2006-06-15 23:48:29 · 10 answers · asked by lady_di212 1 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
Long time ago in London Coffee shop and restaurant They make a box at the cashier and who want to be served faster to drop a nickle they post on the box (to inshore peter service) so the phrase TIP has started This I know from some books (Real Information)
2006-06-25 21:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by tea lover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue....but I've been a server now for 6 years and I wish we could get a normal wage instead of relying on people to tip.
What you need to know though is that we only make about $2.50/hour before taxes, so if you're thinking about not tipping your server, think again. We do A LOT of work, not just taking your order and bringing your food. There's a lot of work involved that you don't see.
2006-06-18 18:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gratuity is defined as: a gift of money for a service, especially as an amount above what is owed.
And has been around as long as etiquettes and manners have.
2006-06-29 15:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by deddboyzkitten2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm Maybe back in the day waiters were spies and were payed but overhear things said in restaurants. Other people saw this and thought well I guess he's a good waiter! Or the waiters/waitresses would do little extra things for their prefered customers for that little bit of a tip. Who the heck knows.
2006-06-26 11:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Fexy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was invented as a means of rewarding unpaid slave labour for services rendered.Slaves who gave really excellent service could thus earn enough to purchase their freedom from their owner.This custom lingers on,but in Australia is considered no substitute for a decent wage. If they won't pay a decent wage,let employers do their own work.Its better to starve than rely on tips.
2006-06-28 07:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by mystic_master3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know i wish they made a regular wage so that we didn't have to feel we had to tip them. But waitresses that does their job well gets tipped well the ones who don't do well complain they don't make enough but you have to be good at your job if you want that bigger tip to provide for you. I don't tip rude lazy waitresses or ones who seem agravated that you ask for something. The ones who are good we try to tip them way more than the percent you are told to tip. So that's my story...But I don't know what the deal is with how it started.
2006-06-29 13:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by Guess Who 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody was served nodules instead of noodles and decided he liked it and gave the waiter extra.
2006-06-22 00:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a good question for "Google"...
2006-06-16 14:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by dixi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue you need to research that ?
2006-06-26 12:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by brad r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know
2006-06-20 14:37:05 · answer #10 · answered by Devastating 1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋