how do you figure how much to leave in a tip?

Question

I hear 15% or 20% of the bill but how do you figure that out, I know I'm a rock

Answer 1

THANKS FOR ASKING A GREAT QUESTION I'VE LEARNED A LOT

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Answer 2

That above rule varies; I travel a lot and tax rates are not consistent everywhere. In California, it's generally safe to just double the tax. However, I prefer to just do this:

$1.50 for each 10 dollars of your bill (before tax). if you are feeling generous, you can do it after tax too.

So if your bill is 45 bux.
4 x 1.5 = 6

then for the rest of the ten, I can just figure out the proportion.

For $5 it is $0.75 cents. For $2.50 it is $0.37, etc etc. Usually, once your below the half dollar mark you can estimate.

I also usually do it a second method to ensure, that it is correct. I

A = Subtotal x 10%
B = A / 2
C = A + B

C = Is your answer.

If I goto a Denny's or something... where the tip would be less than a dollar. I usually provide at least a dollar or more in tip per person.

Answer 3

15% to 25% is appopriate depending on service. Less than 15% is downright insulting. Servers dont even make minimum wage and depend on your tips - and are taxed on them as well.

You figure percentages by the total multiplied by .20 (or .15, .25, whatever you want to leave)

If your bill is $40 you should leave something between $6.00 and $10.00 (40 X .15= 6 40X.25=10)

Easier: leave $2 for every $10 of the total bill. Round up for good service.

Added note....I must have waited on a couple of the cheapos that answered your question. Thank god for the rest of the population that knows how to tip appropriately

Answer 4

If you want to leave 15%, then take 10% of the amount of the check (by moving the decimel one spot to the left), and add half again as much. For instance, with a $40 dinner tab, the tip would be $4 + $2 (half of $4) = $6.

If you got great service and want to leave 20%, just take 10% and double it. Example: For a $40 dinner, 10% would be $4, times 2 = $8.

Answer 5

A normal tip is 15%. However, if the service was good, 20% is appropriate. Take the total bill x.15 or .2.

Answer 6

You are right. It used to be 10%, but nowadays it's more like 20%. I figure it this way:

Take 10% of your bill, then double it. If your bill was 35.00 or so, you move the decimal one place to the left, so it would be 3.5. That's just 10%, which is fine if you received sucky service. Otherwise, multiply by 2, which would give you 20% tip or "A" quality service.

Hope it helps!

Answer 7

depending on where you live, double the sales tax on the bill should be okay...or conversely- no tip for poor service, 15% for avg service, 20% if you were exceptionally treated...I've had waitresses follow me out of a restaurant because they believed the tip was too low (the occasion was a dinner of up to 15 people, a tab over $1000 and healthy tip over $100 dollars) but a waiter/waitress should know that tips are not really customary but depend on good food/drink/service/experience.

Answer 8

15% standard, and depending on the service, you may want to leave more. Always leave 15% and if the service was lousy, ask to see the manager. This will have more of a negative effect on the waiter/waitress than leaving no tip at all. After all, you did get your meal, but it was done in such a shitty way

Answer 9

how much ever your bill is times the percent tip you want to leave!

N * .20 = X

just do that in your head or the super easy way is to use the calculator on you cell phone!

Answer 10

where are you? im in california, so i just double whatever the tax was, since its at about 7.5 %...but usually u just make a ough estimate...if the bill is 15 bucks, you know 10% is a 1.50...which makes 5% .75, so jus add em together, and u get the tip... 2.25..so leave about 2 bucks if the person wasnt all that greaat, 3 if you like them.

Answer 11

For me I leave about 15% to 20% tip. If waiter was real good to me I would leave 25% and tell his supervisor how good of a he did. 4 me, everyone needs to hear how good they are, at what they do.