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Tip etiquette question: Do you base your tip amount on included taxes?
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:08 pm
Had a discussion at a working lunch today regarding tip etiquette. One co-worker stated he doesn't tip based on the overall cost of the meal because he isn't "paying taxes twice." He bases the tip amount, usually 20% according to him, on the subtotal on the check.
Another co-worker took offense to that and stated you should always tip based on the overall check amount.
Thoughts?
Another co-worker took offense to that and stated you should always tip based on the overall check amount.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:09 pm to King Crab
I look at the total. Tbh, I usually tip in cash so it kinda goes in multiples of 20s when its a lunch/dinner bill.
Just tip less if you want to tip less. Making excuses like youre paying taxes twice is silly
Just tip less if you want to tip less. Making excuses like youre paying taxes twice is silly
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:12 pm to King Crab
i double the taxes and round up..
tax on meal = $2.13 - tip $4.50 to $5.00
usually comes out to ~20%
tax on meal = $2.13 - tip $4.50 to $5.00
usually comes out to ~20%
This post was edited on 9/9/21 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:20 pm to King Crab
I agree that tip should be calculated based on total and not total + tax, but more often than not I just do it based on the bottom line out of laziness.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:26 pm to King Crab
In all the restaurants when figuring a servers tip % it is off pre tax amount . I know that's not the question but thats how the restaurants figure it.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:28 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Are people actually putting random amounts on tip lines like $16 or $22 unless it just rounds up to a whole number perfectly?
We are talking about $2 for every $100 spent.
An 'I tip at least 20% every time person' should look at an $85 bill and say ok 20% is 17 so I am going to leave $20 and call it a day.
Am I the minority(lol) here?
We are talking about $2 for every $100 spent.
An 'I tip at least 20% every time person' should look at an $85 bill and say ok 20% is 17 so I am going to leave $20 and call it a day.
Am I the minority(lol) here?
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:28 pm to King Crab
Are we really that cheap now that we have to deduct the 10% of taxes out of that total before adding the 20% tip? This is a very miserly thing to do. Tell your coworker to stop eating out, because if he can't afford paying an extra 20cents then he probably shouldn't be eating out in the first place.
Double the bill and divide by 10, and you have an easy tip rule to live by. Tip less if service sucks; tip more if it's exceptional. Simple and appropriate
Double the bill and divide by 10, and you have an easy tip rule to live by. Tip less if service sucks; tip more if it's exceptional. Simple and appropriate
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:34 pm to King Crab
I double the tax and round up to the nearest dollar in most cases. Sometimes I add more. Rarely, less.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:36 pm to Jones
quote:
Are people actually putting random amounts on tip lines like $16 or $22 unless it just rounds up to a whole number perfectly?
Yea
But for any type of sitdown meal the floor is $5 for me personally. I also go with whole dollars.Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:41 pm to LNCHBOX
Yea im not really talking about going to the vietnamese place by myself and the bill is $17. 5 or 7 bucks there is definitely fine.
But on an $80 bill, you would put 16 so its a perfect 20%? I would just put 20 and call it an even 100 bucks.
I never realized it until my gf pointed it out for like the 10th time, but all this mumbo jumbo goes out the window when the waitress is good looking
But on an $80 bill, you would put 16 so its a perfect 20%? I would just put 20 and call it an even 100 bucks.
I never realized it until my gf pointed it out for like the 10th time, but all this mumbo jumbo goes out the window when the waitress is good looking
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:41 pm to LNCHBOX
double post
This post was edited on 9/9/21 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:43 pm to Jones
quote:
Are people actually putting random amounts on tip lines like $16 or $22 unless it just rounds up to a whole number perfectly?
That’s what I do
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:43 pm to Jones
quote:
But on an $80 bill, you would put 16 so its a perfect 20%? I would just put 20 and call it an even 100 bucks.
I don't tip in cash, so getting a whole number that's "close" to 20% is no issue. When tipping in cash, I follow your lead. I don't like asking for change back
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:46 pm to LNCHBOX
I got into the habit years ago of always trying to tip in cash after a fiasco i had at a bar. I write cash on the tip line and tip in cash. Yea I dont want change either
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:53 pm to King Crab
i usually just look at the tax and double it.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:54 pm to King Crab
I tip on the total. Take 10% of the total bill x 2, then round up to whatever it takes to have my bill be $XX.00.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:56 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
quote:
more often than not I just do it based on the bottom line out of laziness.
This.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 2:08 pm to King Crab
I don't mind tipping with the tax included in the amount I tip on.
What I do mind are places that add the 3% credit card fee without letting you know beforehand and then they include that when they do the suggested tip amounts.
That was always a cost of doing business now it is becoming commonplace. Just raise your prices
What I do mind are places that add the 3% credit card fee without letting you know beforehand and then they include that when they do the suggested tip amounts.
That was always a cost of doing business now it is becoming commonplace. Just raise your prices
Posted on 9/9/21 at 2:22 pm to Jones
I don’t tip cash so yes I put random amounts
$54 lunch tip is $11
$185 dinner tip is $37
I tip more than 20% for service staff that takes care of me regularly
ETA: I use bottom line with tax
$54 lunch tip is $11
$185 dinner tip is $37
I tip more than 20% for service staff that takes care of me regularly
ETA: I use bottom line with tax
This post was edited on 9/9/21 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 9/9/21 at 2:27 pm to King Crab
In my area there are several restaurant districts setup where tax rate amounts to 18.6% on food and bev, so definitely not tipping with tax
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