How much would you tip on a $53 bill?

[Anonymous]

$11 - $15

[Anonymous]

An ex-friend of mine was horrible at tipping. It got so bad that our mutual friends and I stopped inviting her out to eat with us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$9
That's a little over 15% and 3 bucks a person. Nice and even.

Too cheap. 15% is no longer the standard tip unless the service was really poor. If it's not at least 20%, the server is left wondering what they did wrong.

When did 20% become the new norm?

20 years ago. Seriously.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the person whose turn it was to pay this time gave $7.00. I saw the cash sticking out of the bill and realized it was too low, so when the person paying got up and went to use the bathroom before we left I stuffed some more money inside the leather folder. Just wanted to see if my instinct was right because I felt kind of weird about overstepping someone else's decision on that. But I did not want to the server to get less of a tip then they deserved!!

I've done that before. Walked out to the parking lot with everyone, and then said, "Oops, I need to go to the bathroom. See ya all tomorrow!" and went back and added to the tip. Some people are freakishly cheap.

On the rare occasion when my FIL picks up the check we have to do this.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. Nice job OP. You are a good person.

[Anonymous]

$10 at least. If all short a few bucks, it adds up. You coworker should go to chipotle instead. You all went to a full service restaurant and spent only 53 bucks and then wanted to short the waiter.

[Anonymous]

$10+ change to make it an even amount.

--former server

[Anonymous]

I can't stand people who will sit and drink/eat $53 worth of nothing they couldn't have consumed at home for $10 or less and then want to stiff the person who served them over and over again.

On a $53 check, I would have tipped $11. $12 if the server was especially attentive or if we were especially annoying -- which I bet your group was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the person whose turn it was to pay this time gave $7.00. I saw the cash sticking out of the bill and realized it was too low, so when the person paying got up and went to use the bathroom before we left I stuffed some more money inside the leather folder. Just wanted to see if my instinct was right because I felt kind of weird about overstepping someone else's decision on that. But I did not want to the server to get less of a tip then they deserved!!

I've done that before. Walked out to the parking lot with everyone, and then said, "Oops, I need to go to the bathroom. See ya all tomorrow!" and went back and added to the tip. Some people are freakishly cheap.

I've done this before too. I don't feel right being cheap on a tip when I've had good service. In this situation I would have left $11.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the person whose turn it was to pay this time gave $7.00. I saw the cash sticking out of the bill and realized it was too low, so when the person paying got up and went to use the bathroom before we left I stuffed some more money inside the leather folder. Just wanted to see if my instinct was right because I felt kind of weird about overstepping someone else's decision on that. But I did not want to the server to get less of a tip then they deserved!!

Omg, I aclways leave an extra tip when I go out with coworkers. They run the servers constantly, buy the cheapest meals, demand individual checks and I get the impression barely tip (from the ones that use cash and worry if they pay an extra dollar).

[Anonymous]

10

[Anonymous]

$12

[Anonymous]

Cheating a good waiter is like stealing. It's pretty bad.

[Anonymous]

$12 or more. I would have done the same thing and added to the tip. Probably right at the table with the comment t's earned for dealing with my diet regiment!

[Anonymous]

I bet your cheap friend was also the one in the group who made the most money.