WTF! Do we HAVE to tip everyone??

[Sister Fracas 5]

As an aside, if you tip your barstaff in the UK, I expect they probably think all their Christmasses have come at once - they must LOVE Americans

heehee

no problems on how you came across...I'm sooooooooooo not in a "I'll get all offended at t'internet" today" mood! B) I think we basically agree...hehe

[britbird 4]

If you don't want to tip then don't tip. If you do want to tip then tip. It's pretty simple really.

[SamRod 0]

should have included the text, in the tip line

"Better start making better Doughnuts, Tim horton's is coming"

[Jenn! 918]

If you don't want to tip then don't tip. If you do want to tip then tip. It's pretty simple really.

I think if you don't tip, you should expect crappy service and not be able to complain about it.

[MaryandMian 1]

I always tip if we eat at a sit down place 15 percent. If the service is horrible I adjust it down or even zero. I think they get the message then that they did not provide good service. I would not tip the donut place, or McDonalds. I know alot of wait staff makes below minimum wages but I cannot see tipping McDs for just handing me a burger over the counter.

[Marilyn. 340]

you tip after you eat, so how would you get crappy service if you don't tip??

I tip at most restauraunts but not fast food places... I also tip my hair stylist person and the pizza delivery person....

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Fast food workers don't get tipped usually (Dunkin Donuts is fast food).

[raphael7546 0]

When I first came here we went shopping at the Commisary ( military grocery store) After watching the grocery bagger person put the groceries in the bags and onto the cart , I saw my husband give him a 5.00 bill. I later asked him why he gave this guy a tip, he was just putting groceries in bags just like people do at any grocery store. I totally understood when he told me that the people hired as baggers at this place were Vetrans that didn't get paid at all and the tips were all they got.

I actually prefer shopping there because they are always friendly, do a great job ( not putting eggs on the bottom of the bag), and even push the cart full of groceries to your car and load it up!

[almaty 19]

you tip after you eat, so how would you get crappy service if you don't tip??

I tip at most restauraunts but not fast food places... I also tip my hair stylist person and the pizza delivery person....

same here.although, i do not use a stylist...

[meauxna 15]

On tip reporting (now I might be a bit fuzzy on this, but this is my recolection...)

Of course servers were not accurately reporting their tip income. The Feds finally caught on to this and computers caught up (circa about 1991).

The restaurant reports the server's sales. IRS estimates an 8% tip return. Sales X .08 is added onto your server's wage reporting. If you leave zero, you are *costing* your server $$.

I tend to overtip, having been in the industry, but I do disagree with my sister (and go with mother's advice) and I don't tip on the wine (bottled).

$30 bux for a $5 bottle of plonk just doesn't seem right.

As I understand it, alcohol sales are reported separately (in my state anyway).

And yes, many servers have to tip out the rest of the staff. The last casual waiting job I picked up, the servers were required to turn in 15% of their tips *to the manger*, for the kitchen staff (amazingly all undocumented workers from another country). The owner would pay the cooks out of our tips money. Needless to say, I didn't last there long, and I wasn't the first person to report him to State Wage and Hour.

For all the good that did. grrr.

[Jaylen Brit 0]

The best tip you can give is to never fry bacon when you're naked

Thats a damn good tip! - for men sub 'sausages' for bacon - even more important tipwise (no pun)

When I first came here we went shopping at the Commisary ( military grocery store) After watching the grocery bagger person put the groceries in the bags and onto the cart , I saw my husband give him a 5.00 bill. I later asked him why he gave this guy a tip, he was just putting groceries in bags just like people do at any grocery store. I totally understood when he told me that the people hired as baggers at this place were Vetrans that didn't get paid at all and the tips were all they got.

I actually prefer shopping there because they are always friendly, do a great job ( not putting eggs on the bottom of the bag), and even push the cart full of groceries to your car and load it up!

I applaud you and yr hubby's generosity and spirit here but..these baggers arent actually HIRED if they make zero money from the establishment are they? - the store is doing nothing for them - authorised lurking maybe - damn stores should pay them something - thats just not right..

[babybunny 2]

When I first came here we went shopping at the Commisary ( military grocery store) After watching the grocery bagger person put the groceries in the bags and onto the cart , I saw my husband give him a 5.00 bill. I later asked him why he gave this guy a tip, he was just putting groceries in bags just like people do at any grocery store. I totally understood when he told me that the people hired as baggers at this place were Vetrans that didn't get paid at all and the tips were all they got.

I actually prefer shopping there because they are always friendly, do a great job ( not putting eggs on the bottom of the bag), and even push the cart full of groceries to your car and load it up!

I did this in high school on base. we did not get paid nothing but tips!!

[Nizzy 1]

should have included the text, in the tip line

"Better start making better Doughnuts, Tim horton's is coming"

LOL...I have been to Tim Horton's in Toronto...it seemed similar to Dunkin Donuts at that time but now I think the coffee at DD's sucks! It's basically like half and half with water....

[Sister Fracas 5]

I applaud you and yr hubby's generosity and spirit here but..these baggers arent actually HIRED if they make zero money from the establishment are they? - the store is doing nothing for them - authorised lurking maybe - damn stores should pay them something - thats just not right..

not right unless they volunteered to do it...if they are retired vets, perhaps they just like getting out and being around folks... *shrug*

[Jenn! 918]

you tip after you eat, so how would you get crappy service if you don't tip??

Obviously.

Ok, I will clarify. After leaving no tip, do not return to the same establishment. If you do, you should expect crappy service.