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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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

Tell that to the cheap ass poster who inflicts her kids on the server and then under tíos.  So far as I’m concerned, a table with kids is almost by definition “harder to deal with.”

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You can tip 50%, it your money. Just don't tell others what to do. I think everyone is comfortable with their tipping habits. [/quote]

You’re right.  I can’t “tell others what to do.”  But I can call out a cheap ass when I see one. [/quote]

What does that accomplish exactly? It's an anonymous forum. [/quote]

DP, but it made the cheap ass throw a defensive adult tantrum for several responses and that gave me a good laugh. [/quote]

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