How do you know how much to tip?

Answer 1

15% is normal . 20% is for good service . of the total bill

or twice the tax in CALI .

Answer 2

I normally tip waiters 20% for food service (rounded up so that the total check has 00 cents ––my own quirk). If I want to lower it for bad service, I often leave a "report card" itemizing just what each faux pas cost.

I once left such an itemization. I returned later to the same restaurant and the waitress asked whether we would prefer a different waitperson. We said "No" and the service was excellent in all regards, and I tipped well. To me, this shows that a waitperson may not bother to give good service if the recipient is unappreciative.

I might add that if a "service charge" is included in the bill, I tip nothing. If the added amount is 15%, which it usually is, then I just enjoy the fact that they have just cost themselves some money. And I let them know that if given an opportunity.

Answer 3

Tripe the Tax. Tax is most always on the bill. So for example, if the tax is 1 dollar tip them 3 dollars.

In this state the Tax is around 8%, 3 x 8 = 24, so they will be getting a tip that's 24% of the bill.

That's very generous. No one can complain about a tip that big or high.

Also, I would not quadruple the tip if the service is bad I would only give what the tax is or double the tax. Tips are based on how good the service is too not just what you should give based on what the job is.

Answer 4

My rule of thumb is to tip 15 to 20% for good service and more for exceptional service. Having been a Bartender, a cab driver and a server for a few years each, I appreciate how essential tips are and what service workers often have to put up with. I ALWAYS tip at bars and restaurants and the few times I take a cab, unless the service is bad.

I will NOT tip anything if I get bad service. It's my only way to communicate my displeasure with being cheated of a pleasurable experience. When you go into a restaurant or bar, you have reason to EXPECT a certain level of attention. That's why you go out and spend the money.

Bad service robs the client of the very experience they are paying for. I'm certainly NOT willing to show "Gratuity" for being robbed of the pleasure of my experience!

Answer 5

It seems as if 18% is indeed the "New" 15%, that's OK. What is not Ok is the practice of some restaurants adding the 18% to the bill without your permission. I'm talking about a small party, only 2 to 4 people, and I have 18% put on my bill without being asked. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina it is becoming a huge problem that the 18% is added AFTER you sign the bill and leave the restaurant. You get home from a beach visit and your next credit card statement reflects the 18% gratuity that has been added, THIS IS AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT A CASH TIP ON THE TABLE. It is simply robbery and the restaurants must stop this practice. I have called and had to really argue my case to get it corrected and sometimes it is NOT corrected after all.

Answer 6

I tip based on service. If I get poor service I don't tip very well. If I get great service I tip much more. Attitude is everything I believe. I receive tips for a living and sometimes I can be great and get nothing. Other times I feel I give very little and get better tips. It's a crap shoot sometimes. But a good attitude goes a long way.

Answer 7

I work at a day spa, and I'm not the owner. Patrons who visit often get 2, 3, or 4 services per day and having just as many massage therapists and/or estheticians working on them. SO for this rule of thumb, if you deem that all are worthy of a tip, then the tip should be PER SERVICE not PER EMPLOYEE. Let's say you have a body wrap, an hour massage and an hour facial and budgeted $25 tip for the day. A wrap is usually 1/2 hour service and the tip would be $5.00 and the other two services are usually a 1 hour service and the tip would be $10.00 each.

Answer 8

I am a valet driver and i seriously disagree with the "international traveler" in the video. one dollar is a tip only if you were dissatisfied with the service provided or you want to be insulting. two dollars is an acceptable tip, but not a good one. if you want your car taken care of well, give a five on the way in and your car will be brought up to you more promptly. a ten or a twenty will have your car sitting in front of the restaurant or party that you attend before you exit or even the whole time you are in the event. the best tip i have seen was a twenty dropped on the way in, and a hundred on the way out. that was obviously a lot, but imagine the service that gentleman received. be kind to people offering you a service, because they have bills to pay too! as far as servers and waiters, 15% is not a good tip anymore, inflation affects everyone, and if you don't want your food messed with the next time you enter that establishment tip over what you think is fair. if you take care of people that provide a service for you, they will take care of you.

Answer 9

TIPS - To Insure Prompt Service. How much to pay depends on the level and type of service and the practice in the country. In the USA tips are given especially in restaurants as a matter of routine, just because every one is paying, irrespective of service. I believe the amount paid as tips should be like performance bonus in a company. Start with a base percent and go above or below from there. Pay a good amount, depending on your desire, if the performance was excellent or else even go down to zero or a nominal amount if it was poor. Restaurants should pay employees regular wages which should be covered by the bill and not expect tips to be the main pay.

Answer 10

This is a hard subject.
First of all in Ohio servers are only paid $2.13 an hour. Then depending on where you work, you have to share a percentage of what you make with others (i.e. the bartender, hostess, bus-boys, expo etc).
I think tipping should be atleast 18%.
I understand when service is terrible, you should tip according to your service.
Customers also need to realize that when things go wrong, it is not always the servers fault. Slow service could be blamed on the kitchen's cooking time or the fact that the hostess sat 4 tables to one server at the same time. Food may come out incorrect because believe it or not the cooks mess stuff up, while the customer just likes to believe that the server took the order wrong.
Many things come into play while dining out. Don't take it out on the server, they aren't waiting on you for their own personal entertanment, they have bills to pay.

Answer 11

Firstly is service charge included? If it is then you are not obliged to leave a tip, however, I would normally a leave a tip that ranges from 0-20% depending on the quality of service and how satisfied I am.

If service charge is not included then I would leave about 10-15% irrespective of whether I was satisfied or not, however, if I was very happy then I might increase the percentage to 25%.

I would tend to give a higher tip in places which I frequent often and people know me.

Tipping differs in many countries. For example in many countries a taxi driver is not given a tip unless he helps you with the luggage. In most countries tipping a taxi driver is the normal thing to do and usually it is not a percentage of the fare, but what you feel is a fair and just amount.