Tipping Culture Where You Live

mace1229 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.  

You've never tipped less than 20%?
Am I wrong, or wasn't;t 15% standard in the 80s? Or were my parents just cheap?

I really don’t think I have!  Even when service is off I tend to feel like “everyone has a bad day” or imagine they’re going through something that has nothing to do with me.  15% was standard - then 18%. I was raised by a man who would put a 20 in his hand then approach the homeless (who weren’t asking for it) telling them “hey you dropped this”.  I’m just fortunate I married someone who felt the same way I do about tipping.  Plus 20% is easier to figure out!!! 😂

static111 said:

cblock4life said:

mace1229 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.  

You've never tipped less than 20%?
Am I wrong, or wasn't;t 15% standard in the 80s? Or were my parents just cheap?

I really don’t think I have!  Even when service is off I tend to feel like “everyone has a bad day” or imagine they’re going through something that has nothing to do with me.  15% was standard - then 18%. I was raised by a man who would put a 20 in his hand then approach the homeless (who weren’t asking for it) telling them “hey you dropped this”.  I’m just fortunate I married someone who felt the same way I do about tipping.  Plus 20% is easier to figure out!!! 😂

I also have rarely tipped below 20% and in those cases it has only been for extremely poor service.  My mom was a waitress and tips paid our bills growing up and I was always taught how little servers make and how much they depend on tips.  I also tip on the post tax amount unlike some of you cheap skates around here looking to worm out of paying an extra $0.26. Shame on you all!

I can't tell if that is serious or not. But why should I tip on the tax?
Seems unnecessary to tip on the percentage that the government charges. Tip on the services the restaurant prices which is billed to you. They are not providing any tax services, so no need to tip on it.

cincybearcat said:

cblock4life said:

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.  

Or you maybe drank a little too much.....

Funny because it’s true!  

HughFreakingDillon said:

cblock4life said:

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.  

how's the view from that tower?

There’s plenty of times when we were first married that I took a calculator with me to the store because we only had $98 bi-weekly to spend on food and that also had to include formula and diapers.  So my point is  we didn’t eat out back then.  You know, priorities.  

HughFreakingDillon said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Also, I know everyone is different but I'm very surprised to see how many people here feel pressured by the option to tip.  As a few have pointed out, just bypass and don't tip or put Other and tip what you like.  Wonder why this makes people uptight, anxious, or in some way to feel badly.
I don't give a fuck one way or the other.  If I want to tip, I do.  If I don't, I don't.  

I don't think this option is going away so I hope that folks can get comfortable with saying no if that is what they want, and not feeling like they need to take out their feelings on folks who depend on tips in more traditional settings due to the new tech options in untraditional tipping settings.

the passive aggressiveness of the "would you like any change?", even when I give two fifties on a $60 bill. lol. um, YEAH

That's the rude way to say it, and servers should know better. I was a server for years all through post-secondary, and the polite way is to just say, "I'll be right back with your change." Then have that opportunity to say, "no, that's okay, no change!" if they want to give it to you as a tip, but they aren't being asked for a tip at all.

Just took our kids to get a haircut yesterday. They’re 7 and 9, so I take them to a basic, no thrill place. I go there too actually.
Kids haircut was $16. When I swiped my card it gave me 3 options for a tip; $5, $7 or $9. Seemed a little ridiculous to me. Spent less than 10 minutes on each kid, and to expect a minimum of $5 tip each?
Of course they had the custom option, which I did and I usually tip $4, which is still 25%,. But it just makes me feel like they expect more when their minimum option is higher than what I think it should be.
I’d prefer a place like a hair cut, to just charge wha they expect you to pay, and don’t ask for a tip. If they want $23 for a kids cut, then charge 23. Don’t charge 16 then ask me to make up the difference.