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Tipping

MarkBoknecht

There's numerous situations where you might want to tip. Usually a restaurant or when I get a haircut. How much? Maybe five or six bucks on a twenty-five dollar haircut. Usually 20% at a restaurant. But it depends. If it's lousy service or bad food, I'll tip less. Maybe 10% if it's really bad.

I know. It's not the server's fault if the food is bad.

But the other day, I heard of something totally preposterous. There's a movement by a few really cheap people that won't tip. Anything. They believe that by not tipping this will advance change in the industry forcing restaurants to pay their servers more. What a stup.id idea.

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wpony714

My tipping in CA has gone down drastically. I don't like to tip on turnkey food where you order at the counter, take your own food to the table, and bus your own stuff into the trashcan. What is the tip for?

I appreciate places that don't ask or expect me to tip. In-n-Out and Panda Express don't ask.

Change happens regardless. What I do know is that tipping will decrease when wages increase.

Michael_Scarn

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749691#Comment_749691

I just spent two weeks in San Diego and restaurant prices are outrageously high.

Chopper

I think some of this is leftover from the over tipping fad during the quarantine. I know I did it; I really felt for the workers who were willing to keep working but demand had slowed so much. I gave a lot of takeout handlers some very rich tips during that period. However times have changed.

MarkBoknecht

We don't order take out much. Same for dining out. Too many disappointments.

Plus my wife is s a great cook. It also helps that she's retired and has the time to do it.

Situations vary. If I'm eating breakfast and the bill is $15.50, I'll leave a twenty and tell the server to keep the change — a $4.50 tip on a $15.50 bill or a 29% tip. On the other hand, if Im a frequent diner, Ill probably tip closer to 15-20 %. Also, if I'm having breakfast and it costs me $20, I consider that a huge bargain compared to dinner that could easily run a hundred dollars or more. And where my tip will more likely be around 20%.

And I agree with Chopper. Tipped more for takeout during Covid.

As for delivery, such as Pizza Delivery we always leave a side-tip in addition to the delivery charge.

Wtk

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/34478/tipping

The person you tip did not cook the food. But he/her could spit in it?

TNDawg71

I try to tip based on level of effort and level of service. If someone just carries an expensive steak to my table doesn't deserve that much more than an inexpensive Mexican meal.

DvilleDawg

I try to stay at 20% tip for everything. Haircut, dine in meal, or takeout. Sometimes I will tip more than 20% but it's rare.

mattmd2

”Tipflation” is real. You’re now asked at almost any Point-of-Sale to tip and the default options are always like 15/20/25%. And that’s when you place your order / before you even get your food. What if you generously tip and then wait forever for bad food? Can’t get your money back.

I generally don’t add tip for counter-order service.

When it comes to dining out, 20% is my standard. I do adjust for expensive items like a bottle of wine or expensive cocktails, unless I’m following the servers educated recommendation. Why should they get more money for bringing me a $100 bottle than a $10 bottle? Same amount of effort on their part.

Chopper

Generally I tip 10% for takeout and drinks, 20% for food table service; I have a hard time tipping someone for just entering my order at a fast casual counter and yelling my # when I need to retrieve it. I am careful to not include the taxes in my calculation especially in the areas where they hit you for the booze tax. I tend to be more generous with cheaper meals, IE- I might tip 50% to the Waffle House waitress on a $15 omelet and cup of joe but not to the $200 seafood tower.

I will say all things being equal I prefer the areas abroad where tipping is just not part of the deal. The price is what the price is, and the restaurant pays the staff appropriately. But, I think the ship has sailed on that here. (And not to hijack the thread, but we get incredibly screwed in America on how much things cost. Especially flights.)

wpony714

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749693#Comment_749693

A lot of full-service restaurants out here have been adding on a mandatory service fee since 2020, similar to what they used to charge for large groups (10+). They were trying to stay afloat but those kinds of charges never go away and so even for full-service, I won't tip if they've already included the mandatory fee. And it's not like they ever announced it, people just started to look over the itemized bill and wonder, hey, what's that?

There were other add-ons for things like sterilizing tableware, extra plates, etc.

BEACHDAWG

Nobody ever got rich by tipping.

CigarDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749767#Comment_749767

And nobody ever took the money they saved by not tipping to the next life.

donniem

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749768#Comment_749768

But they may well have gifted it to an heir or a worthy cause….or not.

CigarDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749774#Comment_749774

What cause is more worthy than someone working for a living to give others a pleasant experience and keeping prices down in the process?

Joe31

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/749791#Comment_749791

Yeah, I believe in tipping well. Especially if the server is trying and taking the job seriously. I was a server for three years of college and it is disheartening when you work hard to do a good job and you receive no tip. On the other hand, it feels great when you are rewarded with a generous tip.