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re: Do you tip on the entire check amount or the pre-tax check amount?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 2:30 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 7/17/25 at 2:30 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Penny short. It matters, apparently 
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 2:34 pm to OweO
If you use double the tax, isn’t that number different by location and their tax rate?
I just double pre-tax total and move the decimal to get 20%. Back off a few bucks for decent service go with the 20% for good service. 10% for bad service if they seem like they are are trying. Zero is reserved for shouting matches with the server and manager.
I just double pre-tax total and move the decimal to get 20%. Back off a few bucks for decent service go with the 20% for good service. 10% for bad service if they seem like they are are trying. Zero is reserved for shouting matches with the server and manager.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 2:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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That’s exactly 18%?????
Yeah, I don't know what the problem is. I'm not tipping nothing, but that would feel like an appropriate amount on a 19.50 bill where the waiter/waitress is doing very little for me.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 2:34 pm to TexasTiger89
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Under tipping does not equate to being smart with money. Are the deadbeats skipping out on their bill or not tipping at all being smart with their money?
Why does this make sense to you? It doesn't make logical sense to me...
Restaurant A - Server came over, chit chat, took our order, placed our order, brought our drinks, refilled our drinks, kitchen staff brings over plates, server refills drinks again, checked on us throughout the evening, drops off the check. Bill $200, tip $40.
Restaurant B -
Restaurant A - Server came over, chit chat, took our order, placed our order, brought our drinks, refilled our drinks, server brings over plates, server refills drinks again, checked on us throughout the evening, drops off the check. Bill $100, tip $20.
They did the exact same thing. You could say the server at B actually did more work since they brought the plates themselves. Why does that server get half of what the other one got for doing the exact or even more work just because the steak is $32 instead of $60? Server at B may even need the tip money more since she's not making as much. The different prices of a steak at steakhouses should not dictate how much a server should be tipped. Makes no logical sense.
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:03 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I’m a really generous tipper, especially when just grabbing a couple of drinks but taking up a table for a long time, but this is insane.
Ha. My husband tips even more than me and often crumples the receipt when I sign it and re-does it to make it better.
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Drinks $35, but an average ticket for a full meal at the place is $60, I’ll tip like $15 because we took the table away from the server where they could have earned that much
$60 is a $20 for me. Just how my brain does it.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:04 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Your example works out alright in this instance but:
Is fricked up.
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whatever percentage that comes out to is whatever percentage it comes out to
Is fricked up.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:05 pm to LouisianaLady
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Ha. My husband tips even more than me and often crumples the receipt when I sign it and re-does it to make it better.
Let's be honest. A standard 50% tip on basically anything under $50 is absurd. I don't mean that as a personal insult. That is just a ludicrous baseline standard
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:06 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Let's be honest. It makes no difference to my overall life and makes someone happy.
Worth it.
Worth it.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:10 pm to LouisianaLady
As I said, was not personally attacking you for it. Just highlighting how over the top it is. You do whatever you want to do, it is your money.
Though, as we continue to see tipping culture get more and more out of hand, it certainly isn't helping reign it in
Though, as we continue to see tipping culture get more and more out of hand, it certainly isn't helping reign it in
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:33 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Bruh.. I have no idea what I was thinking when I posted that. No. I double the tax. So $11.75 would be a tip of $22.50. In that case, I am likely to leave $25.00.
I was multitasking when I posted that and I don't know WTF I was thinking.
I was multitasking when I posted that and I don't know WTF I was thinking.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:47 pm to weagle1999
Good grief, you're worrying about a tiny amount of money.
20- 30 percent of the bill depending on the service and the smile.
The most important is always tip in cash!
We could begin another thread on how many ways cash vs credit card tips helps the servers
20- 30 percent of the bill depending on the service and the smile.
The most important is always tip in cash!
We could begin another thread on how many ways cash vs credit card tips helps the servers
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:49 pm to bayoudude
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Most people fail to realize tipping 20% of the bill ends up giving that server more per hour than most of the patrons make.
Does this hold true when divided by total hours worked or just the peak lunch/dinner rush. How many hours does a typical server work in a week either before opening or after closing where tips and salary are nil?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:54 pm to weagle1999
Double the tax for good service
25% for excellent service
25% for excellent service
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:14 pm to msap9020
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So just for reference the pre-tax supporters are worried about, on average, an extra $2 on a $100 bill and $4 on $200 at a 20% tip?!?!?! Jesus......eat at home then.
I don't think the question is about saving a couple dollars on tax but more about which one is the industry standard. The correct answer to the industry standard is pretax regardless of what everyone says they do. The reason you know this is the industry standard is because when the restaurant automatically includes gratuity for large parties it's calculated on pretax. When the server hands you the machine and you select the % you want to tip its calculated on pretax. When you check the percentage box on the receipt its based on pretax.
Everyone thats says they're doubling the total is basically saying they prefer to tip 22%, but at the end of day everyone is going to do what they think is appropriate and however they decide to calculate it.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:24 pm to WonPercent
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"The OT will go to their grave talking about how rich they are...until there's a tipping thread" THIS
I find it the opposite. To me the amount the OT says they tip and the %'s they claim to tip is straight up baller.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:47 pm to weagle1999
If a meal costs $20 a 20% tip is $4. If the same meal costs $12 else where that’s $2.40. Why should a tip be based on a % of what the restaurant chooses to charge. I doubt the service changes any when you decide to charge more. % based tipping shouldn’t exist.
If you order a drink they say $1-2 per drink is normal. Doesn’t matter if it’s a beer or mixed drink. That logic should be for everything. Service sucks everywhere now. I tip less than ever because of it. If I stand to order I don’t tip. If my meal is paid for before it arrives no tip. If you provide excellent service I’ll tip you well.
But never should you tip based on what the government sets the tax rate to.
If you order a drink they say $1-2 per drink is normal. Doesn’t matter if it’s a beer or mixed drink. That logic should be for everything. Service sucks everywhere now. I tip less than ever because of it. If I stand to order I don’t tip. If my meal is paid for before it arrives no tip. If you provide excellent service I’ll tip you well.
But never should you tip based on what the government sets the tax rate to.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:53 pm to weagle1999
Pre-tax.
$85 pre-tax, 10% of that is $8.50, double it = $17. 20% tip if good service.
$85 pre-tax, 10% of that is $8.50, double it = $17. 20% tip if good service.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:03 pm to weagle1999
This tip stuff getting silly. Just give the server what they were worth. IT's that easy.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:05 pm to weagle1999
I had a (tax included) bar tab of $58.00 tonight.
I added a $20.00 tip.
Don’t be a cheapskate to folks who make your food and/or drinks.
I added a $20.00 tip.
Don’t be a cheapskate to folks who make your food and/or drinks.
Posted on 7/18/25 at 12:46 am to weagle1999
Pre-tax ONLY
Usually 20% for decent service
Usually 20% for decent service
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