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Originally Posted by ktravelbear
(Post 14363978)
I am trying to figure out the acceptable amount to leave for tips and I have always been told it is 15% of the bill, but recently people have been telling me that you should leave 20% if you received good service. What is it?
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I usually double the tax (8.75 here) or just go 20% depending on service.
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15% round up to the nearest dollar is my rule of thumb.
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Originally Posted by wesmanz
(Post 15579568)
I usually double the tax (8.75 here) or just go 20% depending on service.
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How did yet another tedious old tipping thread manage to spontaneously reignite?
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20% unless I get poor service.
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Originally Posted by User Name
(Post 15580595)
How did yet another tedious old tipping thread manage to spontaneously reignite?
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Originally Posted by sjeon89
(Post 15577177)
I also have this tendency to just round up the numbers... For example, if the total is at $20.98, I would tip $4.02 so that the bill comes to exact $25.00
maybe I am the only person who does this...:confused: I used to; it makes sense as a carryover from paying cash most of the time rather than cards, since you'll almost always leave the small chance (if the waiter even brings it back - and indeed, it's fairly normal not to take it in some of the "non tipping cultures" I've visited where a large tip WOULD elicit surprise) and out of habit I used to do it regularly with cards as well. I still do occasionally, when I hit someplace where the bill is small enough tip amount is going to be much different if I don't use a whole dollar amount. |
I use 20% as a standard. 15% is probably my minimum, barring horrible service.
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Originally Posted by indianwells
(Post 14364756)
It depends how much the meal is for me. If the bill comes to $100 then they will never get more than $15-$20, which is a pretty good tip. If the bill comes to $40, if i've had good service then I may leave $10 which is more than 20% but the waitstaff probably need it more.
Originally Posted by nkedel
(Post 15581146)
By no means.
I used to; it makes sense as a carryover from paying cash most of the time rather than cards, since you'll almost always leave the small chance (if the waiter even brings it back - and indeed, it's fairly normal not to take it in some of the "non tipping cultures" I've visited where a large tip WOULD elicit surprise) and out of habit I used to do it regularly with cards as well. I still do occasionally, when I hit someplace where the bill is small enough tip amount is going to be much different if I don't use a whole dollar amount. |
I'm usually between the two depending on how good service is. Of course if the meal was cheap and the service good to great, I will go 20% because it's usually a matter of only a dollar or so extra.
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20% unless the server is bad. But honestly, I'm ready for restaurants to pay a decent wage to their servers thus enabling the quality of servers to improve.
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Originally Posted by Sweetone
(Post 15641530)
20% unless the server is bad. But honestly, I'm ready for restaurants to pay a decent wage to their servers thus enabling the quality of servers to improve.
Service quality is still relatively hit or miss. I don't know whether getting rid of tips and just raising prices to even out tip revenue would either help or hurt. |
The OP should clarify the country in his statement. The answer varies greatly be geography. The US being the highest thanks to the tax laws.
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I usually start out at 15% and move up from their if the service is good. Most of the time, I end up at 20%
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