Pastor refuses to tip "I give GOD 10% why do you get 18%"

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Had he followed the proscribed doctrine of giving God additional percentage he could have avoided this incident yes.
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[2bikemike]

I am a pretty good tipper when being served, however if I hate that there are tip jars at every counter. I am not usually throwing money into those kittys.

While in Europe last summer we were unsure of the custom so we asked about tipping. We were told if you got really good service you could leave around 10% but only if you want to. Coming from the good ol USA, I couldn't in good consious not tip, and it was usually more than 10%.

Another odd thing about Europe was they pretty much leave you alone after taking your order and delivering your food. You pretty much have to wave them down to get their attention for drink refills and to get your check. The first couple of times I sat there quite a while waiting for a bill. Here it's all about turnover, there they don't seem to concerned about it.

[Rain Man]

The other thing I don't like/get about tipping is that I can go into the following three restaurants and get the same level of service and tip different amounts (assuming 20%):

1. I go into a diner and pay $12 for dinner and leave a $2.40 tip.

2. I go into a midscale restaurant and pay $25 for dinner and leave a $5 tip.

3. I go into an upper-end restaurant and pay $75 for dinner and leave a $15 tip.

Now, in the upper-end restaurant I'll usually have the fellow who fills my water glass frequently, but otherwise I don't usually see much difference in service. Why does the waitress at the midscale restaurant get twice as much tip money when there's no difference in the amount of work they do? It seems unfair that the tip is based on the cost of the food.

And I should point out that I've never received a tip in 20+ year of work as an engineer, economic research, and market/demographic researcher. I really think there should be more tipping in these industries for work well done.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The other thing I don't like/get about tipping is that I can go into the following three restaurants and get the same level of service and tip different amounts (assuming 20%):

1. I go into a diner and pay $12 for dinner and leave a $2.40 tip.

2. I go into a midscale restaurant and pay $25 for dinner and leave a $5 tip.

3. I go into an upper-end restaurant and pay $75 for dinner and leave a $15 tip.

Now, in the upper-end restaurant I'll usually have the fellow who fills my water glass frequently, but otherwise I don't usually see much difference in service. Why does the waitress at the midscale restaurant get twice as much tip money when there's no difference in the amount of work they do? It seems unfair that the tip is based on the cost of the food.

And I should point out that I've never received a tip in 20+ year of work as an engineer, economic research, and market/demographic researcher. I really think there should be more tipping in these industries for work well done.

I agree with everything you have said.

I often find tip %'s directly correlate with how much the consumer enjoyed their meals, as well.

When I worked at a well known deep dish pizza shop in college town, central Illinois...two pizzas would serve 12+ people and the bill would be outrageously cheap for families coming down from Chicago where everything is jacked up...they'd bring out their whole family, have some appetizers, pitchers of beer...two huge delicious pizzas...and I'd get $40 tips on $100 bills like it was going out of style. They'd look at their bills and laugh.

I'd look at the tip and laugh about how easy my life was.

[Sully]

I tip well, but have noticed more lately (maybe I'm just getting crotchety) some ridiculous establishments hinting at tips.
The worst;
The new self-serve yogurt places.
Let me get this straight. I get a cup, fill it myself with delicious yogurt, then I spoon the perfect mix of assorted ingredients over said yogurt, followed by me weighing my flawless concoction, so that you may push a button in a register, so I can pay. And you want a tip? Seriously?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Sully

I tip well, but have noticed more lately (maybe I'm just getting crotchety) some ridiculous establishments hinting at tips.
The worst;
The new self-serve yogurt places.
Let me get this straight. I get a cup, fill it myself with delicious yogurt, then I spoon the perfect mix of assorted ingredients over said yogurt, followed by me weighing my flawless concoction, so that you may push a button in a register, so I can pay. And you want a tip? Seriously?

Yeah, those are the worst.

[LiL stumppy]

I'm a bartender and don't really enjoy the % aspect of it either, if I make you 4 frozen margaritas, while taken up time from my other bar patrons, and the total is 12 because they're on special, a $2.40 tip would not be sufficient. I don't care if it's "20 percent."

Rarely do tips get on my nerves in any aspect. I only look at tips on large bills, because it's some what exciting to see what you earned.. I am more concerned with the restaurant manners many American's do not possess.

It's simple, if you follow these rules, I do not care what you tip.

1. Be polite
2. Don't downgrade me to make your self feel more proper and wealthy (I work at a higher end bar/restaurant)
3. Don't complain about how strong drinks are.

It's really that simple. If people were simply like this, I wouldn't care the difference between %15 to %20. It's the people that are unbelievably rude, who don't tip, that make me hate people.

[Hootie]

I'm different. I have no problem throwing a $1 in a tip jar at a Baskin Robins...those people have truly shit jobs that pay them maybe $0.25 more than minimum wage...if anyone deserves $5-$10 at the end of their shifts, it's those guys. I agree tip jars are lame but man, I wouldn't want to work at a Baskin Robins.

[Johnny Vegas]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I'm different. I have no problem throwing a $1 in a tip jar at a Baskin Robins...those people have truly shit jobs that pay them maybe $0.25 more than minimum wage...if anyone deserves $5-$10 at the end of their shifts, it's those guys. I agree tip jars are lame but man, I wouldn't want to work at a Baskin Robins.

One of my good friends worked at a baskin robins throughout high school. That was good enough for her. She didn't want to do anything more than that. She still lives with her parents working at baskin robins 12 years later. Some people are just set in their ways regardless of their pay. Sucks because she could be a great server since she has to interact with kids all the time and when a sever gets the kids happy and quiet the tip really reflects the job well done and she doesn't know what she really can make in money at a real job.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vegas

One of my good friends worked at a baskin robins throughout high school. That was good enough for her. She didn't want to do anything more than that. She still lives with her parents working at baskin robins 12 years later. Some people are just set in their ways regardless of their pay. Sucks because she could be a great server since she has to interact with kids all the time and when a sever gets the kids happy and quiet the tip really reflects the job well done and she doesn't know what she really can make in money at a real job.

I'm not making fun of those people...I just would never do a job for $9 an hour. Those that do, I don't mind throwing a $1 their way for serving me some badass ice cream. Whatever.

[Johnny Vegas]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I'm not making fun of those people...I just would never do a job for $9 an hour. Those that do, I don't mind throwing a $1 their way for serving me some badass ice cream. Whatever.

not saying you were. just saying don't feel sorry for them and tip them $1. some just are comfortable where they're at. regardless of tips or getting paid minimum wage. Like her.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vegas

not saying you were. just saying don't feel sorry for them and tip them $1. some just are comfortable where they're at. regardless of tips or getting paid minimum wage. Like her.

word up! I hear ya!

[ct]

pay up bitches

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by ct

pay up bitches

- that's offensive, yet very funny.

[Hootie]

the smaller the bill, the bigger the % of tip you receive

you know, even busy restaurants don't prefer large groups for the linger factor...(on busy nights)