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re: What do you tip at a restaurant?

Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:09 pm to
Posted by LSU
Houston
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:09 pm to
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My buddy said that the normal is 20% now. Did the standard 15% changed recently to 20%?


Not a chance. I may give 20% if the service is absolutely impeccable. But getting my order right and keeping my drink refilled doesn't require so much skill that it should be rewarded with an excessive amount of money for successfully using that skill.
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:10 pm to
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Not a chance. I may give 20% if the service is absolutely impeccable. But getting my order right and keeping my drink refilled doesn't require so much skill that it should be rewarded with an excessive amount of money for successfully using that skill.


I hate you.

Sincerely,

Literally every single person that has ever worked in the service industry.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44052 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:13 pm to
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I hate you.

Sincerely,

Literally every single person that has ever worked in the service industry.




Upvoted you for this.

Downvoted you for being
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Tuscaloosa
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:15 pm to
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Centinel


Who is this guy?
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:16 pm to
Tipping threads always bring out the chodes on both sides.
Posted by marcnbc
Bossier City, LA
Member since May 2004
4314 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:17 pm to
Usually 20% on the SUBTOTAL....I don't tip my taxes.
Posted by Cold Drink
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:21 pm to
I do ~20% and then round up to the nearest dollar. It's less to do with being generous and more to do with the fact that it's easy.

Only women pull out their phone calculator to do the exact math. Just give the server kid an extra buck and get on with it.
Posted by Cold Drink
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:29 pm to
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Tipping threads always bring out the chides on both sides


Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
75859 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:31 pm to
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Only women pull out their phone calculator to do the exact math. Just give the server kid an extra buck and get on with it.



Calculating 15% in your head is ridiculously easy. Tip calculators are the ultimate in laziness.
Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
17559 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:32 pm to
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What do you tip at a restaurant


Depends on how good the drinks were
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34710 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:40 pm to
18-22% depending on rounding. Shitty service has received less than a dollar, though.
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 7:41 pm
Posted by Richards Cranium
Member since Sep 2015
445 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:46 pm to
20% normally. Less if crappy service.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
29378 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:49 pm to
20% usually every time at a sit down restaurant

15% when using my company credit card due to lame company rule

0% on to-go orders most of the time. If a huge to-go order or hostess/bar tender is friendly and such, 10%

12% on Waitr App

15% for pizza delivery
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 8:11 pm
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:59 pm to
I'll tip 20% on the food pre tax, depending on how much alcohol is on the bill. I'm not tipping 20% on a $100 bottle of wine, sorry. I usually tip a few dollars on alcohol but not 20%.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44052 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:03 pm to
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Who is this guy?



I'm the hero you need, but not the one you deserve.
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11651 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:05 pm to
20% sit down.

10% drive thru.

5% take out.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
51994 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:07 pm to
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What do you tip at a restaurant?






Posted by okietiger
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Member since Oct 2005
41946 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:09 pm to
20% of pre-tax amount everytime
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
59266 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:12 pm to
I've got to get some more of these. This is my last one.


This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 8:15 pm
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:17 pm to
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I'm the hero you need, but not the one you deserve.


Can we be friends?
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