Azelma wrote:
I know European bros don't have tipping, it's more of an American thing.
It varies wildly from country to country. IIRC, England and some other countries tip like we do. Germans only expect the spare change left over, rounding up the bill to the nearest euro and the Dutch don't expect any tip at all.
Then again, servers in those countries actually make a livable salary.
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Do you tip?
If so, what are your rules? 10% 15%?
Do you tip in non-traditional situations (curbside baggage checking, bell-hops, eating establishments where they are simply making your food to order)?
What are your thoughts on tipping in general?
I usually tip 15-20% in restaurants. If I know the server and they gave me the hookup, I usually go anywhere from 50-100% tip. I usually throw a dollar or two to a valet and I always tip my barber, but then again I've had her for almost my entire life. I usually don't tip in places where they make the food for me, mainly because due to the jars, the tips are spread out all around. If the food was excellent and I could tip the person who made it (NOTE: this is
NOT the person who scooped everything out of third pans and threw it together... the person that cooked the actual food), I'd tip.
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If you have crappy service, will you not tip?
It depends on what you mean by "crappy". I can understand getting slow service or a delayed entree if the restaurant is packed and I also understand that if the kitchen fucks up an order, there's a decent enough chance it isn't my server's fault (decent enough as to where I don't penalize for it). However, I absolutely cannot stand shitty service when the restaurant is slow and I straight up don't tip people if I catch them in a lie. If the food is cold and there's not that many people in your section, that doesn't mean the kitchen fucked up, it means that you were too busy dicking around somewhere else to be there to pick up the food. Blaming it on the kitchen (which is every server's basic reflex) when it blatantly isn't is the best way for me to negate a tip.
EDIT: Yes, you're supposed to tip the pizza guy.
As soon as I order the pizza, I start a timer in my head. The tip starts at $3. When they give me the ETA, if the pizza comes before the 30-45 minutes or whatever, they get $3. If the pizza comes during the time, they get $2. If it comes 10-15 minutes after the time, they get $1.
Things like serving and valets are, due to their clientele, incredibly stressful jobs. Some nosepicker driving a car 10-15 minutes to give me a pizza that I'm already paying for his gas (what do you think the delivery charge is?) doesn't need to be lauded with praise, especially if he fucks up and my pizza comes cold.