Poll of the Day > What percent do you usually tip when you eat out?

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Maybe you're one of the very small percentage who never tip

Not American, the restaurants I go to actually charge me properly.
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If Im physically sitting down in a restaurant and have been assigned a waiter or waitress, I usually tip 15%. If he or she went above and beyond to make my dining experience memorable or above-par, Ill trip more. On the same token, if she or he wasnt attentive and he restaurant wasnt noticeably busy and theres no visible excuse for the lack of service, the tip will be lower if any.

Zangulus posted...

It depends both on the service and what kind of establishment.

This.

For good service I tip around 20%

If service was lacking Ill tip closer to 10%, although there have been a handful of times where a server was rude or overly neglectful that I have not tipped at all
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0, I live in a country where everybody gets paid enough to afford to live.
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20-50 if the service is good.

Foppe posted...

0, I live in a country where everybody gets paid enough to afford to live.

That sounds awesome
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18%
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Usually 20%. If the server wasn't that great then 15%. If the server was awesome or it is a larger group, then 25%.
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I give them the whole tip and more.
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15-20% if I was happy. 0-5 if service was lacking.
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Mead posted...

Foppe posted...

0, I live in a country where everybody gets paid enough to afford to live.

That sounds awesome

Theres a restaurant in California that started doing that, too... Idk what its called, though... I just cant remember...
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Between 10-20% on average. I typically round up to an even number so might tip closer to 20%. I've been told in countries where tipping isn't the norm, some might refuse the tip. I can't recall if it was China but a friend said some workers might even feel offended if you tip them.
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0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.
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Generally at least 15% if it's not at a fast food restaurant
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It's gotten to the point where this American epidemic has spread to Canada where you're supposed to pay at least 10% on top of your bill and people get pissy when you don't pay it.
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I do 15% if I am paying with card
If I am doing cash, I will tip to the next 5 generally
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At least 20% for meals, more if I know you and usually I do.

Most of the places I go out know me and give me a 10-15% discount and I'll tip 25% on the pre-discount amount.
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Usually 20%, but I'll go higher if it's a place I eat at regularly.

There was one restaurant my SO and I ate at every weekend and we'd tip as much as 50%! The wait staff treated us like gods.

EnvyFox posted...

Zangulus posted...

It depends both on the service and what kind of establishment.

This.

I can't stand places with bad service or a bad restaurant that just adds 15-20% in your bill as a mandatory tip.

Funnily enough, I've been to a place before that added the mandatory % tip (when they didn't have this before), and the waiters and waitresses suddenly became extremely aggressive in trying to get you to buy expensive items and orders alcoholic drinks to bump up their own tip, and would give you the stink eye and ignore you if you didn't order much or expensively. I guess I wasn't the only one who noticed this because a while later they changed it back to letting the customer determine the tip.
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Taaron posted...

0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.

I disagree with your philosophy overall but at the same time whenever a waiter complains about people not tipping the thought crosses my mind of, "well I've worked some pretty tough jobs and I didn't get tipped just because it wasn't expected in that industry." I, personally, almost always tip at least 25%. I've worked in the restaurant and bar industry and dealing with people like that (especially at bars) can be awful. The shit you will put up with working at a bar is unbelievable sometimes. Would not recommend making a career out of it

I tip $4-$6 plus enough change to round the total to an even dollar amount.
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Nothing, I only eat at restaurants when someone else is paying.

Taaron posted...

0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.

Were those low paying jobs sub minimum wage jobs? If not then you suck. Just cause you're low income doesn't mean that you gotta be low class
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Go ask your boss to pay you properly.
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VeeVees posted...

Go ask your boss to pay you properly.

Our culture is different

Dont hate
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tip culture is trash
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VeeVees posted...

Go ask your boss to pay you properly.

Better have another job lined up

VeeVees posted...

Go ask your boss to pay you properly.

Unfortunately, it's engraved in our culture.

VeeVees posted...

tip culture is trash

It really does and it's unfortunate that the US Gov't allows restaurants and bars to pay people less than $3/hr while expecting consumers to cover the rest while taxing their meal.
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Most servers would take a fairly drastic paycut if the restaurant payed them a higher wage but they werent tipped
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I know it's the cliche argument but definitely expect way higher food costs if tipping were done away with because the restaurant would have to pay servers and bartenders much higher than minimum wage to keep them from quitting. Servers and bartenders generally do what they do because it's one of the only ways you can make a grand a week or more without getting an education. Maybe implementing a no tip policy would be for the best in the long run but I just personally dont mind tipping

BADoglick posted...

Taaron posted...

0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.

Were those low paying jobs sub minimum wage jobs? If not then you suck. Just cause you're low income doesn't mean that you gotta be low class

I mean, if you dont make a lot, but still want to treat yourself every once on a while, I guess it could suck to have to spend extra money to help pay for someone elses bills when youre still trying to pay for your own. Some people may not have a lot of extra money, but it would be nice if they could do something nice for themselves every so often... That being said, they could always just get take-out from the restaurant...
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LinkPizza posted...

BADoglick posted...

Taaron posted...

0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.

Were those low paying jobs sub minimum wage jobs? If not then you suck. Just cause you're low income doesn't mean that you gotta be low class

I mean, if you dont make a lot, but still want to treat yourself every once on a while, I guess it could suck to have to spend extra money to help pay for someone elses bills when youre still trying to pay for your own. Some people may not have a lot of extra money, but it would be nice if they could do something nice for themselves every so often... That being said, they could always just get take-out from the restaurant...

Yeah and I want a professional massage every day but I just dont have the money for it so I dont do it

Mead posted...

Most servers would take a fairly drastic paycut if the restaurant payed them a higher wage but they werent tipped

Maybe. It depends on how much they make from tips. Especially since its tax free... But most of them are taking a gamble, anyway... This would help the ones that are hard workers, but dont make good tips, though...

OhhhJa posted...

I know it's the cliche argument but definitely expect way higher food costs if tipping were done away with because the restaurant would have to pay servers and bartenders much higher than minimum wage to keep them from quitting. Servers and bartenders generally do what they do because it's one of the only ways you can make a grand a week or more without getting an education. Maybe implementing a no tip policy would be for the best in the long run but I just personally dont mind tipping

Idk if it would be that much higher. IIRC, the restaurant in California(the one that says tipping is NOT allowed) said the food prices are a little higher, but not outstandingly high. But I could be wrong.

Personally, I do tip. But I also wish we didnt have to.
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OhhhJa posted...

LinkPizza posted...

BADoglick posted...

Taaron posted...

0 or something low usually. Yeah I know I am a asshole in this regard. I have my bias against the whole tipping system. Worked many physically high demanding low paying jobs myself with no tips, made me not give a damn to giving tips to waiters.

Were those low paying jobs sub minimum wage jobs? If not then you suck. Just cause you're low income doesn't mean that you gotta be low class

I mean, if you dont make a lot, but still want to treat yourself every once on a while, I guess it could suck to have to spend extra money to help pay for someone elses bills when youre still trying to pay for your own. Some people may not have a lot of extra money, but it would be nice if they could do something nice for themselves every so often... That being said, they could always just get take-out from the restaurant...

Yeah and I want a professional massage every day but I just dont have the money for it so I dont do it

They have money for the food. They just dont have the extra money to pay for someones bills just because the stupid rules say you can pay people less than minimum wage so someone else has to pay them...

Also, I think you tip them, too. So that doesnt work. Because you would still have to pay for the massage. And then tip them. So, taking away the tip from that still has you paying for the massage...
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LinkPizza posted...

Mead posted...

Most servers would take a fairly drastic paycut if the restaurant payed them a higher wage but they werent tipped

Maybe. It depends on how much they make from tips. Especially since its tax free... But most of them are taking a gamble, anyway... This would help the ones that are hard workers, but dont make good tips, though...

Pretty much every server I am friends with said they would be taking a drastic pay cut if tips were no longer a thing (even compensating for their wages going up by 300 - 400% to offset it). Plus as I have said numerous times, sit down restaurant culture is not as popular as it is in other countries, so making restaurants pay that much more money is going to kill the industry. Most restaurants die within a year, and the ones that don't usually aren't making enough money to make it viable for the owners to keep them open. Raising food prices to compensate is only going to make that worse.

Also, tips aren't tax free, they are taxed the same as wages. If you really hate the tip culture, then pay your bill with a credit card and tip with cash. That way the server doesn't need to declare the tip and it is more money in their pockets while fucking over their employer.
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Dikitain posted...

LinkPizza posted...

Mead posted...

Most servers would take a fairly drastic paycut if the restaurant payed them a higher wage but they werent tipped

Maybe. It depends on how much they make from tips. Especially since its tax free... But most of them are taking a gamble, anyway... This would help the ones that are hard workers, but dont make good tips, though...

Pretty much every server I am friends with said they would be taking a drastic pay cut if tips were no longer a thing (even compensating for their wages going up by 300 - 400% to offset it). Plus as I have said numerous times, sit down restaurant culture is not as popular as it is in other countries, so making restaurants pay that much more money is going to kill the industry. Most restaurants die within a year, and the ones that don't usually aren't making enough money to make it viable for the owners to keep them open. Raising food prices to compensate is only going to make that worse.

Also, tips aren't tax free, they are taxed the same as wages. If you really hate the tip culture, then pay your bill with a credit card and tip with cash. That way the server doesn't need to declare the tip and it is more money in their pockets while fucking over their employer.

Thats how I always tip. Theres only the rare occasion that its on my card. But its usually cash. Thats what I meant by tax free. I meant they wouldnt have to declare it... Sorry for the confusion.
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