HOW do you guys tip in the US? Do you go by food total or bill total? I know it’s frowned upon in other countries, I’m not here to question or debate that.
No matter how you split it, pre or post tax, the “gratuity” is much higher than it should be! The 18%is higher even than what actual 20% should be!
Pretax should be $14.26, tax included (ripoff) should be $15.44. So why is the “20%” up to $18.25?! That’s a 25.5% tip.
For me, I tip “15%” but round numbers. The bill is $72, so I take 10% (7.20 but round up to 8 then add 4) which ends up $12.
If they were exceptional, I just go off 20% which is $16 by my method, and round the total to the nearest dollar… but even that isn’t their pretend 18%!! And technically my method is over 20% after rounding up. They’re all just taking advantage of niceness and guilt for patrons having to tip everyone.
Edit: I fucked up being hung up on numbers, not realizing to the left was the explanation. 😅 OK, so just: how do y’all tip?
I just do 20 for easy math
I disagree with tipping on tax, but agree with tipping on discounts. I baseline 20% and adjust up or down based on quality of service, while paying attention to how overworked the staff is.
I once sat at a hibachi table with strangers who were super demanding and then complained about the service and refused to tip so I added their tip to my bill (without saying anything because I didn’t want to start an argument with them).
Waitstaff get fucked coming and going. If they do their share of the work, it’s not their fault if the kitchen fucked up. I generally just add the cost of the comped item to the tip rather than 20%.
I agree with paying service staff a livable wage and not having a whole class of people dependent on the generosity of random strangers. You’re basically making beggars of workers, it’s pretty fucked up.
The system is what it is. I’m not going to fix it by not paying tips. The fix for this is political.
25-30. I start at 25% because it’s easier for me to math in my head. I feel gross calculating how good I thought my service was or how much I think the staff deserve.
But I’m later in my life and doing okay for now. In other times, I’ve just done the math and dealt with feeling gross.
“Make it 80”
20% of the bill (before tax).
In some states the tax may even be 10%, in these states it can be easy to calculate the tip by simply doubling the tax amount.
And then if I’m leaving a cash tip, I may round that resulting number up, so if it happens to be something like say 59.46, just make it $60.
20% pre-tax total is the norm in the US.
They’re adding extra on top there
I tip 30% on top of the post-tax if it was good or if I like the people. I have the means, so it’s only fair. If the service was terrible or the food was awful I’ll do 20%.
Suggested gratuity is calculated after taxes and before discounts.
If you add back in the comped appetizer, the math maths. Not saying I agree with the practice, but it’s not fraud. They’re suggesting you tip based off what you received not what you’re paying per se.
Cant help with reality here. Not in USA.
In UK I just round it up to the nearest note with the phrase “keep the change pal”. I look like a fairly generous guy if the change is 4.90. I look like a condescending prick if the change is 0.10.
At that point though im out the door so I dont have to deal with gratitude or the ol’ stinkeye
Oh. I’ll tip if they give me free stuff. That’s about it.
First time i visited italy, i ended up tipping at a lot of places (even though tipping is not a thing there), because they kept giving me free drinks… at the end of my meal, i’d ask about an amaro, and they’d bring me like 3 bottles and tell me about how their grandpa used to drink this amaro every night and lived until 100 or whatever… so i’d try 3 different amaro for free… and order one i like… of course i’ll tip 5€ or whatever…
Tip depending on the service provided. That is the most important aspect. As I don’t know how your service was, I can’t provide an answer.
Sometimes I write down 15% if I go sit down (extremely rare)
I tip $0.
no ifs ands or buts. zero. null. talk to your boss if you need more money, or quit. not my problem.
Stop eating out, full stop you fuck
Nothing at all. Not in our culture. Our waiters make a decent living, I suppose.
I don’t.
Tipping is bullshit and employers need to pay their employees. Literally based in slavery.
Furthermore, taxes should be included on the fucking price tag.
