I am very cheap, is it ok if I don't tip when I eat out? or tip very little?

Question

I'm cheap, not poor, what is the lowest I can tip on a $5 meal, $10 meal, $50 meal, at like just a normal resturant

yall say 15%
but on $5 you say tip $1
that is more then 15%
I think on $5 I should tip 15cents
and on $10 I should tip 30cents
on $50 I should tip $1

thanks alot guys

Answer 1

A tip is like in the depression when a poor guy helps a rich guy carry his bags or does something the rich guy needs help with...so he tosses him a few bucks outta the goodness of his heart...or an older guy flipping a kid a quarter and saying thanks for the paper sonny get yourself a malt...
How the resteraunt industry has shifted kindness into a guilt trip about them not paying their employees is amazing to me ....Poor servers...I agree they aren't being treated fairly ...bullshit they make more because of your guilt.... the resteraunt pays less in matching taxes and no one on this continent knows crap about service...ok 12% do...I wish I hadn;t tipped all the idiots out there calling them selves servers because of guilt and shame .... and just tipped the 12% hundred dollar bills...Why should you feel guilt and they don't feel any for doing a crappy job??The fact that spitting in someones food is ever brought up in these conversations ..proves that they don't know squat about service......It should be considered an honor to feed....what an important job....no one cares and the food reflects it as well...when you can make better food your self at home the only reason to eat out is if your outta town...(who's caring about the customer here??)
also if the customer is undertipping the waitress maybe it;s a reflection of the bad food... Who really wants to pull a manager over and get into a "your food is crap discussion"....she suffers if the cook screws up....pay your damn employees !!!
The truth is it's all about money and the pride of working hard doesn't exist any more....spit in my food and i'll shoot you in the parking lot and toss your corpse in the dumpster .....where trash belongs ....
If service in america reflects on the direction of the country... we are a sad country and I'm ashamed to be from america...no wonder they bomb or cities...they're aiming at our resteraunts ....

Answer 2

It depends on where you live what the standard is. Most places is 18% gratuity, where I live it is 20%. This means that as a rule of thumb you leave a dollar for every $5 you spend.

Sometimes it is appropriate to tip more than the norm due to exceptional service. You know when the server makes sure you have everything you need and accomidates all requests. Don't be ashamed to give more than you should.

When you don't tip enough it really hurts a server. Servers are paid less than minimum wage. Most only make $2.50 to $4.50 an hour and depend on tips for a living!

If you are cheap and will not take care of your server, just don't go out! People try and make a living serving others and you make it hard by not tipping correctly. Let someone else enjoy a good meal and service who will tip accordingly.

Unless you been in a servers shoes you don't know how your attitude can really effect a person. I hope you conciously think about this.

Good Luck

Answer 3

The standard tip in the U.S. is 15-20% of your total tab, before taxes. Some people live think it's still O.K. to tip 10%, but that is an insult to your server, since that percentage went out about 30 years ago. Most cheap people like yourself, are the type who runs the server ragged, act as if it should be considered a privilege to wait on them, then discount their meal off the server's tip. You may very well be known in your regular dining places as that cheap bleep,bleep, that everyone fights over "not" having to wait on.

Answer 4

Gratuity for tipping a waiter or waitress is 1-2% of the bill. Thats just proper etiquette.
$5 a meal ---tip $1
$10 a meal--tip $2
$50 a meal-tip $5-$10 depending on how broke you are or how good the service was.

Its ok to be cheap but understand that tipping has always been a personal expression of gratitude for service given and appreciated.

Answer 5

No it is not alright not to tip appropriately. People do it all the time but but it just makes you look like a colossal jerk. The accepted tip now is between 15% and 20%. On a $50 meal that's $7.50 at the least. $10.00 is not too much. If you can afford to eat a $100.00 meal than you can afford to tip $15.00 or $20.00.

Answer 6

Well a tip is a server's only real income. Most servers only make $2.50/hour. They depend on the tip to pay the bills. I think the only excuse to tip poorly is when your server is rude or disrespectful to you. Even if you don't like the food you shouldn't punish your server because they are not the one who prepares it. I don't think that your server should be tipped poorly just because you're cheap. If you cannot afford to tip well then stay at home or try a drive through...It's common courtesy.

Answer 7

Depends did the waitor treat you like crap? Have you ever worked as a waitor before?

You can tip anywhere between 10% and 20% depending on the level of service...but 0 is wrong - many waitors make minimum wage or even less as tips count towards their income.

Answer 8

If you are cheap then why don't you spend your money at the grocery store?
It goes a lot further that way.
Or are you more lazy than you are cheap??
Just be a good person and tip properly, especially if you want to revisit a place.

Answer 9

Sure, if you don't expect to go back to the restaurant and get any service in the future. Otherwise, tip 15 - 20%.

Answer 10

I used to own a restaurant, so am a better tipper now than I used to be. However, I also know what it takes to be a great server. Want a tip from me.... you'd better earn it. But, when you've earned it... I'm a over average tipper.
A "rule of thumb" tip is 15% if the pre-tax total.
And then again, my tip might be "Better luck next time."