HERE'S A TIP! --> Stop tipping waiters and keep the money for yourself!

[cherrytwist]

I tipped a guy $10 on a $25 bill for lunch the other day.

Reminded me of this thread.

*neener neeeeener neeeeeeener"














hi /waves

 

[Jombo]

thanks for the amusing thread.
I got sick of it reading half way through post one..

here's what i think. if you were hoping to change people tipping habbits through this post, it obviously won't work.
i usually stick to 10% for lunch 15- 20% for dinner. depends on services received.
what I hate is when restaurants charge "gratuity" after a certain time or depending on size of the party. (but if that's the issue, don't go back! i try not to..)
one interesting thing tho, whenever i go out to eat w/ a friend who is a waiter, he insists on leaving huge tips, and does.. guess it's a waiter thing..

and it comes back to this.. its your money, do whatever you want with it.. if you don't want to leave much tip, then dine in, or cook the damn food yourself.
had i read the thread a week ago, i would've mentioned a seinfeldian episode in the making, but after close to 300 posts, i guess it turned out that way.. *sigh*

since you people have way too much time, go vote here

 

[her209]

I read the original posters rant and skipped all the responses.

I thought waiters got a certain amount per hour (say $2/hr) and what ever they make up in tips. Thats why tips have to be reported to the boss. If the tip amount plus the hourly wage do not add up to minimum wage, then the employer has to make up the difference. I don't know how often this happens tho as I have never worked as a waiter. I guess all depends on the number of customers. So if there is a small number of customers, the employer will probably have to make up the difference anyways so WHY TIP?

 

[Gaard]

<< I tipped a guy $10 on a $25 bill for lunch the other day. >>


Damn! $25 for lunch?

 

[Thegonagle]

<< I read the original posters rant and skipped all the responses.

I thought waiters got a certain amount per hour (say $2/hr) and what ever they make up in tips. Thats why tips have to be reported to the boss. If the tip amount plus the hourly wage do not add up to minimum wage, then the employer has to make up the difference. I don't know how often this happens tho as I have never worked as a waiter. I guess all depends on the number of customers. So if there is a small number of customers, the employer will probably have to make up the difference anyways so WHY TIP? >>

Because all of the decent waiters would quit if they only made 5.25 per hour, and you would be stuck with servers better suited for Burger King than waiting on your needs, and the needs of six other tables. We all know how spectacular the service is at Burger King, oh yeah!

 

[Amused]

<< I read the original posters rant and skipped all the responses.

I thought waiters got a certain amount per hour (say $2/hr) and what ever they make up in tips. Thats why tips have to be reported to the boss. If the tip amount plus the hourly wage do not add up to minimum wage, then the employer has to make up the difference. I don't know how often this happens tho as I have never worked as a waiter. I guess all depends on the number of customers. So if there is a small number of customers, the employer will probably have to make up the difference anyways so WHY TIP? >>



Wait staff at full service restaurants make a hell of a lot more than minimum wage. If MW was all full service restarants paid, the good wait staff would find better paying jobs elsewhere and you'd be stuck with servers as helpful and friendly as your local Walmart and Best Buy employees.

No thanks.

 

[toph99]

i don't tip on a percentage, i tip based on how much food i buy and how much trouble i make for the waiter. if it's just one plate of food i'm ordering, i'll probably leave 3-4 dollars. If the waiter is crabby, i'd leave 2, if i order more, it could be 5-6 dollars. If i buy a $60 meal and it is just one plate, what did the waiter do to deserve $9? They make more than i do, so i don't feel sorry for them

 

[golfreak]

Its very true of what you're saying but if you can afford to pay $60 for 1 meal, you can afford to tip accordingly.
Also you will notice most of the time that the service you get at a Denny as oppose to a more expensive restaurant is like night and day.

As someone in the sevice industry, what puzzles me is that why are we expected to tip 15% at buffet restaurants.
I can never understand that concept. We do most of the work ourselves.
I'm not talking about all you can eat where they bring the food out to you but buffets where you have to get your own food and such...
I still tip 15% at buffets but I still don't agree with it.