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warrrreagl · 07-01-2003, 05:33 AM

I think we've all learned a great deal by this thread (I know I have). As a result of many of the things I've learned here, my wife and I have cautiously resumed tipping again.

I'd like to close with the contents of an e-mail I received from a friend who is a corp. exec. with Applebee's. Here are his definitive thoughts about tipping:

<<My official view on tipping is this.

Servers only make $2.13 an hour. It is extremely rare if one would make more than that. So, yes. Servers are dependent on their tips for putting food on the table.

If the service is horrible, and I know it is the servers fault, I will not leave a good tip. I have always tipped my servers. Now, if the entire experience is a cluster, then I might not leave a tip at all. I think I have done that one time. The best thing to do if there is an issue while trying to enjoy your dining experience is to try to get the owner/manager involved so the entire experience is not shot to hell.

It is common courtesy to leave a tip. 15% to 20% is what you should leave your server or bartender. Remember. If your next bag of diapers or jar of baby food was dependent on what your next table left you for a tip, I would definitely remember the guests face the next time they came into the restaurant. People who leave good tips will be remembered.

A server lives off their tips. The average server paycheck (the hours they worked making $2.13 an hour) one would receive every two weeks is around 50-60 dollars. Think about that one.>>

07-01-2003, 05:33 AM	#69 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I think we've all learned a great deal by this thread (I know I have). As a result of many of the things I've learned here, my wife and I have cautiously resumed tipping again. I'd like to close with the contents of an e-mail I received from a friend who is a corp. exec. with Applebee's. Here are his definitive thoughts about tipping: <<My official view on tipping is this. Servers only make $2.13 an hour. It is extremely rare if one would make more than that. So, yes. Servers are dependent on their tips for putting food on the table. If the service is horrible, and I know it is the servers fault, I will not leave a good tip. I have always tipped my servers. Now, if the entire experience is a cluster, then I might not leave a tip at all. I think I have done that one time. The best thing to do if there is an issue while trying to enjoy your dining experience is to try to get the owner/manager involved so the entire experience is not shot to hell. It is common courtesy to leave a tip. 15% to 20% is what you should leave your server or bartender. Remember. If your next bag of diapers or jar of baby food was dependent on what your next table left you for a tip, I would definitely remember the guests face the next time they came into the restaurant. People who leave good tips will be remembered. A server lives off their tips. The average server paycheck (the hours they worked making $2.13 an hour) one would receive every two weeks is around 50-60 dollars. Think about that one.>> __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.