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I've heard in states where servers make a higher minimum wage, like Washington and Oregon, some people tip less, like 10% vs 20%.
And despite what some servers claim, I don't think that a to-go order warrants a 20% tip the way a sit down meal does. Boxing up a meal is far less work than coming back to the table over and over to check on you, refilling your drinks, taking your order, etc.
I'll tip over 20% if the meal is cheap, I never tip less than $4. TWo people can go to Waffle House and spent $10, 20% would only be 2 dollars.
Seriously, who wants to eat out these days, with the crappy food + crappy service, and then be expected to tip 20-25% on top of that?
Time to take the bull by the horns and "opt out" by cooking at home. I pray for the day when everyone else gets smart and boycotts restaurants en masse.
Hey, I like IHOP and Denny's and their service from my experience has been decent to really good.
As Americans, we are expected to learn some of the customs and courtesies of the countries we visit. Is it too much to ask that they do the same? We tip here in America, for the most part that is a good thing if it keeps the cost of my meal down and allows me to reward the service accordingly. I do agree that tipping has gotten out of hand--the tip jar at the counter of every coffee shop, deli, ice cream parlor, etc., is ridiculous.
Hey, I like IHOP and Denny's and their service from my experience has been decent to really good.
I'd tip at cheap places like that but usually when I eat out it's at a real restaurant. The cheapest you can get away with is about $40-$50 for two so the tip adds a lot to the bill. You'd think a real restaurant would pay its workers decent wages. I don't see why I have to leave a $15 tip just because the prices are higher.
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A restaurant is free to add a mandatory fee if they wish. Some restaurants automatically include a gratuity for parties of 5 or more. If so, they usually include this information on the menu. Since it is such a common practice, I'm always surprised when I'm with a large party and we AREN'T automatically charged a gratuity.
(Regarding automatic gratuities added to larger parties--if you think the service was not up to standard, you should absolutely talk to the restaurant about getting it reduced. They are going to be much more amenable to you explaining about the late food, or the wrong order, or failure to refill drinks than if you simply refusing to pay. Asking for it to be reduced will often work, because most restaurants want happy repeat customers more than they want a few dollars in tip.)
However, I've never been to a restaurant that automatically includes a gratuity for parties of fewer than 5.
my suggestion is to leave this site and got o Trip advisor or google it. People write their individual experiences with that
Good episode of Freakonomics radio out today on this topic. Ep 396 "Why does tipping still exist".
In a nutshell, the vast majority of people will not tip if it were not for social pressure or compulsion, and, tipping is not correlated to quality of service.
Tipping is great for both the consumer and hard working servers.
Tipping doesn't work out to well for crappy servers who feel entitled to tips.
Yep. Anyone who has done any international traveling knows that tipping guarantees mostly good service. People working as servers in countries where tipping is uncommon typically provide much worse service. The anti-tipping movement is simply about laziness.
What is this 'much worse service' you talk about? I love in a country where tipping is not the usual custom, and here waiters take your order, they bring the food to the table when it is ready and then they take payment for the meal at the end, that's all I want them to do and that's what they do.
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