re: To tip or not to tip

1. Your server at a restaurant.
Almost always. I vary more than most. I will go as low as 10% if you suck and as high as 25% if you are good.

2. The bartender who pours you a beer or glass of wine.
10%

3. The bartender who whips you up a cocktail
cocktails are always for Mrs. SMS so usually on the same tab as mine. 10%.

4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee.
I don't do this.

5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar.
I don't do this.

6. Your barber/hair stylist
$3 on a $25 bill

7. The Jimmy Johns guy who bikes over your order.
Don't do this.

8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order
No.

9. The pizza delivery guy
The coin change from the order and $2.

10. The Taxi/Lyft driver
$1

11. The valet
$5

12. The casino (gaming) dealer
Don't gamble.

1. Your server at a restaurant: 20-25%

2. The bartender who pours you a beer or glass of wine. $1

3. The bartender who whips you up a cocktail $3

4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee. $1

5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar. $3 per 2

6. Your barber/hair stylist 10%

7. The Jimmy Johns guy who bikes over your order. gross

8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order $3

9. The pizza delivery guy 15%

10. The Taxi/Lyft driver next whole bill

11. The valet $5

12. The casino (gaming) dealer 5% of my take at poker or $50, whichever is less


I will make exceptions for high dollar bourbons or any shittily made cocktails.

1. Your server at a restaurant- 18%-20%

2. The bartender who pours you a beer or glass of wine. - $1 per round on small rounds, more if it's like a group of 4 or 5

3. The bartender who whips you up a cocktail - $1 per fancy drink

4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee. - N/A

5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar.- N/A

6. Your barber/hair stylist- a few bucks, but I mostly shave my own head

7. The Jimmy Johns guy who bikes over your order. - 2 or 3 bucks

8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order - nada unless they do something that really stands out

9. The pizza delivery guy - 3 bucks.

10. The Taxi/Lyft driver- 15%-20%

11. The valet - $5

12. The casino (gaming) dealer - This starts out with $1 chips every so often then grows exponentially with each drink brought to me. (server gets a dollar for every drink)

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If you tip a bartender for tacking off a bottle cap our pouring a beer, then why wouldn't you tip a barista?

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simple answer?

Most bartenders make less than minimum wage with tips expected to be the bulk of their income. Baristas on the other hand are paid a wage with tips being a welcomed supplement to the wage but not the bulk.

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Most bartenders make less than minimum wage with tips expected to be the bulk of their income. Baristas on the other hand are paid a wage with tips being a welcomed supplement to the wage but not the bulk.

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I'm not basing any tips off of what the position makes as a wage. Not any of my business. I shouldn't have to research the average income of a barista vs. bartender.

I tip a bartender because I'm going to be getting another drink and I want him to like me and remember that if he pays attention to me, he'll get a dollar. Kind of like throwing a dollar to a stripper so she'll stay on your side of the stage.

If.........if I get a coffee from a barista, I'm walking my happy arse out of that establishment and going on my merry way.

This method doesn't apply to all tipping situations, but it's a darned good starting point.

Also, to those saying they tip 10% at a bar......you really giving 2 quarters on a 5 dollar beer?

1. 20-30%
2. A buck a drink
3. $2 per drink
4. Change
5. $1 per coffee drink
6. 15%
7. $3-5
8. A few bucks depending on order size
9. $2-4
10. $5-10 depending on distance
11. $2
12. Depends on my winnings

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The casino (gaming) dealer

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I do tip the dealer, but ONLY while I'm leaving the table with winnings. Sucks to tip $10-$20 and then lose everything a few hands later.

I understand that they have no control over you winning or losing so I'm being hypocritical but I don't care. It's my money and I don't fee great about tipping somebody while losing my money.

1. Your server at a restaurant: 10-30% depending on quality of service.

2. The bartender who pours you a beer or glass of wine. $1 per beer/Wine I try to buy at the store and drink at home

3. The bartender who whips you up a cocktail. a simple drink $1/ complex drinks or more laborious drinks $2-$3(some places do everything from scratch and are more time consuming to build)

4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee. Lol

5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar. If it is a local mom and pop shop $1...Starbucks or something like that...frick Starbucks.

6. Your barber/hair stylist $5-$10 depending on how well it was done. I do simple fades.

7. The Jimmy Johns guy who bikes over your order. Never eaten there before.

8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order. 10% more times than not. I only get food from 5-8 different spots that I love and I usually get hooked up.

9. The pizza delivery guy 10% or $5 whichever is greater

10. The Taxi/Lyft driver - I rarely use these services but when I do I usually use Uber and only tip if I like the driver.

11. The valet - I don't valet...usually park myself.

12. The casino - I don't gamble in Casinos...nothing there really interests me.

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4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee.

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5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar.

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6. Your barber/hair stylist

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8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order

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I shave my head so I don't go to a barber anymore, but when I did, the barber owned his own place so it wasn't someone who only got a percentage of what it cost.

As for as the person at the register, you are not talking pick up orders right? Just like people at a grocery store? The basic rule is that I don't tip people if it is their job to do something and they are not depended on the number of people they serve.

1. Your server at a restaurant
Always, unless they are terrible and even then still leave something.

2. The bartender who pours you a beer or glass of wine.

Yes, small tip

3. The bartender who whips you up a cocktail

Yes, small tip

4. The barista who pours you a cup of black coffee.

No

5. The barista who makes you a latte or something similar.

No

6. Your barber/hair stylist

Cut my own hair but used to tip them when I got a haircut. Wasn't a big tip though

7. The Jimmy Johns guy who bikes over your order.

Yes

8. The person at the register who rings up your to-go order

Very Seldom

9. The pizza delivery guy

Yes

10. The Taxi/Lyft driver

No, unless he is super cool or does something awesome.

11. The valet

Seldom

12. The casino (gaming) dealer

No