Do you Tip?

[Ree Fresh]

I remember back when I was young and didnt have alot of extra money to spend, I barley ever tiped or didnt tip much (sorry) Maybe a quarter per drink or 10% at the resturant. Deffinently never thought of tiping a taxi driver, door/coat check ppl, valet parking and things like that.

However after having a bunch of friends who work the industry I finaly started to give a bit more. Intrusting enough I do notice a diffrence in service when I tip those I im always served by ;)

So im curiouse when do you tip and how much? Do you see much of a diffrence?

[A-BOMB]

any kind of delivery driver will greaty appreciate 15% or more

especially if they are paying for gas!

im pretty tipsy

[FeelGood]

i usually tip very well right off the bat, then yes i do see a difference in their service.

[baby-phat]

I used to not tip much sometimes not at all, cuz I really couldn't afford to. But now, I always tip even if it's not much- and depending on how nice the server was I'll tip em more than usual.
As for tipping taxi drivers, I tend to do this often- I never know how much to tip them though. So sometimes I'll only tip em a dollar, but once in a while (esp if it's near a payday and they're nice/polite) I'll tip them more.

Once I tipped someone 30%- but only cuz my waitress was such a doll and put up with my drunken friends flirting with her.

[ash1ee]

Well since I started working in a restaurant when I was 15...I've always tipped a reasonable ammount. I think also because my parents have always tipped well. not too much but around 15% for decent service. In the past few years, I think I tip too much. But since I get tips all day..I'd like people to tip me the way I tip them. Ive noticed that anytime I go to a bar and I leave a large tip on the first round...the bartenders do remember. (I know I do) You never have to wait for your drinks and you get a few rounds bought hee and there. What goes around comes around. Not that I won't serve someone who doesn't tip...I might just take longer to get to them.

[wishbone]

when i barstarred it when i was 19, i'd drop a $20 in the dude's jar at the beginning of th enight, and from then on i dropped whatver coins i had (pennies all the way through toonies) after a drink.

Best buddy allnight. Fucking foam parties at new west....

[~god~]

the bigger your boobs, the more cash you get out of me!

[mikey]

I tip 25 - 30% all the time.

[baby-phat]

I generally tip as much as I can afford- between 15-20%.

[miss.myra]

You know how you tip the girl at the redroom and now she knows you and is better to you every time? It goes a long way :)

Especially if you are on the guestlist, don't tell me you can't afford a bit of change for the doorgirl...cooome on.

ps not tipping is tacky

[onefour]

i tip usually 20% thats a pretty hefty tip when you get up there, but thast onywhen liqour is involved, otherwise its usually 10-15% and at bars always a 5-10$ tip at the beggining of the night; always get fast drinks that way haha :)

[Royal_Phunk]

I tip depending on the service if its great i give a great tip. Doesnt matter how hawt the waitress is. where ever i go and everyone hires the hawtest ladies so theres more money to go around and it works like a charm. I sometimes get the urge to go over to the kitchen and give them the tip as they made my meal and they get the shit end of the tip pool if there is one. Just makes more sense than giving it to the blonde bimbo that walked my food the 5 feet to my table.

[Filo]

i usually tip anywhere from 15-30 %. I hate covering other people's tips because they feel that 0-5% is sufficient. It ends up reflecting on you so you have to cover it

[Filo]

Food service gets the best tips hands down..... Dealing with people's food is a big deal

[esoter1c]

Mr. White: "You don't tip?" Mr. Pink: "No, I don't believe in it."

[Veni*C]

Originally Posted by mikey

I tip 25 - 30% all the time.

please come in so i can serve you.. :D



i always tip alot.. thats cause im a server... so i know what its like... but if the service is really bad.. i'll only leave 10% i always leave something though.

[C_squared]

haha wicked movie!

Originally Posted by ~god~

the bigger your boobs, the more cash you get out of me!

and despite contrary belief.. this is 100% true. :P

[Veni*C]

^^ damnit.. i gotta invest me a pair of those bra inserts to make my boobs look bigger.. i know a couple of girls that wear them.... haha.. now i know why.

[~god~]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

You know how you tip the girl at the redroom and now she knows you and is better to you every time? It goes a long way :)

There is a wacko server in there who used to always hump me.
I tipped her good.

Then i saw her walk around and hump all these other guys, so i broke up with her. and that was the end of our relationship!

[ebbomega]

Depends on the service I get.

Bartenders: somewhere from 50 cents to a buck per drink... if I'm feeling especially nice I'll way overtip and they'll load up the liquor for the rest of the night.

Food service: 15% for standard service, more for better, less for worse. Never leave no tip though. Leaving a bad tip tells them their service was poor. Leaving no tip tells them you're an asshole.

Cab: "Keep the change". If it's like $4 I'll hand 'em back a buck or two and whatever the small coinage is.

Valets: Don't drive, not an issue.

Hairdressers: (how many knew about that one?) $5ish, depending on the quality of the cut. I usually go to the same person, though, so she usually gets a more.

[~lazee_grrl~]

if service really really sucks..then i give 10%...other then that..i usually give 15-25%...
and if its a regular place..or if ur gonna see that person all night..i give a big tip in the beginning..cuz they'll be good to u all night!

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by ~Veni_C~

^^ damnit.. i got invest me a pair of those bra inserts to make my boobs look bigger.. i know a couple of girls that wear them.... haha.. now i know why.

not necceraly. it's all how the server plays it too. I find that if a girl flirts, then she'll get a better tip. she doesnt necceraly have to be a good server, but if shes cool about everyhting, and natural about her work, while flirting I end up remembering her name, making more of a connection when in other sittuations I end up forgetting her name the moment I read it of the receipt. thats just me tho.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by C_squared

and despite contrary belief.. this is 100% true. :P

According to each bartender I've asked, working the same bar as a chick means a shitload more tips.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

You know how you tip the girl at the redroom and now she knows you and is better to you every time? It goes a long way :)

Especially if you are on the guestlist, don't tell me you can't afford a bit of change for the doorgirl...cooome on.

ps not tipping is tacky

I have to thank you for that advice Myra. For one I think your absolutly right, if you have g-list than you can deffinently tip the door girl. Tipping the girls a couple bucks every night has more than paid off :317:
Also are favorite bartender... I totaly came out of know were and as soon as she saw me she gave up her long line of ppl :kam:
Sometimes I think bouncers should have tip jars too.

I think this is usualy how I figure my tips:

Sloppy/Slow/Bitchy serivce : no tip $.25 (tip jars), 5-10%

Medium/Average Service : $1- $2 (tip jars) 15-20%

Awsome Service (good sugestions/fast empressive service/doing a favour) : $2+ (tip jars), 20-30%

[Veni*C]

ya i m usually pretty laid back in my serving.. i serve alot of business people at lunch time.. so they dont like to be talked to alot cause theyre usually on a business lunch.. but once that crowd leaves its nice to get some regular people in who are just there to eat and chill.. then i can chat them up.....


ok.. so here is another question.. what do you consider good service?.. im always trying to think of new ways to up my service points to make better tips.......