Can we talk about tipping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to tip 18-20 percent in CASH which was norm up to maybe 10-15 years ago.

So $100 tip was $20 bucks.

Tidal $100 dollar tip the restaurant keeps credit card charge and add in Medicare, SS, Federal, state etc. they $20 tip it is like a $12 tip.

Now add in waiting till next paycheck to get and hoping boss does not steal it or goes BK before you get paid.

Ment a $100 bill with tip if $20 like 12 bucks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to tip 18-20 percent in CASH which was norm up to maybe 10-15 years ago.

So $100 tip was $20 bucks.

Tidal $100 dollar tip the restaurant keeps credit card charge and add in Medicare, SS, Federal, state etc. they $20 tip it is like a $12 tip.

Now add in waiting till next paycheck to get and hoping boss does not steal it or goes BK before you get paid.

Didnt you post this and your Uber/door dash/barbering tip experiences in the other thread about the exact same thing? Almost verbatim.

Sorry your boss stole from u. That sucks.

[Anonymous]

Oh my god. Stop bringing this up. Tip what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, what was your manager’s advice for making customers happy?

It was a ton of little things. A lot of them only apply to casual restaurants but not all of them. Some that come to mind:

Don’t constantly interrupt conversations to announce what you are doing or to constantly ask if everything is ok.

For families with small children, bring extra napkins and wet wipe.

The iced tea was hot brewed so the ice melted fast. So we brought them an extra cup of ice. People loved that.

Set the meal down so that the main entree is closest to the person.

Don’t ask if you can take their plate away. People make it obvious when they are done with their plate so that you can take it away without asking or announcing.

Refilling coffee was an art form. If they added cream or sugar, don’t refill without permission. People don’t like it when the coffee:sweetener ratio is messed up.

Bring refills and extra plates for buffet without asking. Maybe they won’t use them, but they almost always did, so not worth interrupting them to ask.

Don’t assume the woman ordered the salad.

good stuff.

+1. Also, don’t assume the woman has the tea and the man has the coffee. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened.

[Anonymous]

Op, I was a server and dealt with very cheap tippers for years.

I tip 30% to hairstylists, servers and aestheticians. Anyone who is providing me a service.

[Anonymous]

My uncle was a bartender in a place where a multi week sporting event rolled into town every couple of years. For those weeks he worked all the time and made over $1,000 a night in tips. This was 70s/80s so probably would be 10,000 today. I think he was on the side of tips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I was a server and dealt with very cheap tippers for years.

I tip 30% to hairstylists, servers and aestheticians. Anyone who is providing me a service.

What about personal trainers? Accountants? Lawyers?

[Anonymous]

My favorite bar does not accept tips. Drink prices are outrageous, but I don't care. I wish more establishments would move to no tipping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who complain about tipping at full service restaurant and having to spend over $20, please stay home. Restaurants are not hurting for customers right now. They are hurting for workers. We have people quit left and right the moment customers order coffee all shift long in out full service restaurant.
I just went back to work and my first 2 orders were coffees. People drink coffee not because they need a 'pick me up', but it's cheap. Have your dinner or even just appetizers and we can do the coffee and dessert afterwards. Bringing coffee takes me twice and I usually work for free on coffee tables.
We had a customer who insisted that she has always been able to come for just coffee. As a worker, what you hear is: "I've always been able to come here and not spend money". The last server lost it I think. He was the hero for weeks at work. Can you imagine you have a table all set for dinner and somebody comes for coffee to "mess it up", and leaves you pennies on the table.
again, long story shot, stay home if you are not hungry or want to spend $20 at minimum. Not hurting for money, but hurting for workers. I think many made the shift to delivery and being a nanny.

Grow up
You can order anything from the menu

I used to order glass of water and soup.

[Anonymous]

And what's the tipping inflation on the little screens? The options used to be 15%, 18% and 20%, and now I'm increasingly getting 18%, 20% and 25%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I was a server and dealt with very cheap tippers for years.

I tip 30% to hairstylists, servers and aestheticians. Anyone who is providing me a service.

Why can't your hairstylist just charge 20% more and be done with it? A lot of people provide services and we don't tip for them. I didn't tip my dentist yesterday even though he's the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And what's the tipping inflation on the little screens? The options used to be 15%, 18% and 20%, and now I'm increasingly getting 18%, 20% and 25%.

When I see it starting at 18% or even higher, I don't tip at all. That's just greedy.

[Anonymous]

TIPS ARE OPTIONAL , if you do not want to pay you just don’t . NOBODY is forcing you . And for those who assume server make less than minimum wage are wrong . They earn tipped min wage which is usually less tan state minimum wage plus tips , employer has to pay , if tipped min wage plus tips doesn’t add up to min wage. But usually servers earn way more than min wage , which I think, they totally deserve it , it’s hard work. I used to work as server .

[Anonymous]

If you order small meal, soup, or go out just for coffee. The amount of effort is the same for server as if you ordered something expensive.
You can also sit at the table and talk as long as you like

Perhaps a tip should be a standard amount instead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to tip 18-20 percent in CASH which was norm up to maybe 10-15 years ago.

So $100 tip was $20 bucks.

Tidal $100 dollar tip the restaurant keeps credit card charge and add in Medicare, SS, Federal, state etc. they $20 tip it is like a $12 tip.

Now add in waiting till next paycheck to get and hoping boss does not steal it or goes BK before you get paid.

Ment a $100 bill with tip if $20 like 12 bucks

Who cares? They should pay their taxes. My boss gave me a $250 bonus. It was like $100 once it hit my paycheck. That's life. Most people don't get any bonuses at all, all year round.