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It's not. According to federal law, the restaurant must make up the difference if not enough tips are earned. But I doubt they ever have to, as even getting a few bucks a table will put them well over minimum; 5 tables per hour times 3 dollars per table is 15 per hour.
In some states, the restaurant has to pay minimum wage regardless of tips anyway.
In some states, the restaurant has to pay minimum wage regardless of tips anyway.
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What are your thoughts on tipping, specifically at a dine-in restaurant?
I do it because I know they get paid very little to begin with. It's crazy! My best friend worked as a waitress and she got paid $2.80 an hour! So I try to give them as much as I can. Funny thing is, I would much rather eat at a fast food place than a fancier restaurant. My mom was a single mom and I grew up going to fast food places and not the fancy ones. Like I actually dislike Olive Garden, I think it's nasty and overpriced. I would much rather go to McDonalds lol!
1. How much do you tip for average service?
15% sometimes a little more because of the change. I like to even it out to a dollar amount.
2. What do you consider to constitute "average service"?
When the waiter/waitress does everything they are supposed to do. Brings us for refills, bring us the food, brings the silverware etc.
3. How much do you tip for less than acceptable service?
One time I went to Pizza Hut to dine in there. I had to get up three times for a refill (I was with my mom and so I got her a refill too). The guy never came to help us. We left him a tip but I remember it wasn't the full 15%.
4. Is it ever okay to tip nothing to your server, and if so, when? If not, why not?
If he/she doesn't come at all to help you, then I don't think it's wrong to not tip him/her. He didn't do his job! But it's rare for them never to come at all. And even when it happened to my mom and I, we did tip him.
5. Should you tip more if you were difficult (had finicky kids, a complicated request, etc)?
I think so. Some kids can get pretty bad! LOL
5.1 Should you tip less if you were pleasant (acted very politely, altered your order to make the server's job easier, etc)?
Just tip the normal 15%.
6. Any other thoughts on the subject?
I feel bad for waiters/waitresses. They have families that they need to feed/support. They have bills to pay. Let's do the Christian thing and pay what they need. I believe that is 15%, right?
Even if restaurants paid them the minimum wage, their food prices would go up and perhaps some customers would stop going. So it's not really a win-win situation.
I do it because I know they get paid very little to begin with. It's crazy! My best friend worked as a waitress and she got paid $2.80 an hour! So I try to give them as much as I can. Funny thing is, I would much rather eat at a fast food place than a fancier restaurant. My mom was a single mom and I grew up going to fast food places and not the fancy ones. Like I actually dislike Olive Garden, I think it's nasty and overpriced. I would much rather go to McDonalds lol!
1. How much do you tip for average service?
15% sometimes a little more because of the change. I like to even it out to a dollar amount.
2. What do you consider to constitute "average service"?
When the waiter/waitress does everything they are supposed to do. Brings us for refills, bring us the food, brings the silverware etc.
3. How much do you tip for less than acceptable service?
One time I went to Pizza Hut to dine in there. I had to get up three times for a refill (I was with my mom and so I got her a refill too). The guy never came to help us. We left him a tip but I remember it wasn't the full 15%.
4. Is it ever okay to tip nothing to your server, and if so, when? If not, why not?
If he/she doesn't come at all to help you, then I don't think it's wrong to not tip him/her. He didn't do his job! But it's rare for them never to come at all. And even when it happened to my mom and I, we did tip him.
5. Should you tip more if you were difficult (had finicky kids, a complicated request, etc)?
I think so. Some kids can get pretty bad! LOL
5.1 Should you tip less if you were pleasant (acted very politely, altered your order to make the server's job easier, etc)?
Just tip the normal 15%.
6. Any other thoughts on the subject?
I feel bad for waiters/waitresses. They have families that they need to feed/support. They have bills to pay. Let's do the Christian thing and pay what they need. I believe that is 15%, right?
Even if restaurants paid them the minimum wage, their food prices would go up and perhaps some customers would stop going. So it's not really a win-win situation.
Having been a single mother going out to eat in the beginning with a small child was a treat in a sit down restaurant so during that time I tipped whatever I could afford and well maybe sometimes nothing cause I didn't have it.....Didn't go out to eat much either.... After finances improved some and we are talking over 30 years ago 10% was my norm. Then after daughter grew up and I could eat out for fun if I wanted I went to the 15-18% range.
There have been at least 2 or 3 times that I left 2 cents with a note on the back of the receipt as to why such a ick tip with a little helpful hints as to how to improve service or why they received such a tip. No I didn't call the manager to complain as I felt the note might help them to want to improve.
There have been at least 2 or 3 times that I left 2 cents with a note on the back of the receipt as to why such a ick tip with a little helpful hints as to how to improve service or why they received such a tip. No I didn't call the manager to complain as I felt the note might help them to want to improve.
Maybe someone can explain this to me, but if tipping is a reflection of service then why do most tip as a percentage of meal cost? You hear people talk about tipping 15-20% for the wait staff, but it doesn't completely make sense. If you go to a mom and pop restaurant that is a little cheaper, the waiter can do is a good job, but get a lower tip because the meal is cheaper than if the same waiter did a similar job at a higher dollar restaurant.
I just have always wondered why that is.
I just have always wondered why that is.