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Tipping
Jul 19, 2018 20:09:57 GMT -5
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jul 19, 2018 20:09:57 GMT -5
This brings me to a story that happened last month, actually. As a broke college student going out to dinner with a bunch of other broke college students, tipping is always something we fuss over and try hard to figure out. Food was good, server was very friendly so we were making sure to tip her well. However, we made an honest mistake in "undertipping" her by like 5% (and for a group of 9, it's a little harsh). But, the worst part was when we were leaving. After we paid off the bill and left the tip, the server comes out and literally demands a higher tip. She said something along the lines of "is that all?" multiple times and stubbornly walked away. I get that she must've worked all day and dealt with some clowns, but to me, it was the most unprofessional thing I had ever seen. From the goodness of our hearts, we corrected our mistake and gave her the tip we were going for, only to be met with a sarcastic "thanks" and side eye. I probably won't visit that restaurant ever again with the fear of my status as a broke college student interfering with something completely optional ever so apparent. That sucks that happened. A waiter/waitress shouldn’t go after people for low tips unless it’s an extreme case. Once I waited on a party of 50 people. They rented out the whole place for 5 hours, so I wasn’t going to get any other tables. At the end of busting my butt the whole time and catering to their demands, their total bill was something like $780. They left me a $10 tip. I went to my boss and was like “Don’t call me to work these parties anymore. I came in on my day off and wasted my time for $10.” He managed to get ahold of the person that put together the party and was like “If you’re going to book a party with me and break my balls for discounts on everything, the least you can do is take care of the waiter. Don’t try to look like a big shot at the expense of other people. Next time you want to have a party somewhere, don’t call me. You’re not welcome back.” So there’s cases where people undertip and cases where the tip is insulting. When I was a waiter I wouldn’t go after someone that undertipped. At least it’s something and a lot of times it’s either a miscalculation or just not being sure what to leave or not having enough cash on hand. Although, if business is good and you know you can fill the tables, there’s a trick you can use to not serve bad tippers. When they show up you can just be like “Sorry. We have a lot of reservations tonight. We don’t have any tables available.” It generally pays off if you’re smart about when you do it. In my experience, the notoriously bad tippers are generally the type of people that come in with a party of 4-6 people, drink free water, and split 2 dinners. Don’t they sometimes when the bill is that large factor a tip in? That’s really BS
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Post by bababooey on Jul 19, 2018 20:26:29 GMT -5
That sucks that happened. A waiter/waitress shouldn’t go after people for low tips unless it’s an extreme case. Once I waited on a party of 50 people. They rented out the whole place for 5 hours, so I wasn’t going to get any other tables. At the end of busting my butt the whole time and catering to their demands, their total bill was something like $780. They left me a $10 tip. I went to my boss and was like “Don’t call me to work these parties anymore. I came in on my day off and wasted my time for $10.” He managed to get ahold of the person that put together the party and was like “If you’re going to book a party with me and break my balls for discounts on everything, the least you can do is take care of the waiter. Don’t try to look like a big shot at the expense of other people. Next time you want to have a party somewhere, don’t call me. You’re not welcome back.” So there’s cases where people undertip and cases where the tip is insulting. When I was a waiter I wouldn’t go after someone that undertipped. At least it’s something and a lot of times it’s either a miscalculation or just not being sure what to leave or not having enough cash on hand. Although, if business is good and you know you can fill the tables, there’s a trick you can use to not serve bad tippers. When they show up you can just be like “Sorry. We have a lot of reservations tonight. We don’t have any tables available.” It generally pays off if you’re smart about when you do it. In my experience, the notoriously bad tippers are generally the type of people that come in with a party of 4-6 people, drink free water, and split 2 dinners. Don’t they sometimes when the bill is that large factor a tip in? That’s really BS A lot of places do, but if the tip is included in the price the bill will specifically say that the tip is included and what percentage is used. We were a neighborhood place that didn’t do that. I know a lot of places also state on the bill that if you are a group of 4 or more, an 18% tip is included but you can also add more if you’d like. There are also some places that will charge kind of like a seating fee to combat big groups taking up tables for long periods of time and not spending money. I’ve seen that as high as $7 per person. So say you’re a group of 4, you’re paying $28 before you even order anything. It’s more in high end restaurants to make sure they’re at least recouping the costs of tablecloths, cloth napkins, salaries, utilities, etc.
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Tipping
Jul 19, 2018 21:07:45 GMT -5
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Jul 19, 2018 21:07:45 GMT -5
Don’t they sometimes when the bill is that large factor a tip in? That’s really BS A lot of places do, but if the tip is included in the price the bill will specifically say that the tip is included and what percentage is used. We were a neighborhood place that didn’t do that. I know a lot of places also state on the bill that if you are a group of 4 or more, an 18% tip is included but you can also add more if you’d like. There are also some places that will charge kind of like a seating fee to combat big groups taking up tables for long periods of time and not spending money. I’ve seen that as high as $7 per person. So say you’re a group of 4, you’re paying $28 before you even order anything. It’s more in high end restaurants to make sure they’re at least recouping the costs of tablecloths, cloth napkins, salaries, utilities, etc. Oh ok, I thought so but wasn’t 100% sure
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Tipping
Jul 19, 2018 23:23:05 GMT -5
Post by powerfred3k on Jul 19, 2018 23:23:05 GMT -5
I always when i go out make sure i have plenty of cash on me to give a good tip if the service is good/excellent.
Perfect example, a few days ago i went out with me and my girlfriend. The place we go to has a wednesday special on chicken wings, so we order a bunch and the food came out quick, tasted good, and the waitress
refilled our drinks several times and checked up on us. The total for the food was $34.82, so i go by simple rules. No tip for bad service, 10% for ok service, 20% for good service, 30% for excellent service.
Service was excellent so i paid $45, or a 30% tip.
If you are the kind of person who does not tip, don't go to a restaurant. You need to stay home, go to the grocery store, or go to a fast food joint.
Leaving no tip at a restaurant where the food/service was anything but terrible is just uncalled for period.
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Jul 29, 2018 10:45:51 GMT -5
Post by 235guy on Jul 29, 2018 10:45:51 GMT -5
I usually tip okay I guess, depending on how the food & service was.
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Jul 31, 2018 10:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Jul 31, 2018 10:44:29 GMT -5
I’m not agreeing with the tipping system. It’s horse crap.It’s not as easy as “finding something to better their finances” In most cases it is. You got a job as a waiter/server knowing that you’d need tips to fill the hole. That’s a problem. Finding another field of work to not need tips may just be easier said then done, but we don’t even know if they would even bother to try, knowing they can make 100-500$ a night in tips. They chose it & they can do something about it. But if everybody got a better job and refused to wait tables you'd be thebforst one to bitch that you couldn't get a good meal without cooking yourself.
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Jul 31, 2018 16:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by rKoNomad316 on Jul 31, 2018 16:39:49 GMT -5
In most cases it is. You got a job as a waiter/server knowing that you’d need tips to fill the hole. That’s a problem. Finding another field of work to not need tips may just be easier said then done, but we don’t even know if they would even bother to try, knowing they can make 100-500$ a night in tips. They chose it & they can do something about it. But if everybody got a better job and refused to wait tables you'd be thebforst one to bitch that you couldn't get a good meal without cooking yourself. Yeah, soon robots will take over all of the restaurant jobs & then Skynet will take over all over our computers/electronics.
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Tipping
Jul 31, 2018 18:07:08 GMT -5
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Jul 31, 2018 18:07:08 GMT -5
But if everybody got a better job and refused to wait tables you'd be thebforst one to bitch that you couldn't get a good meal without cooking yourself. Yeah, soon robots will take over all of the restaurant jobs & then Skynet will take over all over our computers/electronics. Well. Maybe. McDonald's has kiosks now around here to replace cashiers. So it.
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Post by Joey Cush on Aug 1, 2018 3:44:54 GMT -5
I use to deliver pizza when I was younger; made $5/hour, my own car and gas. Saw maybe 10/15 deliveries a night. Some nights I walked away with $30 in tips and some really good nights closer to $100.
Ever since that time in my life I always made sure I took care of waiters/delivery drivers. No less than $5 to delivery drivers and obviously depending on the total of the bill, usually 20%, sometimes higher if the server was friendly and good at their job.
And I cant stand people who try and defend not tipping. You dont need to give such a descriptive argument when all you need to say is "Im a cheap d*uchebag."
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