Not another one of these. Yes I'm cheap but I'll still give atleast 15% and whatever rounds easily to the next dollar. But if for some reason I pay in cash don't but a douche and bring me only large bills expect me to wait for you to come back again with smaller bills for a tip.

fark, tipping thread time.
Also that article had a horrible amount of random hyphenation.

Optimus Primate: Please...dear gentle, swaddling Jesus...NOT ANOTHER TIPPING THREAD!!!! (guaranteed 300 posts by close of business today)

I'll grab the popcorn!
/what's the average tip for getting popcorn?

Optimus Primate: Please...dear gentle, swaddling Jesus...NOT ANOTHER TIPPING THREAD!!!! (guaranteed 300 posts by close of business today)

That's funny because I LOVE THESE THREADS.

oblig

I have an afternoon meeting today and I want this thread to get off the ground fast so I don't miss it.....

Don't like making less than minimum wage? Get a real job, slacker.

/am I doing it right?

Oh fer Fark's sake. Not again.


Fine....but I was hoping for something better to bring out the trolls and entertain me.


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Optimus Primate: Please...dear gentle, swaddling Jesus...NOT ANOTHER TIPPING THREAD!!!! (guaranteed 300 posts by close of business today)

Yea, but that's mostly because the Fark admins add 15% every time we get a thread with more than 8 people posting.

No, no, NO! Today was supposed to be Baby Boomers vs. Gen X/Y, not tipping!

Why does it seem like every time we hear about tipping etiquette the percentage creeps up some? 15% is fair.

Different article but allow me to reiterate it:

The tipping percentage has gone up (from 10 to 15 to 20 "standard" now) because the price of things has gone up.

..And that's why you're a waitress and not handling the important stuff.

/not really a jerk like that in person

Sin_City_Superhero: Egoy3k: I have an afternoon meeting today and I want this thread to get off the ground fast so I don't miss it.....

Don't like making less than minimum wage? Get a real job, slacker.

/am I doing it right?

"I always tip at least 500% of the bill, so I'm better than you."

/how's that?

I just round it up to 1000%

/Don't be a cheap bastard!

Ok, serious question

Why are we tipping based on the size of the bill? Why do servers in expensive restaurants deserve more money than the people doing the EXACT SAME JOB in the cheaper places.

We should all tip the same amount no matter what the bill

$1

// Ok. maybe $1.50

The cheaper the bill, the higher my tip percentage goes.

When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

Any Canadians want to chime in on tipping? I never know what to tip up here since the servers actually make a living wage. Do you still do 15-20%?

LandOfChocolate: When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

0/10. The emboldened part is what gave it away.

LandOfChocolate: - Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

No ketchup for your steak? 4 quarters.

I'm at work as a waitress right now so I'm getting a kick...

/ also good tips

LandOfChocolate: When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

-2/10

not even close to what we're used to seeing on here.

Step it up man, step it up......

LandOfChocolate: Any pink in the middle of my steak?

I read that as "Any pink in the middle of my stink?"

kellynoel: LandOfChocolate: When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

0/10. The emboldened part is what gave it away.

Not sure what you mean here. I'm not one of those rubes who exclaims "Just lop the horns off and bring 'er here!" as he tucks his napkin in to his shirt.

I like my food to be, you know, cooked.

LandOfChocolate 2011-12-22 01:09:12 PM
When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

Maybe you should just stay the FARK home, the wait staff and owners don't want your bullshiat anyway. And if your wife want's lemonade, order lemonade, don't expect the wait staff to cater to your off menu whims. Also, stop asking for a ruined steak.

What we really need is a breastfeeding thread or a circumcision thread.

bdub77: Smelly Pirate Hooker: What we really need is a breastfeeding thread or a circumcision thread.

babies on airplanes thread, those are the most reasonable ones.

Don't forget about the fatties on airplanes.

bdub77: So here's what I generally tip:

$-$$:
Poor service: 15%
Good service: 20%
Excellent (I mean really excellent): 25%

$$$-$$$$:
Poor/Good: 15%
Excellent: 20%

By $$$-$$$$ I mean I'm paying 80 or more for a meal. So yes, I expect slightly more from expensive restaurants than dives. But the guy at the $100 per plate restaurant, I guarantee you, is not doing 10 times as much work as the person at the $10 per plate restaurant. So I think it's reasonable.

Yet for some reason you're still tipping him 10 times as much.

URAPNIS: bdub77: Smelly Pirate Hooker: What we really need is a breastfeeding thread or a circumcision thread.

babies on airplanes thread, those are the most reasonable ones.

Don't forget about the fatties on airplanes.

No no no...we ALL know the smoker threads are always the most polite, well reasoned discussions.

YAY!!!! Tip thread

I'm so farkin bored at work

/screw the popcorn I'm getting CHOCOLATE!!!

Smelly Pirate Hooker: What we really need is a breastfeeding thread or a circumcision thread.

Thread (new window)

It's winding down, but we could always rekindle the flames.

What about among the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, and dickheads??

And don't forget a $10-or $15-tip for the newspaper delivery person
$40- every weekend 52 weeks a year - $40 is damn cheap

"We're just grateful to have those people as clients and we know that they probably don't have a lot of extra money to give us a tip on top of that
That's a nice thought but if you can't swing the whole thing then perhaps you should consider staying home.

You see, tips aren't extras - they are figured in to an employees wage as in the FARKING govt taxes you on an expected percentage of them and your boss pays you only 85% of minimum wage to compensate himself because he's a farking 1%er-- no lie though, here in CT the law is- 85% of minimum is legal.

So you know, if you're in a vets club - nobody's expecting anything-it's the way it is. Anywhere else though, a tip should be thought of as part of the check total- yeah pre tax is cool but don't get carried away.

And for the "blah blah blah then don't wait tables" crowd- don't worry everyone talks about you and how cheap you are and the next time you go in to the place - they'll be doing rock paper scissors to see who gets stuck with your cheap chapped ass. Short armed with deep pockets s.o.b.'s complete with pockets full of fishhooks. They've wasted their time with you when they could have worked even harder somewhere else to help another guest. So when you stiff the staff you've shorted them and another guest.

Don't mean to become inarticulate but I've seen waitstaff burned by amateur food critics. Can really ruin a fair night

LandOfChocolate: kellynoel: LandOfChocolate: When I go out to a restaurant, the first thing I do after I sit down is put a roll of quarters on the table. For any given meal, this is the maximum tip I'll give to any waitress but they don't know that. As the meal progresses, I start my deductions:

- Forget to fill my pop? Thats four quarters
- Too slow bringing the lemons and extra sugar so my wife can make lemonade? 2 quarters
- Any pink in the middle of my steak? You'd better believe thats 8 quarters.

And on and on.

My absolute favorite is when the roll is empty by the end of the meal. This means I have the pleasure of writing a note to the waitress on the inside of the roll explaining just how she failed me.

0/10. The emboldened part is what gave it away.

Not sure what you mean here. I'm not one of those rubes who exclaims "Just lop the horns off and bring 'er here!" as he tucks his napkin in to his shirt.

I like my food to be, you know, cooked.

Go get a hamburger, Morton.

I still think the standard is fine at 15%.
I will pay 15% even if the service was bad.
If it is really bad, I still pay 15% and have a chat with the manager.
If the service is good, I'll go to 20% and possibly round up to the nearest 5.

Marcintosh: And don't forget a $10-or $15-tip for the newspaper delivery person
$40- every weekend 52 weeks a year - $40 is damn cheap

"We're just grateful to have those people as clients and we know that they probably don't have a lot of extra money to give us a tip on top of that
That's a nice thought but if you can't swing the whole thing then perhaps you should consider staying home.

You see, tips aren't extras - they are figured in to an employees wage as in the FARKING govt taxes you on an expected percentage of them and your boss pays you only 85% of minimum wage to compensate himself because he's a farking 1%er-- no lie though, here in CT the law is- 85% of minimum is legal.

So you know, if you're in a vets club - nobody's expecting anything-it's the way it is. Anywhere else though, a tip should be thought of as part of the check total- yeah pre tax is cool but don't get carried away.

And for the "blah blah blah then don't wait tables" crowd- don't worry everyone talks about you and how cheap you are and the next time you go in to the place - they'll be doing rock paper scissors to see who gets stuck with your cheap chapped ass. Short armed with deep pockets s.o.b.'s complete with pockets full of fishhooks. They've wasted their time with you when they could have worked even harder somewhere else to help another guest. So when you stiff the staff you've shorted them and another guest.

Don't mean to become inarticulate but I've seen waitstaff burned by amateur food critics. Can really ruin a fair night

Here in SF they will be making $10.24 an hour with no tipping credit in this state. Should I still be tipping the same amount?

URAPNIS: No ketchup for your steak? 4 quarters.

Please, like I'd ruin a perfectly good steak with ketchup. I save that stuff for my hotdogs

LandOfChocolate: URAPNIS: No ketchup for your steak? 4 quarters.

Please, like I'd ruin a perfectly good steak with ketchup. I save that stuff for my hotdogs

a crispy ketchup texture on steak is quite delicious
/with some habanero/chipotle

Sin_City_Superhero: Egoy3k: I have an afternoon meeting today and I want this thread to get off the ground fast so I don't miss it.....

Don't like making less than minimum wage? Get a real job, slacker.

/am I doing it right?

"I always tip at least 500% of the bill, so I'm better than you."

/how's that?

Waitrons should pay ME to sit at their table, how's that?

I have one rule. If I'm not going to tip, I eat at home.