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Interestingly... Mats Gambling Buddy Send a noteboard - 26/02/2010 04:44:09 PM
I was thinking about this the other night because my father-in-law doesn't have any idea how to tip. We were at dinner and he left $8 on a $120 bill (they were taking us out for my daughter's birthday.) He thought it was a good tip for good service. Of course, I added $25 more to it because good service deserves 20% minimum, imo. Servers here make 4.26 per hour. And restaurants do a forced tipshare where they take something like 2-3% of whatever the server sells and distributes it amongst the hostess, bartender, etc. If you don't tip them, they are losing a lot of money. If your bill is $100, and you don't tip, they lose $3 from tipshare plus whatever they could have made from someone else sitting there instead of you. Subtract that from their 4.26 per hour and the server paid to wait on you hand-and-foot. Unless there was a severe problem that was the server's fault (and food that is slow to come out is not the server's fault), there is no excuse for not tipping.

Of course, I must be part Italian or something because I tip everybody. If there's a tip jar at the hot dog cart, I put money in it.


Anyway, to actually answer your questions...

When you go to a restaurant, do typically tip?
See above

Do you tip a set amount or do you vary based on service quality?
I tip 15% for poor-mediocre service and it goes up accordingly.

Why do you tip or choose not to?
See above.

Pizza delivery, tip the driver?
Always

Why or why not?
Because they saved me the trouble of picking it up and they have gas, wear and tear, etc to consider. Plus, they basically work for the tips like servers.

Other ideas in the area?
People who don't tip (here in the US, I mean, where servers are classified as "Tipped Employees";) shouldn't go out to eat. It's part of your bill. Plan on it.
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He's not exaggerating. - 26/02/2010 03:55:40 PM 1125 Views
definitely not exaggerating - 27/02/2010 03:43:12 AM 760 Views
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a general rule of thumb for tipping delivery folks.... - 27/02/2010 03:36:46 AM 684 Views
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I don't tip. It's a cultural thing, it's not common to tip here. *NM* - 26/02/2010 07:05:47 AM 413 Views
It INFURIATES me that tips are reported and taxed - 26/02/2010 07:15:43 AM 813 Views
Oh, and re: Cultural Differences - 26/02/2010 07:18:36 AM 766 Views
No it is just another way of being compensated - 26/02/2010 02:20:37 PM 680 Views
Businesses compensate employees - 27/02/2010 07:08:12 AM 795 Views
except federal law mandates a lower wage for tipped employees - 27/02/2010 10:31:19 AM 774 Views
Yes, I know it's legal. That's why it's infuriating. - 28/02/2010 08:02:53 AM 677 Views
I do carry out just to save money from tipping a driver. - 26/02/2010 07:25:18 AM 727 Views
Thats all I ask - 26/02/2010 11:37:37 PM 686 Views
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do your credit card slips print out a place for tips? - 27/02/2010 04:01:47 AM 783 Views
I used to deliver pizzas.... - 26/02/2010 08:16:29 AM 795 Views
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Re: I used to deliver pizzas.... - 26/02/2010 11:41:24 PM 739 Views
Yeah, that's exactly how it happened in my store - 26/02/2010 11:50:49 PM 748 Views
Sounds like an american problem to me. - 26/02/2010 08:42:09 AM 671 Views
I'm 23, married, and have a baby - 26/02/2010 11:43:26 PM 751 Views
I am sorry. I was not being specific enough. - 27/02/2010 12:12:32 AM 887 Views
i have a physics degree, and i delivered pizza to pay the bills when i was in school - 27/02/2010 03:41:40 AM 688 Views
At least you don't have an English Degree - 27/02/2010 03:43:27 AM 672 Views
my BS in physics is more worthless than your english degree - 27/02/2010 04:03:51 AM 755 Views
Haha, yeah it gives me a couple options - 27/02/2010 04:16:52 AM 833 Views
A master's doesn't really help, either. *NM* - 27/02/2010 10:24:36 AM 344 Views
meh, it's more opportunity than the bachelor's would be - 27/02/2010 10:27:40 AM 675 Views
Considerably - 27/02/2010 01:59:55 PM 697 Views
well... to be honest... - 27/02/2010 11:18:35 PM 701 Views
I'm really not sure what he focused on.... - 27/02/2010 11:32:15 PM 688 Views
There is a guy in my store with a masters in physics - 01/03/2010 03:30:42 PM 743 Views
Definitely tip. - 26/02/2010 08:51:22 AM 894 Views
Re: Definitely tip. - 26/02/2010 01:43:51 PM 664 Views
lol *NM* - 26/02/2010 02:23:07 PM 317 Views
We are required to drop... - 26/02/2010 11:46:15 PM 737 Views
Required to drop.....but realistically.... - 27/02/2010 12:16:18 AM 799 Views
Re: We are required to drop... - 27/02/2010 04:28:38 AM 681 Views
I tip as appropriate and within my means - 26/02/2010 01:49:24 PM 787 Views
I work to EARN my tips - 26/02/2010 11:48:20 PM 918 Views
then good for you - 27/02/2010 02:38:51 AM 655 Views
A tip? Never run with scissors. - 26/02/2010 02:18:47 PM 684 Views
Why the hell is it irritating to tip? - 26/02/2010 02:21:18 PM 746 Views
Why ? Because they are workers. - 27/02/2010 10:51:15 PM 661 Views
Re: Why the hell is it irritating to tip? - 27/02/2010 11:18:47 PM 669 Views
people who hate to tip should stay home and not order in.... - 26/02/2010 02:39:54 PM 661 Views
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The standards are slightly different here - 26/02/2010 03:13:25 PM 781 Views
I tip the barman too - 26/02/2010 03:23:44 PM 719 Views
In America, I tip. In Belgium, I don't. - 26/02/2010 03:29:41 PM 868 Views
Re: To Tip or not to Tip? - 26/02/2010 03:30:11 PM 688 Views
I used to deliver pizza. - 26/02/2010 04:15:22 PM 779 Views
Interestingly... - 26/02/2010 04:44:09 PM 935 Views
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Re: Interestingly... - 26/02/2010 05:53:36 PM 584 Views
I do tip... - 26/02/2010 04:57:08 PM 658 Views
always tip. *NM* - 26/02/2010 05:20:08 PM 450 Views
Most often in the UK, almost never in NZ. - 26/02/2010 05:32:33 PM 800 Views
Oh yes - 27/02/2010 03:53:59 PM 727 Views
Have you considered a wider base? - 28/02/2010 02:07:23 AM 706 Views
Yes! - 26/02/2010 07:05:26 PM 681 Views
i've been in your place before - 27/02/2010 03:59:59 AM 757 Views
In Israel tipping is almost mandatory - 27/02/2010 03:49:32 PM 860 Views

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