Date: 8/8/2002 5:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 40530
My family throws in spare change. We always have lots of spare change, so it's usually £4-5.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:10:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
I tip based on service, if the service is good 15%... but if it is bad, little to none! I mean... once we went to Denny's to get food, the guy was late with the appetizers and when he came back as we were getting ready to order our food e gave us the CHECK! How rude!  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:10:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 48877
I had a guy one night leave me $20, and I was very surprised since his bill only came to Forty. People like that are great, I am happy if I get three dollars.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:11:00 AM
From Authorid: 46069
i always tip... usually about 15% -25% depending on the service... i even tip at the drive thru at Tim Hortons
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Date: 8/8/2002 5:11:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
If it is someone I know, I usually tip a lot. My sister always leaves at least 5 bucks regardless of the service... |
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Date: 8/8/2002 5:12:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 48877
Well, I know my service is great. I earned a pin at work for being a good server. All of my co-workers say I am too nice to the people. |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 51635
My tipping depends on the service that I get... if the service is really good then I leave about 30%, but if it isn't it goes down with each thing I find wrong with it ... last night I went out, the bill for 2 people was $21, the service was ok, nothing really wrong, but nothing speacial either, I left $3 ... Those people who rang up the $70 and left you nothing should be ashamed, and if they come in again you should ask not to serve them and let the person who does know that they stiffed you ... IMZP  |
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Date: 8/8/2002 5:14:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 48877
There are many nights I get stiffed four or five times. Last night my count was three. |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 35720
My mom leaves exactly 15 percent.. she brings a calculator. Me, however, if I go out with friends, I tend to leave a tip based on whether on not the service was good. Under 15 percent for bad service and over 15 percent for good service.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:17:00 AM
From Authorid: 44321
We normally tip around 15% or more depending on how good the service was.My hubbys grandmom is a waitress and she says if the tips are bad you are not going home happy  I think when we leave a restaurant the waitress is happily surprised at what we leave I always worry sometimes that the table clearer will not be honest and take her tip and then the woman will think we are cheap LOL I think weird stuff at times I once while waiting for the men to get out of the bathroom watched my table to make sure she got the tip LOL  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:23:00 AM
From Authorid: 33517
When I do go out to eat and not going to a fast food place...I try to tip well...I figure if you can afford to eat a great meal than I should beable to afford to tip well...Hubby on the other hand don't like to tip..but he is a little weird anyways...He usually buys the meal and I do the tipping...heehee!!! **Big Canadian Hugs**  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 49498
I do it to the service they give, whether its good or not  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:26:00 AM
From Authorid: 22852
As an ex waitress myself I can say I tip a lot, heck I even tip the people who do my to-go orders. (not at McDonalds, but at a reg restraunt) When we eat at the buffet we tip 2 or 3 dollars per person at the table. Red Lobster type I leave 25%, if the service is bad I leave 15% and a note stating they would have gotten more if they were better. And if people come out to eat with me and I see they only leave a dollar I will add more to it. Being a waitress is a very hard working job with very little respect. A friend of mine is a police officer and he used to tell me that I made more money then he did.. sad isn't it. But then on a bad day we are lucky to make enough to pay our gas to work.  |
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Date: 8/8/2002 5:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 22852
Oh and the best tip I ever got was $50 on a $10 order. It was from a guy that liked one of the girls I worked with.. She got a Gold necklace as her tip..LOL |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:31:00 AM
From Authorid: 24856
I always tip 15% of the bill. If I get outstanding service, I go beyond that too.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 42792
I tip 15 to 20% and a minimum of 5 dollars, if the service was ok. If it is some mean unattentive hag then I will leave a dollar. Not my problem if his/her day was bad.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 5:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 53900
Well I triple the taxes which is 6% here and say it comes to a little over 4 or 5 bucks depending on sevice I will leave a little more for good service a little less for bad service.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 6:17:00 AM
From Authorid: 53478
I usually try to tip at least 15%. If it's one of our "regular" waitresses that we know is good, I'll leave more.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 6:29:00 AM
From Authorid: 15228
I tip 20% as long as the service is good, which drives my husband up the wall..he always puts the money out for the tip (about 10-15%) and while he isn't looking I add more..we also have an on-going disagreement about deducting money if the food is bad..I always tell him it isn't the waitresses fault if the food is bad, as long as the service is good she did her job...  |
Date: 8/8/2002 6:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 40881
LoL!! Just got home from working the graveyard shift at Dennys! lmao! Ya know.. alot of people DO suck chicken strips.but for the moast part I make alot of money. Last night was slow and I made 165.00. And for all of you that said 15%..lolololol.. we pay 10% just on taxes..so what YOU'RE tipping is 5%.. Alot of people don't know that! I have been serving for 5 years and it is hard work, but think of it this way.. The rude people that look down on you because you're a server are probably making less money then you do and just don't know it! It gets better after time.. hang in there  |
Date: 8/8/2002 6:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 47570
My husband and I are like Kelly she said it all for me. I worked in High School at a pizzaria and only make $1.50 an hour and no one ever left tips but I was 18 and worked with friends so had fun! That was about 20yrs ago and min. wage was a lot higher than that. Waitress's do have a hard job and rarely even make min. wage an hour which I think most people don't know. Little Kitty  |
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Date: 8/8/2002 7:00:00 AM
From Authorid: 53900
I always thought I was a pretty good tipper usually when I go out with my hubby like the other day we went to this palce called Gator's Dockside...service was terrible but tehy were very busy so anyhow out bill was like 28 dollars and most of that was liquor so I left 35 bucks and told thewaitress to keep the change. |
Date: 8/8/2002 7:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 47539
I tip 15% to 20%. My hubby is a poor tipper, his one fault, so I have to tell him what to tip or do it myself. And Daijha, I doubt you pay 10% tax on the MEAL, I think you mean that you pay 10% tax on your TIPS, which is like 10 cents on the dollar. You'd clear $.90 on a $1 tip, $1.80 on a $2 tip, $2.70 on a $3 tip, etc.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 7:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 24003
If the service is good...we always tip atleast 15%.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 7:47:00 AM
From Authorid: 53748
T.I.P. To insure promptness! I usualy tip based on service for bad service I tip 10% for good service I tip 15% for great service I will tip upto 50% depending on how friendly they were. But I always tip. I even tip the girls at Sonic that bring me my cold hamburgers and frenchfries lol and I also tip the Bag Boys who carry out my groc. for me so I don't have to since I am so lazy..LOL.  |
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Date: 8/8/2002 7:51:00 AM
From Authorid: 53748
Oh and I all so have this bad habit if I go out with a guy who doesn't tip well I will sneak back to the table and leave more money. And I usualy won't go out with the guy again if he is a bad tipper. |
Date: 8/8/2002 8:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 50435
I'm a big spender. Typically I'll tip about 30%. Sometimes more. For a $15 bill I'll leave $5. For a $50 I'll probably leave $20 for average service. I absolutely despise letting the people I am out with leave the tip. I can't handle leaving the restaurant with a tip of less than 20%. I can't believe how cheap people can be, and what's more is I can't believe I associate with said cheap people...LMAO...  |
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Date: 8/8/2002 8:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 50435
Sk8r, you tip at TIM'S???!!!!...LOL... |
Date: 8/8/2002 8:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 19173
I usually leave 20% and I agree if people aren't going to tip correctly they should stick with Wendys and McDonalds.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 8:43:00 AM
From Authorid: 53284
We ususally leave about %15 if the service was Ok. If the service was exceptinal we leave more. Every once in a while we get poor service. In that case we won't leave much.  |
Date: 8/8/2002 11:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 53052
i had someone wring out people for not tipping sometimes i tip sometimes i don't it's all on the service and how much cash i have on me. it ALSO depends on the cost of the meal, remember some of us are saving up on minimum wage just to take out our loved one for a nice proper dinner on a special evening. i Tell friends of mine don't EXPECT tips, tips are a BONUS to the job, there are two sides to this coin i know it's hard for you, you've worked hard and did a great job, but in my job i don't get tips i work hard and do a great job also. so there are always 2 sides to every coin, going out to a place that you feel you must tip the cost does add up fairly well and some people have scraped together just to afford the meal.. they shouldn't have to scrape another week just to afford a tip...that's just my personal thoughts on it, i'm not saying we're non-tippers it all depends on the service and how they are  |
Date: 8/8/2002 11:41:00 AM
From Authorid: 16442
You know, I have been a waitress for quite a few years and nothing makes me madder than people who bring $40 to a restaurant and go out of their way to spend every cent not caring that they are only going to have 23 cents left to leave for a tip. I saw things like that happen over and over again. Not to mention families who go out to eat but only have a set amount of money, so you wait on a family of 6 giving them everything they need, cleaning up after them and then they don't have it in the budget to leave a cent as a tip. Grrrrr...... if you can't afford a tip, don't go to a restaurant!!  |
Date: 8/8/2002 4:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 16845
average tip I leave is five dollars. unless the service sucks then well....not so much. if there's more of us going out or it's a large bill I tend to tack a few bucks onto the tip.....By the way...Don't hurt me! *snickers and runs off*  |
Date: 11/15/2002 10:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 49354
Normally 15-20% unless they were terrible, then a penny and a breath mint.  |
