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Just caught my three year old trying to snag my tip off the Waffle House table. Cost me an extra buck to give him. Lol
That reminds ne of a situation I experienced as a server for TGI Fridays in the early '80s. Had a group of six or so people with the 70 -something gentleman paying the bill and leaving the tip. And as I recall it, the bill was around 80-100 dollars. And the elderly gentleman left a dollar or two thinking this was the norm. Fortunately, the daughter new his tipping habits and kicked in another five or ten bucks — after he left.
My family tends to tip well, upwards of 50 percent in small-time restaurants where you know people are working hard and not getting ahead. Embarrassing me at a national chain with a tip screen when you're just ringing me up and not preparing a thing? I don't have much patience for that.
20% is my default
counter service tipping requests on the screen is insulting and makes me very uncomfortable. Especially when there is likely zero chance that money goes to the worker or that they did anything to deserve it. I really hope those go away they are really inappropriate.
Agreed. it's also insulting to full-service restaurant workers who might serve each table for 45 minutes up to multiple hours to earn a 10-20% tip while counter service people need photos of the food to even get your order right then get tipped for the 2-4 minutes it takes to process that interaction.
I've been told the tip screen that has become commonplace, was actually " invented" by the IRS.
I usually tip 50% at my current watering hole, a Mexican restaurant close to my house. After 2 or 3 times doing this, now all my margaritas are made with top shelf tequila but they only charge me for house. They will bring random shots to our table just because. The service is always quick even when they are busy. Over tipping can go a long way if you frequent the establishment.
With that being said, 20% is my minimum at other places unless the service is really, really bad and it is clear the server doesn't care.
See. Tipping does pay.
Sadly, we dont drink anymore. When you get to 70, what's the use.
But in my day, we had some great Margaritas. We always preferred a mix that was either straight limeade or maybe a bit more like lemonade. Not something too "limey".
The worst I ever had was at drink concession at Lakewood Amphitheater for a Dave Matthews concert. I dont know if they mixed it wrong, but it was absolutely horrid.
Not a big fan of Roses Lime either.
I read somewhere it was built in by the payment processing app since the business pays a % of the post-tip total to the card processor. I am sure it can be disabled by the store, but most probably just leave it set up the way it was installed initially for them.
Pro tip for the single folks on here…asking your server/bartender if you can tip them on Venmo to avoid them having to share the tip with the crew is also a sly way to ask for their #. Learned that from watching my single cousin. Hopefully I’ll never need it…😀
That's also called tax evasion. 😁
Gifts are not subject to taxes
Perhaps you can explain the correlation between giving others a pleasant experience and keeping prices down.
15% tip use to be the norm, however today 20% is the baseline expected rate. IMO, to EARN 20% tip a server better be at the top of their game and do more than take an order and collect the bill.
My cousin would argue it's a deposit for future services and there's no tax on labor.
As someone who made their living tending bar for a decade plus, their are real perks to overtopping if you are a regular of an establishment. And that's all I have to say about that.