03-26-2012, 11:39 AM
20-25% after tax of the total bill if the service is good. 15-20% if it's decent, and 15% if it's bad. If the service is horrible, I'll still leave a decent tip, but then let the manager know what the problem is.
The waiter only makes a few bucks an hour and has an extremely stressful job. Yes you can be a cheapo and leave a few bucks less, but I personally don't like to do that because I know how tough the job is and I figure that if I have the money to go spend 50 bucks on dinner, I should be able to afford to pay for the service too. I just consider it a part of going out. If I can't afford that, I should stay home.
In the past two months, I have spent time in several Asian countries and in France. Tips are not customary in many Asian countries, but everything seems to be more expensive. I was also shocked to learn that it is also not the custom to tip in France. The first night there, our waiter flatly refused the tip and said that it was his job to serve us without additional tips. HOWEVER... the bill for this normal meal was at least 1.5 times what I would have paid here in the states, not to mention the VAT of 18%. So, no, tip isn't included there, but you still end up paying for it nonetheless.
The waiter only makes a few bucks an hour and has an extremely stressful job. Yes you can be a cheapo and leave a few bucks less, but I personally don't like to do that because I know how tough the job is and I figure that if I have the money to go spend 50 bucks on dinner, I should be able to afford to pay for the service too. I just consider it a part of going out. If I can't afford that, I should stay home.
In the past two months, I have spent time in several Asian countries and in France. Tips are not customary in many Asian countries, but everything seems to be more expensive. I was also shocked to learn that it is also not the custom to tip in France. The first night there, our waiter flatly refused the tip and said that it was his job to serve us without additional tips. HOWEVER... the bill for this normal meal was at least 1.5 times what I would have paid here in the states, not to mention the VAT of 18%. So, no, tip isn't included there, but you still end up paying for it nonetheless.
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ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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