Board 8 > Do you tip on the amount for or after tax?

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*before or after

I always just tipped based on the grand total. (or what it would've been without discounts/ordering tiny amounts) I've seen a couple places recently print suggested amounts on the receipt, and those seem to be based on the amount before tax is applied. Thoughts?
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yeah, it's supposed to be before tax is applied. that said, the difference should be small, as 15-20% of 10% is only 1.5-2% of the original total..
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Yep before tax is generally whats agreed upon to the point i think people tried to sue cheesecake for doing the suggestions post-tax
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Colegreen_c12 posted...

Yep before tax is generally whats agreed upon to the point i think people tried to sue cheesecake for doing the suggestions post-tax

I thought that was for doing the suggestions based on the whole table, when splitting the bill.
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Colegreen_c12 posted...

Yep before tax is generally whats agreed upon to the point i think people tried to sue cheesecake for doing the suggestions post-tax

Olive Garden and Red Robin do post tax I think.
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I've only ever done pre-tax, but since I round up I figure the addition of tax barely factors.
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I've always done after tax because that's easier for me to calculate quickly but i also tend to do just under 20% so it all balances out
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it's definitely supposed to be before tax, but they make it difficult to see sometimes

my personal method is to usually do 20% of the after tax amount, and then nudge the number down a little bit

i think it usually ends up being between 17 and 21 percent of the pre-tax number, and that's not anything to complain about
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I was actually pondering this exact question yesterday.

EndOfDiscOne posted...

I thought that was for doing the suggestions based on the whole table, when splitting the bill.

oh my god this is brilliant
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I just do it based on the post-tax amount woops I've been bamboozled
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Also they raised our tax to over 10% so this question crossed a make believe threshold of relevance.

I do it based on the suggestions without really checking if they're pre or post, and if no suggestions are provided I try to go with pre-tax.
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I was always taught pre tax so I try to stick with that
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If you do 18% of post-tax then that's ~20% of pre-tax with a 10% tax
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I just double the whatever the amount taxed is, maybe a little over, and that usually gets you to 15% one way or the other.
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Pretax of course.
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Here's another question. If you buy a commemorative glass or join a service of theirs and it goes in the bill do you tip for that cost?
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kirbypikachuhat posted...

Here's another question. If you buy a commemorative glass or join a service of theirs and it goes in the bill do you tip for that cost?

Nope.
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