Originally posted by Joe King:
It also assumes that tips are always given. I prefer to think of a tip as a performance-based bonus - if the service was good I'll leave a tip, and if its bad I won't (or I'll leave less than normal). When restaurants automatically add a tip onto the bill, they're almost saying that they don't care about your opinion of if its good or not.
Originally posted by Warren Dew:
I'll also tip more if my wife and I are splitting an entree, which happens frequently because portion sizes are so huge in the U.S.
Originally posted by stara szkapa:
10% - 15%
It goes like that:
1) you give your card to the waiter
2) you get your card back with a bill
3) you write on the bill the tip amount (optional) and the waither takes it back
4) the card gets charged
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Originally posted by Eugene Kononov:
Sometimes the waiter will write down the tip amount himself
I've been to places where the tip is predetermined and is included in the bill, but I've never seen the waiter to determine it arbitrarily. Must be a Canadian thing, eh?
Originally posted by Eugene Kononov:
Sometimes the waiter will write down the tip amount himself
I've been to places where the tip is predetermined and is included in the bill, but I've never seen the waiter to determine it arbitrarily. Must be a Canadian thing, eh?
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
...I won't tip at MacDonalds or Burger King or Pizza Hut (I think in the US you would to subsidise students).
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Originally posted by Max Habibi:
This is a cause for great debate within waiting circles. Some prefer cash, as it's easier to spend, and they might not have to declare all of it for tax purposes. Others like CCd, arguing that people tend to tip more that way.
Drinks have been spilt over this issue.
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Originally posted by Max Habibi:
..waiters and barkeeps make a fraction of minimum wage, M
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Originally posted by Jeffrey Hunter:
For everything you ever wanted to know about tipping, see Reservoir Dogs (diner scene in beginning of movie).
Originally posted by Ashok Mash:
Well, I thought minimum wage is the err.. the minimum wage for any kind of employment. Its around �7 (about $9) per hour here.
Originally posted by Elaine Micheals:
Here's my $.02 (+ tip)
I never tip those because I always thought a tip was for someone bringing the food to me, not for just taking my order.
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"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
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"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
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Originally posted by Chris Norris:
Tips always should be given. In the US the wait staff is paid an hourly rate that is less than minimum wage, sometimes only a couple of dollars an hour. If tips were to be performance based and completely optional, then restaurant managers should start paying their employees living wages.
Joe King wrote:This is really bizarre. Here in the UK, IIRC it would be illegal to pay someone less than the minimum wage, unless they were on commission. What's the point in a minimum wage if its not implemented?
Also, what about the people working in the kitchens?
Originally posted by Joe King:
IIRC correctly it does vary from country to country. In the UK its normally about 10%, but I've heard that its quite a bit higher in the US for example.
Does anyone else get really annoyed when restaurants automatically add a tip onto the bill? It kind of says that they'd expect you never to leave one unless they pressure you into it. It also assumes that tips are always given. I prefer to think of a tip as a performance-based bonus - if the service was good I'll leave a tip, and if its bad I won't (or I'll leave less than normal). When restaurants automatically add a tip onto the bill, they're almost saying that they don't care about your opinion of if its good or not.
Originally posted by Eugene Kononov:
Sometimes the waiter will write down the tip amount himself
I've been to places where the tip is predetermined and is included in the bill, but I've never seen the waiter to determine it arbitrarily. Must be a Canadian thing, eh?
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