Do people tip anymore?

Having once worked in the service industry I usually tip well, unless the service is absolutley horrible. I think todays me-generation only value how they can get money... not what they consider waste it in things like tipping. By the time you know if they have left a tip, you have served them and they have eaten. They know it too.
 
20% (almost) without exception, unless the service was really bad and I am sure it was the waiter/ess' fault. I usually round up.
 
calypso_21 said:
I found that it fluctuates. Some days were really good, others really sucked. However working one night on the weekend more than made up for any piss poor day I had during the week. It will pick up. Don't let it get you down. Penny pinchers are out there. But you will find ones who will go above and beyond and really surprise you.

Yes, there was the guy who gave me $7 on a $15 meal. I near fell down - but he said thanks and walked out. My first impulse was to chase after him and tell him he made a mistake - then my greedy nature kicked in! :D
 
My only question is: if and how much are we expected to tip the servers at SONIC.
 
Summery said:
I worked for many years in the service industry, I can relate.
I never go by % when it comes to tipping, though. I go by the quality of service. I am a gracious tipper, regardless. I've even had several pizza delivery guys stand at my front door in shock, when I tell them to keep the change. I've been on both sides, and can appreciate the service.

I dont' do an exact amount for tips, I just use those figures as a base point. I've left more, and once I left a quarter at a really expensive restaurant. We had a gift certificate, and let me tell you - did they treat us like we were lowlifes - placed us in front of the kitchen door, and gave terrible service. SO I tipped what they deserved - and then made a point on the way out to let the manager know exactly why we had tipped so badly. It's the only time I have ever done that, and I kinda felt guilty - but htey were so rude.
 
I will usually over tip, especially if the wait person is really busting their butt trying to cover a large area. The only time that I didn't tip someone was when I was out and our waiter was more interested in talking to a couple girls sitting at another table. I actually had to go over to that table to get our check.:(
 
Nicki19 said:
I resent that comment.

I'm 21. I tip. The state I live in 1/2 the time (NH) has 7% meal tax, so my friends and I usually double the tax and then add a few extra bucks. I have left no tip, and once I left a 25 cent tip, but both times were exceptions to the rule and very well deserved. I don't know anyone that routinely does not tip. Maybe it's just your area?

It could be. It's close to the end of the month - maybe it'll pick up once the welfare cheques come out. :rolleyes:
 
Freya2 said:
<SNIP>
Yes, you're probably right. But, I wonder, because they dont' even bother with a token tip, if they just don't realize about tipping.

They're cheap and thoughtless.
 
truegentleman said:
I will usually over tip, especially if the wait person is really busting their butt trying to cover a large area. The only time that I didn't tip someone was when I was out and our waiter was more interested in talking to a couple girls sitting at another table. I actually had to go over to that table to get our check.:(

I had a weekend away recently, and all weekend we had excellent service and the servers were tipped well for it. Then the last morning, we went to Dennys (warning Canadians - Denny's suck here!), and the service was terrible - as was the food. They took our syrup to refill it and never brought it back, the food was cold and almost inedible, they screwed up our order on a number of different things - thing is, we still tipped, but low enough that it was obviously a bad tip for bad service.
 
You generous tippers need to come to my restaurant. I'd be dancing on the table for some of these gratuities.

TB4p
 
I am 33 and i tip approx 20% or even more if it's great service.....However, I have 3 friends that shocked the hell out of me the first time we went out to eat.....they told me they never tip...!!....Consequently I would leave the appropriate amount myself.....I also went away on vacation with 2 of them...no tips anywhere, including the maid !..

I think it was their upbringing..

they were all my same age.
 
I tip based on cost of the meal. 15% rule applies as a basis, if I get mediocre service 10%, if I get lousy service 7%. If I get shitty service I leave a penny and turn the "tails" side up.

I tried something I read about. As soon as I was brought the appetizer I tipped an approximate 15% of what I thought the meal was gonna cost.

$20

The waiter looked at me like I was expecting head from his G/F.

He asked, "Why am I getting a tip now?"
I replied, "What's the worst thing that happens, I never come back?"

I got the best service ever.
 
No, people don't tip anymore. Tipping is not included in the bill of whatever you buy.

I once went to a bar (well, really a strip club) where you had to buy a couple of drinks for admission. The waitress brought me my cokes and asked about a tip.

She walked a total 40 feet to get me about $1 worth of Coke I was paying like $5 for. I shoulda told her to "look both ways before crossing the street."
 
MechaBlade said:

I once went to a bar (well, really a strip club) where you had to buy a couple of drinks for admission. The waitress brought me my cokes and asked about a tip.
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"Get a job where you don't rely on tips. I've never heard a shovel back talk anyone."

That was my grandfather's favorite line to snippy waiters.

In Japan it is an insult if you tip. They are very loyal to their boss, and by you tipping it's your way of saying they are being underpaid and under appreciated.
 
HeavyStick said:
"Get a job where you don't rely on tips. I've never heard a shovel back talk anyone."

That was my grandfather's favorite line to snippy waiters.

In Japan it is an insult if you tip. They are very loyal to their boss, and by you tipping it's your way of saying they are being underpaid and under appreciated.

I like your grandfather. I want to work in Japan, land of the great bosses. Not that I've had any problems with my bosses in my little work experience.
 
glamorilla said:
if you don't tip you die.

it's as simple as that.

I'm not anti-tip. But to have your hand out relying upon your job title as a reward is degrading to the people who share that profession and bend over backwards and get no monetary recognition.
 
HeavyStick said:
I'm not anti-tip. But to have your hand out relying upon your job title as a reward is degrading to the people who share that profession and bend over backwards and get no monetary recognition.

True, even though I always tip just so I won't receive bad service next time. Unless the service is horrible, which it is sometimes. I had to run out of a restaurant with a group of people, before the waiters found out how little we tipped. Heh heh, revenge.
 
HeavyStick said:
I'm not anti-tip. But to have your hand out relying upon your job title as a reward is degrading to the people who share that profession and bend over backwards and get no monetary recognition.

oh heavy...you're so smart.
 
silly...i've already seen that one.

i thought you believed in tipping.

;)
 
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