How much do you tip?
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I'm British, so tipping isn't a social norm, but if I'm on the Continent then I usually round up the price to the nearest ten Euros. If that's only a couple of cents, I may be tempted to bung in another five, depending on the service.
Yep, that's exactly how it works. Restaurant servers usually make about $2.15 per hour where I live (which according to google is about £1.32) as their base pay. All of their other income is solely from tips.Boundless Apathy said:
It probably sounds ridiculous, but the truth is that good servers can make more than a living wage. The really skilled ones actually make a lot of money. I used to know a guy that would come home regularly with $100 in cash after a 6 hour shift. If it was a long shift, like an open-close, then he'd easily take home $200-250. It wasn't like he worked at a fancy restaurant, either. The place was just a bar and grill.
The little patch of nowhere outside of Flint, MI. Most pizza places won't deliver here and whenever I tip the people from the one place who does drive out here they always have this look of surprise as if it's not normal. Then again it could be a safety measure like in Detroit if you deliver pizzas you should carry a gun since people know you get tips are more likely to mug you.00slash00 said:
most ive tipped is like $1. when i order pizza and its like 29.45 or something. instead of waiting for them to find the 55 cents i would just say to keep the change.
does that count as a tip?
i cant think of anywhere else i tip. normally use my eftpos card etc so no change for them to keep.
does that count as a tip?
i cant think of anywhere else i tip. normally use my eftpos card etc so no change for them to keep.
2 to 2.5 times what the tax is.
Our tax rate is 8.25%
So when me and the wife go out we tip somewhere between 16 and 20%. Depending on how things were. If we get a shitty waiter I til 8%. I have only left a 1 cent tip once in my life.
Pizza and other delivery service - We tip about 10% usually all the time. Unless it takes over an hour. Then they get like $2 at most.
Our tax rate is 8.25%
So when me and the wife go out we tip somewhere between 16 and 20%. Depending on how things were. If we get a shitty waiter I til 8%. I have only left a 1 cent tip once in my life.
Pizza and other delivery service - We tip about 10% usually all the time. Unless it takes over an hour. Then they get like $2 at most.
I'm in Australia and tipping isn't the social norm here. If you have a meal you always pay for your meal at the register afterwards, not through your waiter/waitress. Their job is customer service and they get paid a wage from their employer to cover that.
However if I order takeaway delivered or get a taxi and they do their job properly I will usually chuck them a few extra dollars, particularly cabbies.
However if I order takeaway delivered or get a taxi and they do their job properly I will usually chuck them a few extra dollars, particularly cabbies.
I tip whatever's left over from what I give him. I rarely bother with change. This does lead to some stupid moments on my part. Like paying for Chinese takeout that cost £27, handing him a £50 note and automatically saying 'keep the change'.
I try to average about 15%. I go up to 20% for good service, and as low as 5% for bad service.rancher of monsters said:
If I have to guess, the look was probably because he had to make change, not because of the size of the tip. People = lazy.
Oh, I should add that I don't generally get delivery - we're talking dine-in here. And I always pay with credit card, so I can make the amount as exact as I care to.
Australian, dont tip, and i dont know anyone who does, the people get paid a standard wage and don't have to live off of tips.
It might have been just because you had to make change. The old "make change in the collection plate" phrase comes to mind. There's nothing wrong with it as long as one isn't being stingy.
I tip 15%. For delivery $4-5. If the service is good or the waitress is cute, 20%. Now, if I get a cute waitress who provides good services and compliments me, we are talking dangerous levels of overtipping. I have a primitive male mind.
I tip 15%. For delivery $4-5. If the service is good or the waitress is cute, 20%. Now, if I get a cute waitress who provides good services and compliments me, we are talking dangerous levels of overtipping. I have a primitive male mind.
In Canada, most people tip about 10%-15% (At least most people I know.)
But anyone who works in the service industry (Myself included,) will usually end up tipping 25%-35% because we know what it's like to be doing their job. And trust me, almost any job in a restaurant, bar or nightclub is probably a totally shit job that someone is just doing because of the tips
But anyone who works in the service industry (Myself included,) will usually end up tipping 25%-35% because we know what it's like to be doing their job. And trust me, almost any job in a restaurant, bar or nightclub is probably a totally shit job that someone is just doing because of the tips
