tips

[1911]

wake's thread on tip jar at starbucks got me thinking.(yeah i rarely tip there too)
what is acceptable tips these days?( i know depends on service but guidelines) i try to be sensitive as i had these types of jobs when i was younger and for people it is their livelihood.
restaurant-i usually leave 20 % unless they really sucked
car wash-2-5 bucks depending on how clean and effort they put in.
i used to never tip cabbies but now usually 10%
golf caddy?-will take my pop to pebble beach but i am not a golfer and didnt know what the etiquette is there..it costs 450 a round/person but feel like it is alot to give 50 bucks and we will have a cart so it is not like they are carrying the bags..but i may be wrong
handyman/service people who come to the house to do work-usually 10 or 20 bucks
but i agree the proliferation of the tip jars is annoying. too many hands to feed..
takeout food-no tip

 

[Naris]

I usually give about 15% in restaurants, depending on service. If the service is good I'll give 20% or even 25% (only went up to 25% once... man that was good service). If it's bad I'll dip it down to 10% or less.

Cabs are usually around 15-20%, depending on how fast and entertaining the ride was.

I wash my own car.

I don't golf.

I don't have a landlord.

Tip jars I usually leave whatever loose change I get from the transaction in, if the service was good.

 

[JahJahBinks]

I give 15-20% tip for haircut.

 

[wakeride74]

Good service and food at a restaurant = 20%+

Tips at a bar will start at $1-2 per drink, if they are not made stronger and served fast after that it will drop.

I never tip at places like Starbucks, I wash my own truck and car, and I don't golf or ride in cabs.

Hotel bellmen should get a minimum of $2 per bag but some people will tip up to $5... same with curbside check in at the airport.

Valets - about $3-5

and I just shaved my head so no more haircuts!

 

[PhilS]

I'd be interested in people's thoughts about tipping for takeout. In every takeout place now, there's a line on the credit card receipt for a tip. I used to not tip, thinking it really is not necessary for takeout, but the line for a tip is so prevalent on every receipt nowadays, I've begun to wonder whether it is now expected. I'd also be interested in hearing the prospective of people who work in such establishments as to whether they expect to be tipped for takeout. And does it make a difference as to whether it's a Pizza Hut that is mostly takeout, vs. a restaurant that is mostly dine-in?

 

[mrarroyo]

At a regular restaurant I tip 15% for good service and 20% for outstanding service. Of course I will tip less or even no tip if the service is poor (failure to keep glass of water full, making mistakes on the order, failing to bring an apetizer, etc.).

If the restaurant is a buffet style I usually tip 10% since I do part of the waiters job

. If takeout I do not tip.

 

[JahJahBinks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilS I'd be interested in people's thoughts about tipping for takeout. In every takeout place now, there's a line on the credit card receipt for a tip. I used to not tip, thinking it really is not necessary for takeout, but the line for a tip is so prevalent on every receipt nowadays,

The line is there because that's how the system was designed, doesn't mean you have to follow it.

 

[trains are bad]

I'd urge to people to tip their pizza delivery drivers well. With the price of gas, they (we) have gotten even more ruthless with nontippers than they were anyway. Trust me. It's good business.

 

[Jon.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JahJahBinks The line is there because that's how the system was designed, doesn't mean you have to follow it.

Bingo, it's just easier for them to keep all their machines set the same, since they probably also use it for the dine-in customers.

 

[Kirosia]

I sorta work at a restaurant, and I discourage tipping for takeout orders. Dun make no sense.

 

[pne]

i tip low if at all in resturants. I can't stand those people who say that waiters/servers live off the tips. What about the rest of us working at mcdonalds or subway who don't get tips? We manage to get by just fine

 

[MrSlacker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pne i tip low if at all in resturants. I can't stand those people who say that waiters/servers live off the tips. What about the rest of us working at mcdonalds or subway who don't get tips? We manage to get by just fine

But a lot of them make like $2 an hour and everything else is tips. However, mcdonalds employee makes like $6 an hour

 

[Kirosia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pne i tip low if at all in resturants. I can't stand those people who say that waiters/servers live off the tips. What about the rest of us working at mcdonalds or subway who don't get tips? We manage to get by just fine

Stolen from reservoir dogs script (profanity replaced by . . . nonsense)

Quote:

All right. Everybody cough up some green for the little lady. Come on. Throw in a buck. MR. PINK Uh-uh. I don't tip. EDDIE You don't tip? MR. PINK No - I don't believe in it. EDDIE You don't believe in tipping? MR. BLUE You know what these chicks make? They make [shizzle]. MR. PINK Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit. (Mr. Blonde laughs.) EDDIE Let me just get this straight. You don't ever tip, huh? I don't tip because society says I have to. Alright, I mean I'll tip if somebody really deserves a tip, if they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something extra, but I mean this tipping automatically is for the birds. (Eddie laughs.) I mean as far as I'm concerned they're just doing their job. MR. BLUE Hey, this girl was nice. MR. PINK She was OK - but she wasn't anything special. MR. BLUE What's special, take you in the back and[listen to some headphones]? (They laugh.) EDDIE I'd go over 12% for that. MR. PINK Hey Look, I ordered coffee, right? Now we've been here a long [fudgin] time, and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee, I want it filled six times MR. BLONDE Six times? Well, you know, what if she's too [fudgin] busy? MR. PINK Words "too [fudgin] busy" shouldn't be in a waitress' vocabulary. EDDIE Excuse me, Mr. Pink - the last [fudgin] thing you need's another cup of coffee. MR. PINK Jesus Christ - I mean these ladies aren't starving to death. They make minimum wage. You know, I used to work minimum wage. And when I did, I wasn't lucky enough to have a job society deemed tip-worthy. MR. BLUE You don't care they're counting on your tips to live? (Mr. Pink rubs two of his fingers together.) MR. PINK You know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin playing just for the waitresses. MR. WHITE You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their [arse]. This is a hard job. MR. PINK So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them, do you? Why not? They're servin ya food. But no, society says don't tip these guys over here, but tip these guys over here. That's bull. MR. WHITE Waitressing is the number one occupation for female noncollege graduates in this country. It's the one job basically any woman can get and make a living on. The reason is because of their tips. MR. PINK (pauses) [Fudge] all that. (They all laugh.) MR. BROWN Jesus Christ! MR. PINK Hey, I'm very sorry that the government taxes their tips. That's [fudged] up. That ain't my fault. It would appear that waitresses are just one of the many groups the government [fudges] in the [arse] on a regular basis. You show me a paper says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non-college bull you're giving me, I got two words for that: "Learn to [fudgin'] type." Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent, you're in for a big [fudgin'] surprise. MR. ORANGE Hey - he's convinced me. Give me my dollar back.

 

[Zorander]

I go by feelings. It it feels right, the tip amount is about right.

 

[Elec]

I'll tip in situations where it is normally appropriate to do so and/or when I have received excellent service. I'll usually tip 15-25% at a restaurant, although if it's something like a buffet where you require only minimal service (they seat you and bring your drinks and that's it) I'll tip less. At bars, it depends on the cost of drinks. If drinks are a buck or two apiece, I might tip a buck or two per drink. If they're $4-5, I might only tip a few bucks for the whole night, since I figure they're making huge profit off the booze (and opening a beer and handing it to me ain't hard).

I tend not to tip at places like Starbucks or Subway. I feel kinda bad for the people that they aren't paid enough and feel like they need to set out a tip cup, but at the same time, spending two minutes making a latte or sammich is hard to do "with excellence", and I don't like tipping someone for simply doing their job.

Heh, I bought a table and chairs from Kmart, of all places (and it was actually decent!), but didn't think it'd fit in my car, and was disappointed to find out they had no local delivery options. The guy who was helping me mentioned that he had a (personal) pickup truck after I told him my place was only about 3 miles away, and he offered to bring the table by my place after he got off of work about an hour later, without me asking, begging, or prompting. He showed up, on his own time, and helped me carry the thing into my apartment. THAT deserved a tip. Was funny too, usually when you try to give somebody money for something like that, they say "Oh no, I couldn't possibly..." I thanked him and asked if I could give him some money for his time and trouble and he just said "Uh...sure!"