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04/18/2008 04:48:48 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
Trust me, if you tip people well, they will treat you nicely and do extra things for you. |
It's supposed to be the other way around.
I wouldn't tip for takeout unless I was a regular and they consistently went above and beyond for me. |
they key in that sentence is "Suppose" in reality its not. If they know that you are going to tip them average why would they want to give you more than average service? Trust me, servers will pay attention more to those are going to put more in the pockets. I know thats not the way it should be, but most in those positions are not thinking being career waiters.
And before someone goes on saying "how do you know poeple are going to tip you average?" TRust me, the servers can tell who are the good and bad tipers. I was very good at predicting it.
Message edited by author 2008-04-18 16:51:09. |
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04/18/2008 05:40:18 PM · #27 |
| What about tipping at Starbucks? I think it's almost ludicrous to tip someone for pouring a cup of coffee (I only get regular coffee, no fraps, etc.) and feel on the spot somewhat with a tip container sitting next to the register. Maybe I would tip if I got the more exotic coffee drinks and then it would be on the receiving end of the line, but not at the register. |
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04/18/2008 06:02:46 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by bassbone:
I don't generally tip when I get takeout.
A question related to this - Do you tip if you go into McDonald's or any other large chain? |
From my experience working with larger chains, a person can get fired for accepting a tip sometimes, as it can be 'against company policy'. McDonalds is one of those. |
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04/18/2008 06:13:43 PM · #29 |
| OK, I sometimes get intimidated at the tip jar at the cash register, but I usually only tip spare change at the register. Otherwise I don't tip for take-out, nor for fast food (which I rarely get). What I'm unsure about is if it's not fast food, but a decent restaurant and you order and pay at the counter and the most service you get is dropping a tray off at your table, do you tip? I usually, not always, tip maybe 10 to 15%, but looking at other tables I usually don't see tips. |
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04/18/2008 06:43:25 PM · #30 |
| I don't tip all the time, but I do some of the time. It all depends on how I'm paying. If cash..yes..if credit card or check...no. |
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04/18/2008 08:03:06 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
they key in that sentence is "Suppose" in reality its not. If they know that you are going to tip them average why would they want to give you more than average service? |
Call me old fashioned, but when I had service related jobs in or outside of the food industry, I always went the extra mile because I took pride in what I did - tips or not.
As far as "predicting" what someone will tip you - that makes no sense at all (or it's just a self-fulfilling prediction): "I think that guy's a bad tipper, so I'll give him mediocre service. See! The cheap bastard only left a buck!" |
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04/18/2008 08:09:23 PM · #32 |
It's always bugged me that I'm expected to tip anyone who serves me in the food industry, even the girl who just pours my cup of plain, black coffee, yet the guy who spends half an hour helping me with paint at the hardware store or pumps my gas, washes my widshield and checks my oil gets no tip, and probably makes the same hourly wage.
IF our payscale was different, yeah, but here it's not. I think I'll start ignoring the tipjar on the counter and give it to my gas jockey instead :) |
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04/18/2008 08:19:45 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by L1:
Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.13/hr. and must receive compensation with tips and wages combined of at least minimum wage. I know I was paid $2.10 an hour plus tips as a waitress almost 20 years ago...seems it hasn't changed that much. :/ |
That's roughly £1 an hour? That's insane. I shall never ever complain about the 1:1 ration of pounds to dollars where software and technology is concerned ever again. Well, not as much. |
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04/18/2008 09:22:16 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
they key in that sentence is "Suppose" in reality its not. If they know that you are going to tip them average why would they want to give you more than average service? |
Call me old fashioned, but when I had service related jobs in or outside of the food industry, I always went the extra mile because I took pride in what I did - tips or not.
As far as "predicting" what someone will tip you - that makes no sense at all (or it's just a self-fulfilling prediction): "I think that guy's a bad tipper, so I'll give him mediocre service. See! The cheap bastard only left a buck!" |
In contrary it makes perfect sense.
For exmaple, people who are cheap with their food will likely be cheap with their tip.
As far as pride, I never gave anyone bad service, however I spent more time on the big spenders and those who drank because it was more likely that the would be more geneous with their tip.
Its no different than saying you get what you pay for.
if you want the extra service pay extra for it.
People tend to remember the good and bad tippers
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04/18/2008 09:54:03 PM · #35 |
If I'm sitting down in a restaurant, I will usually tip at least 15%, unless there was barely any service given, then I will pull it down to 10% or lower, but that's pretty rare. If I'm getting something delivered to my house, I will always tip, but if I'm driving to the store to pick something up, I will leave a tip only if it's a place I frequent and know the food is great every time. I never tip for fast food.
I'm not sure how it works elsewhere, but when I worked at the Applebee's here in Calgary, there were some cooks that were making more money than the managers (plus a small share of the tips). The servers got min wage ($4.95/h four years ago, now it's $8.40/h) plus their tips, so tips were very important for them. |
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04/18/2008 09:58:52 PM · #36 |
| I used to work at starbucks to help put me thru school. I honestly never paid attention to who put what in the tip jar, but I cant begin to tell you how much that extra money every week helped- I could actually afford a sandwich occasionally over top ramen! |
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04/18/2008 10:46:57 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by _eug:
I've been in the business for half my life. I tip my servers 20-25%, but tip take-out? Hell no. They get full hourly wages.
If someone did something above and beyond or took care of a hugely special request, okay. |
Don't your servers get full hourly wages? Here the minimum wage is $8. Your take-out person likely makes that. Depending on your restaurant, your server probably makes more than that. |
Nope. In the U.S. tipped employees (i.e. servers, bartenders and bussers) get $2.87 or 1/2 full wages as long as their tips + hourly is greater than the full hourly wage. Federal law says full hourly wage is $5.75, but some states legislate higher. |
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04/20/2008 08:23:06 PM · #38 |
EXCELLENT POINT - I hate that so-called "service"! Non-tip is extra uncomfortable too! Buca Di Beppo is where I've gotten that.
Originally posted by Chinabun:
What about the curbside pick-up? I'm not sure who all is familiar, but they have them at Applebees, Ruby Tuesday, mostly at those chain restaurants. You pull up in the designated parking spot and they bring your food. I actually find it quite annoying because it takes longer to get the hell outta there. Here's a scenerio....
Old Way - I walk in, pay, retrieve food, I leave.
New Way - They walk out with food. I pay. Host walks back inside. Then walks back out to bring me my change. <--------this is what makes me not want to tip her. Taking me a lot longer to EAT!! |
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04/20/2008 08:57:55 PM · #39 |
take out? If the cashier pretends to be glad to see me and pleased to give me
whatever they sell, then - if there's a tip jar - up to $1.00. Certainly all the
change.
Inside the restaurant/diner/eatery/you-name-it, what the heck, unless it's a dive,
where I shouldn't be in the first place, they get 20%. Period. They work their
butts off, and I don't have to and I'm usually no longer hungry when I leave there.
I'm not familiar with the procedure  metatate describes, where you order,
apparently complicated foods (not fast food calories) my suggestion: either have an
assortment of $ denominations handy, or inhale the odors of the nice food you'll get to
chow down on in just a moment.
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04/20/2008 10:26:02 PM · #40 |
Fast Food: no tip
Take Out: No tip
Sit Down Restaurant: Starts at 15%, up to 20%, as low as 10% depending on service.
Servers now a days, I am noticing, just don't care anymore. Just the other day we were out, and our waitress walked by my empty glass 4 times before stopping and asking if I wanted a refill. In which case you shouldn't even ask, you just need to bring another drink (if they are free refills).
I worked at a pizza shop as a cook for 4 years. I never expected any tips whatsoever. Neither did any of my co-workers. We never even had a tip jar. In fact, I get offended when I see a tip jar out on the counter. You're all ready being paid for doing the service you provided me, why do you deserve extra?
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04/21/2008 12:20:33 PM · #41 |
| The other day i was at a party, and we ordered pizza, a drunk guy tipped him an extra 20 bucks!! >_< |
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04/21/2008 03:11:20 PM · #42 |
That's funny! My friends were drunk in a cab and the driver made them put $50 on the dash to make sure we had enough for the ride. Well 20 minutes later they forgot they had already paid $50 and then gave him the cab fare too. The cabby made out pretty well for 40 minutes worth of work!
Originally posted by Spongetoast:
The other day i was at a party, and we ordered pizza, a drunk guy tipped him an extra 20 bucks!! >_< |
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04/22/2008 12:53:21 PM · #43 |
I used to work in a sit-down restaurant that had take-out service. Each shift would have one person designated to do take out orders - so it went to their direct sales. At the end of the night we tipped the food runners and the bartenders each 1% of our total sales. Granted - it's not a lot of money but it could add up.
I definitely didnt deserve a huge tip on these orders, but as a server we had to make sure that the food was correct, garnished properly and the order was right before giving it to the customers. And, it took time away from the tables that we currently had.
I think a 5% tip is appropriate. When I get carry-out from a similar thai restaurant in town, my bill is probably $15, so I leave an extra $1 on the bill. If I can afford the food, then I can afford a $1.
But, I generally dont tip Starbucks type employees because I dont find the service all that wonderful. I will leave some change in my local bagel/coffee non-chain place because they support the community. |
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04/22/2008 01:41:33 PM · #44 |
| At a local pizza joint there is a tip jar and even when I take out I will usually tip the next time if the previous pizza was good. It is so hard to get good pizza around here that I believe it deserves an extra bonus when done right. |
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04/22/2008 01:50:31 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by meyers:
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by _eug:
I've been in the business for half my life. I tip my servers 20-25%, but tip take-out? Hell no. They get full hourly wages.
If someone did something above and beyond or took care of a hugely special request, okay. |
Don't your servers get full hourly wages? Here the minimum wage is $8. Your take-out person likely makes that. Depending on your restaurant, your server probably makes more than that.
For me, it depends on the service, just like inside a restaurant. McD's screws up the order 90% of the time. They don't get tipped. Subway, on the other hand, always gives me good, pleasant service. They get tipped. |
At least in California (when my mom was a waitress), restaurants could assume their servers would get 20% tips, and could pay 20% less than minimum wage. |
Actually, many server jobs pay significantly less than min wage, something like half, assuming that they will more than make up for it in tips.
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04/22/2008 01:58:04 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by Spongetoast:
The other day i was at a party, and we ordered pizza, a drunk guy tipped him an extra 20 bucks!! >_< |
I used to deliver pizza and I had one guy write a check for the pizza and slip me a $50 as a tip.
Of course, I delivered 5 pies to a slumber/birthday party of about 15 12 year old girls that poor Dad was left in charge of about 15 minutes after he ordered. He was relieved to say the least.
As for the OP, I usually don't tip for takeout unless I ask for something out of the ordinary.
I do tip the delivery guy and I consider the 15% guidline as a minimum for regular service and 20%+ for going above and beyond. I've also left nothing for abysmal service, with the caveat that, of course, I also explain my reasoning to the manager.
That said, I do enjoy Europe where I don't need to strain my wine soaked brain doing the math to figure out 15%.
Message edited by author 2008-04-22 14:00:01. |
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04/22/2008 01:58:04 PM · #47 |
Just yesterday, someone wanted to give me a tip for taking their portraits. I work for a corporation, and there isn't any SPECIFIC rules for tipping, but I feel like I was just doing my job; I don't need a tip for it. She insisted, so I took the money. I really think she was one of those people who tip for all service related jobs. Made me feel good but guilty at the same time!
I never know exactly who to tip and who not to :oP Before this post, I probably wouldn't have tipped my takeout person, but now, I think I will. |
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04/22/2008 02:04:08 PM · #48 |
How many tip the shampoo "person" when getting a haircut?!
If there's a tip jar...usually. |
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04/22/2008 02:42:28 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by bergiekat:
How many tip the shampoo "person" when getting a haircut?!
If there's a tip jar...usually. |
At the couple places I go my stylist also washes,and I do tip her, but I worked as shampoo person, etc, for a friend hairdressing in her home (basically did everything that didn't require a licence) and made good tips. |
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04/22/2008 04:07:26 PM · #50 |
"Dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick!"
"Damn, how much is that?"
"A lot."
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"I don't tip."
"Whaddaya mean you don't tip?"
"I don't tip." |
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