WTF ? A simple rant.

[MrPrena]

I will just do carryout or cook.

Is 25% the new 20%? How much to tip in a post-pandemic world
PUBLISHED FRI, JAN 14 2022 11:09 AM EST
UPDATED FRI, JAN 14 2022 11:41 AM EST
Jessica Dickler
@JDICKLER
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Whether you are dining in or carrying out, the old rules of gratuity no longer apply.
The pandemic has brought new awareness to the nation's hourly workforce and their compensation.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/01/14/...mic-world.html

[rondog]

Kinda related -

When we went on our honeymoon, it was to a Holiday Inn resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica - an "all inclusive" place, didn't have to pay for meals, drinks, etc., and tipping was discouraged. But Jamaicans get in no hurry, especially servers. I quickly found that an American $1 bill discretely slipped to a bartender or waiter would get you Johnny-on-the-spot service for the whole time you were there! Guess an American dollah was big-time money to those folks.

Also got a HUGE bag of weed for $20, but that's another story......

[Aloha_Shooter]

I'm just saying that (1) Tipping may be "customary" in America but there are plenty of places where it's not and things work just fine in those places and (2) I think there are better ways of incentivizing good behavior and punishing bad behavior than by tipping or failing to tip.

Tipping is a relic of a stratified society with "uppers" and "lowers" and IMO has no place in a modern civilized commercial context where people exchange goods and services for money in an equal status.

Yes, Australia and Ireland get along just fine without tipping. Of course, food and services cost a lot more there too. They also have a far different service culture than the U.S.

I highly disagree with your last statement. Tipping is an element of a more fully capitalist culture that rewards performance over mere existence. In the U.S., the "uppers" tend to be poorer tippers than the "lowers". In my experience, the best tippers are often people who have actually worked at those jobs.

[MrPrena]

Conservatively $100-150 per family. Server takes care of about 15 tables per night MINIMUM with current labor shortage.

$20-30 per table x 15 = $300-450 tip plus wage.


450x 250 work day = $112,500 just on tip.


I think next strike should be from King Soopers management for higher wages.

[BPTactical]

Kinda related -

When we went on our honeymoon, it was to a Holiday Inn resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica - an "all inclusive" place, didn't have to pay for meals, drinks, etc., and tipping was discouraged. But Jamaicans get in no hurry, especially servers. I quickly found that an American $1 bill discretely slipped to a bartender or waiter would get you Johnny-on-the-spot service for the whole time you were there! Guess an American dollah was big-time money to those folks.

Also got a HUGE bag of weed for $20, but that's another story......

Learned one thing from a friend of my wife when we went to Mexico to an all inclusive.
Tip your Bellhop WELL at the beginning of your stay. The Bellhops have the pulse of the entire resort and are connected.
$50.00 to him for dropping off our bags at our room brought us exemplary service in every aspect of the resort.

[Eric P]

Takeout 0%
Delivery 0% if a delivery fee is charged.
Hotel maid tips $0 since I leave no service tag on door.
Dine-in 15% max.

But I grew up as a .mil kid in Europe where tipping was not around and no sales tax.

[JoeRoss]

How much is appropriate to tip, for a service that is NEW to you, $5 - $20 - $50 and why?
Not everyone has stayed in a hotel/motel that has a bellhop etc.
Some services that you did not even know that they get tips.
I am sure that there are some who have done (at least part) of these, others have not.

The person in the airport, who pushes your wheelchair to the terminal?
Alcohol delivery?
Bathroom attendees?
Parking attendants, valets?
Hotel personnel - shuttle driver, bellhops, door staff, housekeepers, concierge?
Personal services - manicurist, massage therapist, waxing specialist, barber, hairstylist?
Taxi?
Grocery bagger that helps you to your car?
Tattoo artist?
Tour guide?
Coat room attendants?
Personal trainer?
Ice cream shop employees? (Baskin & Robbins, LOL my favorite)
Acupuncturist?
Mail man, UPS, Fed-ex?
Tailor?

Those are a few that come to mind, there are others.
Like I said, if this is your first time, and you didn't know to tip, how much is appropriate?

The alcohol or candy - tip.
I know people who have suggested this as a tip.
I ask them, do you know the person well enough to know if they are an alcoholic,or diabetic?
Asking that question has changed a few tips to cash.

About Home Depot, Lowes.
I asked the man who helped me to my vehicle and loaded my supplies in it, if I could tip him. He said that NO he can not accept a tip or he would be fired. Don't know how true that is, but I have tried, and heard it more than once.

[MrPrena]

I do not like tipping but i gave water , Gatorade and soft drinks to our usps carrier.

[wctriumph]

In the late 90’s and up to 2007 I would go to the UK about every 18 months or so and tipping was considered rude. I had a waitress tell me that it was inappropriate to tip her! In the bars, same thing but it was appropriate to buy the bartender a beer or a spirit to show your appreciation.

[Martinjmpr]

If you cant run a business without paying your help, DONT.

Exactly. From my viewpoint as the customer, what a meal costs is what it costs. If it's a $45 meal I'd rather just have a check for $45 handed to me than to get a check for $35 and then be 'expected' to add another $10 onto that.

It also benefits the server who knows he or she is going to make $XX per hour, period. No worrying about whether this customer might stiff you on the tip because he's having a bad day or because you didn't give him your number when he asked for it.