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In reply to the discussion: Please always tip at least 15%, regardless of the service. [View all]Response to athena (Reply #126)
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In today's low wage economy I give at least 20%- it means much more to them than it does to me
wishstar
Apr 2017
#5
For me, it also depends if it is a low $ per item menu. If the bill is going to be twenty bucks
Jim Beard
Apr 2017
#158
"Delighted" or not, I don't think I'm going to leave 25% of my bill as a tip. And my mother was a
WinkyDink
Apr 2017
#25
I worked as a waitress. We ALWAYS leave 25%. I know what it's like to work in food service
anneboleyn
Apr 2017
#92
Yes it is a very tough job...and if it is the kitchen and you can tell usually.
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#100
I think that employers should have to pay living wages to all employees
Horse with no Name
Apr 2017
#16
I agree. ALL Americas workers should 'at least' get Federal minimum wage. Exceptions are wrong.
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#69
15 dollar minimum wage is not a livable wage and many small businesses cannot afford more and still
still_one
Apr 2017
#37
I take it you don't like to tip, and also have never run a small restaurant. Just because you want
still_one
Apr 2017
#55
First of all I never said what the IRS does is realistic, fair, or anything else.
still_one
Apr 2017
#163
The law is what it is. Undertipping because you think the law is bad is hypocritical.
athena
Apr 2017
#38
Yes, funny how many people use the excuse "Well, maybe the service wasn't very good."
smirkymonkey
Apr 2017
#146
Husband and I always tip 20-30% minimum, you just have to factor it into your meal cost
Kimchijeon
Apr 2017
#29
I tip a minimum of 20%, but you are wrong if the service is bad you should still tip?
still_one
Apr 2017
#31
"Stop lying"? You sound like you've a personal grudge going on here. What's with that?
uppityperson
Apr 2017
#50
I was a waitress, and we never leave less then 25% (post above). Most customers blame
anneboleyn
Apr 2017
#93
Just about every other job, people get paid even when they make mistakes and have bad days.
kcr
Apr 2017
#155
If you're not a voter and don't care about politics, DU is not the place for you.
athena
Apr 2017
#53
Ah, good point. If I get one beer at a bar, I'm not going to leave JUST 20%. EOM
Grown2Hate
Apr 2017
#65
100% agreed. I do hate to see that business get away with paying a paltry $2.13 an hour for
Grown2Hate
Apr 2017
#62
I tip 20-30 percent depending on the service. I've done a lot of work in food service
Luciferous
Apr 2017
#68
The one thing I do know with my 20+years experience in waiting. Dealing with the public
YOHABLO
Apr 2017
#104
No argument there. But the system is the way it is, and we have to live with that.
athena
Apr 2017
#132
Having worked for tips, I almost always tip more than 20%. Although, don't eat out often.
Hoyt
Apr 2017
#136
I hate this system. Just pay people right and get rid of tipping altogether
AgadorSparticus
Apr 2017
#150
Because tipping is a pain in the butt. Most places around the world don't tip like we do.
AgadorSparticus
Apr 2017
#184
Great. Then they don't get paid. But they're still employed, at their job serving you.
kcr
Apr 2017
#171
And when the servers get "side jobs" delegated to them...their pay is the 2-something an hour only
rainbow4321
Apr 2017
#162
I usually tip over 20%, but I was a waitress long enough to know when it's bad service or just
Lisa0825
Apr 2017
#179
My husband worked as a bus boy when he was young, we ALWAYS tip 20% or more now.
a kennedy
Apr 2017
#182
Tipping just pushes the burden of paying the workers a livable salary on the customer
qdouble
Apr 2017
#187
Then they should charge the appropriate prices for their products. It's called false advertising.
qdouble
Apr 2017
#190
I START tipping @ 15%. . . Service workers make SHITTY money, and it's criminal
BigDemVoter
Apr 2017
#192