IS 20% too much to tip the waitress? What is normal?

Answer 1

15% is the norm

Answer 2

Since I was a waitress for long enough, it's all about service. The better the service, the better the tip. Please remember that most servers only receive 1/2 of minimum wage then they add tips to that. Also, many places make the wait staff split their tips evenly among each other.

It's the service and the food that counts. Your tip means how much you appreciate someone else cooking & cleaning your dinner table, so be nice. (Unless you've got some tard talking loudly on the cell phone sitting at the next table LOL)

Answer 3

The way I look at a tip is much like a bonus. You do a great job you receive your bonus. I know many would beg to differ with me. We all know that they make less & the tips make up for the rest....but all the more reason for that person to want to be nice. If you do a crappy job you get no bonus.....Anything in-between is what you feel is appropriate. I think it is totally up to you and how you were treated. A tip is earned! Have you ever been out and had someone wait on you that made you feel like you were wasting their time? Or they could have cared less that you were there and you had to ask for everything? Then on the flip side you get someone that is so sweet and treats you like a friend? Now in my mind...comparing these situations....someone should not get a tip at all. I know people can have bad days but again.....a tip is earned and I really don't think anyone can tell you how to tip based on how you felt you were taken care of (within reason of course). I have left people that have waited on me almost as much as the bill because they were so nice and made the experience so enjoyable. I know this is a tough subject but really it is up to you!

Answer 4

in the us they are required to pay taxes on 8% whether they receive it or not. 15% is standard most places, 20% is good if you're satisfied with the service and can afford to pay it. if the service is excellent and you want to tip more, give what you think they deserve. you have no obligation to tip any amount for lousy service unless gratuity is included in the bill.

people who work these jobs will insist they deserve more just for showing up whether their service merits it or not. in response to that, i say if you want to be guaranteed more than $2/hr then be sure to provide tip-worthy service every single time whether you feel like it or not. if you can't do so and think $2/hr is not enough then you need to find a different job. i don't know too many people who believe they're earning what they're worth. everyone i know thinks they should be paid more no matter what kind of job they have or how well they perform it. waitstaff and other service positions are no exception. they are not so special that their customers should be required to reward them if they they perform poorly.

Answer 5

It truly depends on the service. Tips are supposed to be claimed on income taxes and that is usually at 15%. For minimal service (just to get the job done, I tip 15%...for okay service 18%...for phenomenal service usually it is 20-25%). For no service...buffet or just plain ol forgot about me, I may leave a buck.

It also depends on the country you are visiting. When traveling outside of the states check out the local customs. Europeans tip very rarely...I'll give you a site you can reference for the future.

Later!

Answer 6

According to the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, tipped employees must make at least the Federal Minimum Wage after tips. If they don't get enough tips to make up the difference, the employer must make an adjustment to that week's wages.

That being said, I usually tip between 10 and 15 per cent. On a $30.00 meal, that means between 3 and 4 dollars. If you figure that we're in and out in less than an hour, we've just upped their income by 3 dollars an hour.

If a waitress is waiting 5 tables, averaging $30 a meal at each table, that means she's making $15 an hour in tips (if each table does what I do.)

So I feel no guilt at all about a 10% tip.

Answer 7

15-20% is the recommended tip. i usually do 20% if they were decent, 15% if they were mediocre, 10% or lower if they were horrible but i have been known to tip up to 50% if the waiter or waitress is excellent.

Answer 8

It is not too much. I've gone up to 22 percent, even 25% if the waitress contributed to the success of a special occasion.

Answer 9

The standard is 15%, but we always tip 20% because we know what a hard job that is. Not to mention, 20% is so much easier to calculate in your head.

Answer 10

15% is considered normal but I usually tip 20% unless the service is really bad and then I will do 15%.

Answer 11

20% is a good tip
most people tip between 10-20% depending on how much they liked the service.