How much do you tip?

[BassAce 10+ year member]

Anyone know how much and how to properly tip bartenders?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I do $1 per drink, IDK...

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

15% here

 

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

Alright to defend my post about not tipping, i do live in canada and our servers here make 7.75 an hour no matter what to begin with, that is our minium wage and their are MANY jobs other then servers who make that. it would be different if servers did make much lower then everyone else, but up here they do not, it is a minimum wage job, i normally give my money to the homless or people with cool signs asking for money.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

I definatley give above 25%.

In the end, I believe its worth it to tip higher.

Weather it be because others dont tip, or for karma, it will help the waitstaff.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

5% bad service

10% midiocre service

15% decent service

20% good service

25% outstanding service

50% hot waitress gives me a BJ

.01$ under an upside down glass of water if they really piss me off.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

When I sit down I have a mindset to give 20%. If the service starts degrading then I start chipping away mentally. I always leave something though and rarely go under 15% and usually service is good, so I am mostly giving 20% when I am out.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

I just got back from Europe and there is not tipping over there... Cabs, Restaraunts, Hotel Clerks, etc...

It all depends on the wage structure and how tipping should be conducted. In Eurpope they make money off of quality and length of stay per table; wheras, the U.S. is purely volume driven.

For example... In Barcelona, Brussels, and London the normal dinner time is 8 - 9 ish and usually is a 2 - 3 hour long even when going out. Usually people will have 1-2 beers with apps, 1-2 glasses of win with dinner. The courses are the apps (1-2), the main, dessert, and an after dinner coffee. Many people even end dinner with spirits (like a Bailey's or something). The bill will usually come to 50 - 75 Euros (times by 1.3 for USD equiv) per person and their "Tip" is included in the price of the meal.

I think the wage structure is similar in Canada where the service folks are paid occordingly to the pricing structure of the meals. The items on the menu are priced at a profit thus the servers are paid accordingly.

In the US many of the items are priced at a loss; while drinks, desserts, and apps make up for it. The service folks are paid less then Minimum wage with the expectation that tips should more than offset the difference. So the incentives are different for different countries.

BTW I will not tip the Chinese food people or Subway type places for simply making the item. There has to be a level of customer service involved to deserve a tip.

 

[steveyblack 10+ year member]

at applebees last night the waiter was mad nice to me and my frinds(around 16), the bill was 180 and we left 235 or so, well around 6 bucks or so a person(not every one)

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

I tip in restaurants...depending on their service

usually 25% or more

I also tell fast food places (Chinese food, Mickey Ds etc) to keep the change.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I just got back from Europe and there is not tipping over there... Cabs, Restaraunts, Hotel Clerks, etc...
It all depends on the wage structure and how tipping should be conducted. In Eurpope they make money off of quality and length of stay per table; wheras, the U.S. is purely volume driven.

For example... In Barcelona, Brussels, and London the normal dinner time is 8 - 9 ish and usually is a 2 - 3 hour long even when going out. Usually people will have 1-2 beers with apps, 1-2 glasses of win with dinner. The courses are the apps (1-2), the main, dessert, and an after dinner coffee. Many people even end dinner with spirits (like a Bailey's or something). The bill will usually come to 50 - 75 Euros (times by 1.3 for USD equiv) per person and their "Tip" is included in the price of the meal.

I think the wage structure is similar in Canada where the service folks are paid occordingly to the pricing structure of the meals. The items on the menu are priced at a profit thus the servers are paid accordingly.

In the US many of the items are priced at a loss; while drinks, desserts, and apps make up for it. The service folks are paid less then Minimum wage with the expectation that tips should more than offset the difference. So the incentives are different for different countries.

BTW I will not tip the Chinese food people or Subway type places for simply making the item. There has to be a level of customer service involved to deserve a tip.

Preparing the food to your liking isn't CS? My tips are lower in this instance but still I tip.

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

someone must have mentioned Reservoir Dogs