thehulk wrote:
Skeptical One wrote: I specifically drew a line between the frugal and the dirt cheap. The dirt cheap are a social bane and as a restaurant server I bust my ass and am not fond of dealing with poor tippers when the service has been excellent. Especially when they come in and are willing to spend $100+ on dinner... they weren\'t cheap about eating fancy, but couldn\'t leave even a reasonable tip? So yes, I loathe the willingly cheap.
93$ ticket for dinner
Tip: \"sorry I do not agree with the way you live your life\"
lol read about that one? People are fuckin\' idiots.
No, but I just looked it up now and read about it...unbelievable!
And without side tracking too much, speaking of tips, people should note that Servers make minimum wage, and in some states, hourly rates as low as $2.13! So their tips are their livelihoods! Granted, if someone is providing poor service, I don\'t blame you for tipping accordingly. But if a server provides adequate or stellar service, reasonable gratuity should be given.
I\'ve actually stopped dining with any friend or relative who doesn\'t tip or tips poorly, because it\'s embarrassing and because I end up paying their part of the tip because I feel bad for the server.
In my opinion, this is a fair tipping guide:
Egregiously bad service: 0% - 5%.
Poor Service*: 5% - 10%
Mediocre Service*: 15%
Good Service: 17% - 20%
Great Service: 20%-22%
Once in a lifetime: Break him off a Benjamin on top of 20% (or alternatively just 30%)
*Note, for poor to mediocre services, this is a window of service that can be entirely circumstantial - example: new server, extremely busy restaurant, under staffing, grand openings, etc - and you should take those into consideration before assuming the server him or herself was mostly to blame for the unfortunate dining experience. Egregiously bad services, on the other hand, is when it\'s quite apparent the server is mostly to blame and has little or no excuse for his/her fuck-ups.