how much do you tip?

[Wyatt earp]

guess their had to be a topic on here before like this....just ate a single diiner the bill was $22.50 gave her $40 bucks and told her to keep the change... I am a 48 year old single guy now. thats just me... how much do you tip? and do you lean left or right? just curious......

 

[tooAlive]

Depends on the waiter/waitress.

It never goes under 25% though.

And I'm conservative.

 

[JakeStarkey]

0 to 40% depending on cheerfulness, quality of service, and unobtrusiveness.

 

[Clementine]

I tip 20% and add a little extra if the waitress or waiter is really friendly and does a good job.

I lean right on fiscal matters and national security and left on some social issues.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Depends on where I am eating and the service.

Buffett and all they have to do is keep my Iced Tea glass full, and they do... 25% If they don't 0 - 10%

Full service and the service is horri-bad to just acceptable, 10% - 15%. Good to great 25%. Fantastic, 30%-40%

Once I left a 100% tip. It was a anniversary dinner, the waiter knew it and the service was beyond fantastic. They added a glass of champagne and "Afters" at no charge.

I am Conservative.... As if you really had to ask.

 

[ba1614]

Depends on the service, if I'm not happy they get nothing, but I ensure they know why, if I am I can be quite generous.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

20%

 

[nitroz]

Around $5-$10 on service for two.

If more, then I tip accordingly to the amount of people and quality of service provided.

 

[Mr. H.]

Small town 10%
Medium town 15%
Big town 20%

 

[Old Rocks]

Small town 10%
Medium town 15%
Big town 20%

Interesting. I do just the opposite. Because so many of the small towns are in economic decline, I tip larger there.

 

[Wildman]

i NEVER tip !!

but then.., i never go to a place where a "TIP" is required, expected or almost demanded, i once worked as a gas station attendant, i checked the customers radiator, oil, air in tires, washed the windshield and sold them a dollar or two worth of gasoline, sometimes it was a fill up all this with a smile and asked them if there was anything else i could do for them and NEVER got a "TIP"......., ooooooh yes !! i did one time get a real 25 cent silver coin.

 

[sfcalifornia]

I tip servers lots. It starts with $10 tip on say a $25 check and goes up from there. Doesn't matter where I am.

 

[Mr. H.]

Small town 10%
Medium town 15%
Big town 20%

Interesting. I do just the opposite. Because so many of the small towns are in economic decline, I tip larger there.

You are a curious study in contrasts. First this, then you worry yourself about "warming's" effect on agriculture.
Such "cart before the horse" logic.

 

[earlycuyler]

As much as I can. Tips is how those guy make a buck so they really have to stink for me to go below $5.00.

 

[Circe]

Good thread.

I tip 20 to 30%....I thought I was unusually generous, but apparently not!! [

I think it's good to be a good tipper if one has regular restaurants, because they really depend on regulars and always remember the customer. I guess they remember the poor tipper too, but maybe not so fondly.

I read once that women are bad tippers, so after that I always tipped well.

 

[Noomi]

guess their had to be a topic on here before like this....just ate a single diiner the bill was $22.50 gave her $40 bucks and told her to keep the change... I am a 48 year old single guy now. thats just me... how much do you tip? and do you lean left or right? just curious......

Nothing - and you wouldn't have to tip if only the employer would pay decent wages.

 

[Circe]

Well, the system is that we the diners pay the waiters for bringing our food and drinks and stuff. The restaurant doesn't really pay them.

It's a weird system, but it IS the one we have. So if people don't tip, that's sad for the unpaid server.

 

[Noomi]

Well, the system is that we the diners pay the waiters for bringing our food and drinks and stuff. The restaurant doesn't really pay them.

It's a weird system, but it IS the one we have. So if people don't tip, that's sad for the unpaid server.

The servers should be paid. By the employer. You, the public, should not be expected to pay the wages of a stranger.

 

[AmazonTania]

Nothing - and you wouldn't have to tip if only the employer would pay decent wages.

You can't work on wages and tips.

 

[Circe]

Well, the system is that we the diners pay the waiters for bringing our food and drinks and stuff. The restaurant doesn't really pay them.

It's a weird system, but it IS the one we have. So if people don't tip, that's sad for the unpaid server.

The servers should be paid. By the employer. You, the public, should not be expected to pay the wages of a stranger.

I've decided not to fight an entrenched system. Besides, the servers often do very well! That's why they hire on in such numbers. I don't see any real problem about it. It has its compensations: they know me, they remember what I get. It's sort of sweet.