tipping

[cubsfirstplace]

tipping in the U.S is getting to be ridiculous. i'm just tired of tipping everyone. its now expected that you tip the person who cuts your hair. i have a friend who didn't tip his server because he thought she was shitty and now he his banned from that restaurant! :eek:

i think people should only tip if they think the service is good, and should not feel forced to tip.

do you people in other countries have to tip obsessively??

[skinnybutphat]

No, because we foreigners aren't so lazy that we cook our own food.
Stop being such a tightwad and throw in a buck.

It's part of the luxury of going out, if you don't like it don't go out.

[Dharma]

I am a huge tipper, solely due to the fact I have always had the means to do so ...and it feels good to give...

I tip my hairdresser double the cost of my cut ... He is a celebrity stylist, so I am paying for his expertise, and the privilege of him accepting me as a client.

Car detailing, valet, taxi, restaurants ...always 15%

Unless the waiter is really bad, then I drop a pennies in a glass of water.

[Dorothy Wood]

you've always been expected to tip a hairdresser. where've you been?

my mom used to be a hairdresser and tips were a part of her income, so FUCK YOU. maybe stop having people do things for you and cut your own god damn hair and cook your own god damn soup.

[Audio.]

this topic reminds me of Seinfeld.

[skinnybutphat]

This topic reminds me of bad topics.

[ScarySquirrel]

I tip depending on how much I liked the service I receive, so I don't see what the problem is. Like others have pointed out, it's part of the deal when you go out to do things - if you don't like it, then don't go out.

And, like Dorothy said, you've always been expected to tip your barber/stylist. Are you just starting to finally pay for your own haircuts and just realized this?

[QueenAdrock]

Like others have pointed out, it's part of the deal when you go out to do things - if you don't like it, then don't go out.

Yeah, but it's the idea that it just sucks that it's part of the deal. In Alberta, people get paid at least the minimum wage ($8.40 an hour), so even if you're serving and have a shitty night in tips, you still make good money. I know in Maryland my waiter friends would get like, $2.85 an hour because they expected them to make good tips and could therefore pay them less. That's a bunch of crap.

I do feel awkward whenever I don't know if I should tip or not. I got my nose pierced last week, and I don't know if I tip that guy. I know you're supposed to tip tattoo artists, but piercers? And what about the tow truck guy, do you tip him?

[Dharma]

I forgot to add tattoo artists to my list ...and manicure/pedicure ladies ...bikini waxer ... Fuck.

I tipped when I got my belly pierced.

I am a tipping maniac.

[Bob]

how much are you supposed to tip a barber? like if the haircut's $16, what is the tip supposed to be? i've been tipping him, and he seems happy enough, but i don't know, maybe i'm doing it wrong and he's secretly been giving me bad haircuts

[Dharma]

how much are you supposed to tip a barber? like if the haircut's $16, what is the tip supposed to be? i've been tipping him, and he seems happy enough, but i don't know, maybe i'm doing it wrong and he's secretly been giving me bad haircuts

$20 should be enough, its not rocket science when they place a bowl on your head and cut the fringe off.

[Bob]

i make them use a football helmet though, so what, like $22?

[Dharma]

Are we talking about a haircut ... or a back waxing?

[mikizee]

Tipping is a rare thing here.

Unless someone has gone out of their way to give you above the call of duty service.

They get paid to serve you, you pay for it through the food prices, they did their job, so why the fuck do we have to chip in extra? Its stupid.

Then again I think the general wage for bar staff and waiters is far higher here (bar staff minimum $20/hr, waiting staff $15)

I sometimes let a taxi driver keep the change (usually less than $5)

But yeah, hairdressers, no. You pay for your hair to be cut. The salon then pays the hairdressers wage. SO why am I paying them extra? They are already being paid. Its not like theyre volunteering. Americans are stupid.

[Dharma]

Go suck a dick.

[Dorothy Wood]

the hair salon doesn't pay wages, they take a percentage of the hairdressers' income. it depends on the salon, but my mom would set her prices within the salon's suggested range and then give the salon 40% of her income from the clients she booked. if you're good, you will book more clients. if you are really good, the clients are doing you a favor and paying for your above and beyond service because they appreciate it.

it'd be one thing if you could just charge however much you wanted, but if you're within certain limits, I think it's definitely fair to be compensated more if you are doing a better job than others.

that last part goes for waitstaff as well.

[Bob]

how much should you tip a cow?

[TurdBerglar]

30 degrees then they just fall right over

[mikizee]

the hair salon doesn't pay wages, they take a percentage of the hairdressers' income. it depends on the salon, but my mom would set her prices within the salon's suggested range and then give the salon 40% of her income from the clients she booked. if you're good, you will book more clients. if you are really good, the clients are doing you a favor and paying for your above and beyond service because they appreciate it.

it'd be one thing if you could just charge however much you wanted, but if you're within certain limits, I think it's definitely fair to be compensated more if you are doing a better job than others.

that last part goes for waitstaff as well.

Not how it happens here.

The employees are on a wage/salary just like any other job.

[mikizee]

Go suck a dick.

Go suck your own dick

[Randetica]

Go suck your own dick

maybe she will give herself tip then

[TAL]

There's no tipping here (y)

Maybe cows, but I haven't done that.

[jabumbo]

i understand tipping a hairdresser/barber most of the time, but most of my cuts are done by someone on their own. (ie: someone with their own shop) so if they have their own shop, why do you need to tip them? they are the ones who get everything that you pay for the cut anyway?

[Matt]

I don't like how tipping has become required. I feel that you should work for a tip, because it should be extra money for you.

I REALLY don't like how most places dock your pay on the basis that you're supposed to make tips.

HOWEVER, my sister works at Red Robin and makes upwards of two hundo a night.

[NoFenders]

Tip accordingly.

If you like the work, and want more in the future, tip to show it.

It's not a must to tip everyone for everything. I'll tip my barber, not because I have to, but because I like the way my hair gets cut and want to return for more hair cuts. I show them that by my tips. I don't care what they make beyond my tips, and I don't think they survive off tips alone. If a barber isn't getting good tips, they should find more heads to cut, as to make up the difference. If I didn't like my hair cut, I wouldn't tip. Plain and simple.

Servers at a restaurant are up for grabs. I used to serve tables so I know when somebody cares, or are just going through the motions, or just don't give a fuck. I tip according to that. I've left a big fat zero a couple times. They knew they were getting it, and if they didn't, they should be washing floors. I always leave a tip that the server most likely feels they deserve. I once left a $100 for a lunch that cost $15. Reason being, the above and beyond factor. He went above and beyond to make sure we knew exactly where we were going afterwards. Had nothing to do with the food or how fast it got to my table, or if my glass of water was full. Just being real, and treating me like family was all it took. Luckily I had an extra hundo to spare, and it saved us a great amount of time if we had to figure it out ourselves. I'm sure everyone around him tipped like that, since most people seemed to know him and really like him. He was genuine with everyone. He gets a lot of big tips I figure.

In Mexico, we stay at a place called Moon Palace. It's an all inclusive deal, and you're asked not to tip. I always do. There's never been another place where people show such a desire to work and help than when I'm there. Just an example is we're out by the pool. I get some chips and salsa delivered to our area. It comes over and it looks different than the salsa I had earlier in the bar. I told the server this, and he says "Oh you want the salsa from the bar?" I didn't even get a word out and he took off running. I mean running across the entire pool area (it's a huge pool). He came back 2 minutes later with 3 bowls of that salsa. And then tried to walk away. I wouldn't have it. I got up and followed him until I got his attention. I gave him about $10 US to say thanks. He didn't want it at first, but knew that I was very appreciative of his effort to make me happy, and eventually took it. He always looke dout for us at the pool.

That's the other thing. When you want to be taken care of, take care of the people taking care of you. Kinda like when I bring a giant tray of cookies to the nurse station whenever I visit in a hospital. It goes a long way.

:cool:

[BangkokB]

I tipped the guy that hooked my TV up tonight because he went well beyond the call of duty and I know that he's selling me overpriced hot HDMI cables but what the hey...He helped me out and the rest of the company were terrified...Terrified I tells you that I had the gall to go to a department store and not just blindly buy the 1st TV they should me w/o asking any questions.

But I had a choice in the matter: If I'm in a restaurant and they decide that I'm giving 10% Service Charge on Top of 7% Value Added Tax then the buck stops there. Thank you very much. If I'm in the Drivers Seat then I tend to tip heavy

[cubsfirstplace]

I tip depending on how much I liked the service I receive, so I don't see what the problem is. Like others have pointed out, it's part of the deal when you go out to do things - if you don't like it, then don't go out.

And, like Dorothy said, you've always been expected to tip your barber/stylist. Are you just starting to finally pay for your own haircuts and just realized this?

well i just go to great clips and get a simple buzz cut that takes no more than 10 minutes total. anyone without parkinsons could cut my hair.

[cubsfirstplace]

I don't like how tipping has become required. I feel that you should work for a tip, because it should be extra money for you.

I REALLY don't like how most places dock your pay on the basis that you're supposed to make tips.

HOWEVER, my sister works at Red Robin and makes upwards of two hundo a night.

ya, thats what i mean. i feel that if someone does a good job than i will give them a tip because they deserve it.

[BowieCokeMirror]

I feel chicks should tip me, if for only being awesome.

[Randetica]

i dont agree with your post but your custom user title seems to be right

[abcdefz]

you've always been expected to tip a hairdresser. where've you been?



That's what I was thinking.

The legitimate tipping I always forget is the postal carrier during the holidays.

[QueenAdrock]

What I really hate is when the restaurant automatically puts on an 18% tip with groups over 6. I mean, I understand it because some people are cheap bastards and it's a lot of work for 6+ people, but sometimes there are just really crappy waiters who don't pay attention to you if they know they're getting an automatic tip and instead go around to their other tables twice as much. I think they should just have "Suggested tip: 18% for good service" in big letters across the top of the receipt to remind the customer that's what they SHOULD pay for good service, which I've seen a couple of placse.

[abcdefz]

I'm not nuts about the mandatory tipping, either.

I'm pretty much a pushover as far as tipping goes, though. There are times when I'll even overtip when I get poor servcie if I can tell
it's not an attitude thing or laziness, but just that someone's having a really bad day.

What I'm not comfortable with are the places that are some combination of self-service and service. Like, you order at a register
and you go up to pick up your order, but then there are no trash cans, so are they expecting a tip for busing the table?