Do You Tip at Least 15 Percent?

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Date: Saturday, June 16


Game time: 5 p.m. (watch party begins at 4 p.m.)
Watch Party Location: Park Street Tavern
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As long as the service is at least acceptable, and I differentiate between the cook/chef's job and the server's job. I will not leave a 15% tip for lousy service, but I also won't leave without leaving SOME tip, even if it is only a message.

Usually, but it always depends on service.

I tip 15-20 %, more if the service is great.

I always overtip. I have given hundred dollar tips before. Yeah, I know, but it was Vegas and Suade is very expensive. Anyways, yes, I do.

If the service is good, I will leave 15%, otherwise I will tip according to the level of service. It is not my job to pay wages of these people, that is up to the employer.

Unless the service is piss poor

Except at buffet restaurants where you serve yourself.

I'm bad at math but i get close.

20% or more if the service is excellent, is more typical for me.

I tip anywhere from 20-25%, they work hard for their money and deserve to be compensated for it.

I either tip and rarely I skip it all together if the service was deplorable.

I tend to go a little overboard when tipping, people in restaurants work pretty hard

If they do there job properly, I'll probably give 20%, more if they do an extraordinary job. If they do a bad job they can look forward to a much smaller wad of cash.

Thankfully we don't need to in Australia. You actually get a wage here.

sometimes more depending on food and service

I tip 20%. I was a waitress for years, which helped pay for my college tuition. So, I know what a good tip means.

Unless service is poor I do. For poor service I don't have a problem with leaving no tip at all.

It depends on the service. I don't automatically tip any amount. Some people preform their jobs so poorly they are probably being vastly overpaid just by receiving their weekly pay checks.

T.I.P.S. stands for - To Insure Prompt/Proper Service
It doesn't mean - 'Hey, I get more just because I showed up for work today'

To be fair, 99% of the time, at least in my experiences, the quality of the service and staff is worthy of a good tip.

Paying a server a decent wage is not one of my responsibilities!!! Paying for the food I order is. However, should the owner wish to discount the menu prices by 15%, I would gladly give it to the server. OR, should the owner reduce the price of a soda from $2/glass to an amount that more is in line with the 7 to 10 cents cost of the drink, I would gladly pass along some of this savings to the server.

Have you ever wondered why a meal at a place like MickyD's can cost you around $8-$9 (+/-) while a decent, higher quality, imo, lunch at a full service restaurant can run you about the same?

The chain restaurants are paying their entire staff at least minimum wage and therefore , the higher labor costs are factored into the total price of their menu items. A full service restaurant doesn't have the same level of labor expenses (if the number of employees are the same for this example) and therefore it can offer the higher quality of food, service, and atmosphere (i.e. a better quality dining experience overall) at a lower price and still maintain a decent profit margin. If they had to increase their payroll expenses to that of say a chain fast food restaurant I can assure you that they would have to increase the price for their meals as well.

Waiters/Waitresses are willing to accept a lower hourly wage, in part, because the opportunity to earn a higher than minimum hourly wage exists. If they are good at what they do, for the vast majority, they will earn that overall higher wage per hour. If not, their customers will help them to determine that they should either work to improve their skills or probably find some other line of work that they can excel in which will allow them to earn the wages they deem to be fair for the services they are offering.

-- just trying to offer a different perspective :-)

I very rarely tip.

I tip according to the quality of service received.

Yup.. My mother raised four sons on waitress wages

Depending on the service I received I tip 10-20%.

Usually 20 though

if the service was worth it, if not, I might leave a single copper penny.

Yes I leave between 15 and 20 percent always. If I have problems with the service or quality I prefer to take that up with the management. Waitiing on people just seems like a hard job to me-you need good balance, a permanent smile and a friendly outgoing personality. Blah! I don't know how most of them stay so cheerful!

i like it when i get tipped so i tip others for their good service...unless they did a terrible job than i tip a small amount, like one time w got a raciest waiter, and i swear he did something to my food......but it was probably just me

I tip to how the service was. If the service was good they get a good tip, if it was bad then they get nothing.

Generally, yes. 10% or less would be a deliberate insult for bad service. 20% for good service. More for exceptional service or holidays.

In my country, workers get paid an actual wage and don't have to rely on the charity of their customers :/

It's the same here for self-service restaurants. Tipping is for full service establishments.

Never.

How much do you tip? If you don't mind my asking.

I'm an excellent tipper. Usually leave 20-25% or if the service I'm buying ($10 or less) I can leave up to 50%. I've worked in the service industry and I know how much it sucks. That being said, if the server is rude to me I'll drop the tip to 15% or less. I am very lenient with service troubles but not if the server is rude.

I always tip AROUND 15 percent. What that means is I'll find out the amount for 15 percent, then I'll adjust it slightly so that when I add the tip to my bill, the result is an even dollar amount.

if it's good service, 20

I always tip. If it's really bad, they get a tip but not a good one. If they did everything right, I've been known to tip over 20 percent.