If you tip is it ten percent?

Answer 1

Tipping within the range of 17% to 20% is appropriate.

Answer 2

I always tip at least 20%. Once I left 15% because the service was horrible. I'm a server, and I only make $2.13/ hour. That is a standard rate where I live. I also work in a bar, and I know that servers have to tip out their support staff. On a night where I make decent money, I'll be tipping out the bar about $40. I'll probably give my bussers another $15 or so. On Friday night, I tipped out $80 total. The entire tip does not go to the server, so I always make sure I give a lot because I know what it is like to give a table perfect service, get compliments like "You were so good! We're going to ask for you every time we come in." and they leave me 10%. It makes me want to cry. 10% is not good. If you can't afford any more than that, you don't need to be spending your money eating out at a restaurant anyway.

Answer 3

15 percent is minimum. (Take the total, divide in half, and add it back to itself. So 10.00, half is 5.00, makes 15.00 or 1.50 tip)

If you want decent service next time, tip 20 percent or more if you really appreciate the extra help or friendliness of the wait staff, especially if they offered you something extra, such as a special to reduce the cost of your meal, or they refilled your drinks quickly without asking.

Remember, for everyone like you who tips, there is someone who didn't, so you help make up that difference in their salary that depends on tips.

Please remember that coupons, discounts or complimentary items should be tipped on full value of the meal so the waitstaff is not shorted because you got a special deal from the restaurant.

And I always tip more if the waitstaff had to handle a special order or request, such as a substitution or some other adjustments, since this requires extra effort to process.

Answer 4

According to "Emily Post's Etiquette," tipping as follows:

Restaurant:
Elegant restaurant - 20% (before tax) for excellent service
Family-style - 15%
Buffet - 10%
Diner, coffe shop etc. - 15%, no less than $0.25, even if all you get is a cup of coffee.

I always base my tip on how well a server does their job. If they do a poor job, I will not give 15%. Unfortunately, these people usually don't realize why the tip was low. I've worked in restaurants and listened to servers complain about poor tippers, when I know those servers got what they deserved.

There are all sorts of rules for tipping other services, such as hairdressers, doormen etc.

Answer 5

If you tip 10%, it should be only for really bad service. The standard rate is 15%, but you should also take into account how long you were at the establishment, and if you had children with you, etc. If you sit around at a table for a long time after your meal, you are taking up space that could be used by somebody who is still spending money, thus causing your server to earn less money.

Answer 6

A ten percent tip is cheap, unless service was poor. It's better to tip twenty percent.

Answer 7

I tip at 15-20 percent depending on the service I receive, and even lower if the service is terrible. However, terrible service is a guarantee i will not return. God bless

Answer 8

I have no idea when this 20% no matter what tip came into play. For starters I have been behind the scenes in some of these restaurants and they do not always make as little as you assume. Most of the midway restaurants and even chains pay their servers and even hostesses more than minimum wage. If they serve many people per night who all give them 20% they are really raking it in. I think that 20% is a number people have been brainwashed into feeling obligated to give. Remember that a tip is not a god given right for a server. It is a tip - defintion of which means a 'thank you' for your service - which is why I give a tip based on the service. If it was crappy - I have at times left nothing.

Answer 9

I tip twenty percent. If I tipped any less I would feel as though I was using the person who waited on me. I can't live with that.

Answer 10

The standard tip for your server at a restaurant is now 15%. If you get really good service, it's 20% or more. If you get really bad service, then tip 10% or nothing at all. Peace.