So it’s 22% tips now

[Anonymous]

There are now tip options when you pay at the airport gift/sundry shop. So we can pay $10 for a bag of chips at the register and opt to give a 10, 15 or 20% tip o top of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The tip screen is a dangerous step. It’s getting closer and closer to the customer performing the entire checkout process.

I was just at a cafeteria without any cashiers. Just a touch screen to check out. Very few workers.

Can’t wait for this to happen. No tip of course

Nope. When you go to buffets, the restaurants still expect a twenty-percent tip on the table.

no, they don't.

[Anonymous]

I thought you guys were being silly about this stuff and we can all click off these prompts without much flak but when I clicked off preselected amounts and self-entered $2 on a takeout order for one burrito bowl (for an astonishing $19) at a FOOD TRUCK the guy huffed and puffed at me about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

Why only 30? Really nice people add 50. Wouldn’t you rather be really nice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

+1. 20% is currently the standard for good service. Above and beyond is additional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are now tip options when you pay at the airport gift/sundry shop. So we can pay $10 for a bag of chips at the register and opt to give a 10, 15 or 20% tip o top of that.

We are slowly becoming a land of beggars.. This is nothing more than normalizing begging.. and slowly getting aggressive about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought you guys were being silly about this stuff and we can all click off these prompts without much flak but when I clicked off preselected amounts and self-entered $2 on a takeout order for one burrito bowl (for an astonishing $19) at a FOOD TRUCK the guy huffed and puffed at me about it.

Don't get me started on food trucks. Some of the shittiest foods I've ever eaten at restaurant prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

Why? You understand how math works, right? Two people go to dinner, costs $100, you tip 20% - $20. 11 people go to dinner, costs $550, you tip 20% - $110. The bill would likely be higher because its a larger group, bottles of wine, etc. The waiter IS getting a proportionally larger tip without the hassle of dealing with 5 different tables. What's not to like? Of course, if you like the service, etc. you tip more... same as you would if you were the "quiet party of two".

[Anonymous]

Just ask if the establishment if they use the tipped minimum wage if you want to. Those waiters make far less hourly money, so tipping 15% isn't amazing at full-service restaurant.
If you are eating at a fast-casual spot, they get above the regular minimum wage, so you shouldn't look at the tipping situations in the same way. $1-3 is just a nice addition. Remember if you're paying via credit card that they are ultimately taking a cut too so your tip may not be quite as generous as you first think.

[Anonymous]

When you travel abroad, servers are usually paid a traditional wage. Therefore, you typically wouldn't tip large amounts.
Unfortunately, some travelers to the US don't do their homework and only tip very minimally here. In tourist traps like DC, that can be tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

Why? You understand how math works, right? Two people go to dinner, costs $100, you tip 20% - $20. 11 people go to dinner, costs $550, you tip 20% - $110. The bill would likely be higher because its a larger group, bottles of wine, etc. The waiter IS getting a proportionally larger tip without the hassle of dealing with 5 different tables. What's not to like? Of course, if you like the service, etc. you tip more... same as you would if you were the "quiet party of two".

“I’ve never served tables” would have been faster and easier for you to post. For future reference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

Why? You understand how math works, right? Two people go to dinner, costs $100, you tip 20% - $20. 11 people go to dinner, costs $550, you tip 20% - $110. The bill would likely be higher because its a larger group, bottles of wine, etc. The waiter IS getting a proportionally larger tip without the hassle of dealing with 5 different tables. What's not to like? Of course, if you like the service, etc. you tip more... same as you would if you were the "quiet party of two".

“I’ve never served tables” would have been faster and easier for you to post. For future reference.

I've never served tables but have paid for many, many 15+ party dinners. My math and logic still hold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just ask if the establishment if they use the tipped minimum wage if you want to. Those waiters make far less hourly money, so tipping 15% isn't amazing at full-service restaurant.
If you are eating at a fast-casual spot, they get above the regular minimum wage, so you shouldn't look at the tipping situations in the same way. $1-3 is just a nice addition. Remember if you're paying via credit card that they are ultimately taking a cut too so your tip may not be quite as generous as you first think.

Pre-pandemic, 15% was the norm and waiters were perfectly happy. Post pandemic, waiters who are 'taken advantage of' with the tipping minimum wage system have way too many other options. Why don't they just quit and work at a Starbucks or a fast-food place and get paid a higher wage? They didn't pre-pandemic, and they won't now because they make way more than they would otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went out this weekend with the whole fam. There was 11 of us. They included a 20 automatic gratuity of 20 percent - 90 dollars. I paid the bill and added another 30.

That’s what nice people do.

This actually raises an interesting point, which is that some customers are much harder to deal with than others. Like a big group of 11 is a PITA for most restaurants. Same with a huge take out order, or ordering with lots of substitutions, or going out with multiple small kids who can't sit still and are noisy.

In those cases, I do think tipping extra is the "nice" thing to do because you are creating extra work for the people there, likely making it harder for them to serve other customers, and just causing additional stress. Having self-awareness about that is good.

But I don't think you need to tip 50% (or even 25% or 22%) if you are just going out to dinner with your spouse or a friend, and ordering off the menu and being polite and patient and causing no problems for them whatsoever. Like OF COURSE the party of 11 should tip more. But that shouldn't be the standard for the quiet party of two at the next table. They don't need to tip extra to be "nice." They are already nice in that they aren't asking for anything more than standard service.

Why? You understand how math works, right? Two people go to dinner, costs $100, you tip 20% - $20. 11 people go to dinner, costs $550, you tip 20% - $110. The bill would likely be higher because its a larger group, bottles of wine, etc. The waiter IS getting a proportionally larger tip without the hassle of dealing with 5 different tables. What's not to like? Of course, if you like the service, etc. you tip more... same as you would if you were the "quiet party of two".

“I’ve never served tables” would have been faster and easier for you to post. For future reference.

I've never served tables but have paid for many, many 15+ party dinners. My math and logic still hold.