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My mom always told me to leave 15%, so that's usually what I leave. I don't have a lot of money as a student, and it's usually other students waiting on me, so I figure leaving the standard is doing pretty good. A friend of mine that was a pizza delivery guy said he *hated* delivering to college kids, because they never tip. I try to not do that.
Occasionally I do the double-tax method, but usually I actually figure out what the percentage is and leave that. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I've had people get really pissed off at this. What do you want me to do, NOT give you change? This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
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I am known for being a generous tipper, and usually I don't even bother figuring out percentages, I just make something up. Obviously it depends on the person and the service, but let's just say tipping well usually leads to better service on repeat visit. When I go to places I go to frequently, I usually tip better than a place I don't think I will be returning to.
I was speaking idiomatically. While everyone around me is busy drowning, I float.
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What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I'm also known for being a damn generous tipper and I know every single server that works there so whenever I show up with anyone they only thing they wanna know is what my company is having for dinner because they already know what I want, "Liter of IPA, right? What's everyone else having?" Some new kid that had actually started working there and even though he'd already taken our drink order, he decided to card Frank. Frank didn't have his wallet on him because I was buying. This little prick wouldn't serve him a beer! Needless to say, I didn't leave a single tip but Frankie, ever the sucker for being a kind soul, pulled him aside before we left and gave him a $5 tip for having brought me my liter of beer. I was still kind of pissed that this little shit wouldn't serve him so I just told Frank in mid-transaction, "What the fuck are you doing? I could've bought another pint with that." I left a penny on the table as well. I'll tell you what though, they've never refused service to anyone who walks in with me after that and that boy never worked the floor again. FELIPE NO |
I thought Frank was too young to buy alcohol anyway.
As for me, for poor to average service, I will tip 15% and round it up to the nearest whole dollar. Pretty simple. For awesome service, I will usually tip at least 25%. When I am using my company purchasing card while on company business, I stick to 15% regardless of how awesome the service is though, as I don't want to get in trouble. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? I didn't say I wouldn't go fishin' with the man.
All I'm sayin' is, if he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall. |
I've known people to get fired for serving people they know are 21 but don't have an ID. So, really that was an asshole thing for you to do, he was just doing his job. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
There's nowhere I can't reach. John Mayer just asked me, personally, through an assistant, to sing backup on his new CD. |
Serve every motherfucker around so that we may all eat, drink and be merry. For tomorrow we might die. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I know this is a silly question, but I often wondered about this. I hope the servers here could answer, does it actually matter whether if the tip is in cash or electronic? Does the electronic tip go to you specifically?
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Here in the UK, it's very uncommon for tips to be a part of an electronic transaction, so I'd assume that anywhere that allows tips from cards incorporates it into a staff 'tip pot'.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
Sugar coat it all you want, Encephalon, but you basically got mad because some kid wouldn't break the law for you. As you said, he was new, so he didn't know you, and he didn't know that you weren't an undercover cop. He probably had the "don't serve underage people" spiel drilled into his head in training, and wasn't comfortable enough in the job to bend the rules (not that I'm saying he should have in any case).
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
That's interesting, thanks Krelien. I had never had a serving job of any kind that would beget me tips. I'd be terrible at customer service!
Anyway, so how does that work? The electronic tips are included with your paychecks later on or handed out by management? How long would it take? FELIPE NO |
Depends. 20% is my average tip (the "base tip" if you will). Then, I add or subtract percentages depending on the quality of services.
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Only one place I've worked at had a communal 'tip cup' that was divided among whoever was working. At the end of your shift, you'd take whatever was in your cup. I've worked two other jobs like that, and you kept whatever you were tipped. That said, I generally tip 20-25%, unless the service was crappy... But I still tip.
Also... I can't believe the 'minimum wage' for servers in the US. Here, minimum wage is $8.75/hr, and even servers make $7.60/hr plus tips. To see that most places in the US only make like, $3 is just crazy. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
You HAVE to claim credit card tips because they're already in the system. Which is why it's fabulous when people pay by credit card and then leave cash tip. That's one less dollar that's taxed. At the Olive Garden, the computer automatically figures out the credit card tips to credit card sales ratio and you HAVE to claim that amount in cash. I've had a few rough nights where I've actually been required to claim more than I made because I had a few awesome credit card tips and then average cash tips. Because my tips are taxed, I end up with paychecks that are about $30 a week. Before tax they're well over $150. How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by The_Melomane; Oct 23, 2008 at 05:25 PM.
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For smaller groups--people are asked if they would like cash back for a tip. A LOT of people say yes to this, although once in a while you get a few who think the tip is on the card and I'll get the money later--although they already got the money themselves.... This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
And they drilled that through both computer-based training (although admittingly that did not mention carding everyone...but did repeatedly state you would lose your job if you sold drinks underage) and in person training (where I found out from a co-worker you had to card everyone, which was verified by a manager the following day and then really verified when the aforementioned situation happened resulting in a pissed off customer). And I can definitely see the "just in case" situation. I know I ran into it where I would have a customer come up, about to let him/her go, then think about my job being at state and it being the law, and card them anyway. Granted, it was before they were sold the alcoholic beverage. However, there is a difference between where I was (in which you have to make a decision then and there more or less) and at a restaurant (where you have time to give it more thought). As it goes for tipping, I always heard it was 10%...but I guess I was wrong on that. Also...someone mentioned a penny...someone once told me that was actually a compliment somehow...but I can't really see it being so... I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I don't use a universal 15%, it's hit or miss with me. I understand if they're busy and what not when service for us is slow. I'm a person who's somewhat easily satisfied with their service as so long as you provide my refills and initial service/checkup, you're bound to at least get %20+ of the bill.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
As for the carding everyone in the party and not selling to anyone if there's an underage person, at least one of the grocery stores in my college town did that. I suppose it would shoot them down once, until they realize to leave the underage person in the car. To do it in a restaurant is just stupid. If Encephalon had bought 2 beers, or bought one and then handed it to Frank, it would have been obvious, and the server could have dealt with it. No need to deny a legal-aged person alcohol. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I don't understand why you'd get mad and not tip for someone doing their job. I mean, if you want to feed Frankie beer when he's underage, why not just feed him beer at home? I don't know, man. This was ridiculous of you. I'm sorry. FELIPE NO |
While some states have different laws, this is the federal one:
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
I'm not even exaggerating when I say that either. Additional Spam:
I mean, seriously, if I have a party of 6 and service is exceptional, a crisp Jackson is in order. No questions asked. Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by Paco; Oct 24, 2008 at 12:42 AM.
Reason: This member got a little too post happy.
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Do you realize all the things that happen if you are caught selling alcohol to someone who is underage? You WILL lose your job, you will be fined, the business you work at will be fined, and in some cases the business can lose their license to sell alcohol.
I can't count the number of times I was ready to slug a customer working as a cashier because some asshole started yelling and cussing at me cause he couldn't buy beer because he didn't have enough sense to leave his underage friends outside. But it was always satisfying if a manager overheard them swearing, came over, and notified them that they were now banned from the store. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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