Do you tip waiters?
Yes, but there the basic thing I'm paying upfront for is the food.
Dawn: I think a date should be in a real fancy restaurant, then champagne at a night club with a floor show, then ballroom dancing. Joyce: Unfortunately, we're not dating in a movie from the thirties.
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2011 4:29:50 pm PDT #6879 of 30001
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meara - May 04, 2011 4:29:51 pm PDT #6880 of 30001
Again, according to Keep the Change, you should always tip on the full value of the service, regardless of Groupons, gift certificates, etc.
Oh sure--and I normally would (have at my waxer, etc). In this case, though, because it was already paid for, I didn't have the chance to see if, say, they had a tip line on the charge receipt.
shrift - May 04, 2011 4:30:30 pm PDT #6881 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I used up all my energy at the gym, and now I don't know what to make for dinner. Maybe a sandwich. Although roasted Brussels sprouts with apple & gouda chicken sausage would be ready in about 20 minutes...
Calli - May 04, 2011 4:31:27 pm PDT #6882 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm back from another flying lesson. Weather had been holding me back to 1 or 2 flights a month since November; this week I went up twice. My instructor is saying I just need one or two more lessons and we can schedule my check ride (the last step before soloing). Stalls are less scary than they use to be (at least planned ones).
megan walker - May 04, 2011 4:31:31 pm PDT #6883 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think that's different, since servers are paid a reduced wage based on the presumption that that people will tip 15%.
That is actually true about many service jobs. I was amazed at the percentage of income that came from tipping for many sectors I hadn't even considered tipping.
I highly recommend Keep the Change as a fun book about who and what amount you should be tipping, with chapters on everything from waiters, beauticians, and taxi drivers, to the less obvious baristas and bathroom attendants. There are even chapters on dominatrixes and prostitutes, as well as strippers and shoeshine men.
smonster - May 04, 2011 4:31:35 pm PDT #6884 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
::facepalm:: I didn't take my AD today. No *wonder* I have a migraine. Jeezy. Remedied.
billytea - May 04, 2011 4:33:23 pm PDT #6885 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
There are even chapters on dominatrixes and prostitutes, as well as strippers and shoeshine men.
This is fascinating. One should tip prostitutes? How much?
megan walker - May 04, 2011 4:34:09 pm PDT #6886 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
One should tip prostitutes? How much?
In fact, no, it seems prostitutes usually get screwed twice.
DavidS - May 04, 2011 4:37:36 pm PDT #6887 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Stalls are less scary than they use to be (at least planned ones).
No, no. Stalls are still scary to me.
In fact, no, it seems prostitutes usually get screwed twice.
Point!
Sue - May 04, 2011 4:38:45 pm PDT #6888 of 30001
hip deep in pie
In that sort of instance, was I supposed to tip?
My massage therapist works out of a physiotherapy clinic and I do not tip her. I wouldn't tip the physiotherapist if I was getting treatment from him/her. Similarly, I didn't tip neither the massage therapist nor the chiropractor I saw in the same practice. (All of whom were covered by my medical insurance.)