The Tipping Etiquette Thread

So for you guys who tip 1 dollar for a beer at a bar, at which the beer is usually 3 dollars, that means you end up paying 4 dollars for one (1) beer that seems crazy to me.

 

I can't think of a reason to tip on carry out orders. If you get food to go at Burger King, it's the same thing, but no one ever tips those guys.

I throw a buck into the tip jar at the car wash.

Even at the buffet, you're still getting your drink refilled and your table bused. $3 minimum.

Always start off giving the bartender a buck per order - $2 if you get liquor. If you get bad service after your first round, then don't continue to tip him. Remember that you tip for good service, but don't bribe in the hope of getting improved service - it cheapens you both.

Valet gets $2 if he brings the car around quickly, $1 otherwise - maybe $5 if he's really hustling, but still pleasant. But if it's one of those deals where there's plenty of parking up front, but it's all been roped off by the valets, then no tip for them. I'm not tipping some guy to walk 10-20 feet to my car.

I get my hair cut at a $3 Vietnamese barbershop. It's pretty clear that the ladies there are working for tips alone. So I tip $10. I might tip more if my haircut took more than 10 minutes, but it doesn't.

 

yea, pretty much. try buying a bottle at the strip joint. freakin' $5.50.

 

What are you talking about? You've been out enough to know how this works. Dude, if you don't like the percentage, then double your drink order. I do it all the time when I don't feel like being excessive. For example, every now and then we all go to Tailgates on Wed. for dollar drinks. We set up a tab, and tip 50%. Because it is cheaper than dirt! Ie. a person served us 10 drinks, and my tab is 10 bucks. I tip them 5, and they're fine with it, even though I just tipped them 5 bucks for shlepping drinks all night.

Now when I go to places that are 6 or so a drink, I'll typically only give 15%.

A good rule of thumb is if you can't afford to tip, you should go to a less expensive place, or pick a less expensive night.

And again, when all else fails, double up. As in if drinks a $2 a pop, buy 2, and tip a buck. 5 bucks for 2 beers is certainly not out of line, even though you're technically tipping 25%. If you're getting into $1 tip being a mass percentage per beer, you might want to think about drinking at home.

 

Or a beer at Bond, which is $7. That's when Mr. Flasky becomes a good idea.

 

Thanks, I've only been going to bars for nearly a decade now and have always tipped generously. Just lately, I've been very annoyed by the service given. It seems like more and more places have bartenders who act like you're putting them out by asking them to pop open a beer.

Will a lot of places set up tabs with your DL instead of debit/credit card? I doubt it because I know one of the reasons is to make sure they have a way to charge you if you walk, but we're not even carrying any cards anymore paying cash everywhere.

I guess I'll just stick with Rachel at Triple Crown. She has my beer waiting for me when I first arrive and when I'm done with one. And they don't even ask me to pay until the end of the night.

 

That is so absurd. That's why I never go to those trendy places. If I can't get a good buzz for less than $15, I'm not going. I also refuse to stand in line or pay cover at any place unless there's a band involved. Dress codes? Yeah, those places are out as well. If I can't wear my cargos and flops, they ain't getting my business.

 

not as bad as MMP. mother****er is 8 bucks! then again, you don't have to tip the vendor.

 

I tend to agree. There's something really wrong about going up to a bar, ordering two beers and feeling the need to tip 2-3 bucks so you're tipping appropriately. As I said, we've gone in these places many times with a flask. Just on principle alone. The funny thing is it is getting more widespread. They even had an article in Barstool a couple weeks ago about it. (flasks)

The really sad one is when you get bottle service. For $200 bucks, you get a bottle, some ice, and some mixers. Every now and again they'll refill the ice and mixers. Then they get pissed if you tip less than 50-60 bucks. Now that is insane. Luckily, I always go with a group that usually pays a majority of it. Hell, a couple weeks ago, the place we went for bottle service was lame, so we decided to go to Bond. My boys wanted to give the rest of half a bottle of vodka away. I said no, and I drank the rest of that thing in 10 minutes, and didn't pay squat.

 

Yeah, when I go play poker and don't want to spend a lot of money, I'll either take a flask and leave it in the car or grab a few beers from home and drink them on the break. Most people go out to their cars for other extracirriculars anyway.

 

I guess I'm lucky that I have wife and a majority of friends who prefer holes in the wall over places like that.

 

Amen, brother.

 

You are blessed, my brother.

 

Aaah. Sullivan's. Houston's home of the White Man Overbite.

Do you play count the bad toupee from the stage?

 

I have never understood the need that some people have on tipping on a carryout order.

 

Soothsayer sayeth sooth.

 

I thought this thread was about cows.

nevermind.

 

The problem seems to me to be that it has come to be expected for people to tip on a carryout order. So, if you don't tip, then your just being one of those mean customers who stiffs. I've seen ridiculous tipping on carry-out orders. I never quite understood it. I never do carry-out but the one place i've actually been with someone who carried out was at Pappas Seafood. These guys act like waiters....bagging your food, asking you what condiments you want, do you want bread with that?, how much tarter or red sauce?, etc. . At the time, they also brought it out to your car and even put it in your car. Then, you're supposed to tip them like a waiter then? I dunno...I don't get it any more than you do. Somehow, it became the norm. I've been in discussions about it and I've heard some people say you should tip more than if you were actually dining in with a waiter. Wha wha what? Some people are crazy I guess.