Originally Posted by
davie355
My bill was $33.41.
I could have tipped $6, but that's a hair under the 18% custom. I could have tipped $7, but that's over 20%. I've seen some companies write into their expense policy that tips over 20% will not be reimbursed.
I tipped $6.59. That made the grand total $40.00. Was that rude?
No, not rude.
Originally Posted by
davie355
Years ago I dined with someone who used to wait tables, and as I filled out the receipt, he noticed I was trying to make the total a round number. He said as a server he hated that practice. He didn't give a reason. I suppose there's an element of selfishness here: the round total is convenient to me, but not to the server.
Indeed, a quick Google search brings up one argument that some restaurants pool and split tips, and that oddball amounts like $6.59 make splitting more complicated. I'm not sure if that argument has any merit, but it was out there.
What do y'all think?
If they're pooling tips, adding them together, your odd number is not going to make a shred of difference in the grand scheme of things. If I encountered a server who had a negative reaction to an odd tip amount, their manager would hear about it.