• Gestrid
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    1 year ago

    In my opinion:

    0% = absolutely abysmal service
    10% = below average service
    15% = average, expected amount of service 20% = above average or excellent service

    That’s my tipping policy.

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        1 year ago

        Not tipping at all is seen as rude in the US culture.

        Besides, there’s a difference between below average service and absolutely horrible service. For example, there was one time years ago at a restaurant where my family went out to eat. First, our waiter got my mom’s order wrong. Then, when she mentioned it to our waiter, he picked up the incorrect item off the plate with his hands. I’m sure there’s more that I’m forgetting as it was years ago, but I think our entire meal (five people) ended up being comped. We were not happy.

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      1 year ago

      Same. It gets a little skewed towards higher % at lower dollar amounts though. I might have a $8 meal with a water and leave $2. It’s worth more than $1 and I’m not messing with change.

    • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      This is my policy if it’s a sit-down restaurant with servers making minimum wage… I absolutely refuse to tip fast food. Because I work in fast food, and over time I’ve seen wages get more and more skewed towards dependence on tips. It’s insane. Just give us a living wage, is that too much to ask of this capitalist meat grinder?

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        1 year ago

        Same. The point of a tip is to tip the waiter, not anyone else. Tipping someone who’s taking my order at the counter just seems weird. Same with tipping in a mobile order app.