateria type restraunt the customers still run her back and forth getting refills, napkins and returning food not to their liking.

Remember most waitress' only make a little over 2 bucks a hour and many rely on their tips in order to make money.

So what do people usually tip her? How many do not tip at all?

 

[crosswatt]

Just kidding. I've just been waiting to use that picture for a while...

 

[Paul]

I never really think about it in terms of %age. Unless the service is absolutely dreadful, I am going to "over-tip". The kid at Smoothie King will normally get $3-$5 from me for a $7 smoothie, my barber gets $10 for a $20 haircut, restaurant service varies of course, but normally, if the bill is $20.00, I'll tip $8-$10, If it's $30, I'll tip $12-$15, and so on, and so on.

People who work in positions that include tips, look forward to that money, so even if it's just run-of-the-mill service, I try to make sure to tip what I consider really well. Look, I'm a nobody, but places that I frequent - I get treated well, in part because:

• They know I am going to tip well
• I treat them with respect
• Even if something isn't right, I don't talk down to anyone. There's a respectable way to handle your business that often leads to a win-win.

It's all good baby.

 

[Tater]

So what do people usually tip her? How many do not tip at all?

Most of the time a couple of bucks, but she has so large amount of customers that will only set in her station that will give up to $5.

She always said that most of the big parties that wanted more service always left less.

Some people will set long after they have finished their meal,and leave next to nothing; which is their right. Thing about this is they are stopping her from getting new people at that table.

And yes she does get stiffed alot.

 

[daybreaker]

Usually 20% off total bill (which includes tax). I'll round down for average service, and up for good service. $2-5 for a buffet depending on if they kept the drinks flowing and table clean.

$3 for a haircut. I've always hated haircuts, my hair sucks, they never look good regardless of the prefessional level of stylist I go to, and while I dont blame the barber, I just go to Super Cuts because its cheapest, and if I'm going to dislike it anyway, I may as well not spend a lot of money on it. If I didnt look even *more* ridiculous with a shaved head, I would shave it.

 

[cpg]

Ok this ought to get this thread kick started:


But do you tip when you are just picking up a to go order?

 

[Boudro]

I don't feel like answering all of them but I will say that I tend to over-tip. Lunch yesterday was $30 and I left $10. At buffets I leave $5 per person. Hair lady gets $4 for an $11 haircut, which I don't think is over-tipping. On bar tabs I usually tip 40-50% of my tab...if I'm paying cash I tip at least $1 per drink. Free drinks at casinos I usually tip 3-5 dollars.

I'll go ahead and start the argument....if you don't tip appropriately you're a cheap ***hole.

 

[ibelieve]

1. Good service for full service dinner 20%

2. Adequate service for full service dinner 15 %

3. Poor service for full service dinner 8% or so i suppose

4. Service at buffet restaurant 2-3 bucks

5. Room service waiter, tip included on menu and spot to add more on bill 10%

6. Cleaning people at hotel one night stay 0

7. Cleaning people at hotel five night stay 0

8. Barber/hairdresser 0

9. Christmas tips for mailmen or anyone else 0

10. Graduation invitation from kid you know well (not really a tip but curious anyway) , 50 bucks is the norm for a grad gift if i know them

11. Graduation invitation from kid you dont know as well , 25 bucks or so

 

[insidejob]

Ok this ought to get this thread kick started:


But do you tip when you are just picking up a to go order?

Depends on what kind of restaurant you are talking about... but if you mean from any of those curbside to go places, definitely. They make waiters do that work and only pay them $7/hr, when they could be making their regular $20-$40 an hour on the floor.