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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 12, 2019 17:36:57 GMT
"I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job."
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Post by Archelaus on Feb 12, 2019 17:53:23 GMT
To an extent, I do and don't. Even though I don't eat out a lot, the tip has to match their level of service. If I think a waitress or waiter is trying to make a strong effort of customer service, I will give them a good tip. I worked in a restaurant and the servers there make most of their money through tips since they are paid below the minimum wage, but it's always nice to be generous.
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Post by Raimo47 on Feb 12, 2019 18:10:44 GMT
I have never tipped a waiter/waitress.
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 12, 2019 18:21:13 GMT
I rarely eat out and not at restaurants with that kind of service--but it reminds me of a tipping story i heard.
This guy was in a fancy white suit and a waitress on her first day spilled some kind of tomato dish all over him. She was so upset that he left her a $100 tip!
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 12, 2019 20:25:42 GMT
More or less in principle, it shouldn't be automatic, it's something extra if deserved. In practice I tip at least something at least half the time.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 12, 2019 20:29:06 GMT
Annnnd...here...we...go...!
Anyone who doesn't tip should be banned from the world.
Besides, wait staff need often split their tips with kitchen staff yes?
Tipping for take out though... nope, not happening.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 12, 2019 21:00:26 GMT
I don't think most people put as much thought into it as Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs.  I usually tip, unless the waiter/waitress has a bad attitude and/or the service is poor. |
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Post by kingkoopa on Feb 12, 2019 21:27:34 GMT
If I'm eating or drinking out, wherever it is, you got 20% from me unless it's astonishingly terrible.
I'm hardly a saint, but I tip (annually) my mailman, garbage crew, drycleaner, mechanic, CPA, and barber. I'm not wealthy, but you don't have to be to throw a little in the jar.
As a kid, my mom would always give me an annual tip for the crossing guards (3 of them) I'd see walking back and forth to school. Probably planted the seed in me.
Could be overkill. Not sure where I stand on 'karma' as a belief, but I gotta say, I hardly ever have bad experiences in service-related stuff.
I get a little "Mr. Pink" when I see a tip line on a take-out slip though...
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 12, 2019 21:27:40 GMT
It's been years since I've eaten out, but if the server is "ok" - I'll do the standard 15%... Really good, a little more.
I like those who aren't so pushy as Mr. Pink (or his counter-parts in the argument) - I don't think it defines a person (I have it on VHS, and they seemed to go on and on...)
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Post by jamesbamesy on Feb 12, 2019 21:32:00 GMT
I like to tip once in a while.
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Post by Marv on Feb 12, 2019 21:36:16 GMT
Not generally. I tip often. Tho i do think there are too many useless jobs that ask for tipping that don't really deserve it. Like the guy that hands me a paper towel after i wash my hands. I can't tip that guy. I didn't ask for this service and quite honestly it makes me uncomfortable.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Feb 12, 2019 22:18:06 GMT
I'm an Italian-American from NYC. I tip
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Feb 12, 2019 22:23:53 GMT
I agree with Mr. Pink. I especially hate how they expect a certain percentage. It's like another tax. Why should the waiter who carried out an expensive plate of food get more tip than the waiter who carried out a cheap plate of food? They both did the same thing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 22:52:22 GMT
No. The first time I saw that monologue it was old on arrival. The first time I watched the movie, that monologue made me feel like I'd already seen it a thousand times. Tipping was never mandatory, and unless you're 100 or more years old, you didn't make the world where tipping is a thing because servers get paid less than minimum wage, you just live in it. I'd like to see people fairly compensated first thing in the morning but until then, don't not tip and call yourself enlightened. It's so tired.
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Post by Vits on Feb 12, 2019 23:14:45 GMT
I actually felt this way before watching the movie. When I saw it and he said all that, I wanted to applaud! And I felt similarly when I saw that CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM episode where LARRY got a bill with an automatic tip plus the option to leave more tip. He said "I don't really mind paying more. I just don't like having to calculate so much." Nah, if a place has an automatic tip, I get the Hell away from there. That ruins the entire point, which is the customer evaluating the performance. Speaking of, I know people who leave a tip even when the service is bad and it bothers me. It's rewarding a bad job. They'll never learn from their mistakes that way. A common misconception (reading through this thread, I see some users have it too) is that certain percentages have to be the standard because they're more meaningful or something. No, it's because it's easier to calculate (especially 10%). I actually prefer to round up the number. For example, if the bill is 253.75 and the service was just fine, I pay 254. If it was good, 260. If it was exceptional, I pay 300. I rarely eat out and not at restaurants with that kind of service You mean a diner? |
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Feb 12, 2019 23:42:03 GMT
The whole point of people in the food industry getting paid below minimum is to provide impetus for them to do a good job at which point the customer provides a tip to top up their pay. Not just the server but everyone.
Just like where your taxes go, you don't get to choose where your tip goes. As for people who don't tip at all, regardless of their experience, fuckoff and stay home. Or go to McDonald's or some other place that pays it's employees the minimum wage.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 12, 2019 23:48:21 GMT
Tipping isn't a universal custom where I live. We sometimes do it in restaurants, but it isn't really expected.
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Feb 12, 2019 23:49:18 GMT
I actually felt this way before watching the movie. When I saw it and he said all that, I wanted to applaud! And I felt similarly when I saw that CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM episode where LARRY got a bill with an automatic tip plus the option to leave more tip. He said "I don't really mind paying more. I just don't like having to calculate so much." Nah, if a place has an automatic tip, I get the Hell away from there. That ruins the entire point, which is the customer evaluating the performance. Speaking of, I know people who leave a tip even when the service is bad and it bothers me. It's rewarding a bad job. They'll never learn from their mistakes that way. A common misconception (reading through this thread, I see some users have it too) is that certain percentages have to be the standard because they're more meaningful or something. No, it's because it's easier to calculate (especially 10%). I actually prefer to round up the number. For example, if the bill is 253.75 and the service was just fine, I pay 254. If it was good, 260. If it was exceptional, I pay 300.Gee, don't be too generous.  |
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Post by _ on Feb 12, 2019 23:49:31 GMT
I always tip, at least 20%
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Feb 13, 2019 0:07:13 GMT
Mr. Pink is an asshole, LOL! However, I do agree with it being arbitrary as to who we tip or don't, and why. I tip, but I can see both sides of the argument.
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