FlyerTalk Forums - Tipping in the US?

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Originally Posted by mjcewl1284 (Post 10397138)

I make it a habit to draw lines through my amounts and put the $ right next to my total paid. Like '$40' not '$ 40.'

I usually go for even amounts like $48.00 and round up tips but instead of writing '$48.00,' I write '$48-------' (solid line to the end of the paper) so they cannot write anything else or change the 0 to an 8.

This works for me, no fradulent charges posted yet.

If one is really worried, one can always right the amount in words as well, even though there is no formal space for it to be written in — although to do that routinely would seem somewhat paranoid...

But like mcjewl, I usually tip an amount to give an even total amount. So, if say the bill was $48.25 and I wanted to tip roughly 15 per cent, I'd tip $6.75 or $7.75 to make the total $55.00 or $56.00, and I write in the amount of the tip. But in reality, this is probably not much of a safeguard, I guess...