Comments on: Tipping…how do you decide how much to leave? http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:10 -0500 hourly 1 By: Jayson Ng http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Jayson Ng Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/#comment-103 We usually don't give a tip if the restaurant has already charged us for service change (usually 10% in my country). If no service charge was given, I would sometimes live a tip amounting to a portion of the change. We usually don’t give a tip if the restaurant has already charged us for service change (usually 10% in my country). If no service charge was given, I would sometimes live a tip amounting to a portion of the change.

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/comment-page-1/#comment-104 David Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/#comment-104 Thanks for the comment, Stephanie. While I do feel for servers and their TERRIBLE wages, I do believe that it is a service industry and tipping is not mandatory. We usually leave 20% at least, but in this case, you are right, he was a jerk and should have recognized his problem. I am sure though that he just went back inside and complained to his buddies! Thanks for the comment, Stephanie. While I do feel for servers and their TERRIBLE wages, I do believe that it is a service industry and tipping is not mandatory. We usually leave 20% at least, but in this case, you are right, he was a jerk and should have recognized his problem. I am sure though that he just went back inside and complained to his buddies!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Stephanie Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:20:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/#comment-105 I was a server for more years than I'd like to remember! So I might have a different perspective. At the time servers made about 1/2 minimum wage. So I usually tip 10% for below average service, 15% for adequate and 20% or more for good. I also try to be aware of circumstances like you mentioned, being unusually busy or others errors etc. That is a managment problem and servers should not be penalized.<BR/><BR/>Your guy sounded like a jerk and I would have tipped low too. Did it send a message? Well maybe if he was just having a bad day, but if that is his normal it probably just gave him something to complain about to the rest of the servers! :) I was a server for more years than I’d like to remember! So I might have a different perspective. At the time servers made about 1/2 minimum wage. So I usually tip 10% for below average service, 15% for adequate and 20% or more for good. I also try to be aware of circumstances like you mentioned, being unusually busy or others errors etc. That is a managment problem and servers should not be penalized.

Your guy sounded like a jerk and I would have tipped low too. Did it send a message? Well maybe if he was just having a bad day, but if that is his normal it probably just gave him something to complain about to the rest of the servers! :)

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/comment-page-1/#comment-106 David Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:13:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/tippinghow-do-you-decide-how-much-to/#comment-106 Yes, thats what I should have done, but this time we just took off. Normally I do say something to a manager, be it at a restaurant or any other service-oriented business. And usually, there is some kind of solution that a manager can offer.<BR/><BR/>Living in Los Angeles, its hard to develop any relationship with anyone in a restaurant, as every time we go back, there are different people. The only place we are "known" is a local pizza place, and they always take care of us.<BR/><BR/>Cold Stone...what a funny place..I almost dont want to tip because I dont want them to have to sing to me!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment! Yes, thats what I should have done, but this time we just took off. Normally I do say something to a manager, be it at a restaurant or any other service-oriented business. And usually, there is some kind of solution that a manager can offer.

Living in Los Angeles, its hard to develop any relationship with anyone in a restaurant, as every time we go back, there are different people. The only place we are “known” is a local pizza place, and they always take care of us.

Cold Stone…what a funny place..I almost dont want to tip because I dont want them to have to sing to me!

Thanks for the comment!

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