Tipping Friends...

81

there isn't a function for that on my tip calculator. sorry.

norm

81 wrote:

there isn't a function for that on my tip calculator. sorry.

it's a wizard

81

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

there isn't a function for that on my tip calculator. sorry.

it's a wizard

i bought it for $50 off some guy on teh street. it might be hot.

pjfan31

Or just move to Australia where you don't have to tip

mickeyrat

mookeywrench wrote:

So say your friend is a waiter, bartender, hair stylist...whatever

you go to them for their service, then comes the bill.

You want to give a big tip because they're your friend.

But then you start to second guess yourself because you don't want them to think of it as a charity case. The act could come across as though you think you're better than them, such as saying, 'look how well off I am and how much you need this money.'

Then you start to think what if they think any tip is a charity case and should I be tipping them at all?

what do you do?

well I'm no Dunkman, but I'd pay what I owed say thanks and walkout. They would know I 'm a cheapskate!!1

81

mickeyrat wrote:

well I'm no Dunkman, but I'd pay what I owed say thanks and walkout. They would know I 'm a cheapskate!!1

good point. set the precedent early so that they don't expect you to over tip in teh future or buy roudns of shots when you go out. fuckin brilliant

chadwick

Nothingman54 wrote:

Wife and I went out to eat at nice place for valentines day 5 years ago and my waiter was a guy I knew when I was younger, he was always mean to me so when I knew we was our waiter I was like oh shit this is weird but after 3 strong drinks I didn't care. I wrote a note on the back of the ticket that said thanks for the great night and I tipped him 65.00

a bit of reverse psychology of sorts.
well played.

_Crazy_Mary_

20% plus. If the bill is $115, tip $25. Be generous, it doesn't come across as charity.

81

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

20% plus. If the bill is $115, tip $25. Be generous, it doesn't come across as charity.

momma always told me, never take advice from a crazy lady named mary.







just kidding.

_Crazy_Mary_

I made $94 on one table last weekend & none of them were my friends...

Jearlpam0925

Have any of the Euro's or other non-Americans commented on this subject yet? I'm waiting for the almighty classics bouts that used to ensue on this subject in the past.

With that said, everyone - tip your peeps, ya chincy bastards! Whether they're your friend or not.

mysticweed

chadwick wrote:

i'd leave a tip and tell 'em to stop by for a green smoking session.
no big deal.

now, THAT is I call a tip

and, yes, you should over tip your friends

cincybearcat

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

I made $94 on one table last weekend & none of them were my friends...

Were you dancing on said table?

81

cincybearcat wrote:

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

I made $94 on one table last weekend & none of them were my friends...

Were you dancing on said table?

that'd be crazy...oh wait.

RW81233

As someone who worked in the food and delivery industry I think that there are several small unspoken "rules" to this.
1. Play it straight...friend does well, no comps, good food, etc. Tip 20%+round up to the next buck or two. It's your friend after all, but, as someone said not a charity case.

2. Rule Bending...friend does well, comps you a few beverages, maybe an appetizer. If they bring you the stuff unwarranted and you enjoyed it then tip 20% on the price that your bill would have been. In the end it's like getting 60 cent beers, and 1.20 appetizers. However, if you were planning on paying for the drinks and they magically don't end up on the bill, then pay 50%+ for whatever you were going to pay for.

3. Full Comp...if they do it out of the blue you gotta sleep with them OR pay them off (haha j/k), or give like a 30% tip or so.

Nothingman54

chadwick wrote:

i'd leave a tip and tell 'em to stop by for a green smoking session.
no big deal.

I was tipped with hash when I worked at a music store and we were also a ticketmaster outlet and I got someone really good seats to a concert and he asked if I liked hash and I said who doesn't and handed me a little film holder with hash in it. The good old days.

Jearlpam0925

Nothingman54 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

i'd leave a tip and tell 'em to stop by for a green smoking session.
no big deal.

I was tipped with hash when I worked at a music store and we were also a ticketmaster outlet and I got someone really good seats to a concert and he asked if I liked hash and I said who doesn't and handed me a little film holder with hash in it. The good old days.

When I ran my family's bar this one dude would "tip" with a "quarter" of headies. Yeah, he never really paid for beers.

dunkman

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Have any of the Euro's or other non-Americans commented on this subject yet? I'm waiting for the almighty classics bouts that used to ensue on this subject in the past.

it's a hard one to answer as none of my friends work in the service industry nor do they work in America where tipping is seen a sign of showing off how much you earn to the poor people who bring you a meal. Therefore, in summation either get friends who don't require tipping or move to the civilised world.

Yellow Ledbelly

PJPixie wrote:

lol..........i thought this thread was going to be like COW TIPPING.

Me too....now that kind of friend tipping I'm all for....it pays off to hang out with a bunch of drunks sometimes....GOOD TIMES

Jearlpam0925

dunkman wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Have any of the Euro's or other non-Americans commented on this subject yet? I'm waiting for the almighty classics bouts that used to ensue on this subject in the past.

it's a hard one to answer as none of my friends work in the service industry nor do they work in America where tipping is seen a sign of showing off how much you earn to the poor people who bring you a meal. Therefore, in summation either get friends who don't require tipping or move to the civilised world.

FINALLY.