What kind of tipper are you?

zazzu · April 2011

Do you leave tips in jars at counters? Do you always leave 20% at restaurants? Do you have to do the math on a peice of paper like me?

Seattle_JiLLn · April 2011

I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. ANd no paper needed.

And I rarely leave tips at a pick up counter unless I have some change handed back to me.

dawnies79 · April 2011

zazzu:
Do you leave tips in jars at counters? Do you always leave 20% at restaurants? Do you have to do the math on a piece of paper like me?

Close. I have an app on my iPhone that helps you figure a tip quickly. It even asks you if the service was "excellent 20%", "good 18%", and so on. It's the only reason I'm not doing the math on a piece of paper. Stick out tongue

I try to be a good tipper. I actually have a friend who is a terrible tipper and it embarrasses me. She will find any little reason to leave a crappy tip. DH and I usually leave 18-20% when we are at a restaurant. Tip jars, etc I've mostly come across at Sbux or other coffee stands. I'll usually throw in a dollar if I have it but it's more difficult in that situation because I use my debit card everywhere and rarely have cash.

ChubbyCheekiesMom · April 2011

At Latte stands (NOT STARBUCKS) I always tip at least $1 and put it in their jar. At restaurants I move the . over once to make it 10%, round up and double it. Unless I get poor service than I'll tip low. No I don't use paper to do the math, I use my brain and fingers.

If it's a weird total I'll use my cell phone which does have a tip calculator.

dawnies79 · April 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. And no paper needed.
And I rarely leave tips at a pick up counter unless I have some change handed back to me.

That is a great way to do it!

MrsH_08 · April 2011

ChubbyCheekiesMom:
At restaurants I move the . over once to make it 10%, round up and double it. Unless I get poor service than I'll tip low. No I don't use paper to do the math, I use my brain and fingers.

Yep, this. And I do definitely tip lower if it's poor service or a problem wasn't addressed.

As for the jars, I rarely tip in that circumstance. As a pp said, mainly I do if I have some change. If I had a big or complicated order, though, then I do try to make sure to drop a tip in the jar.

iHeartHimMore · April 2011

I tip way too high and I know it. But I've worked for tips much of my working life and we own a bar, so it's just ingrained. I sort of think of it as karma. For stellar service we'll usually tip around 30% (if it's a really low total we've been known to hit 50% - it's really easy to tip $5 on a $10 check... this is usually reserved for when we're being served by someone we know). If service is fine (nothing notable in either direction) we'll still usually tip around 20%. Even when it's bad I have a hard time going below 15%. I may go as low as about 10% if it's truly awful. But the server pretty much has to tell me to go eff myself to get that.

At coffee places I'll usually tip about a buck (+ or - depending on what change I may not want in my pocket). And at counter service dining places I'll still tip about 15%.

iHeartHimMore · April 2011

dawnies79:
Seattle_JiLLn:
I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. And no paper needed.
That is a great way to do it!

This is generally a good, easy method of calculation. But there are some places that don't charge tax on alcohol. So if you have a drink, you ultimately wouldn't be tipping on the full check.

For instance, we charge tax on wine but not beer or liquor. Pretty much any place where it is common for people to go up to the bar and pay cash for each drink (or round) is likely to not charge tax. Just makes the transaction go faster.

KNemo · April 2011

I am a solid 20% tipper, 25% if the service is stellar. I never go below 15%, even if the service is AWFUL. I was a server and I know how hard they work and how much shiz they take from the general public. People, as a whole, can be really crappy to wait staff. I can't handle going below 15%.

Like Dawnies, I will tip a buck at coffee joints if I have cash. But I usually don't. And I always tip at TDM, Chipotle, or other nicer-than-fast-food joints.

Seattle_JiLLn · April 2011

iHeartHimMore:
dawnies79:
Seattle_JiLLn:
I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. And no paper needed.
That is a great way to do it!
This is generally a good, easy method of calculation. But there are some places that don't charge tax on alcohol. So if you have a drink, you ultimately wouldn't be tipping on the full check.
For instance, we charge tax on wine but not beer or liquor. Pretty much any place where it is common for people to go up to the bar and pay cash for each drink (or round) is likely to not charge tax. Just makes the transaction go faster.

Good point. I do try to notice that and account for it.

ChubbyCheekiesMom · April 2011

iHeartHimMore:
dawnies79:
Seattle_JiLLn:
I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. And no paper needed.
That is a great way to do it!
This is generally a good, easy method of calculation. But there are some places that don't charge tax on alcohol. So if you have a drink, you ultimately wouldn't be tipping on the full check.
For instance, we charge tax on wine but not beer or liquor. Pretty much any place where it is common for people to go up to the bar and pay cash for each drink (or round) is likely to not charge tax. Just makes the transaction go faster.

This is also why I move the . over and double. Sometimes the tax is too hard to find or super low. I feel like I am for sure giving them at least 20% by doing it the way I do.

I also agree with you other statement, a lot of times I will tip more. I've never served before but I know it's a tough job. It annoys me when I go out with low tippers. A lot of times if I know I am out with one I will over tip to make up the difference!

ohyeahdollface · April 2011

I usually always make sure I have cash on me when DH and I go out. He is a horrible tipper! I worked for tips at a donut shop, and it feels so nice to go home with a full pocket. It is a symbol of Hey! You did a good job today!

I usually always tip 15-20%. It usually depends on where we go, how busy they are, and how good of service we get.

There has been one time that I had not tipped at all, and I honestly did not feel bad for it. DH and I went to breakfast to curb my cravings. I wanted pancakes, from Denny's, and nothing else would suffice.

They were SLOW. I mean, maybe 2-3 tables including us. There was a host, and the waitress (and whomever in the back). It took about ten minutes for anyone to even realize we had come in, even after we rang the bell on the counter. You could see the girls chatting in the back, look to see us, and then go back to chatting for another few minutes. When we were finally seated, it was at a dirty booth, and I got crumbs swiped in my lap when she attempted to clean it. It took forever to get drinks, our order taken, and our food. She was RUDE and totally did not want to be there. I know everyone has bad days, but I just couldn't get myself to tip her!

We have yet to go back to that one. We drive an extra ten minutes to get to the other one in Lynnwood.

mrssmith717 · April 2011

Change generally goes in tip jars, I tip around 20 %, give or take. DH was a waiter for 4/5 years, so we tip well.

Ciaram22 · April 2011

I will leave a tip in a jar if I have some change but that is rare. We normally leave around 20% depending on how the service was. I don't do the math I have an app on my phone that does it for me. I could do it on my own but the app is so much easier.

MrsAmyB · April 2011

I usually either double the tax, or leave 20%. A tip must be earned.

StellaZ · April 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
I usually double the tax and round up. So about 20%. ANd no paper needed>

This is what I do too. I tip the tax on a pick up order usually. I rarely have cash.

doublem · April 2011

We're 20% tippers too - DH used to work in restaurants, so I know how it all gets spread around. If service is poor, then we'll go as low as 10%, but I have a hard time doing that. I don't tip much (if at all) at Starbucks, but at other coffee shops I will.

kaskade · April 2011

I tip way too much, according to DH. My parents raised me that way, my grandma [mom's mom] often had to feed her family on tips, so my parents tip a ton.

I just give $2 for every $10 of the bill so the math is easier for me

sparkelz · April 2011

I generally over tip everywhere. I worked as a server as my main job for 12 years as a teen and then during college, for the past 2 ? years I have worked a server 1 day a week simply because I really enjoy it and it is a stress reliever compared to my regular job. I know how much servers rely on their tips and will generally tip 20-25 percent unless the service is terrible, even then I won?t tip below 10% and that would be for absolutely horrible service from the server. I always make sure not to take out poor quality food, long waits for food, or poor staffing on the server because I know that these things are not their fault.

I try to tip something into tip jars, I often pay with my credit card but I usually always have some spare change in my purse and toss in a buck or so.

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