Ok so every1 knows the tip % and hourly so then I have to ask do u feel guilty leaving10% or less 4 good srvc?

Question

I just don't understand why some people think its ok to leave a crappy tip when they recieved good service...crappy service ok...but when I've gone above and beyond for a guest and they go as far as telling me how great the service was then when I pick up the tip which really for above and beyond service should be about 20% and it's maybe 10% it frustrates me...so I want to understand what the average person is thinking when they're tipping

Answer 1

I regularly leave 20% when I receive top-notch service and 10% if the service is below par. If I get extremely bad service or no service at all, I don't leave a tip.

I have a tip question for you... do you put money in the tip jar at a self-service buffet or at the coffee house for the barista? If I order some complicated coffee drink or more than 1 drink, I might leave a dollar in the barista tip jar, but not if I just get one coffee.

Everyone wants a tip these days and that's now how it was supposed to be... a tip is supposed to reward someone for going over and above their duty in the service industry. Then employers decided that should be part of their salary. It's all out of control now.

Answer 2

I always have left a good tip, but now I work as a waitress and I leave even better tips if I get good service. I always believe in giving AT LEAST 15 percent. If it is really good service I leave 20 percent or more. Most servers make very little from the restaurant, I make 2.13 an hour. If everyone left 10 percent there are days when I wouldn't even make regular min. wage. I also try to always leave a cash tip so they get it right away. I don't mind credit cards tips that much, but a lot of servers hate them. I can't believe that someone would actually leave 5 percent! If you don't have money to leave a tip then you shouldn't be eating out! Go to the grocery store and make food yourself or go to a non sit down restaurant.

Answer 3

seeing how i wait tables at the same place and have for over 3 yrs i know what its like to run your butt off for soda refills and more ketchup and another fork and more tea and a napkin and some more beer and the complaints about the food and then when you have 7 people all with a great attitude and the bill is 146.32, do you know the man left me the 68 cents as my tip? but you know what, sometimes i have to wonder did they really forget? or maybe they are just cheap, so i will be honest and say when they return, i admit it may be wrong, they still get good service but it sticks in my head about the crummy tip so i am not as friendly, maybe he didnt realize we only make 2 bucks an hour, not the usual minimum wage and then you know what else there are times when i have 2 people who never ask for anything, and they still leave me a big 10 dollar tip so in the end i guess it all balances out....some people are just plain cheap and feel they are better than everyone else, so they keep their money....how do you think they got so rich in the 1st place, the old scrooges.

Answer 4

Sometimes, I just don't have the money for a big tip. If I have poor service tip is around 5%. Normal average service, 10%. Above average service, 15%, and Extraordinary service, 20%. Then there is the extreme levels. SUPER EXTRA SUPER EXTRA ORDINARY service may earn you more than 20-25%. However, if you really suck, then I will leave a penny or nickel just to make sure you know I didn't forget.

Answer 5

No I don't. Don't get me wrong, I know that food servers need to make a living, and I would never not leave a tip, but, I do expect good service when I go to a restaurant. The better the service, the better the tip.

Answer 6

Unfortunately, anyone that has to work for tips is at the mercy of human nature. One person's idea of SUPER service is another person's idea of SUCKY. I think it amusing to see a tip cup at a donut shop or a concession stand when you are being served by these folks as fast as they can go and you are in front of them for such a short period of time. What do they expect? Customers should expect to be served. The criteria of level of service is entirely judgmental. The specific place you work in has much to do with it too. There was a time (long time ago) that my family wanted to eat at KFC--we were travelling-- and just when our meal was ready to be eaten some cleaning crew started vacuuming the floor under the adjacent table. My tip for the staff was all our leftovers "accidentally" dropped on the floor.

Answer 7

You're right (at least for here in the US). Tips are completely voluntary, but good service merits something in the 15-20% range. How hard is it to do the math?

Answer 8

I am generous, but I leave exactly 15% when I am disappointed with the service.
Anything less is rude.
Well, when I was younger we left this chick in China Town a quarter because she was sooooo rude, but I still feel kinda bad about it

Answer 9

i guess some people think that when they pay for the meal, that should include your pay too. for example, they ate $30 worth of food, so that's all they're gonna pay. or they think that maybe the whole $30 goes to you and so they don't tip. or they know that you get payd every 2 weeks or every month, so why do you need tips? i never worked with tips so i wouldn't know. I"m a registered nurse, and sometimes when patients tip us, we're acctually supposed to refuse it. but my husbant used to deliver pizza and he knows how hard it is when people don't tip right.

Answer 10

If you can't leave a decent tip for good service, then stay home and serve yourself.