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Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:24 pm to Murtown
How can “tipping increase” when you/I 100% control it? It’s up to me, not the business
Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:25 pm to TheSadvocate
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Why is it more expensive for a waitress to bring a $200.00 meal to the table than it is a $60.00 meal?
It's not especially if you do not ask for specific knowledge of the menu.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:49 pm to Rouge
Tipping is for table service. No table service, no tip. Bartenders are the only exception. Period.
15% of food & beverage (before tax) is the standard for "average" or "OK" service.
Better service = better tip.
Poorer service = poorer tip.
Not everyone is cut out to serve people. You can tell right away who they are. No people skills. Everything is scripted, almost unnatural. Those are the miserable and nervy servers that usually gripe about crummy tips. The ones who SUCK, but think since they went through the motions they're entitled to 20% gratuity, because the really good waiter makes that much on his/her tables. Entitled being the operative word there.
Also, the next person that puts one of those "at the table" wireless card devices in front of me and stands over me, while I operate the card machine, watching me enter their tip, is getting stiffed. No part of paying the bill or collecting the gratuity is to be the center of attention for me or my table guests. Paying the bill is supposed to be discreet. That is why they've always given the little leather booklet with the bill inside, because it is discreet, and not to be made a big deal.
I enjoy tipping more than 15%, I just don't get the kind of service that demands it very often.
15% of food & beverage (before tax) is the standard for "average" or "OK" service.
Better service = better tip.
Poorer service = poorer tip.
Not everyone is cut out to serve people. You can tell right away who they are. No people skills. Everything is scripted, almost unnatural. Those are the miserable and nervy servers that usually gripe about crummy tips. The ones who SUCK, but think since they went through the motions they're entitled to 20% gratuity, because the really good waiter makes that much on his/her tables. Entitled being the operative word there.
Also, the next person that puts one of those "at the table" wireless card devices in front of me and stands over me, while I operate the card machine, watching me enter their tip, is getting stiffed. No part of paying the bill or collecting the gratuity is to be the center of attention for me or my table guests. Paying the bill is supposed to be discreet. That is why they've always given the little leather booklet with the bill inside, because it is discreet, and not to be made a big deal.
I enjoy tipping more than 15%, I just don't get the kind of service that demands it very often.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:53 pm to uncommon sense
You don't tip valet's? Ski caps? Bell hops? Cabin / room stewards?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 2:00 pm to Murtown
The other day I was out at a Mexican restaurant and their waitress handed me the terminal tableside with the 'question'. She stood there and literally said, you can give me either 20, 25, or 30%. Then as she was standing there she said but you can also change that to 100% which would really be nice. I don't know if she was playing or thought she knew me or what, but it couldn't be flirting with my wife sitting right there. Just odd arse behavior. I changed it to 5% and gave it back to a frown.
Normally I eat at the same sit down restaurants and get to know my waiter/bartender. I ask to be seated in their area. When I do this, I try to take care of them with around a 30% tip. It's worth it to me. But unless the service is stellar, I give 15% pre tax. And no, I never round up or give to cancer kids or whatever grift the big company is doing to make tax donations in their own name.
Normally I eat at the same sit down restaurants and get to know my waiter/bartender. I ask to be seated in their area. When I do this, I try to take care of them with around a 30% tip. It's worth it to me. But unless the service is stellar, I give 15% pre tax. And no, I never round up or give to cancer kids or whatever grift the big company is doing to make tax donations in their own name.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 2:02 pm to High C
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Since a large percentage of the population can’t do math anymore, many restaurants put the “suggestions” at the bottom of the check. I don’t know if I’ve seen these deviate from 15%, 18%, and 20%.
Now they’re playing math games (as seen on instagram) with when that tip is calculated… now they want to calculate it before discounts and after taxes
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:07 pm to Murtown
They'll get 15% and like it!!!
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:30 pm to LSUfan4444
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You don't tip valet's? Ski caps? Bell hops? Cabin / room stewards?
The post was speaking generally in the capacity of food & beverage.
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