Originally Posted by
Analise
As for tipping at restaurants, an easy way to calculate the tip is to double the sales tax. Done.
Yes, that equates to a 17-18% pretax tip.
Originally Posted by
nerd
And just to be clear, it's also perfectly acceptable and not uncommon to tip 15%.
Well, I think 15% pretax would be considered on the low side (not that there aren't people that tip even less). But as always, it's up to you.