Why are there so many bad tippers out there?

Question

There are alot of people who do not leave appropriate tips at restaurants. It's usually the people that have you running for everything, very needy, and then they leave you with pathedic tips!

Answer 1

the person who said that tipping is a "gift" is a dumb loser and should never eat out at a real restaurant. sorry, but you make me really mad. everyone knows that when you go out to eat and are served well, you should tip.even if you get crappy service you should tip, just not as well. you are in a very sad minority if you don't. and for all the people who keep asking, "why are there not any good servers out there?" well...you're probably bad tippers and/or rude. if a server has 8 tables and 1 of them is rude, who do you think becomes last priority? there are tons of great servers out there, myself included. i just wish that people could learn to be a little more human. it doesn't take much to be nice.

Answer 2

To the person above me-- Cook your own meals at home or go to McDonalds where you won't have to leave a tip! As one had said, TIPS stands for To Insure Perfect Service and I believe it's well said in todays food service industry as well. Most wait staff are being paid $3.00 or less an hour plus tips. In some restaurants, it is required that the tips you earn need to be divided between bartenders and/or bus person/people. You might be working hard for your money in the office, hospital, or where ever your job may be .. but so are waitresses-- this is how they make money for their living. If everyone had the same mentality to find another job that doesn't require clients to leave a tip, then tell me exactly how will the restaurant function without any servers?? So without any servers, you will sit down and wait till your order is called. In the middle of eating your steak, you will need to walk up and re fill your pepsi, bring ketchup or steak sauce from the back. oh you also forgot napkins, so you need to get back up. When you're done with your meal, you will need to make sure you return your dishware and wipe off your table. So if you plan on NOT having any respect for servers by not leaving gratuity for the good service you received, take your behind home and grill yourself a hamburger. The tips on you

Answer 3

There are the same percentage of idiots everywhere. When served as hostess for a friend at his small restaurant, families would literally storm the place. They were demanding about service. They wanted to change the way things were cooked or the food choices on specials. And, their kids made the floors and tables look like a pigsty. At the end of the meal, the waitress would usually find a $5 or $10 bill. And, the parents didn't even have the courtesy of picking up the napkins or silverware thrown on the floor. As I said at the beginning there are idiots everywhere. By the way, I now give a 20% tip everywhere I go -- even in countries where the percentage is much lower. Keep up the hard work. It is appreciated by some of us.

Answer 4

When I go out to eat, I am there because I don't want to be fixing my own meal at home. I expect that I am "paying" for a nice meal and I am paying for the "service" of being served. Both my partner and I are good tippers, and by that I mean, we minimally tip 15% and when we are given exceptional service (quick response to our requests, refills without question, and just basic attentiveness) our tips range to more like 20 to 25%. There are bad servers out there, so, generally, if we receive that kind of service on more than a couple of occasions, we just resolve that we will not have good service at that restaurant, adjust our expectations (and the tip, perhaps) or we don't go there again. If the server is over-worked and not able to provide good service and that gets them a tip that is "too low" than maybe the server needs to talk to their management about their work condition. Frankly, I'm already paying for the food, but if I get good service to boot, a server will get a bonus tip from me. But, to expect it just because I walk into the restaurant, well, that isn't really fair to me as a patron either, is it? Just my random thoughts.

Answer 5

Do you work where Europeans and Canadians dine? Canadians are horrible tippers. In Europe, the tip is added to the bill before the tab is put on the table. Some folks don't realize the gratuity is not included. Most places add the tip automatically if the party is 8 or larger.

I generally leave 15% or more. Poor service and a bad attitude can affect the way you are tipped.

I would urge your management to put suggested gratuities on the tab next to the total bill or build the tip into the total. Alternatively, you could do it yourself, if the management won't.

Best way to get a good tip, smile at, and be friendly to the man who looks like he'll be paying.

Answer 6

They're cheap and uneducated is the only thing that springs to mind. The average meal at my old restaurant ran about $35. So a fiver would have been right in line. NO. A buck or two. I was a good waitress, and most of my staff was good, and they got the same thing. One girl was almost in tears when she got $5 from a table of two! Another one worked a party of 10 (avg ticket $13) got just a five. I discovered that without a policy on parties, everyone assumes it's built in or that everyone else covered the tip. I changed that! It's just ignorance and cheapness.

Answer 7

Do you know what tips stands for? I was in the restaurant business, owned 5 of my own, and I have always been incredulous at the number of people who have NO idea what a tip is. Tips have been around for a century or possibly more. Giving a TIP started out as a way to get better seating, better food AND more importantly, more, better to drink in ancient pubs! It also brought them the girls. Now, T. I. P. S. stands for To Insure Perfect Service and was paid UP FRONT and the servers made sure that the clients received PERFECT service. Yes times have changed, people have changed, businesses have changed, heck everything has changed! BUT, people still want their moneys worth. are you able to get to them immediately, WITH water and a menu, a smile and a pleasant word? If a man has a woman with, address the lady first, attend the lady first, serve her meal first, then after each action, acknowledge or serve the male. Do you keep their coffee cup full, there water glasses full, ask if they would like more or another drink, DON'T ask if they would like dessert, ask if they would like to have a nice hot piece of apple pie with rum sauce or a nice tall cool slice of lemon meringue , maybe some cool creamy Banana Cream pie. And many more of THE LITTLE THINGS that people do not get in this day and age. Do you tell them sincerely (even if you don't mean that) Thank you and ask if they have enjoyed their meal? Tell them to "Please come and visit you again? I could go on, but if you haven't gotten the idea by now, you never will! You are there to SERVE the customer to the best of your ability, no matter what, unless they get abusive and then the owner or manager should politely escort them out the door! And some people will still not tip good nor at all! That is their right not their privilege. I was able to TRIPLE my wait peoples tips by teaching and applying these concepts! Now it is up to YOU!
Good LUCK!!

Answer 8

the profit margin isn't nearly as high as most people who don't tip assume. if a store were to start paying employees a full salary, the cost of eating would sky rocket. this is why its all ready more expensive in states like cali, new york, or even in vegas, where servers are paid more than the nation wide $2.13/hr.

and imagine how bad the service would be if a server knew he was getting paid the same no matter what. ever been to europe? this is why we think they are so rude, because they don't have to be nice and give good service in order to pay there bills.

Answer 9

My tips vary from 15 to 20%. 20% or + for an outstanding job. Bad service/attitude get to 0. I also do not return to a restaurant that does not provide good service. If someone else gave my waiter/tress a hard time, that has nothing to do with me. I'm already paying for my food. I was once a waitress, sometimes you do well sometimes you don't. I didn't expect to be compensated for bad service or for being rude.

Answer 10

this is one i will be glad to answer as i served for a long time, and consider myself a good tipper, people don't understand that those tips are how you make your money, and they don't realize the stress you are under. they probably have never had to put in a hard days work for what a server does, hope that helps explain from my point of view