I gave a waiter a $10 tip on a $50 lunch for the wife and I at a nice, but not upscale restaurant. He was insulted and asked if I really meant to give him a $10 tip. I was tempted to say ‘no’, and take it back, but he did an ok job (not that he actually had much to do in our case). I guess a 20% tip doesn’t mean much any more.
He was complaining about a 20% tip?
Do you automatically feel obligated to always leave a 20% tip? If mediocre service can generate that much of a tip, what incentivizes somebody to do a good job serving you?
One reason to not eat out - no mater how bad or mediocre the service, they expect to be tipped like your wallet is theirs.
“I guess a 20% tip doesn’t mean much any more.”
Los Angeles, Seattle, and many other Blue Cities and states already mandate a Living Wage, so the tip is built-in price of the menu items...therefore I don’t tip in those places when I visit.
Otis B. Driftwood : Do they allow tipping on the boat?
Steward : Yes, sir.
Otis B. Driftwood : Have you got two fives?
Steward : Yes, sir!
Otis B. Driftwood : Well, then you won’t need the ten cents I was gonna give you.
Ridiculous. 20% is MORE than enough.
OMG I owned restaurants my entire working life if a server EVER made a comment to a guest about a tip their ass would have been FIRED immediately, I can’t believe these young people today could be that damn tacky JEEZE!!!
Paying someone to record your order and drop it off....20%....that’s why I hate sit down places.
No if they would go to the restroom for me and wash....I’d throw in dome.