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movie_fan59 — 14 years ago(September 24, 2011 08:16 PM)
Since you're a member of the hospitality industry you need to get over it yourself. Tipping isn't required of customers patronizing your business. It's not a law, it's not a rule and while it is customary, any tip should be based on good service, not on some expectation.
I've been both customer and server in my life. I tip regularly but the amount is definitely based on the quality of service. Once when I went to a restaurant where I was dining 2 or 3 times a week I got the worst possible service. The server wasn't all that busy (she had all of three other tables), took almost 15 minutes to take my order, didn't refill my beverage once (I had to track down the busboy to get it done), didn't ask me if I wanted dessert and I had to wait another 15 minutes for her to get done jawing at the server's station to bring me the check. Of course I left no tip. The next time I came in that server wasn't working the station where I sat, but she came to my table and got in my face about stiffing her. I told her exactly why I'd stiffed her and that if she didn't get out of my face I'd go to management about it.
Good servers do all the things you described. They are the exception rather than the rule. I find the quality of service in most full-service restaurants to be average, not exceptional. I still tip the average server more than 10% at a minimum, but when service sucks, so should the tip.
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DeRo64 — 13 years ago(July 07, 2012 09:54 PM)
The restaurants should really just pay the servers more instead of making them rely on tips to make ends meet. If they raise the prices of the food accordingly, it'll mean less confusion.
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schroeber — 12 years ago(June 01, 2013 09:57 PM)
Yes, get the employers to pay a decent wage. Why all the attention is on the customer to give the servers a decent wage is beyond me! Come to Scandinavia, we pay our servers enough money that tipping is not expected.
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strippedsmile — 13 years ago(July 31, 2012 10:35 AM)
If for whatever reason I can't tip very well (like I scrounged up enough money just to get the dinner), but the service was amazing, I'll tell them how much I appreciated it and let a manager know how amazing so and so was. Its really the only thing that keeps me from feeling guilty I couldn't tip.
If anyone does this, make sure you go to a MANAGER, not the seater. They likely will not tell the manager. It's better to tell the manager directly.
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rabbyt1 — 12 years ago(April 28, 2013 12:16 PM)
People complain about tipping, but go to a place like Europe and you'll see how lucky we are in America that a bowl of plain mac and cheese isn't $20!
I always tip at least 15%. If the service is terrible I will lower the tip, but generally I rarely have this much of an issue. Once in my life the tip was "learn how to be a better server" when the restaurant had my table and I and ONE other couple and I could hear the server laughing her ass off in the back while we waited for ages for our food, refills, etc. I was about to drink the KETCHUP I was dying of thirst that bad! Never went back to that restaurant again either.
If I get outstanding service I tip closer to 20%. And in my personal experience most servers work hard to get that
I remember one time we had a huge table and the server didn't even use a paper to get all our orders. We were doubtful but when ALL our food came and everything there was there we applauded the guy lol. Gave him a great tip then as well -
Doc80 — 11 years ago(January 29, 2015 06:37 PM)
Yes, exactly. I've mentioned it several times on topics like this. If the restaurants pay the wait staff a decent wage, the restaurant is simply going to get that extra money from the customers by charging them more for the food. So at the end of the day, the people that bitch the most about it are going to be paying that cost anyway.
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VargenSWE — 12 years ago(July 30, 2013 05:23 PM)
There should be no tipping what so ever. It only makes workers compete against each other, even though at some places they split the money. And one of the worst things is a boss/employer can see the tip as a form of salary and then pays less in salary.