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Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Dec 21, 2005 2:01:41 pm PST #4260 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

baseline in NY is to double the tax - that gives you about 17%. People here usually round up to 20%, but that is so not typical for the rest of the country. Especially not for non "fancy" places.


beth b - Dec 21, 2005 2:06:18 pm PST #4261 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I usually do around 20% but not less than 15% . except at the cafe where I eat breakfast. sometimes there is tip , sometimes no tip, and sometimes a 20.00 goes in the tip jar. They only take cash - so it just depends if I haven't tipped in awhile. Or if the person who cuts Matt's hair and colors my hair would take anymoney - since it is her family that owns the cafe I throw extra in the tip jar that week.


DavidS - Dec 21, 2005 2:06:47 pm PST #4262 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I generally tip 20%, unless they fucked up the order badly and forgot our table. Then it goes down to between 17-15%. You'd have to personally insult my child to get a 10% tip.


Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2005 2:07:51 pm PST #4263 of 10002
brillig

Forget my table and I forget the tip. Get insulting and I chat with the manager.


bon bon - Dec 21, 2005 2:10:37 pm PST #4264 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I rarely tip under 20% because no matter what kind of service you provide it is expensive to live in NYC. Plus the waiter has to tip out to the people who actually do all the work, the busboys.


beth b - Dec 21, 2005 2:11:11 pm PST #4265 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

kitchen screw ups - I am pretty forgiving about. forgetting my table, that's a bit harder for me to deal with.


DawnK - Dec 21, 2005 2:11:26 pm PST #4266 of 10002
giraffe mode

My parents managed/owned a restaurant for almost 40 years. I tend to overtip out of empathy BUT I also don't put up with bad waitstaff (ie, attitude or cold food)


dcp - Dec 21, 2005 2:12:05 pm PST #4267 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

sarameg - Dec 21, 2005 2:12:27 pm PST #4268 of 10002

See, around here, 15% is standard, and I usually round to 20% because easier math. But I will go lower for horrendous service that is within the server's control. Like the time I had to be my own server, even getting our meal from the kitchen while the pompous little twit chatted up all his friends. He took our order, throwing attitude the whole time and that was it.

The bill for the table was nearly $100. We left a penny. And complained to the manager the next day.


Jessica - Dec 21, 2005 2:17:50 pm PST #4269 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Also, if you look at the complaints on the site, most of the tips listed are under 10%, which is shitty by anyone's definition. (Assuming that the waitstaff posting are being honest about the quality of service they provided, natch.)