Tipping Culture Where You Live

LBCeddie

lastexitlondon said:

Merkin Baller said:

lastexitlondon said:

Try the English way.  You might never tip again once you start just not doing it

You don't seem to get that the servers in the US depend on tips for their livelihood. 

I'm not a fucking idiot. But people here are saying they dislike it and don't understand why they tip everyone sure tip under paid folk but that's not what people are doing,so they are tipping absolutely everything they do. Ok so tip a low paid worker if you know for a fact they get the tip because some places the money is taken and pooled between all staff. .
Just maybe start by only giving money directly to a waitress. And leave all the MUST tip.

Yes you are, and a cheap one at that. 

lastexitlondon

I'm very cheap. Free pretty much

Malroth

LBCeddie said:

lastexitlondon said:

Merkin Baller said:

lastexitlondon said:

Try the English way.  You might never tip again once you start just not doing it

You don't seem to get that the servers in the US depend on tips for their livelihood. 

I'm not a fucking idiot. But people here are saying they dislike it and don't understand why they tip everyone sure tip under paid folk but that's not what people are doing,so they are tipping absolutely everything they do. Ok so tip a low paid worker if you know for a fact they get the tip because some places the money is taken and pooled between all staff. .
Just maybe start by only giving money directly to a waitress. And leave all the MUST tip.

Yes you are, and a cheap one at that. 

Nice.

HughFreakingDillon

interesting:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/10/business/tipping-dinner-how-much/index.html

mace1229

HughFreakingDillon said:

interesting:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/10/business/tipping-dinner-how-much/index.html

What? Only 90% tip at a sit down restaurant? Do nearly 10% really regularly walk out with tipping?

"Americans’ tipping behaviors also vary by business. More than 90% of people say they always or often leave a tip at sit-down restaurants, 78% when getting a haircut, 76% for food delivery and 61% taking a taxi or ride-share."

HughFreakingDillon

LBCeddie said:

lastexitlondon said:

Merkin Baller said:

lastexitlondon said:

Try the English way.  You might never tip again once you start just not doing it

You don't seem to get that the servers in the US depend on tips for their livelihood. 

I'm not a fucking idiot. But people here are saying they dislike it and don't understand why they tip everyone sure tip under paid folk but that's not what people are doing,so they are tipping absolutely everything they do. Ok so tip a low paid worker if you know for a fact they get the tip because some places the money is taken and pooled between all staff. .
Just maybe start by only giving money directly to a waitress. And leave all the MUST tip.

Yes you are, and a cheap one at that. 

it would nice if you could take into consideration different cultural/national practices when deciding to insult someone like that. it's ignorant. 

HughFreakingDillon

mace1229 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

interesting:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/10/business/tipping-dinner-how-much/index.html

What? Only 90% tip at a sit down restaurant? Do nearly 10% really regularly walk out with tipping?

"Americans’ tipping behaviors also vary by business. More than 90% of people say they always or often leave a tip at sit-down restaurants, 78% when getting a haircut, 76% for food delivery and 61% taking a taxi or ride-share."

haha, I was going to say 90% is really high. I would imagine loads of people in Canada don't tip, and not because we're cheap or mean or whatever some people infer. 

Gern Blansten

The boomers are the 15%ers...they didn't graduate to the 20% suggestion

mace1229

I remember growing up in the 80s always hearing 15% was standard.
Honestly, I don't know why you'd ever need to increase the tipping percent. As food prices go up, that 15% is worth more. It's an instant pay raise when prices go up if you keep the percent the same. But 20% seems to be the standard now. Got a double raise.

mcgruff10

Just bought a dozen bagels and on checkout there was an option for a tip. Ugh no. 

HughFreakingDillon

mace1229 said:

I remember growing up in the 80s always hearing 15% was standard.
Honestly, I don't know why you'd ever need to increase the tipping percent. As food prices go up, that 15% is worth more. It's an instant pay raise when prices go up if you keep the percent the same. But 20% seems to be the standard now. Got a double raise.

agreed 100%

cutz

HughFreakingDillon said:

mace1229 said:

I remember growing up in the 80s always hearing 15% was standard.
Honestly, I don't know why you'd ever need to increase the tipping percent. As food prices go up, that 15% is worth more. It's an instant pay raise when prices go up if you keep the percent the same. But 20% seems to be the standard now. Got a double raise.

agreed 100%

I do too.

I usually do Tip more then 15% but I still think that is a Fair standard  % for Tipping.

Asking for a Tip just getting Bagels? I agree McGruff: NO WAY!

mcgruff10

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/americans-confused-frustrated-tipping-culture-225832792.html

Americans are confused, frustrated by new tipping culture, study finds

Gern Blansten

It's just a new thing. We'll learn to hit "0" more often. 

I've stood behind people buying mixed drinks at hockey games and seen people just tap the 20% button. I tend to just tip $1 for a draft and maybe $2 for a mixed drink if they give me a good pour.

cblock4life

Gern Blansten said:

The boomers are the 15%ers...they didn't graduate to the 20% suggestion

Boomer here…..I’ve never left less than 20%.  Great servers, those in good moods who engage, and all high school students who wait on me without an attitude get 50%.  I’m not wealthy but I do realize how fortunate I and my family are.  

cincybearcat

Gern Blansten said:

It's just a new thing. We'll learn to hit "0" more often. 

I've stood behind people buying mixed drinks at hockey games and seen people just tap the 20% button. I tend to just tip $1 for a draft and maybe $2 for a mixed drink if they give me a good pour.

I gotta admit, I struggle with it.  Especially if I have to pay and tip before I even get my food/drink at like a quick service place....

My biggest annoyance is the pre-populated tip %.  Pretty high most of the time.  Even the beer vendors at stadiums have it.  I generally used to tip $1/beer that I was picking up...the pre-populated % start higher than that....takes more time to enter your own and you hold up the line.  Also not sure why I am tipping for a beer I go get at a stand anyhow...but I do.  I hate the tipping culture.  Would like it all baked in and just pay people correctly.  I got the damn tip screen at a self-serve frozen yogurt place.  We picked up our own cups, dispensed our own yogurt, added our own toppings, put our own containers on a scale and paid.  WTF would you tip for?

Now I go get my haircut from the same lady I did when I was in college... I tip between 60%-100% with it usually being about 70%.  I enjoy tipping because I like the lady, she always fits me in and I want to support her small business and her.  That's what tipping should be about.  Tipping for service, friendliness.

cincybearcat

cblock4life said:

Gern Blansten said:

The boomers are the 15%ers...they didn't graduate to the 20% suggestion

Boomer here…..I’ve never left less than 20%.  Great servers, those in good moods who engage, and all high school students who wait on me without an attitude get 50%.  I’m not wealthy but I do realize how fortunate I and my family are.  

Damn that is high! But it you like it, good for you.  Unless bad service I start at 20% but likely only go to about 30% unless something exceptional.  And it would have to be pretty bad service, then it might only be 15%.  

cblock4life

cincybearcat said:

cblock4life said:

Gern Blansten said:

The boomers are the 15%ers...they didn't graduate to the 20% suggestion

Boomer here…..I’ve never left less than 20%.  Great servers, those in good moods who engage, and all high school students who wait on me without an attitude get 50%.  I’m not wealthy but I do realize how fortunate I and my family are.  

Damn that is high! But it you like it, good for you.  Unless bad service I start at 20% but likely only go to about 30% unless something exceptional.  And it would have to be pretty bad service, then it might only be 15%.  

Yes, I’m kind of a softie when I start thinking too much about those providing a service and imagine they’re in these jobs not by choice but necessity.  It really is more because I’m just thankful for my own life….if that makes sense.  

cblock4life

If you have to figure out your waitresses tip on your phone then you probably don’t have enough money to eat out in the first place.  

mace1229

cblock4life said:

Gern Blansten said:

The boomers are the 15%ers...they didn't graduate to the 20% suggestion

Boomer here…..I’ve never left less than 20%.  Great servers, those in good moods who engage, and all high school students who wait on me without an attitude get 50%.  I’m not wealthy but I do realize how fortunate I and my family are.  

You've never tipped less than 20%? Or do you mean currently you wouldn't;t tip less?
Am I wrong, or wasn't 15% standard in the 80s and maybe 90s? Or were my parents just cheap? Pretty sure I remember my grandparents complaining back then that it used to only be 10% a decade before.