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  • Lava
    Pro
    • Mar 2009
    • 966

    #391
    Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

    Originally posted by 24
    I've worked in the service industry for close to 3 years now I've pretty much seen it all. If a customer tips well He/She is pretty much guaranteed the best possible service every single time they enter the restaurant. It's an understanding basically I will make sure that your food comes out when you want it, If there is a waiting list for a table I will make sure to bump you up to the top when you come in. I won't charge you for every single round of drinks. If you are generous enough to give me a good tip for doing my job then I am more than willing to accommodate you and your needs.
    Unless this is company-approved, you realize you're basically stealing from your employer in these situations, right?
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    • PVarck31
      Moderator
      • Jan 2003
      • 16869

      #392
      Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

      I had some really bad customer service over the last couple days. I won't bore you with the details, but it really REALLY pissed me off.

      So last night my daughter and I went to Applebees. The last time we were there the server spent at least 5 minutes - I think more - talking to the people at the table behind us. And it wasn't just friendly waitress to customer conversation, it was a few of her friends and they were discussing what they were gonna do that weekend. She had already brought the bill and we just wanted to leave. I was set to give her an $8 tip, but ended up leaving $4. So needless to say I was looking for much better service last night.

      Well as it turns out, Ashley - who was smokin hot by the way. Did an exceptional job. She was everything a good server should be. Super friendly. Super cool with my daughter, not overbearing though. Kept the drinks topped off, and checked up on us a couple times.

      So since she did that after what was a horrible experience last time, and the crappy customer service the last couple days I gave a $15 tip on a $35 order.

      Hope it made her night.

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      • HustlinOwl
        All Star
        • Mar 2004
        • 9713

        #393
        Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

        Originally posted by 24
        I've worked in the service industry for close to 3 years now I've pretty much seen it all. If a customer tips well He/She is pretty much guaranteed the best possible service every single time they enter the restaurant. It's an understanding basically I will make sure that your food comes out when you want it, If there is a waiting list for a table I will make sure to bump you up to the top when you come in. I won't charge you for every single round of drinks. If you are generous enough to give me a good tip for doing my job then I am more than willing to accommodate you and your needs.

        This goes the same for the notorious people that don't tip well. If you come in and I know that you are not going to tip well because of a prior experience, I will make sure that you get charged for everything.

        For the people that leave no tips I don't understand your logic. I am a kid trying to put myself through college. Yes waiting tables is my Job and while you may think that it is menial and "below you" it is not for me. I make my living off my tips I need them to survive, so I can pay bills, buy clothes and feed myself. I'm not going to speak for anyone else here but the life of a server is a tough one especially if it is the only Job your able to get. The people who leave a nice tip brings a massive smile to my face because I'm able to say to myself that I can pay for my bills. I will skip rope through burning rings if it means I get one dollar more then what you gave me.

        On the rare occasions that I go out to eat I always take care of the server because in each waiter/busboy I see myself. Just another person trying to make an honest living.
        My wife works in the industry saves us money on childcare with her only having to work 3 evenings a week Fri-Sun and makes good money at a high end restaurant. We are always generous in return when we go out and regulars at a few places and receive great service, free desserts, excellent seats and short wait times. Cant believe some of these ppl posting in this thread stay home and eat top ramen lmao cheap

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        • DonkeyJote
          All Star
          • Jul 2003
          • 9173

          #394
          Originally posted by HustlinOwl
          My wife works in the industry saves us money on childcare with her only having to work 3 evenings a week Fri-Sun and makes good money at a high end restaurant. We are always generous in return when we go out and regulars at a few places and receive great service, free desserts, excellent seats and short wait times. Cant believe some of these ppl posting in this thread stay home and eat top ramen lmao cheap
          I don't think it's cheap at all though. It's their job! If you aren't going to tip the guy at McDonald's or the person at the grocery store slicing your turkey, why tip people at a restaurant? It's because it's "custom", not because they deserve it.

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          • Chrisksaint
            $$$
            • Apr 2010
            • 19127

            #395
            Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

            Well you could argue that the people at the restaurant deserve it when they are doing the work for a base pay of well below minimum wage.
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            • HustlinOwl
              All Star
              • Mar 2004
              • 9713

              #396
              Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

              Originally posted by DonkeyJote
              I don't think it's cheap at all though. It's their job! If you aren't going to tip the guy at McDonald's or the person at the grocery store slicing your turkey, why tip people at a restaurant? It's because it's "custom", not because they deserve it.

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              agree to disagree food already prepared and simply putting on a tray for me and slicing a turkey that takes all of 5 seconds hardly justifies my money.

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              • lancedirk13
                Rookie
                • Jul 2011
                • 77

                #397
                Next time you're at a restaurant and your waiter/waitress does a nice job, tip them well. I'll even challenge you to tip a bit more than you normally would. See how you feel. You'll feel good. And I guarantee that server will feel good as well. What's wrong with that?

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                • DonkeyJote
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 9173

                  #398
                  Originally posted by Chrisksaint
                  Well you could argue that the people at the restaurant deserve it when they are doing the work for a base pay of well below minimum wage.
                  But they aren't. That's a myth. Even though their base wage may be lower, their wage + tips must equal minimum wage. So if they don't do so well in tips, the employer is required by law to make up the difference.

                  However, at a lot of the big chain restaurants, servers start at regular minimum wage. I had a gf that all together made probably around $20/hr at a Pizza Hut as a server, and about $17/hr as a barista at a coffee shop. Waiters typically make good money for what they do.

                  I'm not saying no one should tip. But I think the fact that it's expected is wrong, and that you don't tip 15%, you're cheap.

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                  • kehlis
                    Moderator
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 27738

                    #399
                    Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

                    Originally posted by DonkeyJote
                    But they aren't. That's a myth.
                    Do you work for minimum wage?

                    They don't either....

                    I'm not saying no one should tip. But I think the fact that it's expected is wrong, and that you don't tip 15%, you're cheap.
                    It's your right not to tip if you don't feel the need but you are cheap if you don't tip 15%.

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                    • DonkeyJote
                      All Star
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 9173

                      #400
                      Originally posted by kehlis
                      Do you work for minimum wage?

                      They don't either....



                      It's your right not to tip if you don't feel the need but you are cheap if you don't tip 15%.
                      Up until about a year ago, I did. And I don't make much more now. And I do make less than the typical waiter in my area. So why are they more entitled to a tip than a fast food employee, or a grocery worker, or a checker at WalMart?

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                      • Splitter77
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 2820

                        #401
                        Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

                        in a restaurant when we dine in, we always tip 20%
                        if we get take out, i never leave a tip.
                        i also never tip dunkin donuts or any of those other places. even though they try and take my change every time.

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                        • Redacted01
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 10316

                          #402
                          Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

                          Originally posted by HustlinOwl
                          agree to disagree food already prepared and simply putting on a tray for me and slicing a turkey that takes all of 5 seconds hardly justifies my money.
                          Uh, doesn't a server bring you food that is already prepared? They don't make it themselves. The kitchen does and they bring it to you.

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                          • DonkeyJote
                            All Star
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 9173

                            #403
                            Re: GUYS, What is your Perspective on Tipping

                            Originally posted by dochalladay32
                            Uh, doesn't a server bring you food that is already prepared? They don't make it themselves. The kitchen does and they bring it to you.
                            Exactly. And then the waiter is often supposed to share a portion of their tips (which, let's be honest, most waiters do not, or they report much less than they get - bypassing sharing with the cooks and taxes).

                            And the comment Owl made about slicing turkey taking 5 seconds? BS. I personally work in a deli at a grocery store. Let's ignore the fact that it's not hard at all to slice a finger on those machines, or the fact that you're pretty much guaranteed to get at least one or two burns a day from the hot case or fryer oil, but customers in those places are every single bit as picky and obnoxious as customers in a restaurant (having done that as well). Plus, there's the fact that on top of helping customers, I have to do all the prep work as well. It's like if the waiter not only took your order and brought you your food, but also cooked it, did the prep work, did all the cleaning in the back and in the front, performed equipment maintenance, etc. Now granted, I don't make minimum wage, but it's a pretty safe bet that my take home on a daily basis is smaller than what a waiter takes home on a daily basis.

                            I guess my point isn't that I hate the idea of tipping. I do generally tip, unless I get poor service. I don't tip nearly as much as others in here, but I tip nonetheless. My point is that the practice is ridiculous. Why do we tip certain professions (waiters, coffee stands, pizza guys, etc) and not others? I've always thought it was stupid that it's "expected" that I tip them, when none of them has ever tipped me.
                            Last edited by DonkeyJote; 06-24-2013, 08:18 AM.

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                            • CMH
                              Making you famous
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 26203

                              #404
                              I think you just tip for service.

                              That guy carrying a large cinder block from aisle 1 to 20 can still get tips, but most of the time they don't because the service they are providing is to the company and not the customer.

                              I'm sure those that have done that type of service for a customer (ie carry something from store to car) have usually seen customers try to drop them a single or five.

                              McDonalds is different because you come to them to order. A restaurant waiter waits on you to provide service.

                              Tip for service. That's the difference whether you agree with it or not.


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                              • Brandwin
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 30621

                                #405
                                I thin its weird people tip places like Sonic, but not other fast food places that bring your food to you.

                                It is also weird that we only tip certain places. Who put those rules in place and why?

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