Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > Chatter > General Discussion


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-08-2005, 03:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
Go faster!
 
DEI37's Avatar
 
Location: Wisconsin
I have NEVER heard of tipping at a fast food joint. Even Culver's or Storheim's. Just never heard of it. Haircuts, yes. That's usually expected, I'd think. But, a Sonic? I don't think so.
__________________
Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.
DEI37 is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
Insane
 
El Pollo's Avatar
 
Location: Austin, TX
Non-standard Tipping Situations

Okay, we all know to tip the pizza guy and the waiter at a restaurant. That's not what this is about. What I want to know about here is what you tip in all the other situations. For example, what do you tip when you get a haircut? I typically go to a chain discount place with $12 or so haircuts. I used to tip $1 until I saw another guy tip $2, so I upped my tip to $2. Another confusing situation is Sonic. Do you tip the person who brings you your food? I feel weird being expected to tip at a fast food place. Whenever I go to a Sonic that has a drive-thru I use it just to avoid that situation. But when I do get stuck at the drive in, I usually tip a buck, and always if they're on skates. Same goes for Subway and Quiznos. Sometimes they have tip jars, sometimes not, but I've never seen anybody use it. Are there rules for these kinds of things?
El Pollo is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
Insane
 
El Pollo's Avatar
 
Location: Austin, TX
How in the world did you manage to reply to the post before it was even posted?
Anyway, how much do you tip for a haircut and is it relative to the price you paid for the haircut?
El Pollo is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
...is a comical chap
 
Grasshopper Green's Avatar
 
Location: Where morons reign supreme
When I get a haircut, I usually do about 20%. I don't know if this is standard or not, but it usually seems to be about enough for me. As for things like Sonic, I never tip. I just don't see it as necessary. Places that have tip jars, I sometimes tip, sometimes don't. It really just depends on my mood rather than feeling like I "need" to. Employees in those types of places don't rely on tips to bring their wages up to at least minimum, and it seems like every where I go there are tip jars popping up. Tipping seems to have become a huge guessing game...who to tip, who not to tip. It can definately be confusing.
__________________
"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"

Formerly Medusa
Grasshopper Green is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by El Pollo
Same goes for Subway and Quiznos. Sometimes they have tip jars, sometimes not, but I've never seen anybody use it.
I tipped at the Quiznos by me, but that was because I got to know the owner and she would always toss an extra brownie or cookie into the bag or give me a free drink because of how often I went in there.
__________________
"Fuck these chains
No goddamn slave
I will be different"
~ Machine Head
spectre is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:12 PM   #6 (permalink)
Heliotrope
 
cellophanedeity's Avatar
 
Location: A warm room
I tend to tip at coffee shops. Mostly because the people there will talk to me and be friendly and such. Especially at the neighbourhood Second Cup, where I know most of the employees by name.

I figure that you should tip when you think someone deserves it. Does it look like the guy making your coffee is having a rough night but is trying to look happy for the customers anyway? Then tip. If he's being a bitch, then don't.
cellophanedeity is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
...is a comical chap
 
Grasshopper Green's Avatar
 
Location: Where morons reign supreme
Quote:
Originally Posted by cellophanedeity
I figure that you should tip when you think someone deserves it. Does it look like the guy making your coffee is having a rough night but is trying to look happy for the customers anyway? Then tip. If he's being a bitch, then don't.
I think this is a good rule of thumb. I usually tip when I go to a coffee shop, because the employees are usually very friendly, and very busy as well, and tend to be very prompt and courteous.

My friends and I rented a hotel room for New Years once, and between all the pizza boxes, beer and liquor bottles, and wet towels from the pool...the place was quite a mess. We all pitched in and left a tip for the maid, because we knew she'd be cussing us when she saw the room.
__________________
"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"

Formerly Medusa
Grasshopper Green is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
WaterDog
 
AquaFox's Avatar
 
in general for non standard tipping situations, i only tip if the person really goes beyond there job expectation or does something to make happy... i never tipped a fast food person before, most of them just grudge though there job... nore have i really tipped a cashier... if i find someone worthy, they get it, i was a cashier for a few years as my first job, i did get tipped now and then when i made conversation with some of the older shoppers, which i did enjoy.


my general rule of thumb on tipping is based off how much the person did that they didn't have to do and how much work they had to do to serve me... i'll rather tend to tip the person who served me one five dollar meal just as much as the person who served me one twenty dollar meal... it's just as much work for them, and i'm sure the person who served me the twenty dollar mirror gets more money anyways
__________________


...AquaFox...
AquaFox is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 03:52 PM   #9 (permalink)
... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
 
Willravel's Avatar
 
I tip repair people. SBC comes out, tip. Dishnetwork comes out, tip. It's hilareous because it's so awkward. They don't expect it and, while they're happy to get money, they're not sure if it's it's a compliment or an insult. I've gotten some varied results to my own amusement.
Willravel is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:00 PM   #10 (permalink)
Mine is an evil laugh
 
spindles's Avatar
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
I love living in Oz - where tipping *anywhere* is not compulsory - now it becomes my choice to reward good service if and when I tip.
__________________
who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?
spindles is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:02 PM   #11 (permalink)
Paq
Junkie
 
Paq's Avatar
 
Location: South Carolina
Quote:
Originally Posted by AquaFox
(snip) i'll rather tend to tip the person who served me one five dollar meal just as much as the person who served me one twenty dollar meal... it's just as much work for them, and i'm sure the person who served me the twenty dollar mirror gets more money anyways
umm
the reason the guy serving the $20 meal makes more than the guy serving the $5 meal is bc people generally tip based on meal price. And generally, hte person serving the $20 meal does quite a bit more than the person serving the $5 meal. Some of the work you may see, some you don't. However, don't always think the person doing the $5 makes less. I know IHOP servers who make more than 5* restaurant servers. Then again, there are servers making more than managers in a lot of restaurants..but generally, in this situation, it is easiest to tip based on cost and maybe extra or less depending on great vs poor service.

soo, as for the original question...I dunno. I generally tip servers very well and most people who make at or near min wage a bit and those who make well over min wage, i tip based on performance/extra stuff. Then again, most people are generally nice to me, so i end up tipping whenever i can/should.
__________________
Live.

Chris
Paq is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
The Mighty Boosh
 
djflish's Avatar
 
Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...
My parents are going to the US in september and in the guide book they've bought there's a whole section on tipping! Telling them exactly how much they should have to tip different people!

Personally, I'm with Mr. Pink on this one:

"I don't tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra.
But this tipping automatically, that shit's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doin their job."

"So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them. They're servin ya food, you should tip em. But no, society says tip these guys over here, but not those guys over there. That's bullshit."
__________________
Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity.
I know which one I prefer.
djflish is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:23 PM   #13 (permalink)
Beware the Mad Irish
 
Blackthorn's Avatar
 
Location: Wish I was on the N17...
Does anyone else find it odd that the first post in this thread shows up as #2 and the first reply by DEI37 is #1? Hmmmm... something amiss here. Also along the line of a simlar thread -- the numbers aren't working correctly either (replies over views).

*shrug* --- oh well --- end of thread jack.
__________________
What are you willing to give up in order to get what you want?
Blackthorn is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
The Mighty Boosh
 
djflish's Avatar
 
Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackthorn
Does anyone else find it odd that the first post in this thread shows up as #2 and the first reply by DEI37 is #1? Hmmmm... something amiss here.
They all look fine to me, #1 - #13 all in order
__________________
Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity.
I know which one I prefer.
djflish is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:32 PM   #15 (permalink)
Tilted F*ckhead
 
Church's Avatar
 
Location: New Jersey
Just the other day I tipped at a KFC. I've NEVER done that before, but it was because I felt kinda bad for the girl in the kitchen making my meals. I was ordering for everyone at work, so I had quite a large order. It was her first day and she was alone back there. So when I was done, I gave the guy at cash a $5 and told him to give it to her. When I walked by the window outside, I saw her smiling, so that made my day.

Now I know $5 is a lot for a tip, but I thought she was damn hot, and while me tipping her was 50% being nice, it was also 50% me hitting on her. Hopefully she'll be there next time I go.
__________________
Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.
Church is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:35 PM   #16 (permalink)
Here
 
World's King's Avatar
 
Location: Denver City Denver
I tip at coffee shops. No matter what. Well, as long as it's not Starbucks.
I tip at bars. No matter what. When the service is fast and my drinks are made well.
I tip at resurants. No matter what. But more if the server makes an extra effort for me.

I've worked in all these situations and I would expect everyone else to treat me with the same respect.
__________________
heavy is the head that wears the crown
World's King is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 04:38 PM   #17 (permalink)
With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much
 
Fremen's Avatar
 
Location: left side of my couch, East Texas
We tip the Sonic waitresses here, sometimes, because of the summertime heat.
__________________
Google
Fremen is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 05:13 PM   #18 (permalink)
Psycho
 
william's Avatar
 
Living in SoFL, I tip if I get decent service. I've worked in the catering business - I know what to look for. Fast food - thats an oxymoron here.
william is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 05:35 PM   #19 (permalink)
Addict ed to smack
 
skinnymofo's Avatar
 
Location: Seattle
tattoo artists/piercers?
when i got my tattoo i was unsure of if i was supposed to or not. i didnt but a friend of mine always tips her artist.
i generally tip for good service, although in sit down restaurants its usually just 15% as a you have to rule, but ill give more if they did good service.
skinnymofo is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 10:21 PM   #20 (permalink)
Observant Ruminant
 
Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town
I don't tip fast food usually, unless they go beyond the pale. For a while I was hosting a men's get-together at my house, and I'd go in advance to a Togo's sub shop and have seven or eight different subs made in advance; at Togo's, one person usually makes your entire order while you watch them, and usually asks questions to takes directions as they go. I made these people sweat, so I usually tipped.

We generally tip deliverymen (more like boys, these days) who work for cheapjack outfits that don't pay much. Our house is a bear to get furniture or appliances into, and we appreciate careful work. We don't usually tip people from name places like Sears who have benefits, but these days Sears is outsourcing most of its service. The one time we tipped a Sears guy is when he reversed the door on our refrigerator for nothing, on top of the repairs he made.

Hairstylists I usually tip unless they own or part-own their salon. I figure owners set their own prices, so what's the need for a tip?

On the other hand, I always tip whoever serves me food, even if I know he's the owner. It's just simpler. In a lot of places, all the tips go into a pot anyway. At one place where we're regulars, the owner comps us a meal or throws in free stuff at long but regular intervals. I suspect he's refunding us his tips!

Last edited by Rodney; 08-08-2005 at 10:28 PM..
Rodney is offline  
Old 08-08-2005, 10:51 PM   #21 (permalink)
Twitterpated
 
Suave's Avatar
 
Location: My own little world (also Canada)
When I tip for my haircut, I basically tip the change. The cut is around 13, and I normally pay with a 20 so I tip around 2 dollars.
__________________
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato
Suave is offline  
Old 08-09-2005, 05:23 AM   #22 (permalink)
big damn hero
 
guthmund's Avatar
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DEI37
I have NEVER heard of tipping at a fast food joint. Even Culver's or Storheim's. Just never heard of it. Haircuts, yes. That's usually expected, I'd think. But, a Sonic? I don't think so.
What makes the car hop bringing you your food any different than the waitress who brings you your food in a 'regular' restaurant?

When I did my stint running a Sonic restaurant, no less, we expected the car hops to do the job of a regular waitress (side note: AFAIK, they were classified as servers/wait staff/whatever, which means we could have paid them much, much less than we did. A lot of other franchisees in the area did, which means the car hops tips supplemented the adjusted minimum wage). They were expected to take orders (for those uncomfortable or unable to use the speaker) serve, and bus trash (you'd be surprised what some folks will leave behind). We sent them around the lot with courtesy trays to make sure that the customers didn't run out of anything and we sent them around to hard sell ice cream to the masses.

It's a physically demanding job. Running orders (sometimes trays full of food & drinks) for hours at a time during the hottest part of the day; many, many more tickets than a regular waitress as the average time from placing the order to the food at the customer's door was under four minutes. Running back and forth across the hot ass pavement on the hottest day of the summer just to make sure that they get their food on time
hoping that the customer will slip them an extra buck for their trouble.

Seems I went off on a little spiel there... It's just irritating to hear stuff like that. These guys and gals work just as hard and do just as much as the folks in a regular restaurant, but aren't tipped as well because they wear a visor on their head and a changer on their hip.

Edit: Oops...forgot to answer the question..

If I suspect their wage relies on tips, I'll tip. Or if they perform above and beyond (I tipped the guys who delivered and set up my furniture).
__________________
No signature. None. Seriously.

Last edited by guthmund; 08-09-2005 at 05:30 AM..
guthmund is offline  
Old 08-09-2005, 06:49 AM   #23 (permalink)
Comedian
 
BigBen's Avatar
 
Location: Use the search button
What is the difference between a Canadian and a canoe?

Sometimes, the canoe tips...

I try to tip, and will always round out the tab to the nearest bill ($15.25 worth of beers? Leave a $20) and sometimes this simple math is not appropriate. If my bill comes out to $28.40, I feel like an asshole leaving a $1.60 tip. Then I search for a $5, but wait! That means I am leaving a $6.60 tip, which is too much... Aw shit. I don't know.

At least I TRY to tip, unlike most of my friends.
__________________
3.141592654
Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.
BigBen is offline  
Old 08-09-2005, 09:01 AM   #24 (permalink)
Paq
Junkie
 
Paq's Avatar
 
Location: South Carolina
bigben: Canadians generally tip in a fairly standard way. Germans, however, rarely, if ever, tip at all. French people are random tippers. Very general, i know, but that seems to be the trend with most foreign people i serve.
__________________
Live.

Chris
Paq is offline  
Old 08-09-2005, 11:14 PM   #25 (permalink)
32 flavors and then some
 
Gilda's Avatar
 
Location: Out on a wire.
Well, this has been illuminating. I didn't know that Sonic carhops could be paid differently from regular fast food counter workers. If I ever do go to a Sonic, I'll be sure to leave a tip.

One of our tenants, Jen's wife, used to work at a Hardee's, and it was actually against policy to accept tips, which could be a firing offense.

I don't tip my hairdresser, and until last year, it wouldn't have occurred to me to do so. I read about it in an advice column last year, but there didn't seem to be any consensus regarding it. Some said tip employees, but not owners. Some said always tip. Some said tip for appointments but not walk-ins, and some said tip for walk-ins but not appointments.

So I asked my hairdresser the next time I went in what she expected when it came to tipping. She told me that some people tip, but most don't, but there's no rule, and the price she quotes when she makes the appointment is what she expects me to pay. So that's what I pay.

I don't tip anywhere that I order and pick up my own order at the counter, but I always tip at coffee shops and any other place where I sit down and the server comes to me to take my order.

My theory is this:

The server at a coffee shop gets paid significantly less than minimum wage and depends upon tips to make the bulk of her income. Tipping is just part of the cost. When you order at a coffee shop, the product you're paying for is primarily the food, and giving a gratuity for the service is reasonable. Buy the product, the food, tip for the service. Just as at the grocery store, I buy my food, and tip the boy or occasionally girl who brings it out and loads it for me. Buy the product, tip for the service.

But in a hair salon, it makes no sense. Getting your hair cut/styled/colored is what you're paying for, the haircut is the product. Tipping just seems like paying extra for something you've already paid for in the first place. I would if it were the standard thing to do, but as it isn't expected, I'm fine with it.

Where Grace and I differ is on tipping delivery men (UPS or FedEx) and our postal carrier. They're already getting paid a full salary, so I see no need, but Grace insists.

I asked at the post office and was told that USPS workers are not allowed to accept cash gratuities, but a holiday gift with a cash value of less than $20 is permitted.

This policy makes sense for cops and firefighters and teachers, as a gratuity could easily become or be misconstrued as a bribe. But there doesn't seem to be any benefit to bribing a postal carrier. Nonetheless since it is against the rules, I don't.

Gilda
__________________
I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that.

~Steven Colbert
Gilda is offline  
Old 08-09-2005, 11:33 PM   #26 (permalink)
32 flavors and then some
 
Gilda's Avatar
 
Location: Out on a wire.
I found this guide and was flabbergasted at the number of people you're supposed to tip, at least according to this guide.

Grace grew up with money, and all of this stuff is second nature to her, while having enough money to stay at nice hotels and go to nice restaurants in still relatively new to me, so I just defer to her judgement most of the time, which, come to think of it, makes this like most other aspects of our life .

I do find it dubious, though, as it suggests teachers should get $25-100 at Christmas. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. As a general rule, it is illegal for teachers to accept tips/gratuities, is potentially a firing offense, and it is definitely unethical. I've offended at least a couple of parents by refusing or returning Christmas gratuities, but I am not going to risk getting fired and risk the appearance of bribe taking even if it is innocent just to make someone who doesn't know the rules feel better.

Gilda
__________________
I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that.

~Steven Colbert
Gilda is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 01:11 AM   #27 (permalink)
Paq
Junkie
 
Paq's Avatar
 
Location: South Carolina
i have never...EVER..heard of tipping a teacher. a gift, sure, something very small andnormally from the suckup kid in class, but never ever heard of giving money to a teacher...

kinda sad, really, as their hourly wage would be significantly below minimum if all hte hours were counted that they put in during the year...
__________________
Live.

Chris
Paq is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 02:51 AM   #28 (permalink)
"I'm sorry. What was the question?"
 
Daoust's Avatar
 
Location: Paradise Regained
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilda
I found this guide and was flabbergasted at the number of people you're supposed to tip, at least according to this guide.

I was also somewhat amazed at all the people you are supposed to tip, according to this guide. I was especially interested in knowing that you're supposed to tip at funerals. That seems so absolutely out of place. "Thank you, Father, for the lovely message at the funeral service today. Here. Shake my hand. A little extra something for your hard work." Weird.

I tip my hairdresser (First Choice, lol) about $1 to $2 depending on the change I get back. Upon Gilda's advice, I've decided I'm no longer tipping there anymore. $13 is expensive enough.
__________________
I have faith in a few things - divinity and grace
But even when I'm on my knees I know the devil preys
Daoust is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 02:58 AM   #29 (permalink)
d*d
Addict
 
d*d's Avatar
 
the culture of tipping is out of control over there, don't you have lower minimum wages for waiters/eresses to take into account tipping, you should stop tipping and start increasing wages
d*d is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 06:17 AM   #30 (permalink)
big damn hero
 
guthmund's Avatar
 
That is one comprehensive list.

I'll never remember any of that...

My sister is paid servers' wage. She's pretty good at her job and on a good weekend she'll make hundreds of dollars in tips, which sounds nice, but, in reality, after she cuts the host/hostess in, the busboy in, and 'claims' the tips, she's really not making all that much more than a regular minimum wage paying job.

I mentioned that our store in particular paid the regular minimum wage, and that that wasn't the case for all the franchisees. What I didn't mention was that at the annual meetings where all the numbers were crunched and the stores compared, the stores that paid the full minimum wage to their car hops always had a much, much lower turnover rate than the stores that paid the servers' minimum wage.

So..keep the tipping. Just pay them all minimum wage. Maybe then the stigma of working in the service industry won't be quite so bad.
__________________
No signature. None. Seriously.

Last edited by guthmund; 08-10-2005 at 06:21 AM..
guthmund is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 08:40 AM   #31 (permalink)
Psycho
 
Demeter's Avatar
 
I still occasionally work as a cashier in the store I am employed at. If I accepted a tip, I could get fired. I assume most stores are like that.
I've tipped hairdressers, deliverymen, cab drivers, etc. I usually tip at restaurants, unless the server is very negligent. For a mediocre job I pay a mediocre tip. If someone is outstanding, I tip much more. In Canada, even though waiters & waitresses are paid at least minimum wage, I think extra effort should be rewarded.
__________________

I am not bound to please thee with my answers.

William Shakespeare
Demeter is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 08:43 AM   #32 (permalink)
Psycho
 
Demeter's Avatar
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daoust

I tip my hairdresser (First Choice, lol) about $1 to $2 depending on the change I get back. Upon Gilda's advice, I've decided I'm no longer tipping there anymore. $13 is expensive enough.

I tip my hairdresser well. She does a good job, and I'd hate for her to look at my little gratuity & make me look awful next time. I usually tip $5 for a $15-20 cut.
__________________

I am not bound to please thee with my answers.

William Shakespeare
Demeter is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 09:40 AM   #33 (permalink)
People in masks cannot be trusted
 
Xazy's Avatar
 
Location: NYC
Same I like my barber, good conversation, takes their time, none of the electric shaver 80% of it, good haircut.. 5$ tip for 15$ cut.

UPS, mailmen, fedex, doorman, all get tipped once a year near Chanukah (sorry no chrismtas for me).

As far as resturaunts, fast food no tip. At anywhere else i start at the 15% rule, you can earn more, but you can earn less too, based on quality of service.
Xazy is offline  
Old 08-10-2005, 11:03 AM   #34 (permalink)
I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot!
 
raeanna74's Avatar
 
Location: Upper Michigan
Basically if the person serving me is doing more than ringing me up and handing me my food I will consider a tip. If they just come, like at Culvers, and plop a tray of food on my table, I'll usually skip the tip. IF perchance they bring my food and do something extra like bring napkins, straws, or say "is there anything else I can get you" I will consider a tip. If their attitude if very helpful and pleasant and I've got some change or small bills in my purse they'll get a tip. Otherwise It's not PLANNED for so they're not expecting it. I will occaisionally tip the bag boys at my grocery store on my side of town. This is because they will regularly take the groceries out for you. I've had a few practically insist on carrying a single grocery bag to the car in the rain because they knew I could use the help. They get a good tip when they show inititive and concern for the customer. I have actually skipping tipping a waitress at a restaurant because the girl was snotty, dirty looking, and had long nails with brown (yes brown as crap) nailpolish that she accidentally stuck into my spagetti sauce. Not the type of service but the quality of service is what I tip. You EARN your tip - I learned that LONG time ago when I waitressed.
__________________
"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma.
raeanna74 is offline  
Old 08-11-2005, 12:33 AM   #35 (permalink)
Sky Piercer
 
CSflim's Avatar
 
Location: Ireland
Quote:
Originally Posted by El Pollo
How in the world did you manage to reply to the post before it was even posted?
That's great. Looks like we need to call in Mr. Steven Hawking once again to explain the strange goings on in the tfp...
__________________
CSflim is offline  
Old 08-11-2005, 01:37 AM   #36 (permalink)
Tilted
 
Location: uk
It all depends on the situation and how the person is with me, i cant say i tip here or there! just when it feels right.
__________________
Yes and only if my own true love was waiting,
And i could hear her heart a softly pounding,
Yes and only if she was lying by me!
Then i would lie in my bed once again.
bobillydylan is offline  
Old 08-13-2005, 06:00 AM   #37 (permalink)
Crazy
 
I have a problem with how tipping is looked at here in the US. It seems that people think that a tip is a mandantory thing. If the person waiting on us is not friendly, and service is bad we will leave barely anything and sometimes no tip. However, if they actually put some effort into their job, are friendly, or I can see they are working their butt off, we will not hesitate to go way over 20% We also go out of our way to let a manager know if the server is very good; I know that at all the retail or food places that I've worked positive customer feedback was a rarity.
pppg is offline  
Old 08-13-2005, 11:50 AM   #38 (permalink)
Eat your vegetables
 
genuinegirly's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Arabidopsis-ville
I like to tip those people who don't entirely expect it when I have the cash. When I don't, I know they won't be offended. Even if they're having a bad day, I'll tip if I have it. Unless they're flat-out mean. builds karma.
__________________
"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
genuinegirly is offline  
Old 08-13-2005, 12:22 PM   #39 (permalink)
Upright
 
If they don't get paid minimum wage, tip them. But as far as sonic goes... my mother always told me men should tip a female carhop, but women should never tip any carhop. So I'll go with that
coleh2085 is offline  
Old 08-13-2005, 12:29 PM   #40 (permalink)
Psycho
 
Kalnaur's Avatar
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
I, uh, I don't usually remember to tip. Anyone. Ever. It's a bad habit I guess.
__________________
PC: Can you help me out here HK?
HK-47: I'm 98% percent sure this miniature organic meatbag wants you to help find his fellow miniature organic meatbags.
PC: And the other 2 percent?
HK-47: The other 2 percent is that he is just looking for trouble and needs to be blasted, but that might be wishful thinking on my part.
Kalnaur is offline  
 

Tags
nonstandard, situations, tipping


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:13 PM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360