Originally Posted by
kipper
That one, I don't, but just on meals, my explanation stands. I'm paying for the experience and the time.
So bringing a $10 pasta disk takes less effort than a $30 steak at the same restaurant? What? Percentage based tipping makes absolutely zero sense.
Originally Posted by
attart
Apparently it's not just restaurants.
I recently took a taxi from Denver International into the city of Denver and when I went to sign the receipt, the LOWEST choice for a tip amount was 25%. I was so irritated I almost didn't leave a tip, but ended up putting in a lower dollar amount.
For the love of God, please, don't tip in taxis for a rudimentary uneventful ride. You are paying a fare that includes livery from origin to destination without incidents. What are you tipping for?
I understand if you had a pleasant conversation with the driver as that is not mandated by the terms of service. Or the driver gave you the history of the city and places to visit while taking you from the airport to your hotel. But for daily rides? I select zero for tip in taxis in most cases. And that includes Uber/Lyft tipping nonsense.
Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
So much hating of capitalism.
Huh? What are you even replying to? Also, how is capitalism helping here? It's not like you bring your own server with you or select one from the pool? It's not an open market once you sat down.
Originally Posted by
knownothing
So you prefer the tip to be built in. But what if you get lousy service? Do you subtract it?
I already addressed that. You wouldn't leave 20% if your food sucked just because it was brought to you expeditiously. So why does this work in reverse?
If you do get lousy service you have two options. If you like the place, you can speak to the server and/or the manager and explain how the service can be improved next time you come back. If you don't care, you just don't go back to that place which is in and of itself an incentive for the establishment provide a good experience, not just good food OR a good service.
You don't tip at the post office or in fact your mail man or woman, you don't tip at the grocery store, you don't even tip the person who sweeps your street or fixes stuff around your rented apartment. You pay agreed upon rate and move on. Why are servers, bartenders, cabbies, hairdressers, masseuses (the list goes on) different?