What do you think about bad tippers?

Answer 1

Its not right waitresses dont even make minimum wage. I worked at a barbque restaurant and had a group of six adults come in after church, they each ordered the all you can eat special and an iced tea. I brought them each out a full plate and kept up with their drinks (it was the end of the night, they came in 2 minutes before closing, and I was staying late to take care of them). When they put in for seconds, I found out that the cook had closed the smoker down already and refrigerated the meat. I apologised to them immediately and got the manager right away. She was very professional and polite and comped all 6 meals, even though thay had all eaten a full plate, she also apologised. They each paid for their tea and left without leaving a tip. I made 2.13 for the hour I spent serving six adults.

Answer 2

There seems to be a disparity between British and American views on tipping. (The Brits are abviously much tighter.) It is easy to say non-tippers are mean, but that is not the end of the argument. Firstly, why don't waiters' employers pay them enough? Waiting staff can be rude and bad service can ruin your occasion. Tipping a bad waiter is condoning bad service. Also the expectation of a tip can incline the diner towards a multitude of sins: the diner will feel justified in his/her rude and intolerant behaviour towards the staff on the premise that he/she is leaving a tip, and knows full well that the waiter depends upon it. If you give people power, then they will invariably take the p!ss. Especially in social situations when they are trying to impress and/or have had too much to drink. I would argue that a culture of low wages and high tips does not benefit the people who serve; it reduces their power and transfers it to the customer. High tippers are not generous: they are power hungry. They should withhold the money from the incompetent waiter and give it to a starving orphan or someone else who really needs it instead. And when you congratulate the staff on how wonderful the meal has been, it does not make their day. They just think you're a patronising ****.

Having said all that, I am definitely in favour of tipping good service!

Answer 3

If the service is bad, the tip can be appropriately low.

However, in terms of poor tipping for good service, I think most offenders do not actually realize they are poor tippers. Most have probably not ever been in a job where they depended on tips.

I think it's a good experience for everyone to work as a server or bartender at least once. You gain a greater respect and understanding for the servers and bartenders you encounter in the future.

Answer 4

I would never give it a second thought. Have you ever considered why a person who tips you in the first place? I tip waitresses based on a combination of things. Friendlyness, courtesy, and service. Also there are those who aren't in a position to afford a tip or if they do tip it's small because that is the best they can afford. A waitress shouldn't condemn people before they understand them. And it's gotten to the point the some feel a tip should be an automatic thing. My personal opinion is that tipping should be abandoned and that employers should be made to pay regular wages the same as any other jobs.

Answer 5

In Australia all waiting staff are paid wages. The here is... tip if the food and/or service is good. If it's a more expensive restaraunt you'd probablyt tip something anyway, unless the service is particularly bad.

Usually a good tip is around 10%. Often, beacuse the staff are all paid by wage, and the owner will take a cut of the tips (up to 100%). I think in Australia the staff are probably getting paid slightly more on average, but I've still heard lots of Americans complaining how tight Aussies are on tips.

Answer 6

You know it all depends on the service. I know that my dh and I are great tippers. We have a thing of tipping 5/7/10/ and plus. We are good tippers, but in turn we expect the service to be good. If you get a 5 - you suck!!!!! We are still going to leave something, but you better be sure that we have spoken to your manager! I think people who leave smalls tips suck! Plain and simple. They need to realize that the server depends on those tips that they earn!

Answer 7

I admit that there are some bad tippers, but more often than not, it's the bad service from the waitstaff that doesn't earn a good tip! Remember, a tip is a reward ABOVE the wages that are earned. Some of us just get paid our wages and earn no extras!

Answer 8

Many European countries don't tip. This is because the wait staff is actually PAID. Not to mention, are they bad tippers from habit or because of service? And your good service is not everyone's, some people are real needy. But mostly, it's just coz you did a job and nothing special to get extra, so why should you get extra? because your boss assumes you will so he can pay you $2/hr?

Answer 9

The same thing I think about bad servers - I don't care for them. If you go to a restaurant where you receive good service, you should not only compliment your server with words and being a good customer (polite) but also with a gratuity. It works the other way, too. I have heard one penny, left face-down, is a statement that you were dissatisfied with the service. Personally, I will leave no tip if the service was bad. A server should not expect a tip.

Answer 10

I refuse to eat a meal at a resturant with people that are notorious for bad tipping.

I always believe that 20 percent of the bill is a fair starting point. Then you work upward based on the service you get.

A minimum tip for me is a dollar at a coffee shop and a five dollar bill at a breakfast resturant where the whole bill for two people may only come up to 15 dollars or so.

Answer 11

Every person on this Earth should have to work with the public for at least one year of their life and we may have more respect for one another.

I worked in foodservice for 10 years and believe I am a better person for it. There are some horrible people out there that treat waitstaff like trash. I'd like to see their sorry *** wait tables.

Absolutely no excuse for a bad tip if the service is what it should be. On the other hand customer service sure isn't what it use to be, kids nowadays...........piss me off.