On tipping

[Chris_H_2]

$1-2 per drink at most places but a bit more at my local due to the freebies thrown my way..

My haircut place is $23 and I always give him $5

pizza guy normally gets $5

plumbers $10-20

Movers $20+ each guy

oh shiii, tipping movers. is $20+ standard practice or is that something you picked up in NYC?

You NEED to tip those guys. $20 per is pretty standard.

what if my stuff's all dinged up?

They probably dinged it up knowing that you weren't going to tip them.

[epilogue]

[Australian]Tipping is absurd.[/Australian]

Let me guess: Australian service workers get paid a dignified wage?

my aussie wife was making like $20/hour waiting tables while in uni (college).

And somehow those businesses were able to remain operational. Imagine that.

[epilogue]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

[BurtReynolds]

i usually stick with 20% unless i know them. if the tab is low i'll usually tip more.


I am getting pretty sick of every business having a tip jar. Im not fucking tipping you for putting donuts in a box. waiters make less than minimum wage.

[oasisfan35]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

Agreed. Plus, you just move the decimal point once and double, after a proper night out this fact is handy.

[Thejambi]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

This is what I stick to.
I usually give more to trainees or people we can tell are new, even if the service is rough.

[sportsfreakpete6]

You hang out with your friends at a buffet?

this is back from page one...but might be the best post on the new RM

[epilogue]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

Agreed. Plus, you just move the decimal point once and double, after a proper night out this fact is handy.

Another True Fact brought to you courtesy of oasisfan35.

[epilogue]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

This is what I stick to.
I usually give more to trainees or people we can tell are new, even if the service is rough.

Same.

I'm even that asshole who will slip a tip even if someone else is picking up the check. If I think they aren't tipping enough, I'll find a way to put more down for the poor gal/guy.

[Jorge]

The other day, the delivery guy at my favorite pizza place was sick, so one of the owners came up to deliver the pizza himself (I live three blocks away). I was caught off-guard and didn't know whether to tip him or not. I mean, he's bringing me pizza, but... he's also one of the owners. I panicked and threw some money at him.

[BurtReynolds]

My boss took us out to lunch. The tip he left was pretty bad. Not despicable bad, but not good either. Its not even his money. Its the company's!

[doug rr]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

This is what I stick to.
I usually give more to trainees or people we can tell are new, even if the service is rough.

Same.

I'm even that asshole who will slip a tip even if someone else is picking up the check. If I think they aren't tipping enough, I'll find a way to put more down for the poor gal/guy.

I did this last night..We have friends in town from Australia and Brazil and went to dinner last night...7 of us..The Aussies picked up the bill and he noticed a 15% tip already added for parties of 6 or more and left it at that..the service was great so I stayed behind as we were all leaving and threw down another $20

[epilogue]

No, 20-25% is not the new normal. It isn't my fault those on the wait staff made terrible choices in life.

20% absolutely. The service has to be utterly unforgivable for me to tip less than 20%. I think I've only done it like twice in my entire life. I start at 20%. I'll go higher if the service is exceptional.

This is what I stick to.
I usually give more to trainees or people we can tell are new, even if the service is rough.

Same.

I'm even that asshole who will slip a tip even if someone else is picking up the check. If I think they aren't tipping enough, I'll find a way to put more down for the poor gal/guy.

I did this last night..We have friends in town from Australia and Brazil and went to dinner last night...7 of us..The Aussies picked up the bill and he noticed a 15% tip already added for parties of 6 or more and left it at that..the service was great so I stayed behind as we were all leaving and threw down another $20

You're a good man, douglas.

[Chris_H_2]

So Drew Brees certainly is getting a lot of slack for a $3 tip on a take out order.

[epilogue]

I won't tell you how I know... but Drew Carey is a BALLER tipper. Like unreal good tipper.

[spike]

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