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I'm sorry, but complaining that Allen Iverson "only" left a $50 tip is a tad ridiculous. If everyone's spending $100 a meal there and the average customer is tipping $10 per meal, the waiter is probably clearing $300-$400 a day which isn't bad.

I don't always tip 15%. Then again, when I get a $22 meal, I'll leave a $3 tip to save everybody on change. The difference between whatever I tip and 15% is always change.

At some of those meal prices, expensive wine must have been served, and that isn't tipped at the same rate as a meal.

Regardless, for food I never tip less than 20%, unless the service is bad and then it goes down accordingly.

If you can't afford to tip, you shouldn't go out to eat. It's part of the package

On the other hand, nothing annoys me more than the tip buckets next the registers at places like Starbucks. They do nothing beyond taking your money and pouring you a drink, less than the people at McDonalds do, AND they make pretty good money, but feel no shame about begging for more.

I think wait staff compensation should be adequate from the restaurant, and tipping is a bonus for good service.

I'm sorry, but complaining that Allen Iverson "only" left a $50 tip is a tad ridiculous. If everyone's spending $100 a meal there and the average customer is tipping $10 per meal, the waiter is probably clearing $300-$400 a day which isn't bad.

First, I don't believe you've ever waited tables before because the tips are split between the hostess, bartender, busboy and wait people. Second, if you have a large party, usually 6 or more, they usually occupy more than one table in your section, therefore, lowering the number of checks of which you're getting a percentage. If you have 2 large parties that think 8-10% is a decent tip for a large check...you see my point. BTW-more expensive establishments usually assign smaller sections (less tables) to ensure the customers never have to wait for anything--the 15-20% of a larger check will make up for the smaller number of customers. I think that a diner knows the expectations when he chooses to eat at a restaurant with service. If he doesn't want to compensate for the service, then he should go somewhere he can serve himself.