Red Mosquito

spike wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

spike wrote:

doug rr wrote:$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.

theplatypus wrote:

spike wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:[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.

--- wrote: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.

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.

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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.

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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.

@SkitchP wrote: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

oasisfan35 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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.

Thejambi wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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.

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.

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!

durdencommatyler wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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

doug rr wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

--- wrote: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.

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

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