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  • #1

    How to Tip

    I am fairly young, and as such, am significantly less experienced in most fields.

    I was wondering if those of you who receive tips/know enough about them could give me some basic guidelines of how much I should tip in various situation. This is mainly because I don't want to accidentally snub/piss off my servers, but at the same time, I don't want to overly reward mediocre service.

    Thank you!
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    Here's one site's opinion on the matter: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-...tuation-2014-4 -- Naturally, opinions may vary.

    Basically -- If something has gone wrong (e.g with your food), see if the server/manager can fix things. That can absolutely have an effect. If they seem to honestly be trying to rectify a bad situation, give them the benefit of the doubt; if they're utter jerks, well, reduce the tip to the low teens (hey, they still need to get paid) --- in my experience, leaving a really small tip sends a message about the service, much more than stiffing the server would do... Another general rule of thumb is to tip on the pre-discount total (e.g. if you have a big coupon that knocks $20 off of a $50 order, tip based on a % of $50, not $30).

    (PS Standard note to all -- Take any discussions of whether to tip AT ALL/"Why does tipping exist?"/etc to Fratching, where they belong.)
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    • #3
      Quoth EricKei View Post
      (PS Standard note to all -- Take any discussions of whether to tip AT ALL/"Why does tipping exist?"/etc to Fratching, where they belong.)
      Hey, thanks for the advice and sorry if I broke the rules.
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      • #4
        Nah. I would have said something to you directly if you had
        "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
        "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
        "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
        "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
        "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
        "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
        Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
        "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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        • #5
          AFAIK, right now the market in general dictates a 15% tip for good service, 20% or above for exceptional service. I usually tip 20% anyway, unless the service was really bad (meaning the server specifically, because it's not the server's fault if the cooks get it wrong). I just try to be generous if I can because I know restaurant work is demanding, hard work, and they have to put up with way too many idiots.
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          • #6
            Yeah, it's easy to start up a flame war on the proverse and converse, obverse and reverse, inverse and perverse of this subject.

            I've got at least seven contradictory opinions meself!
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            • #7
              perverse of this subject.
              You're one of our ranking authorities on that one...
              "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
              "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
              "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
              "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
              "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
              "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
              Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
              "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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              • #8
                Quoth EricKei View Post
                You're one of our ranking authorities on that one...
                Appropriated emphasis.

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                • #9
                  I agree with MoonCat's advice. Also, if you're getting take-out from a restaurant, you should tip then, too.

                  My BFF actually laughed at the idea of tipping on take-out. I pointed out that while the server didn't bring me a drink at a table, they still packaged up food and brought it out to me. That's worth something. And, as I eat out frequently, I would much rather be known to the staff as the regular who tips a bit too generously than the guy who doesn't tip enough - or at all.

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                  • #10
                    Depends where you are.In England you could round up say a £26 meal to £30 and it would be accepTed. whereas in America this happens
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                    • #11
                      Quoth Kit-Ginevra View Post
                      Depends where you are.In England you could round up say a £26 meal to £30 and it would be accepTed. whereas in America this happens
                      I adore Scott Adams! By the way, thank you everyone for your advice. It's sure to be useful in the future!
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