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re: Tipping at restaurants

Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:10 am to
Posted by CaptainJ47
Gonzales
Member since Nov 2007
7489 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:10 am to
The bigger issue is the math. The math doesn’t math. The percentages are over inflating the tip.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
51694 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:18 am to
I tipped $2 which was 10% rounded to the nearest even #. My bill was $17-18. It was all college kids so I don't mind tipping. Putting a little happiness in someone"s day who is nice to me is fine.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
9021 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:22 am to
I'm never expecting myself to tip more than 20% per se. I figure out what 20% is and that's the baseline of what I shoudl tip. Then, I may round it up a dollar or two or give them a few extra, depending on the situation.

Never have I looked at a bill and figured out what 25% or 30% would be for a tip.
Posted by BayouBandit24
Member since Aug 2010
16680 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:28 am to
I just do 20% every time
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
59752 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:30 am to
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According to who?


*whom

And according to society generally.


quote:

And what’s the justification for that?


Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
35248 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:43 am to
How are you being robbed by the business owner? Most of these places are locally owned aren't making money hand over fist. If you want to go to a salary system be prepared to pay for it. If you want to increase profits stop electing these idiots who find any reason to tax or create a new cost
Posted by Tigers4Lyfe
Member since Nov 2010
4967 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:04 am to
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Sounds like you are just looking for a reason to bitch….over a topic that’s been discussed ad nauseum.
Sounds like you don't understand context.
Posted by tjohn deaux
GA
Member since Feb 2007
10267 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:05 am to
I don’t tip for counter service
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
10158 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:09 am to
20% floor with a suggestion of 30% is outrageous, especially considering they’re suggesting you tip on the sales tax too.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
51694 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:17 am to
I tip on my chili cheese tots at Sonic.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
34338 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:20 am to
quote:

What a new and exciting topic!


What's the deal with airline food, amirite y'all?
Posted by Dissident Aggressor
Member since Aug 2011
4244 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:31 am to
usually double the tax for the server
i always give a bump to the bus staff / guys that bring the water and butter...
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
10585 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:43 am to
Tipping shouldn’t be a %. If prices inflate so a restaurant changes the price of wings from $12 to $20 during Covid (true story), why should my tip go up as well? Most service is pure shite these days anyway so not sure why 15% became 18-20% as the norm.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
51694 posts
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:50 am to
quote:

usually double the tax for the server
around Baton Rouge tax is 9-10%. This may not work in other areas of the country
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