I left a bad tip today.

[MacVittie]

I totally miscalculated and left like a 14% tip this morning. At a restaurant I work at. To a waitress who's never been anything but nice to me. I feel like such a dick.

[underdog]

Next time you see her, just kick her in the cunt so she knows you're serious.

[Furtherman]

I totally miscalculated and left like a 14% tip this morning. At a restaurant I work at. To a waitress who's never been anything but nice to me. I feel like such a dick.

You'll probably see her again, right? Just leave a little more next time.

[disneyspy]

go back and take a shit on her car

[NateCantDance]

I stiffed a waiter yesterday. Big fat $0.00 in the tip field on the check. That fat fucker kept letting our cups run dry, and we had to send other waitresses to go find him more than once. Fuck that guy.

[JerseyRich]

I can't believe it.

You should kill yourself.

[topless_mike]

I totally miscalculated and left like a 14% tip this morning. At a restaurant I work at. To a waitress who's never been anything but nice to me. I feel like such a dick.

tell her to work harder next time for that extra 1% tip.

[underdog]

tell her to work harder next time for that extra 1% tip.

Who tips 15% anymore?

[DolaMight]

When coming to a four way stop, never move until another vehicle moves first.

[biggirl]

14% isn't horrible. I typically leave 20%. But I hate tipping. My husband is worse...

[topless_mike]

But I hate tipping. My husband is worse...

you sound like hippo.

[SouthSideJohnny]

I totally miscalculated and left like a 14% tip this morning.

= Earth2 Fez

[biggirl]

you sound like hippo.

is that a bad thing?

[ANC]

Does anyone here tip if the call in a pizza order for pickup? There is a tip cup there. Is it for any tip or for when you eat in the pizzaria?

[JerseyRich]

Does anyone here tip if the call in a pizza order for pickup? There is a tip cup there. Is it for any tip or for when you eat in the pizzaria?

No.
Tip cups suck.

[Aggie]

Does anyone here tip if the call in a pizza order for pickup? There is a tip cup there. Is it for any tip or for when you eat in the pizzaria?

No. The only time I tip on a to go order is if they do a lot of preparation like individually wrapping everything, putting in utensils, etc. and sometimes it a "curbside to go" so they come to your car. And it's a buck at most.

[ANC]

No.
Tip cups suck.

They certainly do. The place i go to has the Tip line on the Credit card receipt and I draw a line right through it. I kinda feel bad for some reason, even though it's only for when being waited on.

[Aggie]

No.
Tip cups suck.

Yep. Screw those perky Starbucks employees. I don't want to chat with you at the drive thru, I want my damn coffee!!

[strawberrypop]

Damn it, Mr. Pink.

[sailor]

I totally miscalculated and left like a 14% tip this morning. At a restaurant I work at. To a waitress who's never been anything but nice to me. I feel like such a dick.

you work there, just slip her a few bucks and explain the error.

14% isn't horrible. I typically leave 20%. But I hate tipping. My husband is worse...

you sound like hippo.

sounds like his wife.

[RhinoinMN]

I stiffed a waiter yesterday. Big fat $0.00 in the tip field on the check. That fat fucker kept letting our cups run dry, and we had to send other waitresses to go find him more than once. Fuck that guy.

I was with Nate. I did the same. This guy obviously did not want to be there. He should be washing dishes if he doesn't like serving people. Fuck that guy twice.

[CountryBob]

This is not a Wizard - It's a Willard. I just tipped $5 for a BLT!

[ANC]

This is not a Wizard - It's a Willard. I just tipped $5 for a BLT!

:lol:

"No Deal, Not Hot"

[NateCantDance]

Does anyone here tip if the call in a pizza order for pickup? There is a tip cup there. Is it for any tip or for when you eat in the pizzaria?

I don't tip cashiers. Bartenders, waiters, and delivery guys I try to be really generous with. I understand what goes through a pizza guys head when he's got 5 pizzas in his car and only 2 of them can possibly get delivered while still hot. I don't want to be the last guy to get his.

[sailor]

I don't tip cashiers. Bartenders, waiters, and delivery guys I try to be really generous with. I understand what goes through a pizza guys head when he's got 5 pizzas in his car and only 2 of them can possibly get delivered while still hot. I don't want to be the last guy to get his.

i've never tipped at a pizzeria, only if i get delivery.

I don't tip cashiers. Bartenders, waiters, and delivery guys I try to be really generous with. I understand what goes through a pizza guys head when he's got 5 pizzas in his car and only 2 of them can possibly get delivered while still hot. I don't want to be the last guy to get his.

yeah, we order a lot and always tip well. the girl who answers the phone always says it will be like 40 minutes, but the guy running the place and the delivery guys almost always get it here in like 15-20.

[lleeder]

Its good to know the people in the infomercials are on the same drugs as the viewers of them.

[TripleSkeet]

You people deserve every drop of spit and ball sweat that goes into your drinks and food.

FYI: 14% is awful. 20% is what you should leave. And I drop a dollar in the tip cup when I pick up pizza, get a water ice, go to an ice cream parlor, or any other food place that has one.People that dont tip disturb me.

[lleeder]

1984? i hope so then i can just sit back and relax. ill never remember peoples names though

[TheMojoPin]

You people deserve every drop of spit and ball sweat that goes into your drinks and food.

FYI: 14% is awful. 20% is what you should leave. And I drop a dollar in the tip cup when I pick up pizza, get a water ice, go to an ice cream parlor, or any other food place that has one.People that dont tip disturb me.

Yeah, not tipping is so much more disturbing than spitting or wiping balls on someone else's food.

[disneyspy]

Yeah, not tipping is so much more disturbing than spitting or wiping balls on someone else's food.

no its not

[TheMojoPin]

You just fell into the sarchasm.

[sailor]

You just fell into the sarchasm.

http://nazareneblogs.org/robbie/files/2009/03/sarchasm.jpg

[Gvac]

I thought you were a math whiz?

Shameful. :nono:

[Gvac]

I never understand why people have such a hard time figuring out a decent tip.

Move the decimal one place to the left, round up, and double it.

Check = $78.65 ---> $7.865, round to $8.00 ---> tip = $16.00

This would bring the total to about $95.00, in which case I'd just leave $100.00

[ryno1974]

You guys are all fucked. 14% is a good tip. 20% is over tipping. The intent of a tip is for service over and above the basic service. You all realize that they are getting paid an hourly rate too right? It is not up to you to cover all their expenses. Your 14% is fine. I would have gone with 10% myself.

Maybe thats why you guys all ran out of money down there........ you tipped it all away.

[underdog]

You guys are all fucked. 14% is a good tip. 20% is over tipping. The intent of a tip is for service over and above the basic service. You all realize that they are getting paid an hourly rate too right? It is not up to you to cover all their expenses. Your 14% is fine. I would have gone with 10% myself.

Maybe thats why you guys all ran out of money down there........ you tipped it all away.

This is why you have no friends. It's also why American waiters hate Canadians.

Here in America, waitstaff doesn't make a real hourly wage. The minimum wage for a waitress is like $2.20/hr.

[TheMojoPin]

I'm not saying 14% is a good tip, but for someone to act like 14%-19% is some unforgivable sin is ridiculous.

[ImNotGvac]

You guys are all fucked. 14% is a good tip. 20% is over tipping. The intent of a tip is for service over and above the basic service. You all realize that they are getting paid an hourly rate too right? It is not up to you to cover all their expenses. Your 14% is fine. I would have gone with 10% myself.

Maybe thats why you guys all ran out of money down there........ you tipped it all away.

Hawk! Bring me my nut sweat!

[zildjian361]

cheap ass mo fo's i tip heavy ya go back in there again. come on thell remember you. Im buyin! :smoke::drunk:

[MacVittie]

I just feel bad because the total for the breakfast was $14 and I left her $2. I mean, only a buck more would have made it a decent tip. I used to work in a high end restaurant and a bad tip on a table could ruin your night. Getting $1 less on a check didn't ruin her day. It just sucks that I have to face this person again and wonder if she'll judge me as a bad tipper, even if it's not to my face, I never want to be thought of as a bad tipper.

I thought you were a math whiz?

Shameful. :nono:

At trigonometry and calculus, yes. Arithmetic is where I get tripped up.

[SatCam]

Are you suppose to tip if there's a delivery charge? I ordered food for a bunch of people at work last week and when the guy came, I saw there was a delivery charge of $1.50 and I didnt give him any extra cash........ I think he asked if I was gonna give him a tip (when he was counting out change) but I couldn't tell because he didn't speak english well.

[sailor]

I never understand why people have such a hard time figuring out a decent tip.

Move the decimal one place to the left, round up, and double it.

Check = $78.65 ---> $7.865, round to $8.00 ---> tip = $16.00

This would bring the total to about $95.00, in which case I'd just leave $100.00

if your intent was to leave 27%, that's perfect.

[TripleSkeet]

I'm not saying 14% is a good tip, but for someone to act like 14%-19% is some unforgivable sin is ridiculous.

The difference between 14% and 19% is the difference between being a decent tipper and a shitty one. I wasnt crucifying him for the 14% either because he said it was a mistake. I was more talking about the people that purposely dont tip or tip cheaply.

And yea most waitresses or bartenders do not make more then $3 and hour. Thats not really an hourly wage.

[TheMojoPin]

The difference between 14% and 19% is the difference between being a decent tipper and a shitty one. I wasnt crucifying him for the 14% either because he said it was a mistake. I was more talking about the people that purposely dont tip or tip cheaply.

Fine, but you were talking like someone who tipped 14% deserved to get the spit in the food treatment. That's insane.

[ozzie]

I usually over tip at a lower end restaraunt, but sometimes find it painful at the higher end places.

Same amount of work, same time spent at the establishment... I try to judge the service and think about what they earned per hour.

$50 check - I usually meet or exceed the standard 20%

$100 check - Same time spend, number of plates & beverages served... it has to have been outstanding for me to throw over $20.

No offense to the hard working waiters and waitresses out there, but I had to work my ass off in my job to make over $20/hour. And I've never been to a place that the waiter only had one table.

And, yes, I'm at a comfortable salary now, and can afford it, but don't tell me that it takes more work to serve a $27.99 entree than it does a plate of eggs.

I just will never go by straight percentages.

[TheMojoPin]

I usually over tip at a lower end restaraunt, but sometimes find it painful at the higher end places.

Same amount of work, same time spent at the establishment... I try to judge the service and think about what they earned per hour.

$50 check - I usually meet or exceed the standard 20%

$100 check - Same time spend, number of plates & beverages served... it has to have been outstanding for me to throw over $20.

No offense to the hard working waiters and waitresses out there, but I had to work my ass off in my job to make over $20/hour. And I've never been to a place that the waiter only had one table.

And, yes, I'm at a comfortable salary now, and can afford it, but don't tell me that it takes more work to serve a $27.99 entree than it does a plate of eggs.

I just will never go by straight percentages.

I totally agree. I'll always vary my tipping depending on the type of restaurant. If it's cheaper place I'm always tipping over 20%. If it's an expensive place I stick to 15-20%.

[mendyweiss]

We went to a really crowded restaurant last weekend with about an hour wait.
I went over to the hostess to tell her we would be outside waiting, and slipped 10 bucks in her hand. 15 minutes later, she told us our table was ready.

[sailor]

I totally agree. I'll always vary my tipping depending on the type of restaurant. If it's cheaper place I'm always tipping over 20%. If it's an expensive place I stick to 15-20%.

Also, higher end places tend to pay over that silly waitstaff minimum wage. My last place paid servers up to like 12 an hour (starting rate was like 6).

Another thing, why is the acceptable tip rate increasing constantly? It was 15, then went to 17-18, and now it's at 20+. If the food prices are going up over time, wouldn't their tips increase along with if? Mind you, I pay the 20+ but where will it end?

[zildjian361]

We went to a really crowded restaurant last weekend with about an hour wait.
I went over to the hostess to tell her we would be outside waiting, and slipped 10 bucks in her hand. 15 minutes later, she told us our table was ready.

thats how it works money talks ,you know the rest:wink:

[~Katja~]

I used to just double the tax and then round that up, I don't know what percentage that would come to ultimately...
but even at a below minimum wage, a waitress with an average of 5 tables and hour (probably even more) makes roughly $5 per table (considering that there are bigger and smaller parties) she still makes a decent wage at the end of the day.
If I really liked the service I got I will be more generous.

As far as the delivery charges, when it's on the bill the guy is supposed to get that as part of his hourly but he still deserves a tip... mind you he is usually using his own car and gas.

[lleeder]

I don't drink wine but when you go to a nice place and get expensive bottles of wine do you still tip 20%? Seems crazy to pay extra money just to open a better bottle.

[~Katja~]

I don't drink wine but when you go to a nice place and get expensive bottles of wine do you still tip 20%? Seems crazy to pay extra money just to open a better bottle.
I agree! Just cause the waitress served kobe steaks instead of some meatloaf does not mean she did a better job and deserves 90% times more tip than the other... it's crazy

[lleeder]

I agree! Just cause the waitress served kobe steaks instead of some meatloaf does not mean she did a better job and deserves 90% times more tip than the other... it's crazy

you've won this battle but i'll be back...

[A.J.]

As others have said, throw her a little extra something next time you see her and say "I short-changed you the last time". It'll be recognized and appreciated, trust me.

I've said it a million times: EVERYONE should be required to work as a bartender and/or server for say a month to learn how to be a good customer and tipper. I quit bartending because I wanted to beat the shit out of so many deadbeat and annoying customers.

[Tazz]

I never understand why people have such a hard time figuring out a decent tip.

Move the decimal one place to the left, round up, and double it.

Check = $78.65 ---> $7.865, round to $8.00 ---> tip = $16.00

This would bring the total to about $95.00, in which case I'd just leave $100.00

That's exactly what I do:thumbup:

[Crispy123]

The rule is its 15% pretax total for anything other than dinner. Dinner gets the 20%. You vary off of that depending on how the service is. I do the GVAC method of moving the decimal and double or half it depending. I will round up or down based on service. I will also break out my cell phone and verify the percentage to keep my OCD in check.

Bars are kind of unique. If you are there to get shitfaced and anticipate getting thrown out who gives a fuck about tipping? If you are taking out clients or trying to impress a chick its another story. I only tip generously if theres a hottie flirting with me (I know Im not getting in her pants but theres still a chance) or its a place I go regularly and know the people. I also usually only drink water and non-alcohilic drinks so Ill tip according to my own sensabilities.

Delivery guys get a tip. Its based on time and how the shit looks when it gets there. If there is a delivery fee, that comes out of the tip buddy.

If I get takeout at a place regularly they get a decent tip in the jar but at the very least my change will go in a tip jar at any establishment, along with a couple of bucks if I get good service or there are plenty of hot waitresses.

And fuck Canadians just on principle.