RE: How much do you tip your waitress?

Join Our Community

Collarchat.com

Home Login Search

RE: How much do you tip your waitress?

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> RE: How much do you tip your waitress?

Page: << < prev 2 3 [4] 5 6 next > >>

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:36:34 PM

mcbride

Posts: 333
Joined: 1/14/2005
Status: offline

Nothing demonstrates character, for better or worse, than tipping.

(in reply to Level)

Profile

Post #: 61

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:39:38 PM

Level

Posts: 25145
Joined: 3/3/2006
Status: offline

I disagree. I know some shitheels that tip well.

_____________________________

Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

(in reply to mcbride)

Profile

Post #: 62

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:46:31 PM

tazzygirl

Posts: 37833
Joined: 10/12/2007
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: heartcream

quote:

ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

I got as far as you were going to educate me which you could not possibly do. Maybe dont waste your time addressing me, I dont read your blather.

I was not addressing you. Learn to read who a post is in reply too before posting.

_____________________________

Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt.
RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11
Duchess of Dissent 1
Dont judge me because I sin differently than you.
If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.

(in reply to heartcream)

Profile

Post #: 63

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:49:02 PM

tazzygirl

Posts: 37833
Joined: 10/12/2007
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: DomImus

quote:

ORIGINAL: barelynangel
I won't tip when someone tells me what i SHOULD be tipping.

Oh, that reminds me. The automatic gratuity for a party of ___ or more. If they have that policy then that's what they get. If it's less than what I might have tipped left to my own devices they still get the automatic gratuity. I have never been a fan of that policy even though it probably saves me a few bucks when I encounter it.

My place its 18% for parties larger than 6. I always, inevitably, forget to add that part. Sometimes it works out to my benefit, most times we end up getting screwed by a party of say 10 who tip out only that percentage.

_____________________________

Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt.
RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11
Duchess of Dissent 1
Dont judge me because I sin differently than you.
If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.

(in reply to DomImus)

Profile

Post #: 64

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:49:40 PM

WyldHrt

Posts: 6412
Joined: 6/5/2008
Status: offline

quote:

I got as far as you were going to educate me which you could not possibly do. Maybe dont waste your time addressing me, I dont read your blather.

If you had, you might have noticed that:
a) her post was to Igor, not you
b) what she said supported what you were saying

Bottom line (for me only); If I can't afford to tip decently, I either eat at home or pick up some takeout. I won't take up table space and a server's time if I can't leave at least 20% for the tip.

_____________________________

"MotherFUCKER!" is NOT a safeword!!"- Steel
"We've had complaints about 'orgy noises'. This is not the neighborhood for that kind of thing"- PVE Cop

Resident "Hypnotic Eyes", "Cleavage" and "Toy Whore"
Subby Mafia, VAA Posse & Team Troll!

(in reply to heartcream)

Profile

Post #: 65

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:56:52 PM

Newnshiny

Posts: 22
Joined: 6/1/2010
From: Texas
Status: offline

I'm a 20% + tipper. The service has to be pretty poor for me to tip less. And I never penalize them for anything that's out of their control.

_____________________________

"We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously."
— George R.R. Martin

(in reply to WyldHrt)

Profile

Post #: 66

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:56:57 PM

Aynne88

Posts: 3873
Joined: 8/29/2008
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Icarys

quote:

ORIGINAL: vincentcat

A simple question out of curious. How much do you tip a waitress and why do you tip her that amount? Also what would make you tip her more?

I don't eat out much, but when I do I always give the waitress a tip I think she deserves. If she is quick to come up and retrieves my meal warm, I will tip her more. If she is slow and bring my food cold, she's ain't getting nothing. So if you serve me- I want my meals hot damn it :D I guess that applies to my subs too lol :P

I would give bigger tips of the waitress if she would wear a top hat or cat ears ^^ Those make girls look cute and it's it's not allowed to wear but she wears is anyway, I would tip here even more lol :P

(I didn't write the specific number of money, because the currency and economy is different in Lithuania, and it would look like I'm giving shit to them even if they try hard XD)

Although I don't think service people automatically deserve something . My mother was a waitress for 20 years. I can't help but think back to how rough it was for her to provide for us so I give 20 and sometimes 30% depending on the person..I have walked out without giving anything 1 time but the lady was really bad..and to top it off she had a lousy attitude.

I try to remember how my mom might have felt if she didn't make enough money to support us and then realize how many possible single moms might be waiting on people in restaurants like the ones she worked in...and then tip.

I love you even more now ;) I always tip at least 20%, and usually 30. Cheap tippers suck.

_____________________________

As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.
—Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer and Nobel laureate (1902–1991)

(in reply to Icarys)

Profile

Post #: 67

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:57:37 PM

WyldHrt

Posts: 6412
Joined: 6/5/2008
Status: offline

quote:

Oh, that reminds me. The automatic gratuity for a party of ___ or more. If they have that policy then that's what they get. If it's less than what I might have tipped left to my own devices they still get the automatic gratuity. I have never been a fan of that policy even though it probably saves me a few bucks when I encounter it.

So you punish the server for the restaurant's policy, nice.
That said, I don't blame restaurants that have such a policy. Large parties are much more work, and often stay longer than 2-4 people. Since the taxes on tips (and sometimes tip outs) are usually based on sales, not the amount tipped, a large party that tips crap is basically making the server pay for serving them. If it happens enough, the management's response is usually a minimum tip on large parties.

< Message edited by WyldHrt -- 6/4/2010 4:59:31 PM >

_____________________________

"MotherFUCKER!" is NOT a safeword!!"- Steel
"We've had complaints about 'orgy noises'. This is not the neighborhood for that kind of thing"- PVE Cop

Resident "Hypnotic Eyes", "Cleavage" and "Toy Whore"
Subby Mafia, VAA Posse & Team Troll!

(in reply to DomImus)

Profile

Post #: 68

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 4:57:56 PM

Aileen1968

Posts: 6062
Joined: 12/12/2007
From: I miss Shore, New Jersey
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: heartcream

quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

It depends... I am not to high not too low. Maybe a tad low.

I can be certain your tip a tad low.

Hahahaha.

_____________________________

The Red

(in reply to heartcream)

Profile

Post #: 69

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 5:50:46 PM

MstrssScarlet

Posts: 633
Joined: 6/3/2005
From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Status: offline

I worked as a waitress for a whole 3 months before I quit because no matter how hard I worked, I never seemed to make more than $5 an hour. I was enticed to take a job with one of those chains because I wanted the bartneder's job. After I was hired, I discovered that job was promised to almost everyone who applied. I had no previous experience as a waitress and was only given 2 partial days worth of training before getting saddled with the largest booth in the place. I'm sure my service was far from perfect, but I never should have been given that many people so soon. When they left, I discovered that at least one person managed to leave without even paying for their meal because I not only didn't come out with a tip, but was short on the amount for the meals. It was up to me to get everyone's drinks within 5 minutes after they were seated. We had to buy our own pads for taking orders which I needed badly, not having any previous experience. Before the first week was out, I was expected to know how to enter all the orders into a computer screen QUICKLY while the girls that already knew what they were doing huffed and puffed impatiently behind me. The way you entered the order changed depending on the time of day. Once the meal was over, it was up to me to collect the money and process it through the computer system. I cleaned the table and prepared it for the next customers. We had to run into the back and help with the dishes because the manager refused to hire a full time dishwasher. Before we could leave at the end of our shift we had to roll silverware, refill containers, etc. About once a week we all had to clean the place from top to bottom and were all given our own jobs to complete before we left that day. My manager may have been one of those not giving me all my tips because even on good days I was coming up short. I also had to leave a tip for the person that did the seating and the bartender, even if she didn't make any drinks for any of my customers.
After my stint in that boot camp, I always tip 20% unless the service really stinks. If I see the waitress flirting with another employee while I'm trying to get her attention, she may only get 10-15%. I NEVER leave without tipping something.
Scarlet
Edited to add that I also tend to clean the table before the waitress arives.

< Message edited by MstrssScarlet -- 6/4/2010 6:14:34 PM >

_____________________________

"Say, that hurts a little bit" "And you don't like to be hurt do ya?" "I don't know...kinda fun sometimes if it's done in the right spirit."
Jean Harlow in The Beast of the City

(in reply to Aileen1968)

Profile

Post #: 70

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:00:27 PM

KatyLied

Posts: 13029
Joined: 2/24/2005
From: Pennsylvania
Status: offline

For those who are curious about hunk's microwave comment, please be assured that there are plenty of restaurants in Pennsylvania where the food is prepared by hand and utterly delicious!

Please be a decent tipper and always say "thank you" for everything that is done for you by the wait staff, it is the polite way to live.

_____________________________

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
- Albert Einstein

(in reply to MstrssScarlet)

Profile

Post #: 71

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:24:12 PM

pahunkboy

Posts: 33061
Joined: 2/26/2006
From: Central Pennsylvania
Status: offline

PA is a big state.... tho I tend to doubt that your area has home cooked delights.

(in reply to KatyLied)

Profile

Post #: 72

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:28:51 PM

tazzygirl

Posts: 37833
Joined: 10/12/2007
Status: offline

Pittsburgh alone has many, pa. Stop being such a doubting thomas.

_____________________________

Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt.
RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11
Duchess of Dissent 1
Dont judge me because I sin differently than you.
If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.

(in reply to pahunkboy)

Profile

Post #: 73

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:32:44 PM

pahunkboy

Posts: 33061
Joined: 2/26/2006
From: Central Pennsylvania
Status: offline

I doubt it. Chicago has the same problem.

(in reply to tazzygirl)

Profile

Post #: 74

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:32:58 PM

purepleasure

Posts: 6941
Joined: 4/9/2004
From: Lehigh Valley, PA
Status: offline

usually 20%. if the service is better than average, i tip more.

_____________________________

Patience, grasshopper.

Your stupidity does not impress me.

blame it on your hormones!!! - beerbug aka ydd

(in reply to xxblushesxx)

Profile

Post #: 75

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:41:01 PM

chiaThePet

Posts: 2694
Joined: 2/4/2007
Status: offline

I tip her over just enough till she falls on her ass and her panties show.

Job done.

chia* (the pet)

_____________________________

Love is a many splendid sting.

You can stick me in the corner, but I'll probably just end up coloring on the walls.

(in reply to vincentcat)

Profile

Post #: 76

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:41:21 PM

kiwisub12

Posts: 4742
Joined: 1/11/2006
Status: offline

Pretty much a flat 20%

(in reply to xxblushesxx)

Profile

Post #: 77

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:46:21 PM

tazzygirl

Posts: 37833
Joined: 10/12/2007
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

I doubt it. Chicago has the same problem.

There is a place in downtown Pittsburgh called "Big Mommas" Soul food done homemade style. Man... now thats good eats!!!

_____________________________

Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt.
RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11
Duchess of Dissent 1
Dont judge me because I sin differently than you.
If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.

(in reply to pahunkboy)

Profile

Post #: 78

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:51:50 PM

pahunkboy

Posts: 33061
Joined: 2/26/2006
From: Central Pennsylvania
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

I doubt it. Chicago has the same problem.

There is a place in downtown Pittsburgh called "Big Mommas" Soul food done homemade style. Man... now thats good eats!!!

Is good eats the exception or the rule?

(in reply to tazzygirl)

Profile

Post #: 79

RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/4/2010 6:59:20 PM

tazzygirl

Posts: 37833
Joined: 10/12/2007
Status: offline

Pittsburgh is filled with restaurants offering great food. Im not aware of a cuisine that is not offered here.

_____________________________

Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt.
RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11
Duchess of Dissent 1
Dont judge me because I sin differently than you.
If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.

(in reply to pahunkboy)

Profile

Post #: 80