I used to work in a restaurant here in the UK and it's definately not an easy job. But we weren't allowed to accept tips and it didn't bother anyone. If a customer did leave a tip behind it went into a charity money box.

guess I wasnt so HIGH after all

good find titmowse

Thanx!

whats the minimum wage in the states now?

5.75?

thats because your wage is figured into the price of the food and drinks

IN the usa its NOT

shows how you NEED to check about tipping before you travel

Thanx Paul


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something like that.

people who don't tip go straight to hell.

hahahahahaha

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U had WAY to many nights as a waiter where i felt that way

But had many more nights of great customers

I workd my tables hard

Up sold them for wines and deserts

treated them like royalty

I was a 28% avg tiped waiter in almost every house i worked

i rarely have a bad experience at a club or restaurant. i tip well but mostly i treat the server with courtesy and respect.

Tipping bad waitresses just encourages them to be bad.

I tip huge for great waitresses. I have no problems leaving $1 (or even change in very rare cases) for ones that piss me off.

I see some of you have not waited tables. That's ok.

Yes, you must claim your percentage on your food sales before you walk out the door. You can't lie.

Yes, you make next to no hourly. (2.13 was my last hourly wage several years ago).

If you are serving food, at the end of the night, you have to tip out your bartender, your food runner, your bussers.

If you are cocktailing, you still have to tip out your bartender.

If you have a 10 top that walks without paying, it comes out of your money.

We tip very well for good service. Poor service is in excusable.

Asking if you need change is fucking inappropriate as tips are gratuities, not expected.

Stealing tips from customers is common. Most people don't check their credit card bills and compare.

I'm sick of coffee shop counter people who have a tip jar.

Went to a jack in the box in the dead of the night and they
had a tip jar out. Wouldn't hand me my food until I agreed to
contributed to their tip jar.

I comprehend the concept and appreciate it, but some of this is just out of hand.

EXCELLENT POINTS!

Tip Out

somehting the lay people know nothing about

you MUST tip out your bartender, Bus boys, Food Runners( if you have them) and in some rests. your expiditor in the kitchen

all these people work hard to make your dining experience enjoyable

REMEMBER this people !!!

Tip jars at coffe shops are cool. I leave a buck for a 4.00 breakfast

Jack in the box

NOW THATS just plain rediculous

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I have worked in several bars and resturants while growing up. And let me tell you, if you can't afford to spend at least 15% on tipping your server, stay the hell home!!

Sure if your service sucks, leave a little less. But in most cases that person is relying on that tip...people that have never experienced working in a bar/restaurant can not ever appreciate the shit that one must go through for that 15%

:2 cents:

Great post sherie

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2 thumbs up for good tippers for good service

Yes.... sure tip :)


Specially if they treat you well....

I apologize then for my comments. From what I have been able to determin it was only about 5 or so states that have a reduced minimum wage for tipped employees. I guess my research was incorrect. Someone Oregon pays $7 an hour must have written the arguments I was reading against a lower minimum wage last election.
Nice to see the Gov using popunders to make some extra money also.

Pretty much nails it there Forest! :thumbsup

if the service is good you get a phat tip. or else i get up and complain to the max. and you get dick all. if your in a really nice place of course you are going to get a better tip. i am from canada. so we usally leave the tax which is 15% of the meal. so if you are going to out back usally its 120$ for 4 or 5 people.so the waitresses make good money on tips if you work there. in the states when i was visiting a friend they tipped 20% so it all depends.

I tip 20% religiously.
At my favorite restaraunt it will sometimes goto 25%
I'm generally treated like a king anywhere I'm known.

Most of you arguing over a few percentage points on your hundred dollar meal are borish and cheap.
Those of you from outside the US wouldn't know good service if it bit you on the ass.
Yes, put the 5 extra bucks in your pocket, it means so much more to you than the people working to make you happy.
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also, its amazing what a couple % points extra will get you in comparison to what a couple fewer % points won't.
how do you want to live? happily or cheaply?

12clicks and I agree on somehting

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serge and i had a great discussion about people in the business last time we ate together

your name came up and he told me the story of how you got your name

verry funny

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We may have to crack a bottle one day and put aside our differences

Thanx TE


yeah im a service whore

I give it to MY customers more then most in this business i would like to think

and I expect and am willing to pay for it in return!

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we have no differences that I'm aware of but most likely not many interests in common out side of wine either. :)

100 "tip or not to tip" tips

i wasrefering to some of our old pisses

then we will have to compare notes on wines one day

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if someone leaves less than 15% on service that was at least average, they are a cheapskate.

Why spankU Forest!! It just pisses me off to no end how cheap and whiney people can be. Sure there are the times when you have shitty service, but knowing that there are so many factors involved, that I would be ashamed not to tip well. If the server was a complete idiot and had a shitty attitude I still tip, not as much as I would the happy cheery guy, but I am not leaving without tipping NUH UH! lol

On a business note, I was wondering if you were going to the LA show and if you could possibly contact me when you have a moment....there's a tip in it for ya ;))

i dont mind tipping someone for good service, but this tipping 20% on liquor sucks.

I am on the other side of the world at the moment
Ukraine

BUT if you PROMISE to spank me ILL tip you

:Graucho

118156620- is my icq

revforest at hotmail dot com

put Spank me in the subject line please

It turns me on

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I have a general tip rule for clubs and tipping

when I first go to the bar and order the first round I usually give the Bartender a 10 dollar tip so He Remembers me and I usually never have a problem getting a drink the rest of the night

Then i tip 2-3 bucks per round

or 1 per drink if im only buying one

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Basically, tipping works like this:

Those few of us who tip well make up for the rest of you cheap bastards.

Exactly...cheap fuckers.

yes you should of tipped him

Because they take the job in the first place based on the knowledge that they WILL receive tips. They don't take the job expecting minimum wage, then on the first day realize that they get a bonus.

In Montreal, tipping is pretty much mandatory, and I bartended full time for 18 months full time and now do it once or twice a month at clubs for fun. I wouldn't do it if I didn't get tipped, but by the same token, if I give bad service, I literally push the tip back to the customer. I know when my service isn't up to par, and I don't expect thanks for something I never gave.

Ah...Friday afternoon...when you budget for your partying, do you include tip? That is the key...you have to include it in your budget so when you are signing your tab, you already know that 50 bucks has to be tagged on to the 200 dollar tab.

HAHA!! I just noticed that I have you in my ICQ after all hehe...we will chat soon!!

woohoo

My day just got better

well night actually its almost 9pm here

Im almost always on private so ju8st spank err hit me up and we can chat

do u mind if im in my undies when we do

:Graucho

Do you tip on the total bill itself, meaning tax included or just the food/beverages ?

i tip on the total bill

usually because im just to fucxking lazy to deduct the tax and figure it out

alot of people just tip on food and booze

that is a personal preference

A wonderfully fun and touchy subject.

First I do believe in tipping if the service is average or better. If the service is below average to poor a tip if any is greatly reduced. Generally I will tip as follows at food places.
Great: 25-40%
Above average: 15-20%
Average: 10-15%
Below average: loose change to 5%
Poor: Comment card - 0%

I also generally tip:
Cab drivers: 2.00 per 10.00 spent.
Hotel desk clerk: 10.00 - 20.00 in advance.
Room cleaning: 5.00 per day.
Bag boy: 2.00 per event, plus 1.00 per piece of luggage.
Barber: 3.00 to 5.00.
Newspaper boy: 7.00 per week.
Delivery person: 10-15%.
Lawnmowing kid: 5.00
Bartender: 10.00 with first order.

Now I know what it is like to work in service, yet around here everyone gets at least minimum wage plus tips. Bad service on the other hand pisses me off to no end. Waitress's often seem to expect a tip no matter what, which is complete and utter bullshit.

Hell a few nights ago when we were out, our waitress was doing ok, yet I overheard her talking (ok chit chating) with another waitress about tables which was no surprise. What did shock me was that the other waitress said that she was in no rush at a certain table because it had 9 people at it and she was getting a mandatory 20% anyways. What kind of BS is that?