Tipping Getting Out of Control

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

 

In all honesty.  I calculate 20-25% in even before going out.  If I can't afford it, I don't stuff my fat Bougie face and consume.  Just don't go out.  LoL...

 

/i_am_NOT_a_damn_communist_contrary_to_what @Joe in Winslow says

 

LoL...

 

You keep telling yourself that, Lenin.

 

[shrader]

22 minutes ago, GaryPinC said:

An offshoot of the tipping craze that I just hate is the grocery, pet store etc. asking if you want to donate to some charity when you go to pay.  My kids looked at me funny at first for saying "no" but 1.  I don't know how much of my dollars are actually ending up at that charity and 2. I choose when and where I donate, not at some big business' request.

 

The random place that asks you if you want to round up to the next dollar for a charity, those ones do it right.  Sure it's a small donation each time, but I bet they consistently get that donation from most customers.

[row_33]

11 minutes ago, shrader said:

 

The random place that asks you if you want to round up to the next dollar for a charity, those ones do it right.  Sure it's a small donation each time, but I bet they consistently get that donation from most customers.

 

i bump it up $5 to not look cheap in front of business folk or the rare date

 

 

[Bad Things]

There's no tipping down here in New Zealand, thank God.

 

It's one of the irritating things to deal with when visiting the States.

[Foxx]

2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

you read that wrong 

 

Tip Jars are voluntary.   If I frequent the place a lot I will tip. 

 

Automatically adding 15% onto your bill - that is not voluntary. 

"Recommending" 20% is just as outrageous.

 

Bring my food, be polite, be attentive but not too attentive.  Act as if you care and I'll give them a nice tip. 

 

Bring my food and ignore me for 30 minutes .... is not tip worthy. 

 

basically, i don't want to be bothered after my meal is served. yet if i need something i fully expect y waiter to be available. if this is the case then a bigger tip is coming their way.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

...love the way restaurants show suggested percentages of tip and calculate it on total bill INCLUDING sales tax....if I take my gang out, the bill is 300 bucks plus 24.00 in sales tax....why should tip be calculated on $324 versus $300?....I usually leave 20% for good service ($60.00) so why should I pay an extra $4.80 tip on the sales tax ($64.80) ?......

Edited May 28, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Even worse... Firefighters, police panhandling @ the intersection.  That's the absolute lowest of the low.

 

 

....agreed...almost shamed into it......now they hand out stickers that you donated so you don't get nailed at the next six intersections they're at.......ask 'em if they take VISA next time........

Edited May 28, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy

[Gugny]

15 minutes ago, Foxx said:

basically, i don't want to be bothered after my meal is served. yet if i need something i fully expect y waiter to be available. if this is the case then a bigger tip is coming their way. 

 

My big thing is beverages.  A good server will keep an eye on everyone's drinks.  If I finish my drink and I need to wait for the server to come ask if I want another ... that's a ding.

[Cripple Creek]

1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

so my service tip goes to a person washing dishes????    

 

EII said it well enough   

 

PAY these people well enough and F the tips.  Better pay = better working attitude = better service 

 

(I'll go back and sit with my fellow socialists now) 

 

It would be split amongst servers and other staff.

 

And I can say, unequivocally, that you and The Climate Changer otherwise known as @ExiledInIllinois, would ***** your collective pants if restaurant food prices rose 15-20% across the board. In other words, you’re both full of it.

Edited May 28, 2019 by Cripple Creek

[coloradobillsfan]

49 minutes ago, Bad Things said:

There's no tipping down here in New Zealand, thank God.

 

It's one of the irritating things to deal with when visiting the States.

 

this was a point my friend from England made too, but it seemed to me like the tip may have been 'built in' by the inflated prices, ie. pints of beer were commonly £5 which came to over $8 at the time of my visit to the UK

[Bray Wyatt]

In one of the restaurants I worked at, a guy would come in and at the beginning of his meal set down a bunch of dollars and tell them this was the servers tip. If he had to wait to have his drink refilled or there were any problems with his meal he would remove money from the pile

[Ol Dirty B]

This pretty simple a buck for each take out item and 20% at least for a meal you're served.

 

Unless the service is awful, I don't understand people's issue with tipping.

5 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

I'm served at a restaurant.  Handing me a bag full of food isn't what I consider as "Service."

 

What's the difference between someone assembling a bunch of burgers, etc. and putting them in a bag to hand to you .... and someone putting together any other meal, then putting it in a bag to hand to you?  Why do you draw a line between "fast food" and a "restaurant?"

 

5 hours ago, Steve O said:

I don't mind tipping $1-$2 a drink. What I don't like is when I go to a place, start a tab, have several beers, and only get charged for half of them. I mean if someone is having 3 or more drinks they are probably entitled to one on the house. But it's tough to run a business when the profits are given away in the hopes of a big tip. Which admittedly I give, often upwards of 100% when this happens, which probably makes me part of the problem.

 

And while we're ranting, when did "no problem" replace "you're welcome" as the proper response to a thank you? Nothing irks me more than thanking the wait staff and being told it was not a problem. I wasn't expecting it to be a problem, it's their effing job! Okay, there's probably a lot that irks me more that that, but I find it really annoying. Does anyone else?

 

You're the first person I've ever heard of complaining about getting hooked up.

 

You'll never be happy.

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

so my service tip goes to a person washing dishes????    

 

EII said it well enough   

 

PAY these people well enough and F the tips.  Better pay = better working attitude = better service 

 

(I'll go back and sit with my fellow socialists now) 

 

Exactly!

 

Yet... On other hand:

Look @ us lock operators!  LMAO... Oops scratch that.  ?

27 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said:

In one of the restaurants I worked at, a guy would come in and at the beginning of his meal set down a bunch of dollars and tell them this was the servers tip. If he had to wait to have his drink refilled or there were any problems with his meal he would remove money from the pile

What douchebag.  If he had a boat, I'd make him wait 36 hours.  LMAO... 

[Augie]

2 hours ago, GaryPinC said:

An offshoot of the tipping craze that I just hate is the grocery, pet store etc. asking if you want to donate to some charity when you go to pay.  My kids looked at me funny at first for saying "no" but 1.  I don't know how much of my dollars are actually ending up at that charity and 2. I choose when and where I donate, not at some big business' request.

 

I go to Publix at least 5 times a week, and they are a bit out of control with this. I give a dollar each time, but usually don’t even know what it’s going toward. I’m hoping the entry fee to Heaven isn’t any more than one dollar. 

[/dev/null]

[Saxum]

6 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

I follow the foreign European rule $1 EU

 

Or the countries where No tips allowed

China.

French Polynesia.

Japan. Tipping under any circumstance in Japan may seem rude, because good service is standard and expected. ...

Korea. ...

Hong Kong. ...

Switzerland. ...

Australia. ...

Belgium.

 

Been to Hong Kong many, many times and you are wrong about tipping.

[Augie]

2 hours ago, /dev/null said:

 

Our oldest son was a wild card, but with a good heart. I found a can of orange spray paint in his car one time. Naturally, you need to ask “what was the paint for?” He stammered for a bit, but then admitted he went with a buddy from the football team to go cow tipping one night. The poor cows were so innocent and unaware, and they didn’t have it in their hearts to rock them to the ground, so they......”decorated them” instead. 

[GaryPinC]

6 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Even worse... Firefighters, police panhandling @ the intersection.  That's the absolute lowest of the low.

Wow.  Your reading comprehension is truly awful.  I've got no problem and always do donate to both those groups.

[ExiledInIllinois]

1 minute ago, GaryPinC said:

I've got no problem and always do donate to both those groups.

While they are panhandling as a public safety menace on the street?

 

Just raise my taxes please = just raise the wages of restaurant workers so we can avoid beggars.  Begging culture.

[KD in CA]

9 hours ago, unbillievable said:

Also, cash tips are much more appreciated since Servers don't have to declare the full amount.

 

Help them cheat on their taxes so I can carry more of the burden?  ***** that noise.