Re: Tipping madness

Gorgf · ‎03-10-2010

@on the bay They pay people a decent salary so customers do not have to tip. We were told that was the case. When you order that is what you pay period. I liked it.

We even have automatic percents added on for food service in the US. One restaurant in my small town tried it years ago but it didn't go over well and they discontinued the practice.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

If employers would pay people a decent wage, tipping wouldn't be as important as it is.

Corporations are raking in extremely high record profits while price gouging customers and paying too little to employees, while receiving tons of tax breaks and what I call welfare.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Theres a commercial about tipping, running on TV now---one of the few commercials that does apply. I tip but not everytime, depends on the service. Had a wonderful server at the breakfast place I went to yesterday--she was great so I tipped her. Had a horrendous food delivery incident where I wanted to withdraw my tip but couldn't. I tip for servies that are done specifically for me that I hired to have done, like movers or for hair or nails services or delivering things I need, or growing things I buy or making things I like to buy, . Not to people who get paid to do their work. I never got a tip for being a retail person. Just depends. I donate to specific causes tho.

RollTide2008 · ‎02-14-2017

@SaveTheTurtles wrote:
I have NEVER heard of tipping the hardware repair guy. We have a couple of leaf blowers in our hardware store right now to be repaired. I would be shocked if when we pick them up they ask for a tip. Maybe it is the state you live in? I don't know....it's become out of control, IMO.

I do accounting for small businesses. I questioned one of my clients about how I should handle the tips line on his revenue report. He told me his point of sale software defaults to the tip screen and he didn't know how to turn it off.

granddi · ‎03-16-2010

And then there are all the other junk fees:

I went to a new salon. My bill had $3.80 service fee added? Not a credit card fee.

Crumbl Cookie: One cookie $4.20 screen swings around and has recommended tip of $2.00. I rounded it to $5.00.

The examples are endless.

Where does this end? It ends when consumers say NO.

Rockycoast · ‎03-02-2016

Let me think,,, Servers, hair stylists, Taxi drivers, Delivery people, Valets, Bell Hops (do they still call them that?), Housekeeping, Tour guides, The crew that replaced our roof. They Worked like dogs and got it done days earlier. Cleaned up after themselves everyday. Baked them muffins every morning before they started. Let them use our patio and chairs for their break time. Gets them out of the hot sun. Tipped all of them generously. The kids at the ice cream shop we frequent. They are saving for college so we tip every time we go. That is all I can think of right now. Maybe more. We tip generously. We can afford to do so and we appreciate the service these people provide us.

Both my husband and I worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry in our younger days. Know what it is like.

We have always tipped these people, nothing new for us. So no we do not think tipping is getting out of hand. The only thing different is we tip more than we used to. 30% is base for us now. More if the service was exceptional.

willomenia · ‎07-31-2011

@KittySoftPaws wrote:
@Bookplate It's a nice gesture to tip IMO and it can go both ways. As someone who has once waitressed for example, I can tell you it's hard work for the money and you run into some real cheapskates and some that just don't plain tip at all (rare) so it goes both ways. I would have tipped him myself. It's not always about the monetary amount, as much as a show of appreciation. My new wonderful mechanic that I just found, as I just moved here, spent several hours on my car recently installing what he thought was the problem. It turned out it wasn't, and at P/U he said no charge. I said you have to be kidding! He said no, that's how we do it. I said your time is valuable too. I had a $50 on me and I said here then, at least take a tip. He smiled and took it and I could tell he was appreciative. It was a show of gratitue and respect for a job well done, and also for his honesty. Rest assured, this tip and show of gratitude will go well beyong my next visit.

No tipping should be on service, not all waitresses deserve a tip. I was a waitress so I understand the work involved imo if you eat out you can waitress. It's not rocket science

BootLvr · ‎03-10-2010

I was reading an article about things we in the US do that are strange to people from other countries. One of them is tipping.

It said that most European countries usually don't tip. If they do, like at restaurants, they usually just round up the bill. Like for a $20.50 bill, they'd pay $21. Even 15% seems over the top to them. I can't imagine what they must think when they see us tipping 30% or more.

BTW, I agree that it's gotten way out of hand.

threecees · ‎09-22-2017

Even at stores I am asked do I want to round my bill up to support this

or that cause, no.

I am here to shop. Tired of it.

Next cashiers will have a tip jar out, crying poor wages.

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@BootLvr wrote:
I was reading an article about things we in the US do that are strange to people from other countries. One of them is tipping.

It said that most European countries usually don't tip. If they do, like at restaurants, they usually just round up the bill. Like for a $20.50 bill, they'd pay $21. Even 15% seems over the top to them. I can't imagine what they must think when they see us tipping 30% or more.

BTW, I agree that it's gotten way out of hand.

@BootLvr Servers are not tipped in many European countries because servers are well paid, as required by law.

IMO, it would be good if the salaries were better, so no tip needed, but I have known many people who do great on tips, much better that they would do if salaried, so they oppose it!

Change is hard.