worked 3 jobs, one with manual labor, one as a cashier/stocker at grocery store, and one at circuit city. I got paid for what I did. I didnt have to ask people to help me out on the side. It puts them in a bad position. How would you like to pay extra after buying a new camcorder at best buy, huh, 18% for them giving you information about the item, Even if you dont want that extra info, you just want to buy the item, and they still expect a percentage to go in the salesmans pocket. I know you wouldnt pay it, coz i sure as hell wouldnt.
I really agree with a lot of RocketsPimp's ideas...easpecially the fact that if you feel the food was bad or something related to the restaurant itself should not be taken out on the actual person that is waiting on you. This is not always in the hands of that person. it should be brought to the attention of management and they should do something about it rather then you not tipping the waiter becuase your food sucked. They didn't make the food they just try to serve as best they can.
my coworker showed me this little trick that we use at Luby's or other places where you have a waiter, but it's not really full service. wonder if anyone else does this. when you tip after your meal, take the bills, fold them in half, and fan out the bills, like you're holding a poker hand. then place the folded, fanned out stack of bills under a plate, with the folded end under the plate, and the fanned out bills exposed. it makes it look like there's a whole lot more cash there than there actually is. imagine, the waiter walks by and goes, "woohoo! looks like i got me a big tip!" then when he/she goes to grab the folded bills out from under the plate, surprise! only half of what you thought was there is actually there! hahaahaa! eheehe...eh....guys? but seriously, try this. guaranteed cheap laughs imagining the look on the waiter's face when you're walking out of the restaurant.
and next time you go to the same restaurant, the expression on the waitresses face when she sees you eating the food that she jsut spit in would also be priceless.
Faos I agree with you. Mandatory tips are usually added into the bill. I don't see how the restaruant has a complaint. I tip my barber, but I really don't understand that. I think the system is fine the way it is. Its just a risk you take when you work in that industry. But waiters and waitresses can make a lot of money. Especially if they work at a nice restaurant. For every person that tips under 10%, there are people that tip upwards of 20 and 30%.
not really all that great when your trying to make a living off of tips and your wages from the job...i don't really believe you should try to torment people while they work and laugh at them regardless of any job they have....
Waiters don't. You can really tell who used to work as a waiter, and who didn't in this thread. People who tip poorly = douchebags.
you will notice especially if you go to an industry club party and stuff. we used to do these parties and honestly the tips would be around 40-50% sometimes becuase industry people know what it's like to work for tips so they always tip good. I really tend to tip good cuase i am in the industry but mainly becuase i have worked for tips before when i used to work as a sacker at randalls....you realize how much it makes your day a good one or not just by tips....if you have ever worked for tips you understand the value of it.
Dont people at circuit city/bestbuy get paid some sort of commission on the sale or selling one of the extended warranties? Well if you only got paid only 2.15 and hour then the price would be much lower and I wouldnt mind....but they dont so we dont pay the extra 18%
just having a little fun man. besides, i've always given them their full tip. it's just that at first glance, they think they're getting double! actually, if you know you won't be coming back to the restaurant, you could combine this with the pre-tipping method you described, except don't disclose the amount of the tip. just put the fanned out bills under a plate, and say "this is your tip..." see how lightning quick your service gets then!
its simple.. tips are for services rendered, not about the food. if your server caters to your needs during your stay there, they should be rewarded...if they come by and check to make sure you have everything you need often, and are helpful and polite to you, then they deserve to be tipped accordingly..... if they only do the minimum....take your order, bring your food, and thats it...then they should be tipped accordingly. it isnt about the food....if there is a problem with the food....bring it up with management and they should adjust your bill to compensate. dont penalize your server just cause there was a problem with your food...it isnt their fault (most of the time) when the wife and I go out, we adjust our tipping habits based solely on the performance of our server...if you are attentive to our needs....polite and helpful and you dont make us come looking for you when we need something..then you will be compensated with anywhere from 15-25%....if you dont do your job, you only get 8-10% it isnt that hard to figure out who deserves what...but when you do get someone that is good...make sure you reward them, otherwise they will quit doing good since there wont be any monetary reason to continue doing a good job... alot of people who have never worked in the service industries may not understand this....but those of us who have know what the deal is... I taught my oldest daughter how to act in her job as a waitress, and even tho she is not very sociable outside of work, she knows that in order to earn her money, she has to treat people well in order to make the money she needs. its all about rewarding good service, and penalizing bad.
yes, at best buy i believe, but still its the company paying you for your good service, but not the customer. It would be sad to see the customer buy the extended warranty, and then also pay a percentage more for customer service.
No i worked for Best Buy for 3 years. Everyone there gets paid salary and hourly. You do not make any commision on anything you sell there. If you are just a regular worker you don't get any bonuses or anything like that. Upper manangement gets bonuses on meeting quotas etc. But no one makes commission there. That was one of there biggest things that they pushed us to say. That we were not commisioned sales people so there was no pressure for them to buy.
And many waiters/waitresses get paid very very well, they make upwards of 13-14 dollars an hour after tips... is there any other reason anyone would want to work as a waiter. its their choice to work as a waiter. they knew the consequences, one day youll get a bill gates tipping you 100 bucks, the other youll get a dweeb giving you a dollar, its life, dont expect them all to give you the whole amount. Its jst ridiculous that a person gets arrested for not paying a tip. pathetic. why dont you just go arrest all the poor ppl in the world that want to have a good meal once in a while, but just cant afford to pay another 15% just for the service btw this should be in the D&D
In my bar on a good night when it's packed it's not uncommon to see them making up in the 30-50 bucks an hour. Lets not even talk about what my bartenders made on superbowl. Some of you would be killing yourselves lol...
If i am not mistaken i believe CompUSA is the only one that used to give you a percentage of the warrenty that they sold.
And that brings up... how much do you tip at, say, Luby's or Golden Corral? Where they bring you drinks but not food? Some people don't tip anything; I think that's wrong. We usually do 10% (or more if it's good service) for these situations, but I don't know what the standard is. Which is exactly the problem with this system. Most of us have the normal restaurant thing down. But what about these buffets? Or the tip jars at coffee shops? As far as I know, the coffee people are not getting paid that really low waiters' wage. So they don't need to make up for it on tips. They're probably just seeing if they can make a few extra bucks. But at what point does society come to expect it? Also, what percentage goes for a haircut? There is no rule book to consult on these things.
at Luby's lunch buffet, we always tip a doller per person. since the buffet costs maybe $6 to $8 per person, that's a 12% to 17% tip right there, for not even full service. this is full justification for the folded fanned-out bills under the plate gag.
