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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 6:02 pm
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Originally Posted by free2draw
Also, do you tip before tax or after tax? I generally, tip after tax.
I tip 20% before tax. Until you get to really expensive places, that's basically the same as 15% after tax.

That said, I don't think 15% before tax is in anyway a "low" tip - I tip 20% because I'm feeling generous (or higher if the service was really that good) and would not figure that merely tipping 15% would work as any kind of a message.
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