2007-10-26 02:59:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Other - US Dining Out
Well the average server makes about 3.00 and hour/ plus tips so you are helping pay them based on how you thought the service was.. not to mention it is a good way to show your appreciation for the way they took care of you..
2007-10-26 03:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by CONFUZED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The minimum wage for waiters/waitresses is much lower than minimum wage for people in industries that don't get tips. The tip should be an incentive for people to provide good service, but nowadays it's viewed as the server's right. I heard of a restaurant manager kicking a customer out because he didn't tip well.
2007-10-26 11:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip is every where but in America it has been formalized.The percentage of the bill amount should not be less than 10 % for the tip or be ready to be ridiculed by the server.Some call it a day light robbery.I think it is dehumanizing practice for the receiver and a nuisance for the tipper.
2007-10-26 10:08:52 · answer #3 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
TIPS: "To Insure Prompt Service"
A practice started in France.
You tipped before the meal and the larger the TIP
The faster the service
2007-10-26 12:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't some states still tax servers as well based on what they serve.
so if I serve $1000 worth of food, the IRS assumes I made $100 in tips and have to report it.
So some people tip because they don't want to IRS to screw over some poor single mother waitress.
2007-10-26 10:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by CHARLES R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a good gesture. They are trying to make a living like everyone else and tipping them just means they gave you good service. Unless you want to be remembered for not tipping and have your food spit on the next time you visit.
2007-10-26 10:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by --MG-- 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tipping first became customary as a gesture of thanks for doing a job that no one else wanted to do. Now its just common practice for certain things. In the restaurant field, it is to suppliment the low wages. Federal minimum wage for a server is only $2.14.
2007-10-26 11:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by Soldier in Gods Army 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they tip in the U.S. because the wage is so low so its like giving the servers "extra" money since they don't make that much in the first place.
2007-10-26 10:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by Leah H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a server it isnt easy sometimes... especially if the customers are picky or really needy times that by 6 tables. we are paid hourly plus we get a certain amount of money taken out of our paychecks for tips whether made that amount or not.
2007-10-28 19:21:47 · answer #9 · answered by hecallsmelove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It supplements the low wages.
It give the worker the incentive to provide good service.
It allows the customer to show appreciation.
2007-10-26 10:08:57 · answer #10 · answered by ruby 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋