Comments on: Restaurant Tipping – How Much and When? http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/ Making more money...Saving more money Thu, 17 May 2012 06:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: FinancialBondage.org http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-8610 FinancialBondage.org Tue, 18 May 2010 22:10:55 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-8610 Thanks Kevin... it's a work in progress... Thanks Kevin… it’s a work in progress…

]]> By: Kevin M http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-5765 Kevin M Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:51:21 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-5765 ERE - You're so right about the "waiting" thing. So many times we'll be in a hurry, and we'll think, let's grab something out. It NEVER saves time, especially if waitstaff is involved. Arthur - that's a pretty good looking blog you have! ERE – You’re so right about the “waiting” thing. So many times we’ll be in a hurry, and we’ll think, let’s grab something out. It NEVER saves time, especially if waitstaff is involved.

Arthur – that’s a pretty good looking blog you have!

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-5763 Early Retirement Extreme Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:45 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-5763 Tipping is one of the reasons I avoid restaurants with waiters. Waiters means waiting for one of them to come around to take the order and waiting for them to be able to pay the bill. (I suppose that's why they're called waiters?) And on top of that I have to pay 15% simply to carry the food and plates back and forth once. Crazy. If I accidentally step into a waiter situation I tip 15% and count it as "stupid-tax", kinda like speeding tickets. .-= Early Retirement Extreme´s last blog ..<a href="http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2010/03/marginal-earnings-when-working-is-no-longer-worth-it.html" rel="nofollow">Marginal earnings, when working is no longer worth it</a> =-. Tipping is one of the reasons I avoid restaurants with waiters. Waiters means waiting for one of them to come around to take the order and waiting for them to be able to pay the bill. (I suppose that’s why they’re called waiters?) And on top of that I have to pay 15% simply to carry the food and plates back and forth once. Crazy.
If I accidentally step into a waiter situation I tip 15% and count it as “stupid-tax”, kinda like speeding tickets.
.-= Early Retirement Extreme´s last blog ..Marginal earnings, when working is no longer worth it =-.

]]> By: Arthur @ FinancialBondage.org http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-5745 Arthur @ FinancialBondage.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:55:13 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-5745 I tip 15% if service was good. 20% if it was great. I don't stiff anyone even if they deserve it. Rich people tend to stiff people and leave little or no tip. Here is my view. If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to leave a good tip. If you can't afford to tip, don't eat out and stay home! I tip 15% if service was good. 20% if it was great. I don’t stiff anyone even if they deserve it. Rich people tend to stiff people and leave little or no tip.

Here is my view. If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to leave a good tip. If you can’t afford to tip, don’t eat out and stay home!

]]> By: Kevin M http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-5290 Kevin M Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:26:07 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-5290 Precision Team - That's why as much we gripe about tipping, the alterntives are far worse! Precision Team – That’s why as much we gripe about tipping, the alterntives are far worse!

]]> By: The Precision Team http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-5288 The Precision Team Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:25:32 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-5288 I tip 20% pretty much standard if the meal is over $15. If it is less, I tip $2-3. If i have a bad experience I drop the tip down to 15%. The meal would have to be really bad for me to drop below that; like "Let me talk to your manager" bad. As the other comments point out, you are going to pay for the waiters income one way or another. At least with tipping we get to have more control. If the owners have to pay real wages you will see two things happen: 1. The cost of the menu items will increase by at least 15-20%. Owners will have to pay taxes for those employees and that will result in more than the tip amounts being tacked on. 2. The quality of service you receive in most restaurants will decline. The prospect of the tips attracts better quality waiters. Being a good waiter is most certainly a valuable service skill. If there is no tipping more people with that skill set will apply it to other jobs that pay more. I tip 20% pretty much standard if the meal is over $15. If it is less, I tip $2-3. If i have a bad experience I drop the tip down to 15%. The meal would have to be really bad for me to drop below that; like “Let me talk to your manager” bad. As the other comments point out, you are going to pay for the waiters income one way or another. At least with tipping we get to have more control. If the owners have to pay real wages you will see two things happen: 1. The cost of the menu items will increase by at least 15-20%. Owners will have to pay taxes for those employees and that will result in more than the tip amounts being tacked on. 2. The quality of service you receive in most restaurants will decline. The prospect of the tips attracts better quality waiters. Being a good waiter is most certainly a valuable service skill. If there is no tipping more people with that skill set will apply it to other jobs that pay more.

]]> By: Kevin M http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-4726 Kevin M Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:00:02 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-4726 Forest - I'm with you, I'll tip just about anywhere the service is good, and not just in restaurants. We often complain about bad service, but one of the best ways to improve it is to reward good service. 10 to one, the recipient of the tip is telling his or her coworkers about the big tip he or she received, and maybe that has the ability to improve the work of some of the poor performers. Forest – I’m with you, I’ll tip just about anywhere the service is good, and not just in restaurants. We often complain about bad service, but one of the best ways to improve it is to reward good service. 10 to one, the recipient of the tip is telling his or her coworkers about the big tip he or she received, and maybe that has the ability to improve the work of some of the poor performers.

]]> By: Forest http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-4714 Forest Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:12:03 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-4714 I always tip in a tipping environment. Back in England where tipping isn't normal I still often tip but maybe only a token pound or two... I don't work out percentages. In Egypt (where I am right now) tip is about 10% but I up that considerably for good service. Sadly for my wallet good service is a common occurrence!! Thanks, Forest. http://frugalzeitgeist.com .-= Forest´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Frugalzeitgeistcom/~3/DyZdrAZXh94/" rel="nofollow">The Original Frugal Zeitgeist</a> =-. I always tip in a tipping environment. Back in England where tipping isn’t normal I still often tip but maybe only a token pound or two… I don’t work out percentages.

In Egypt (where I am right now) tip is about 10% but I up that considerably for good service. Sadly for my wallet good service is a common occurrence!!

Thanks,
Forest.
http://frugalzeitgeist.com
.-= Forest´s last blog ..The Original Frugal Zeitgeist =-.

]]> By: BG http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-4149 BG Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:06:19 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-4149 That automatic 18% tip on groups is required? We have the waiter split our checks (so I am on my own), and I cross out their bogus 18% gratuity and lower it to the acceptable amount (like 12% as a little punishment) -- I've never heard anyone complain about me doing this. Of course, if it is good service, I may tip a little extra on-top of the 18%. That automatic 18% tip on groups is required? We have the waiter split our checks (so I am on my own), and I cross out their bogus 18% gratuity and lower it to the acceptable amount (like 12% as a little punishment) — I’ve never heard anyone complain about me doing this. Of course, if it is good service, I may tip a little extra on-top of the 18%.

]]> By: Friday Links - Canadian Finance Blog http://outofyourrut.com/restaurant-tipping-how-much-and-when/#comment-3841 Friday Links - Canadian Finance Blog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:04:24 +0000 http://outofyourrut.com/blog/?p=799#comment-3841 [...] Out Of Your Rut wonders about restaurant tipping, how much and when? [...] [...] Out Of Your Rut wonders about restaurant tipping, how much and when? [...]

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