Like at a resturant. If their service was Poor,bad,Good,Great,or Exellent.
How and why should I tip them? Why should I NOT tip them?
2007-10-29 09:11:31 · 7 answers · asked by Dakota V 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Standard tip in a restaurant here in the U.S.A. is 15%. Servers rely on tips because they often make minimum wage. But it is not automatic.
I will increase or decrease the tip based on the quality of service I receive. One time I actually left a 2 cent tip, because the service had been so poor, and I wanted to make a point. Not tipping at all may not make a point, it may just make you look like a cheapskate.
2007-10-29 09:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Rick K 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Holy..i don't know if any of these other people ever worked in a restaurant but I'm guessing no....
Tips in the US should be 15-20% of the total bill including the tax...why?..because servers only make about 3.50 an hour...and that 3.50 an hour doesn't even usually show up in a pay check because most of it goes to pay taxes...
Anyway..yes, 15-20%...if the service, not to be confused with the quality of food because that is the kitchen's fault, not the server's, is bad..tip 10-15%...average service 15-18%, good 18%, great 20% + depending on how generous you feel like being.
And typically, this might just be me though, if it's breakfast or lunch which aren't expensive meals, I tip 20% on good service to be nice because server's don't make a lot at those times usually.
and i only tip a few bucks at buffet settings cause all they had to do was get my drink and clean my table...
2007-10-29 16:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by jaimelleonard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? If you live in the US I believe that you should tip 2.50 per person or 20% which ever is the larger number. The reason why I have that rule is sometime I can be cheap when I go out to eat and my meal is only $7. The wait staff work just as hard for that tip as if you ordered a nice meal.
The only way I would not tip someone is if someone deliberately was cruel to me. I don't think that has ever happened. If the wait staff was horrible. I would give them 8-10% the reason why is servers have to tip a percentage to the host and bar tender. So if you don't tip it is like money is being taken out of their pocket.
When I was a server if you didn't make 20% tip average then you were a bad server and you would not become management and you could possible be fired. So if you think someone does a good job never give then 5%-10%
I hope this helps
2007-10-29 16:21:17 · answer #3 · answered by Kimber 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Great to Excellent service 25% to 30%
Good Service 15 to 20% of the total bill, not including alcohol.
Bad and Poor service... depends upon how poor 0 to 12 %
I've stiffed a tip only one time - when the waitress was talking smack about our table at the waitress station after she messed up. Hello! Our table was right next to the waitress station. How could we not hear her crap talk? The waitress complained to her manager that we stiffed her. We told the manager that we don't pay for insults.
These are the times when I have no sympathy for waiters and waitresses who cry about getting paid $2.50 an hour and tips is what they live on. I'm not responisble for them not going to college and getting a decent job instead of having to live off of tips. They might as well as be a monkey for an organ grinder collecting change in a tin cup.
Tip jars... I typically avoid, but if I'm a regular I throw in a buck or two on occassion.
Delivery service... I usually tip since they are providing a service by bringing me food. If it's raining and horrible outside, I tip higher since they're the ones that brought the food in the rain.
2007-10-29 16:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I tip based on the service, not on the percentage of the bill. I mean, why in the world should the restaurant's food pricing affect how much I pay my server?
2007-10-30 08:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I typically tip 20% for good service. More, if I get great service, less or nothing if I get poor service.
2007-10-29 16:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by grizzly_r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The usual tip is about 5-10% I think.... if you want to tip the person....then you should tip him/her because:
1. The person was nice to you of course!
2. Made sure you were comfortable.
3. The person didn't pester you(bother you)
4. In other words, 1-3 should be named as doing their job well.
Don't tip them if they aren't doing their job well:
1. Seem pretty smug towards you.
2. Says curse-words publically
3. They just aren't doing what they should be doing!
2007-10-29 16:20:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋