Comments on: What Is a Good Tip Amount? http://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/ Life is a blog. I wanna write it. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom Hargravehttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59989 Tom Hargrave Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:32:01 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59989 Table waiting at any decent restaraunt will easily bring in $14.00, $18.00 or more an hour and this is your real hourly wage, not the $2.13 / hour you quoted!!!!The $2.13 / hour is just the minimum standard the Goverment requires so that your paycheck contains enough money to cover the taxes and FICA needed to cover your real income - your tips! Table waiting at any decent restaraunt will easily bring in $14.00, $18.00 or more an hour and this is your real hourly wage, not the $2.13 / hour you quoted!!!!

The $2.13 / hour is just the minimum standard the Goverment requires so that your paycheck contains enough money to cover the taxes and FICA needed to cover your real income – your tips!

]]> By: Foodiehttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59985 Foodie Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:43:28 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59985 Some people really don't realize many servers make $2.13/hour. It's the sad truth. There's not reason not to leave at least a little tip. 10% always makes me happier than the next table that leaves nothing. Some people really don’t realize many servers make $2.13/hour. It’s the sad truth. There’s not reason not to leave at least a little tip. 10% always makes me happier than the next table that leaves nothing.

]]> By: Ronaldhttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59762 Ronald Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:16:58 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59762 Are foreign tippers generally bad tippers Erica? Are foreign tippers generally bad tippers Erica?

]]> By: ericahttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59761 erica Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:12:49 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59761 As someone who has been working as a server for the last 4 years, I have to say we definitely remember our customers. We fight over who has to take the lousy tippers and who gets to have the good tippers. All service was not created equal. If you are known as a bad tipper among the staff, your service will not be good. On the other hand, if you are known to be a generous tipper, free drinks, discounts, ect. are most likely to be given to you. And yes, servers do not like getting foreign customers at all. As someone who has been working as a server for the last 4 years, I have to say we definitely remember our customers. We fight over who has to take the lousy tippers and who gets to have the good tippers. All service was not created equal. If you are known as a bad tipper among the staff, your service will not be good. On the other hand, if you are known to be a generous tipper, free drinks, discounts, ect. are most likely to be given to you. And yes, servers do not like getting foreign customers at all.

]]> By: Tom Hargravehttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59753 Tom Hargrave Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:23:19 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59753 Paul,As the saying goes "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". You should follow our tipping customs when over here and we should follow your tipping customs when in England. In other words, you should tip at least 15% for good service in the states and it seems that we should tip 10% or less while in England, or do people tip at all in England? I remember when I was a teenager in Germany my parents tried to tip a waitress at a nice restaraunt and she was offended. She stated that she got paid enough already for her job!My youngest Son works at P.F. Changs and called me a cheap skate because we only tipped him 15% the other day. Sorry, but 15% is my limit for a high-end meal. Consider the fact that prices increased at least 20% over the past three years which means that servers got at least a 20% pay raise, assuming everyone still tips the same percentage! Paul,

As the saying goes “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. You should follow our tipping customs when over here and we should follow your tipping customs when in England. In other words, you should tip at least 15% for good service in the states and it seems that we should tip 10% or less while in England, or do people tip at all in England? I remember when I was a teenager in Germany my parents tried to tip a waitress at a nice restaraunt and she was offended. She stated that she got paid enough already for her job!

My youngest Son works at P.F. Changs and called me a cheap skate because we only tipped him 15% the other day. Sorry, but 15% is my limit for a high-end meal. Consider the fact that prices increased at least 20% over the past three years which means that servers got at least a 20% pay raise, assuming everyone still tips the same percentage!

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59751 Paul Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:04:35 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59751 Hi,I am British and so tipping is quite hard for me...! however i don't mind tipping 15% or so if the service is really good.We visit the U.S most years and the only thing i find that bothers me is when the tip is already added to the bill. Is that just a Florida thing or is it that way all around the U.S these days?Paul Hi,

I am British and so tipping is quite hard for me…! however i don’t mind tipping 15% or so if the service is really good.We visit the U.S most years and the only thing i find that bothers me is when the tip is already added to the bill. Is that just a Florida thing or is it that way all around the U.S these days?

Paul

]]> By: Erichttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59689 Eric Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:24:03 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59689 I leave around 40%, unless the bill is over $30 or so, in which case I leave around 25%, which is to say, if I sat down to eat and was pleased with the service, I usually leave a minimum of a $10 tip from a small tab. More on larger tabs of course. It seems almost backhanded to me to leave less than that if I sat down to eat a meal and the experience was good. Granted, this is in the US where waiter/waitressing requires making a living from the tips themselves. I leave around 40%, unless the bill is over $30 or so, in which case I leave around 25%, which is to say, if I sat down to eat and was pleased with the service, I usually leave a minimum of a $10 tip from a small tab. More on larger tabs of course. It seems almost backhanded to me to leave less than that if I sat down to eat a meal and the experience was good. Granted, this is in the US where waiter/waitressing requires making a living from the tips themselves.

]]> By: Tom Hargravehttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59041 Tom Hargrave Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:56:09 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59041 Directly comparing our system of compensation to other countries is unfair unless we compare everything involved.Most waiters in the USA are paid a very small wage - less than $3.00 an hour - with the expectation that they pull the rest of their income from tips. And with 40 hour / week survival income hovering somewhere in the $12.00 an hour range, you can see that they have quite a bit to make up in tips.What is the waiter base wage in Denmark and how does this base wage compare to the cost of living in your country? Directly comparing our system of compensation to other countries is unfair unless we compare everything involved.

Most waiters in the USA are paid a very small wage – less than $3.00 an hour – with the expectation that they pull the rest of their income from tips. And with 40 hour / week survival income hovering somewhere in the $12.00 an hour range, you can see that they have quite a bit to make up in tips.

What is the waiter base wage in Denmark and how does this base wage compare to the cost of living in your country?

]]> By: Mikkelhttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-59038 Mikkel Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-59038 I am from Denmark and I guess 10 % or nothing is the most common tipping here.It is pretty expensive to visit restaurants in Denmark I guess that is why many think you don't have to tip the waiter. I am from Denmark and I guess 10 % or nothing is the most common tipping here.

It is pretty expensive to visit restaurants in Denmark I guess that is why many think you don’t have to tip the waiter.

]]> By: Tom Hargravehttp://www.ronalfy.com/2009/02/22/what-is-a-good-tip-amount/#comment-57389 Tom Hargrave Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:54:40 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/?p=1104#comment-57389 Most customers from other countries are considered poor tippers here in the states and the UK is no exception. Tip for service & tip 15% for good service and you won't go wrong. Most customers from other countries are considered poor tippers here in the states and the UK is no exception. Tip for service & tip 15% for good service and you won’t go wrong.

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