I'm not above outright asking. Even if I look like an idiot (I do that pretty well on my own, anyway), at least I'll learn something. I'll straight-up ask bartenders if they're sharing tab tips, when I go to a second bartender with a tab running, things like that. I've never done carry-out from chains like that, but I'd probably ask. I have done carry out from wing places and the like, and I know for a fact that some people behind that counter are making ten an hour. No tip from me, that money is already included in my food prices and whatever surcharges.
if i'm supposed to tip for picking up an order, then they might as well deliver it and save me gas and time.
Jeez, y'all's tipping knowledge is awful. Bartender/Waiter-15-20%. Buck per drink is fine. Some places, 2 bucks per. To-Go at restaurant- 5-10%. 2-5 bucks is fine. Sonic/tipping jars on counters-tipping completely dependent on your mood. It's optional, but throwing in a buck from time to time won't kill you. Don't like it? Eat at home, and McDonalds. Tipping is never expected at either. The only place I'm never happy tipping is for a haircut. And I'll still give them 2-5 bucks.
Nope, I wouldnt.. nobody gets paid it tips that works there.. Order takeout from a real sitdown then yeah, tip em.. fastfood no..
You're not exactly out of the clear. Most hair stylists, from the barber to a chain to JC Penney's, make $5.15 an hour, the minimum wage, and depend on tips. You're essentially paying the salon for their workstation with the price of your haircut, and the tip pays the stylist.
*more for drinks... when a person orders a well you charge them the price or a topshelf.. *more drinks... a person buys a round of drinks or shots and the bartender would charge them one more and pocket the extra I've seen it happen many times and people hardly ever check thier TABs, well in a college town they didnt... I know I've used a cash register before, but to call them "fantasy" just because you cant make them work for you is kinda funny... Yeah and we used Micros if you wanted to know.. Also out of this list how many did you really do?? you must've not had barbacks, or are you gonna say you got your own ice next too??
I tip a bartender around 15% - 30%. the only time I'd tip them below a dollar is if I wanted to intentionally insult them for delivering crappy service. I tip wait staff: %15 for average service. Less for poor service. More for better service. I do not tip for carry-out orders which I place over the phone: the tipping for wait staff (IMHO) is to compensate for waiting on me - keeping my glass filled, bringing things when I ask, being friendly and brightening our dining experience. Those characteristics are what differentiate different waiters and are what are the driving forces for tipping. But those characteristics are not experienced when picking up a to-go order. The process of bagging my food is covered by their hourly wage (even if it's less than minimum. Sure it ain't much money, but then, there isn't a whole lot of effort or time involved). I tip the pizza delivery guy two bucks. Part of me doesn't like doing this because I know that they're paid minimum wage or better (as opposed to wait staff who are paid BELOW minimum wage). But I think I heard somewhere that they pay for their own gas, so their costs drop their wage below minimum. I tip my haircutter $3 - $5 and I hate it. Of all the people who shouldn't get a tip, she gets the biggest. I wish my wife would cut my hair (I'm even thinking of trying it myself). What I DON'T like is when the scenario gets turned around by wait staff/bartenders: the tip is meant to pay for service that HAS ALREADY taken place - not for future service that will take place. I buy a drink. If you give me a good drink and good service, you get a good tip. If it's average, average tip. If it's poor, poor tip. Some bartenders put the cart before the horse: they exepct a good tip and will adjust their service based on the tip they get. Ultimately, they should realize that it's the customers who have the money. It's not logical to ever give any bad service. If you give good service, you might get a good tip, and you might not. If you give bad service, you'll never get a good tip. And giving bad service to a bad tipper doesn't teach them the lesson that they should tip better - it teaches them not to come back at all.
Not sure where you're getting your haircut, but tipping for haircuts is a relatively new phenomenon. It was never done 15 years ago, then it started creeping in. My point is, with a haircut, you should include the gratuity if it is expected.
Barbacks are tipped out by the bartenders. The barbacks work for tips, as well. The bartenders pay them out of their tips.
Yes I know, just as hostesses in restaurants are by the waitresses, but he claims to have done all that himself.. I only worked it one bar, but barbacks took care of most of that...
But it is still your tip that is paying for all of those services. Without the tips, both bartenders and barbacks aren't getting paid. Look. Bottom line. There is no excuse for not tipping. You know you are supposed to tip. All of the excuses in the world don't matter.
whoa, slow down there... I know you're supposed to tip, I was getting hit up earlier because of tipping to much.. Kelly and I have both worked as bartenders and we were just comparing friendly notes...
Barbacks bring ice, but their main job is to save my ass in the midst of a rush, not to set my bar up for me. They bring me beer and alcohol when I'm out, or any other errands I need during the middle of a shift when I can't get away from my bar. Again, because I AM RESPONSIBLE for the inventory and the money, bartenders stock the coolers with beer and the shelves with alcohol. If we're short beer or booze or money, then we're responsible. I'm not going to lie about my responsibilities just to convince a cheapie who doesn't want to tip in the first place, and probably won't after reading my post.
What happened when your bosses did inventory? It should be a bit of a tell if the well bottles are going quicker than the ring would indicate. If they couldn't tell, then I'm left to believe it didn't happen all that often, so it's pretty much a moot point and not worth bringing up. Doesn't it kind of stick out, no matter how chaotic the bar situation, when a bartender (after doing nothing but put money in either the register, or the tip jar all night) all of the sudden takes some money off the bar and puts it in his/her pocket? I've worked some insane situations, and it'd still be pretty hard to get away with that. I am seeing it as a fantasy, because this obviously didn't happen enough to cause a stir with your bosses, who had to see the disparity in the rings, the taxes they were paying themselves and marking down for their bartenders (who are taxed by the size of their register rolls), the alcohol that is left during inventory, and the amount of alcohol they have to order. I'm just not buying these as regular occurances. Even in a short sample rate, and at nickel/dime college bars especially, you can't get away with this type of behavior consistently -- or even infrequently.
All this arguing back and forth about who to tip and how much is exactly what I hate about the practice of tipping. It's not as clear cut as you make it out to be Kelly. Are you supposed to tip your haircutter? Apparently that's become a common practice, and I do it. But, how much? How about a cab driver? All he did was drive you where you wanted to go... you know... his job. What about the person who makes up your hotel room every day? I've been told to do this at resorts and it's recommended on a cruise ship. How about the guy that delivers and installs your new TV or refrigerator? That's extra service, right? What about movers? How about the guys that installed my new floors? To-Go? I had to work to-go sometimes and was getting my usual $2.15 per hour. Delivery? I guess everyone probably does tip for delivery, but I bet the amount is as different as the people are. I don't want answers to these questions... just making a point. Tipping is a stupid practice and I hate it. People should get paid a fair wage for the job they do and that should be it. It's not going to change, I know, so I'll keep doing it and keep hating it. Anyway, back to the bartender question... I know they're getting jacked by the restaurant industry just like waiters are, so I tip. I just don't toss a buck out there after a beer. Tipping at the bar is entirely contingent on the "service" I get. The more work the bartender has to do, or the more extra attention that is provided, the better the tip. Oh, and Fatty... bite me. You're opinion of correct tipping practices is just that... you're opinion. Don't lay it out there like there's some official standard.
Then why b**** about it? Life isn't fair, nobody earns a "fair wage for their job," Derrick Coleman makes more than schoolteachers and firemen, and sometimes it's expected to give two bucks to the kid who carries your bag for you. I just don't get what is so hard to remember about this: tip the people that provide you with good service.
I'm 30 & as far back as I can remember, I tipped my barber. When I was a wee man, my mom would give me a buck or 2 to pass on and remind me to say "thank you".
You're old. I was also thinking the same thing. That was always my favorite part of the haircut. Well, that and the brush of the boobs against my shoulder. He should've gone on a diet though. You get my message? Send me an e-mail.
Ok and you've never seen someone you worked with take shots or have drinks with someone at the bar and not pay?? if you think that this didnt happen that often I would say the opposite.. it's not like these people are going to the back grabing a bottle of DOM under the bosses nose and saying saying to the bar "WHO WANTS SOME?? 3 DOLLARS A GLASS, BUT PAY MY TIP JAR!!" people taking off the top to line their own pockets happened alot more than you would think, atleast the place I worked...
