Went to HOOTERS this weekend and tipped 33 1/3 % (1/3rd of the bill)
How much do you tip?
by Nathan Natas 39 Replies latest jw friends
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Fangorn
1. Full table service at a restaurant? 15 - 25% 2. Counter service at a restaurant? 15% 3. The pizza (or other) delivery guy? Couple bucks 4. Furniture delivery, unpacking and placement? Zero 5. Barber? 66% 6. Any other situation I didn't think of: Garden Shop Help - Couple Bucks, Taxi 10%, Luggage Handler 1.50 per bag, Hotel Maid - Couple Bucks per day. I understand that at the District Convention this year they recommended 20% even if that's more than you usually tip because you are representing the Organization.
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AllAlongTheWatchtower
This could probably 'out' me, but what the hell, I've been thinking of just identifying myself anyway, I have nothing to fear from the WT, and my experience in the WCG was decades ago, my parents are probably the only ones who would be upset by things I've posted here, and they don't own a computer.
I'm a pizza delivery driver, something I've been doing for the last year after getting injured at my regular job. I've seen other drivers come and go, I understand that not every driver is deserving of a tip, but I just want to share some info with you that might change your thinking.
I get paid 20% commission, NOT hourly. If a customer orders $20 worth of food, (PRE-tax, NOT total), then I get $4, plus $1 (untaxed) "gas compensation". The average order is only about 10-15 dollars, so on that I only make 2-3 dollars. IF I get 3 orders an hour (which only happens on weekends, the weekdays suck, and I look at working weekdays as just a requirement or placeholder to the weekends, which make it worthwhile), averaging $15 an order, then I make $9 an hour, plus $3 gas comp. I fill up on gas about twice a week, average about $60 on gas.
Furthermore, many customers don't tip at all, especially if their order is $10 or less...they seem to think it's "not big enough to require anything" or something of the sort. Despite that, the government taxes all people assumed to be in a tip-earning job based on their income, PLUS 5%. Meaning, that if I make $30 in a night on paperwork, the government taxes me based on 31.50 assumed income. So, if I get no tips, I actually am shorted. Speaking of shorted, a small percentage of people will actually do that to me too- "Oh gee, it's $20.75? I've only got a twenty". Much as I hate it, I usually accept this, to do otherwise is worse (cancel the order, lose all the commission? wait 15 minutes while they break open their piggy bank? wastes more of my time, the faster I get back to the shop, the faster I can take another order).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating big tipping for crap service. But please, don't stiff a driver!
Things that deserve consideration:
A driver deserves a little extra if: You live in a third floor apartment, you order by credit card, and he or she always has a pen handy for you to use to sign the slip, they bring you the little extras without being asked, like napkins, paper plates, condiments, etc. Above all us, TIME. The faster you get your food, the looser your purse strings should be. (Trust me, all drivers worth their salt have a mental checklist, they remember who the good tippers are. Sometimes during a rush, a driver will have to take a double or even triple run...guess who gets their food first???)
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Hortensia
I've always tipped the pizza guy $5.00, my husband said it was too much, your post makes me glad I do that. However, from reading all the posts, I guess I've been stiffing a few people, I generally tip $1 per bag for the bellman, and what about the parking valet? I usually give them $2 or $3 but I don't have a clue if that is right.
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BlackPearl
I've never been tipped for doing a home loan. I always wonder why I should tip someone who's being paid to do their job....and....I pay them a little more? But alas, I generally tip 18% across the board regardless of the service. Let's see, if I got tipped 18% on my average home loan, my tip would be....let's see....carry the 8, divide by 4, multiply by 7, square root of 24, divide by 6.5%, minus 11....ahaaa,....my average tip would be $1,440.00. Wow! I think I like this tipping idea! Anyone game for tipping me on your next home loan? (As the sound of crickets overwhelmes the silence) What no takers? I should be tipped (albeit over) just like the waitress, what's the difference? Seriously, somebody tell me, what's the difference?
Beer Coffee Pizza Martini Escargot Hooker
OK, if I have to tip, which one get's the biggest tip and why?
BP
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lonelysheep
(Trust me, all drivers worth their salt have a mental checklist, they remember who the good tippers are. Sometimes during a rush, a driver will have to take a double or even triple run...guess who gets their food first???)
I knew it--That's why Pizza Hut is always on time for me!!
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Hortensia
well the difference is you probably don't get paid less than minimum wage because your employer expects you to make it up in tips. Also, professionals aren't usually tipped, people who are tipped are usually servers of some sort.
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horrible life
I've never been tipped for doing a home loan.
Black Pearl, Alas, I understand. I have only been tipped 2 times in my life, as a hygienist. (18 years) I was discussing tipping with my last patient of the day. After I was done, the Dr. came in, and was discussing fly-fishing, so I bid farewell to the men, and left for the day.
The next day, my Dr. gave my 2 quarters, and told me, that he had left me a tip. MY FIRST EVER!!!
I was thrilled. 2 weeks later, the guys brother came in, and I told him what his brother had done. When I was done, he gave me 1 Dollar, and said, "I'm not as cheap as my brother:"
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johnny cip
at a restuarant always 15-20% but i may never go back, at a good rest./bar that take care of me. some times 20-$30 for a $50 ORDER, buy me a few drinks or give me free cake. and i'm a waiters best friend. once a waiter knows me they love me. the trick is to find places, that take care of the good customers.
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changeling
Full service restaurants: 20% more if exeptional
Stylist: 20%
Pizza: 2.00 per pizza
Furniture guys: 0
Counter service and buffets: 15%
Hotels: 2-3 dollars per night upon departure
JW's have a reputation for being lousy tippers. That always irked me.