Re: Tips for tips: advice on being a server
I get free stuff all the time and special treatment pretty much everywhere I go due to my generous tipping.
The place I regular most often is a mom and pop type Italian joint right around the corner from me and I get takeout dinners from them about twice a week for the last 4-5 years now. I always leave a $5 tip for carryout which goes to the kitchen. Hell, even when I dine in there after tipping the server I still leave a $5 tip for the kitchen. Every single time.
Well, this is a small place with only 10 tables or so that doesn't do reservations since it is far too risky for a place that small especially since they are always busy. There is one exception to that rule and who do you think that is?
Oh yeah, the best part about tipping out the kitchen there is that those guys pool their entire amount of tips together for the entire year and use the money to go on an annual weekend golf outing. Guess who they invited to take along with them this last year?
Granted, I don't have such free reign over every place I regular as I do there but it is an example of how being generous can be mutually beneficial.
I even tip $5 every time I have a pizza delivered. I get free sodas and desserts from the drivers ALL THE TIME like clockwork. One place I have ordered from about once a week for over a decade. I don't even want to know how much free gourmet cheesecakes and 2 liters of Dr. Pepper the drivers have hooked me up with. Believe me, I have the waistline to prove it!
Bottom line is the golden rule. Treat others as you want to be treated.
You want to leave a $2 tip on a $50 bill? Guess what? You better not ever go back to that restaurant again unless you feel like waiting a while for a table, getting your order ticket pushed back to the back of the line and generally getting the worst service ever. And guess what? You deserve it, cheapskate. Can't afford to leave a proper tip? That's fine. Just cook at home and quit stiffing people that probably do more work for less money than you do.
I get free stuff all the time and special treatment pretty much everywhere I go due to my generous tipping.
The place I regular most often is a mom and pop type Italian joint right around the corner from me and I get takeout dinners from them about twice a week for the last 4-5 years now. I always leave a $5 tip for carryout which goes to the kitchen. Hell, even when I dine in there after tipping the server I still leave a $5 tip for the kitchen. Every single time.
Well, this is a small place with only 10 tables or so that doesn't do reservations since it is far too risky for a place that small especially since they are always busy. There is one exception to that rule and who do you think that is?
Oh yeah, the best part about tipping out the kitchen there is that those guys pool their entire amount of tips together for the entire year and use the money to go on an annual weekend golf outing. Guess who they invited to take along with them this last year?
Granted, I don't have such free reign over every place I regular as I do there but it is an example of how being generous can be mutually beneficial.
I even tip $5 every time I have a pizza delivered. I get free sodas and desserts from the drivers ALL THE TIME like clockwork. One place I have ordered from about once a week for over a decade. I don't even want to know how much free gourmet cheesecakes and 2 liters of Dr. Pepper the drivers have hooked me up with. Believe me, I have the waistline to prove it!
Bottom line is the golden rule. Treat others as you want to be treated.
You want to leave a $2 tip on a $50 bill? Guess what? You better not ever go back to that restaurant again unless you feel like waiting a while for a table, getting your order ticket pushed back to the back of the line and generally getting the worst service ever. And guess what? You deserve it, cheapskate. Can't afford to leave a proper tip? That's fine. Just cook at home and quit stiffing people that probably do more work for less money than you do.
). Seeing the double digits as a tip completely brightens up the day. Don't get me wrong, the $5 tips add up but it gets tiresome.
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