zoyaraymonds
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well,,,,i don't give tip to waiters( as everybody gives them),,,,i only give tip to guard standing outside the restaurant hardly $1 
How Much Do You Tip At Restaurants?
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Kimi
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10% when the service is good or without big mistakes. If the service is bad I don't tip and I always tell them why, not because I'm kind of a picky client but I want them to provide good service in future. And I'm not ashamed of this
The percentage I leave as a tip depends of each country.
The percentage I leave as a tip depends of each country.
MaverickonRoids
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not even reading the whole thread on this one. I've worked in the F&B business for over 10 years before switching over to full time IM and SEO services. In the US you tip minimum of 20% no matter what. If your server was not knowledgeable about the menu and drink offered 15% is fine, if they straight up didn't give a shit 10% (everyone has bad days). You server is NOT responsible if it took forever to get your food, if you didn't like the food, if you're having a bad day! In the States servers and bartenders make half the national minimum wage in most states. Leaving a 20% gratuity is a tacit understanding that takes place between server and patron. If you leave less then that, you are actually robbing the server of their wages, because guess what, based on their food and liqueur sales, they have to use your tip money to tip out the Kitchener, the bar, and the bus staff. If you have a bad night at a restaurant, it's not your servers fault, just don't bring you business back there! End of rant. Adjust for your countries acceptable rate of tipping accordingly. But for the US, it's minimum 20% If you can't afford the tip, Don't Dine out.
lol This summed up all the stuff I said earlier pretty good. The servers are DEPENDING on your tip, so forget that tipping is a gesture, because in the current system in the US, it's a must.
THAT is what I have a problem with, and coming from a person who has been in the game for quite some time (SEO_Alchemy), and myself for that matter, it should show people what the heck is going on behind the scenes, and again, in my opinion, what needs to be changed.
You know what they say, if it's not broke, don't fix it, but if it's broke, then fix that shit up!
I looked around and the U.S. department of labour has the minimum wage for a job which receives tips at $2.13, which is quite frankly a joke. The fact that the government endorses that is even worse.
Source: http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/q-a.htm
pxoxrxn
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Customary tipping is so wrong. Restaurants are selling a service, the bills should be inclusive of good food an good service (depending on how much the food costs). A tip should be given to a person that shows outstanding dedication an enjoyment for their job.
Is an establishment does not pay their staff for good service then why should the customer?
Is an establishment does not pay their staff for good service then why should the customer?
JustLearningTheRopes
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My standard tip is 20%. If the service and food is outstanding then 25-30%. I have tipped up to 50% before and talked to the manager about how wonderful everything was. He had me fill out a comment card and 2 weeks later I received a gift card from their main office for $100 which was more than I had tipped. So, nonetheless it was well worth the tip. I'd do that every where if I would get the same results.
Sampler
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I agree, coming from Australia and having worked as a waiter I'm more than happy to say these were my wages
M-F: $22/hour
S: $25/hour
Sun: $30/hour
This was for an entry level waitering job at a medium class establishment in an average neighborhood (and I have a feeling they were better than average wages. At the end of the day, wages liked this meant that people who worked they had an average job life for 5-10years working here because they loved the wages/enironment. I high staff turnover can be very expensive to a business).
The tips worked this way, for each table that gave a tip, the first $10 of that Tip went to the company. This tip was then shared between bar tenders and drink and food runners who didn't necessarily provide table service. Anything after $10 you could keep. I think this was a more than fair system.
Tbh I really don;t understand how the american system works. I agree with others who say that it should be the responsibility of the employer to pay the employee a satisfactory amount, if you are a waiter and get upset at earning $2.50/hour wage, then perhaps you should consider a bit of a career change. I know this can sound a bit arrogant/harsh as it can be one of the more accessible jobs in some cases but in all honesty I don't understand why people would do such a thing.
I'll be interested if I ever eat at an American restaurant what I'll end up tipping. Is the average meal at an American restaurant cheaper than other countries due to relatively low wages cost??
On one hand I don't want to be an asshole and not tip, but I definitely don't condone the idea of businesses paying people minimum wage and expecting us to tip. While charging more for food etc may balance out tipping to be the same, I feel my conscience would be happier for me to pay a few dollars extra for a meal and a drink to help a persons wage rather than tip them.
It's just my opinion and I'm not saying its right or wrong.
M-F: $22/hour
S: $25/hour
Sun: $30/hour
This was for an entry level waitering job at a medium class establishment in an average neighborhood (and I have a feeling they were better than average wages. At the end of the day, wages liked this meant that people who worked they had an average job life for 5-10years working here because they loved the wages/enironment. I high staff turnover can be very expensive to a business).
The tips worked this way, for each table that gave a tip, the first $10 of that Tip went to the company. This tip was then shared between bar tenders and drink and food runners who didn't necessarily provide table service. Anything after $10 you could keep. I think this was a more than fair system.
Tbh I really don;t understand how the american system works. I agree with others who say that it should be the responsibility of the employer to pay the employee a satisfactory amount, if you are a waiter and get upset at earning $2.50/hour wage, then perhaps you should consider a bit of a career change. I know this can sound a bit arrogant/harsh as it can be one of the more accessible jobs in some cases but in all honesty I don't understand why people would do such a thing.
I'll be interested if I ever eat at an American restaurant what I'll end up tipping. Is the average meal at an American restaurant cheaper than other countries due to relatively low wages cost??
On one hand I don't want to be an asshole and not tip, but I definitely don't condone the idea of businesses paying people minimum wage and expecting us to tip. While charging more for food etc may balance out tipping to be the same, I feel my conscience would be happier for me to pay a few dollars extra for a meal and a drink to help a persons wage rather than tip them.
It's just my opinion and I'm not saying its right or wrong.
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In Singapore, there's no such thing as tipping. Tipping is NOT mandatory.
And there's no such thing as minimum wage. So... yeah....
And there's no such thing as minimum wage. So... yeah....
jazzc
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Mandatory gratuity (gift) is an oxymoron to me. The very definition of gift is " A thing given willingly to someone without payment".
As you 've guessed, tipping in the American sense is not part of the culture where I live We do tip, but it 's totally considered as an extra of good will, not as payment to the waiter for services rendered.
In my view, it 's indecent to label the cost of service as gift. I 'd never visit an establishment that does that (well, unless I 'm visiting a place where the local culture obligates you to - as they say, when in Rome...)
It 's like buying an all-inclusive seo package from a BST and giving separate mandatory "gift" to the person writing the layer 1 articles
As you 've guessed, tipping in the American sense is not part of the culture where I live
We do tip, but it 's totally considered as an extra of good will, not as payment to the waiter for services rendered.In my view, it 's indecent to label the cost of service as gift. I 'd never visit an establishment that does that (well, unless I 'm visiting a place where the local culture obligates you to - as they say, when in Rome...
)It 's like buying an all-inclusive seo package from a BST and giving separate mandatory "gift" to the person writing the layer 1 articles
DarkNemesis
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I don't understand why should i tip if there are no legal consequences. I don't tip no matter the country if it's not on the bill. If the waiters are not making enough money they should quit, i am not a charity for waiters.
I always tip at least 20%, but it's usually 25-50+, just depends on the service. If it's obvious that they are making an attempt to give shitty service, I will do 15%. It would have to be beyond horrible, I won't tip. I've done like that like twice, but it was always low budget food. Nice restaurants always give great service because they have a lot less tables.
I was a waitress for a WHOLE month once while I was in school and here's my conclusion: They can keep those jobs. I hated being a waitress. It's incredibly hard work and not a very glorious job. Then again, I was working at a Cracker Barrel, and that tends to get less tips cause 1.) No alcohol 2.) Most customers on my schedule were elderly and didn't tip the same way we are accustomed to. A lot of tables would be a man and his wife and they'd tip a dollar. While I appreciate the effort...I was making $2.13 an hour so if I had four tables and they would all decide to do that, it would be less than minimum wage. It tended to come out in the wash, but the days making $100+ a day weren't as often as I liked so I quit to pursue something more worth my effort.
I was a waitress for a WHOLE month once while I was in school and here's my conclusion: They can keep those jobs. I hated being a waitress. It's incredibly hard work and not a very glorious job. Then again, I was working at a Cracker Barrel, and that tends to get less tips cause 1.) No alcohol 2.) Most customers on my schedule were elderly and didn't tip the same way we are accustomed to. A lot of tables would be a man and his wife and they'd tip a dollar. While I appreciate the effort...I was making $2.13 an hour so if I had four tables and they would all decide to do that, it would be less than minimum wage. It tended to come out in the wash, but the days making $100+ a day weren't as often as I liked so I quit to pursue something more worth my effort.
ozzke
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Actually I find this discussion quite interesting, but also a bit strange since I don't live in a "tipping" country.
So for the big tippers, lets say you go out with your girlfriend to a nice restaurant. Not very fancy, but nice. And the bill is around 100-120 euros (150 dollars), would you leave 30-40 dollars for the waiter then? That seems really high for me. Or maybe food is just cheaper where you live but I can't imagine spending another 30-40 dollars on top of the big bill which is just "extra" money. I can't wrap my head around it.
Now I understand that if you go to somewhere and spend like 10-20 dollars, yes then I can imagine leaving 10% but in other cases it seems very strange to spend so much money on someone who is already doing his/her job.
It's probably a cultural difference but it seems very odd to me
So for the big tippers, lets say you go out with your girlfriend to a nice restaurant. Not very fancy, but nice. And the bill is around 100-120 euros (150 dollars), would you leave 30-40 dollars for the waiter then? That seems really high for me. Or maybe food is just cheaper where you live but I can't imagine spending another 30-40 dollars on top of the big bill which is just "extra" money. I can't wrap my head around it.
Now I understand that if you go to somewhere and spend like 10-20 dollars, yes then I can imagine leaving 10% but in other cases it seems very strange to spend so much money on someone who is already doing his/her job.
It's probably a cultural difference but it seems very odd to me
With a GF maybe, to show how cool I am.
And in my country 100 EUR wouldn't be very bad at all.