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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 10:23:29 GMT -5
Post by Feyrhausen on Mar 27, 2023 10:23:29 GMT -5
I always tip. Even bad service, I tip, albeit I tip less generously. Like anything I'd consider straight-up not tipping for is the kind of thing someone would probably outright get fired for, so it's never been to that point. I've had too many friends who worked in service jobs to not do it, since tips can really make or break them. Yeah I always says that if the service was bad enough to not deserve any tip then you need to speak to someone in charge about it. Otherwise you just get written off as a cheapskate and nothing changes. For sitdown service I start at 20% and go down to 15 for mediocre service. Great and exceptional I have gone to 50% before. Less than 15 means someone needs to be notified. And as I have plenty of experience in the industry I am understanding of basic mistakes, miscommunication with the kitchen, etc. I never order delivery anymore but always tipped well. Never pre tipped though. I hate that idea. Takeout and the like varies. Usually a couple of bucks if they are nice. Cruise ship was some bullshit. Auto gratuity added to every drink you buy. But according to my wife who worked on a ship for a bit the employee never sees it. So we always carried a big stack of ones and tipped 1 per drink.
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 10:56:28 GMT -5
Post by msc on Mar 27, 2023 10:56:28 GMT -5
Taxi drivers I always tip handsomely unless they drive dangerously or deliberately take the longer route.
But there's a cross-Atlantic disconnect.
In the US, according to friends there, working class folk tip other working class folk because the actual wages are f*** all.
In Scotland, I was brought up to tip by my mum, but the last time I eat out (pre-pandemic) I was politely told by the waiter that he'd be fired if he was seen accepting a tip. And a variety of jobs straight up refuse tips.
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J. Hova
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 14:25:43 GMT -5
Post by J. Hova on Mar 27, 2023 14:25:43 GMT -5
20 percent is my baseline. I generally don't tip when I pickup something like a pizza but always tip delivery. I can only think of one time I have purposely not tipped and that was for service that was horrendous. It was to the point where I thought I might be on a prank show.
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 14:27:55 GMT -5
Post by Billie Gein on Mar 27, 2023 14:27:55 GMT -5
its not generally expected here but i'll give a little extra if i feel like they did
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Mar 27, 2023 14:47:55 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2023 14:47:55 GMT -5
Seriously though, 15% flat unless they really went out of the way for me.
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Mar 27, 2023 15:58:29 GMT -5
Post by peaches1 on Mar 27, 2023 15:58:29 GMT -5
20-25% for waitstaff or barber. If I'm putting the tip on a card (which I try to avoid) I'll add a couple of bucks. If I order carry out I usually tip 10-15%.
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 16:26:48 GMT -5
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 27, 2023 16:26:48 GMT -5
I generally always too very well, I was taught by my dad years ago that generally people in service industries have to put on a happy face regardless and depend on making your experience better to pay the bills.
But when I go to a convenience store,, pick out a drink and bring it to the counter and I’m asked to give a 15% 20% or 25% tip for the satisfaction of being rung up…. Miss me with that
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 16:26:48 GMT -5
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 27, 2023 16:26:48 GMT -5
I generally always too very well, I was taught by my dad years ago that generally people in service industries have to put on a happy face regardless and depend on making your experience better to pay the bills.
But when I go to a convenience store,, pick out a drink and bring it to the counter and I’m asked to give a 15% 20% or 25% tip for the satisfaction of being rung up…. Miss me with that
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 17:21:10 GMT -5
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Post by Mayonnaise on Mar 27, 2023 17:21:10 GMT -5
As long as the service is acceptable I go 15%. Good service goes to 20%. Great service or if you're a favorite of mine or the family it goes 25 or up. If the service is horrible I just round up to the nearest dollar.
I don't do delivery or taxi/Uber so can't say what I'd there. I mean I'd tip as long as things were good but can't say what. Can't say what %, I guess there is an expected amount just honestly can't say what I'd do.
For places that ask ahead of time or at checkout it depends on the place. The local Fish Truck or Boba shop I will as I know they're self owned and usually run by the owners and like one or two others at most. Something like the local Subway I tend not to, I know it makes me look bad but that just doesn't seem like a place that should get tips. After reading the thread about how the owners usually take that I wonder if I made the right call.
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Tipping
Mar 27, 2023 23:36:06 GMT -5
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Post by Stu on Mar 27, 2023 23:36:06 GMT -5
I tip when visiting locally-owned businesses. How much depends on service and what I buy.
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Post by cuppacoffee - slight return on Mar 28, 2023 0:05:42 GMT -5
If you can afford to eat out or order delivery then you can afford to leave a good tip. Perhaps true, but also, if you can afford to run a business, you can afford to pay your employees a decent wage, rather than leave it to the arbitrary whim of your customers
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Derk!
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Mar 28, 2023 2:00:50 GMT -5
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Post by Derk! on Mar 28, 2023 2:00:50 GMT -5
If you can afford to eat out or order delivery then you can afford to leave a good tip. Perhaps true, but also, if you can afford to run a business, you can afford to pay your employees a decent wage, rather than leave it to the arbitrary whim of your customers If bars/restaurants here paid good wages, tipping would be unnecessary and just be seen as icing on the cake. But it doesn't work that way unfortunately. I've worked in the food industry for a good minute and I'm more appreciative of workers whenever I choose to eat out or order delivery, especially the mom and pop restaurants. If more people worked in the service industry, they'd understand. I also tip my Lyft drivers fairly good, too. They're risking their life driving me(and my parents) where I need to go. One picked me up in severe rain, (that I was unaware was coming) and I tipped him as much as the Lyft app allowed (which I think was $20).
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pinja
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Tipping
Mar 28, 2023 4:38:27 GMT -5
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Post by pinja on Mar 28, 2023 4:38:27 GMT -5
I'd open a salad bar with only iceberg lettuce because I've heard that iceberg gets tipped a lot.
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Mar 28, 2023 7:30:14 GMT -5
Post by Porky's Butthole on Mar 28, 2023 7:30:14 GMT -5
Sigh..such a hotbed of a topic. Generally, at minimum, I’ll tip a Buck or two. If it’s great service, or I feel someone’s going out of their way, I’ll tip more. And if someone’s a dick or egregiously bad? I just don’t tip. Also, I hate the new “turn tablet around and being forced right then and there to tip” thing. They’ve been doing it a lot. At Starbucks I’ve noticed I’d tip way more when there was just a jar. Feels like it puts you on the spot. My buddy (who tipped a lot) used to put a stack of bills on the table upon arriving and either add or decrease. I’ve only worked one job that had tips: Coldstone. And I used to genuinely ask ppl to not do it because I died a little every time I sang one of those stupid songs. The stack of bills on the table was the plot of an episode of Third Rock From the Sun where the main alien didn't get the idea of tipping. I generally tip 15%. If my total is low or service is great I'll go higher. Bad service, probably 10%. Tipping is a broken system but it's the one we have in Canada/The US so I try to tip. For delivery drivers it's 10-15%, depending on how much I'm paying in driver fees.
The main alien (Dick) totally got the idea of tipping. At it's base, it is basically a reward for a job well done. Personally, I give 20% as a flat rate, so to speak. If the service was less than stellar, it gets dropped down to 15% or 10%. If it was great, I'll give more. If it was stellar, even more. For example, last year, I was gifted $200 in gift cards to Red Lobster. The server was incredible. He was funny, gave advice on what to NOT order ("we're trying to get rid of it fast because it's almost its expiration date"), my drink never made it past halfway gone before it was refilled, the cheddar bay biscuits never ran out. Just a great job. My total was $101.22. I asked him if I can use the gift cards to tip and he said yes. I have him the gift cards, told him how much they were worth and said "The rest is yours." The man hugged me. Said that in a lot of cases, he's lucky if someone leaves him a fiver on a $150 order. I told him that I don't often go to RL, but henceforth when I do, I'm asking for him.
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