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MissSepphora1 -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 3:00:07 PM)
There is a disabled couple who eats at the restaurant I work at every other day. They NEVER tip, no matter how nice the server is to them. If you can afford to eat out every other day, you can afford to tip. Enough said. quote: ORIGINAL: igor2003 quote: ORIGINAL: heartcream quote: ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom First, regardless of gender, male or female, it depends on how good the service/ care was, and then how much I can afford to spare. If the service and care sucked, they don't get squatt from me. If the service and care and everything else was exempliary, and I could spare an extravigant tip then I have given as much as 20 dollars. Dont go out if you cant pay the bill. Cutting corners on the little guy is beyond tacky. Depending on how much your bill is 20 bucks aint a thing. I am not dissing it but depending on how much your bill is determines whether you are being overly generous. Many times 20 bucks would not even be 10 % if a big family or a group comes in. How about the folks who want all separate checks and then deck out of tipping because they think the next guy will do it, sneaky arses. So are you saying that elderly or disabled people on a fixed income don't deserve to go out once in a while and not have to eat their own cooking? Or what about that single mother that is struggling to make ends meet? Doesn't she deserve to get out once in a while as well? Isn't telling them to "Don't go out if you can't pay the bill," simply brecause the server doesn't get as big of a tip as they would like is also "cutting corners" on the little people? Seems to me that attitude is also tacky. And as a question to the group, what are your tipping habits when you go to a smorgasboard where the patron "serves" themselves and the servor pretty much only brings your drink and the check?

pahunkboy -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 3:23:52 PM)
There is a disabled couple who eats at the restaurant I work at every other day. They NEVER tip, no matter how nice the server is to them. If you can afford to eat out every other day, you can afford to tip. Enough said./snip Do they realize that one should tip? Are they retarded?

juliaoceania -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 4:29:38 PM)
quote: I understand that, what I don't get is your mindset.....you know what it's not worth it. You think you have the market cornered on stressful jobs, fine. I have not waited tables in years. Serving motivated me to go to college and better my prospects. My work can be stressful, but it is also fulfilling these days. I do not think servers are the only people with stressful job, but it is the most stressfilled work I have ever done, and I have done quite a few jobs in an attempt to get away from serving. The only reason I kept serving so long is that it was the best pay I could hope to achieve for the area I lived in with my educational background... I changed that through hard work and a good attitude, but that doesn't mean I forgot where I came from or how difficult it was... My mother waited tables for 20 years, and she found it every bit as stressful as I did... It is a hard job, and a great attitude towards it helps a person make as much money as they can doing it, I suppose I think it says something about my attitude that I came away from that work with a positive attitude about people in general, which is why I became an anthropologist in the first place What I do not understand is what you do not understand, my posts have been pretty clear

ThatDaveGuy69 -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 4:38:01 PM)
I don't feel like reading all 10 pages of this thread so this may have been said before: Here in the US, waitstaff are taxed on tips WHETHER YOU TIP OR NOT! It is a horrendous injustice in the tax code but that's the way it is. So to all you asswipes who refuse to tip: Stay at home and cook you own damn food! End of rant. ~Dave

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 4:45:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania quote: I understand that, what I don't get is your mindset.....you know what it's not worth it. You think you have the market cornered on stressful jobs, fine. I have not waited tables in years. Serving motivated me to go to college and better my prospects. My work can be stressful, but it is also fulfilling these days. I do not think servers are the only people with stressful job, but it is the most stressfilled work I have ever done, and I have done quite a few jobs in an attempt to get away from serving. The only reason I kept serving so long is that it was the best pay I could hope to achieve for the area I lived in with my educational background... I changed that through hard work and a good attitude, but that doesn't mean I forgot where I came from or how difficult it was... My mother waited tables for 20 years, and she found it every bit as stressful as I did... It is a hard job, and a great attitude towards it helps a person make as much money as they can doing it, I suppose I think it says something about my attitude that I came away from that work with a positive attitude about people in general, which is why I became an anthropologist in the first place What I do not understand is what you do not understand, my posts have been pretty clear Thanks for clarifying Julia. I understand what you were trying to say in your other posts. Actually you weren't (imo) as clear about what you were trying to say in your other posts. Then again maybe you were and I just wasn't getting it grins Chew on this, for a while, many, many years ago I volunteered in the coffee shop of the hospital I now work in.....yes volunteered, no pay, not even tips. That's when I started appreciating what servers do and (to tie in with the OP) became the overtipper I am now. I give a minimum of 30% more if the service is exceptional.

pahunkboy -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 4:58:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDaveGuy69 I don't feel like reading all 10 pages of this thread so this may have been said before: Here in the US, waitstaff are taxed on tips WHETHER YOU TIP OR NOT! It is a horrendous injustice in the tax code but that's the way it is. So to all you XXXXXXXXXXXX who refuse to tip: Stay at home and cook you own damn food! End of rant. ~Dave That complaint is with the govt tho. Not the diner.

tazzygirl -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 5:41:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy Tazz, that is theft of services. It is also disruptive- which some would consider disorderly. (1 hour???) What do you mean, one hour?

Daddysredhead -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 5:46:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: vincentcat A simple question out of curious. How much do you tip a waitress and why do you tip her that amount? Also what would make you tip her more? I'm not reading 10 pages of this, just answering the questions asked in the OP. I generally give 20% of the bill. If it's shitty service, less... better service & pleasant server, more.

pahunkboy -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 5:54:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tazzygirl quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy Tazz, that is theft of services. It is also disruptive- which some would consider disorderly. (1 hour???) What do you mean, one hour? The complainers ranted and raved for an hour.

littlewonder -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 6:40:50 PM)
I tip pretty well...about 20%, maybe more for exceptional service, except like tonight when my daughter ordered food and it took them an hour and 45 minutes and they messed up the order. I tipped a whole dollar. It's not the first time I've had bad service from this place but it's certainly the last. I told the driver that their business should not be in the delivery service anymore if they can't deliver in a reasonable time and get the orders correct since it was not the first time they've done this with me. He stood there waiting for me to give him more than a dollar before I closed the door. Yeah..not happy, not at all. Bad service one, I'm forgiving, bad service continually and you get nothing and I don't return.

heartcream -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 11:32:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: lobodomslavery i take umbrage at the term cheapskate. Rather than label why not analyse why they are as you term cheapskate, what are the circumstances that have brought this about, don t be so fucking judgmental kevin [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] yeah sure okay, you first.

heartcream -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 11:37:57 PM)
oh never mind...

heartcream -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 11:42:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania quote: I understand that, what I don't get is your mindset.....you know what it's not worth it. You think you have the market cornered on stressful jobs, fine. I have not waited tables in years. Serving motivated me to go to college and better my prospects. My work can be stressful, but it is also fulfilling these days. I do not think servers are the only people with stressful job, but it is the most stressfilled work I have ever done, and I have done quite a few jobs in an attempt to get away from serving. The only reason I kept serving so long is that it was the best pay I could hope to achieve for the area I lived in with my educational background... I changed that through hard work and a good attitude, but that doesn't mean I forgot where I came from or how difficult it was... My mother waited tables for 20 years, and she found it every bit as stressful as I did... It is a hard job, and a great attitude towards it helps a person make as much money as they can doing it, I suppose I think it says something about my attitude that I came away from that work with a positive attitude about people in general, which is why I became an anthropologist in the first place What I do not understand is what you do not understand, my posts have been pretty clear Now then there is me. I worked in the industry since I was 15. I waited tables as I went to 6 years post secondary college and university and I am still waiting tables after all these long years. I am a painter and well, I better my prospects as best I can everyday pretty much by painting when I am not serving.

heartcream -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 11:44:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDaveGuy69 I don't feel like reading all 10 pages of this thread so this may have been said before: Here in the US, waitstaff are taxed on tips WHETHER YOU TIP OR NOT! It is a horrendous injustice in the tax code but that's the way it is. So to all you asswipes who refuse to tip: Stay at home and cook you own damn food! End of rant. ~Dave Thanks Dave. Most of the time we also tip out on our sales total as well whether folks tip or not. Truth be told the good people far outweigh the demanding tight ass ballerinas any day so no need to hugely sweat it if folks dont want to cough up your share.

WyldHrt -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/5/2010 11:59:07 PM)
I usually go out for lunch on Saturdays, as a treat to myself. This week, I'm a bit strapped due to an unforeseen expense. I could probably afford a restaurant meal, but a proper tip would make it a bit much. Simple solution- I went to a local grocery, got 2 huge pepper beef kabobs and a deli side dish, and took it home. 10 minutes on the Foreman, and I had a restaurant quality meal for about $9.00, without screwing a server out of a well deserved tip. Those whining about how folks on fixed incomes shouldn't have to eat their own cooking (which actually confuses the hell out of me) don't seem to get how easy it is to pick up 'ready to cook' or 'heat and eat' stuff from the grocery deli. When I go out, service is part of the experience. If I can't pay for that service, I don't go out. Pretty simple.

MissAsylum -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/6/2010 4:04:53 AM)
i'm a 15% or $5 dollar tipper- whichever is higher at the time. i expect to tip - its automatically part of bill in my mind...its just a bit subjective- pending on the service.and if i can't tip- i stay my ass at home.

gedienstig -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/6/2010 4:11:25 AM)
Any change left over smaller than 0.20, but then again, this is Europe and waitresses get a decent wage

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/6/2010 4:22:56 AM)
What does that have to do with a server who gives you good service deserving a tip? The tip is for good service not to pay the server, her pay and her tips are two completely different things.

shivermetimbers -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/6/2010 4:34:45 AM)
You really have to not only be a screw up, but pretty unfriendly for me not to tip in the 20 percent range. I probably overtip, and that goes back to my first job parking cars, where I worked for tips only. Parking cars in subzero weather, and bringing a warm vehicle to the owners was something I prided myself in. It was very aggravating to only get a coin for my efforts, because the owner of the vehicle would have had to sit freezing their ass off waiting not only on the car to get warm, but also the windows to defrost. Wait staff who show that same sort of pride in their job, can easily expect near 30 percent from me.

gedienstig -> RE: How much do you tip your waitress? (6/6/2010 4:53:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth What does that have to do with a server who gives you good service deserving a tip? The tip is for good service not to pay the server, her pay and her tips are two completely different things. Well, the dishes are already more expensive, ergo tip included over here. They don't live on their tips either over here. I wouldn't tip a friendly cashier, nor do I pay 20% extra if my haircut worked out at the barber and I had a nice chat. Plus, waiters should give good service because it's their job, not for a tip. If you're an unfriendly waiter in my uncle's restaurant, you get fired, not a smaller tip...

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