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re: Has 20% become the new standard for tipping?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 8:29 am to Placebeaux
Posted on 7/9/18 at 8:29 am to Placebeaux
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n Houma its 21%
A rule of thumb is to double the sales tax and that's the tip. Houma has 10.5 sales tax so 21% tip.
We took a drop at the beginning of the month. Houma is back down to 9.5%
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 8:49 am to jmarto1
Its 10% now right% the state dropped by .5
Posted on 7/9/18 at 8:57 am to Imtheonly1
quote:You had a 400.00 meal with no alcohol or wine? I find it hard to believe that you werent served water when you sat down, bread, apps, salads, entrees and only saw your server once.
mary beach and a 20% tip would have been $80.... the little shite that was waiting our table carried the food to us and filled our drinks once
Posted on 7/9/18 at 9:03 am to Placebeaux
You're correct. I meant to type 9.95%
Posted on 7/9/18 at 9:36 am to OysterPoBoy
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OysterPoBoy
You should exit this thread quietly. And quickly.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 9:39 am to Imtheonly1
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I ate dinner the other night in rosemary beach and a 20% tip would have been $80.... the little shite that was waiting our table carried the food to us and filled our drinks once. I don’t know where y’all are from but where I’m from kids with GEDs work hard and make a minimum salary for doing brainless work.
I don't believe any of this.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 9:40 am to jmarto1
I've always rounded it off to 20% or higher.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:00 am to RogerTheShrubber
Thought this was timely and relevant
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:33 am to tigerstripedjacket
I’m a generous tipper but doesn’t it seem to have gotten out of control. You need to tip if you order a sandwich and take it from the counter, you need to tip on pick-up orders, tip when you get a haircut or massage. Again, I’m usually a 20%+ tipper when given good service but I’m starting to fill like people have become entitled a bit too much.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:42 am to tigerstripedjacket
if you look at check that Grat is included it's always 18% 15% went away awhile back. Quit being cheap or start cooking your own meal and stop being lazy.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:56 am to geauxdaddy72
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doesn’t it seem to have gotten out of control. You need to tip if you order a sandwich and take it from the counter, you need to tip on pick-up orders, tip when you get a haircut or massage.
Aren't these scenarios where you generally should have always tipped? I don't think these are recent developments. Sure, the amounts may differ (e.g., for the sandwich scenario, it would likely just be a $1 or something and not necessarily 20%).
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:00 am to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
Oh grow up. You're like almost 40 years old and you're still using the word "triggered." Can't we have an honest conversation about this -- free of childish insults?
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:02 am to Mo Jeaux
Yes your right. I think there’s some bleed over there from the 20% issue. For whatever reason I seem to notice a need to tip more than before. It also seems that although the expected 20% has been an increase from 15-18%, the service hasn’t gotten better. I would say it’s gotten worse on average.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:02 am to tigerstripedjacket
20% has always been the standard. If the server is horrible, less. If the server is tremendous more.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:05 am to LuckyTiger
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They get a standard 15. If they were really good, they get 20. If they sucked, they get 10.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:06 am to rowbear1922
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20% has always been the standard.
No it has not. It is 15% that is why gratuity charges are typically 18% because of the higher amount of people.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:06 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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They get a standard 15. If they were really good, they get 20. If they sucked, they get 10.
If you can't afford the tip, you cannot afford to go out to dinner.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:08 am to Peazey
quote:then they need to form a union and fight for it
Waiters make below minimum wage.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:09 am to LSUAngelHere1
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How do they not get the money? If they make minimum wage who else is receiving their wage?
Servers make $2.13 / hour in Louisiana.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:10 am to geauxdaddy72
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I’m a generous tipper but doesn’t it seem to have gotten out of control. You need to tip if you order a sandwich and take it from the counter, you need to tip on pick-up orders, tip when you get a haircut or massage. Again, I’m usually a 20%+ tipper when given good service but I’m starting to fill like people have become entitled a bit too much.
Totally agree. Too easy to put the tip line on the credit card slip. My rules of thumb are:
Baristas get tipped for a complicated coffee, they get my change or nothing at all for a pre-brewed black coffee.
Bartenders get $1/round for beer, 20% for cocktails.
Sandwich artists get nothing.
Takeout gets nothing.
Hairdresser gets generous tip ~ 30-40% -- definitely want to stay on their good side.
Taxi drivers get rounded up ~ i.e. $20 for an $18 fare.
I avoid airport/hotel porters.
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