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Some people love ferrets. I used to date a guy that had one and that stupid thing only came out of the wall long enough to draw blood from my toes. I think it finally took me seriously when I kicked it across the room. Bastage.

If the service is average, I go 15%. If it's better than average or if the waitress is particularly cute and flirts with me, I go 20%. On rare occasion I go 25% for large parties or if the waiter/waitress had to put up with a lot of crap and still performed well. But that's only happened a few times.

Yes, and how do you feel about ferrets?

I generally tip 10 - 15%. Hubby tips way too much, imho. He usually leaves 20% +.

Oh, and I hate ferrets. Sneaky, stinky critters.

Edited, Dec 21st 2006 1:18pm by MissMandie

You bring the pole, I'll bring the oil?

But I don't have Joph's phone number.






Badum-ching!

15% if service is average, 20% or more if stellar. Nothing or very little if they didn't do a good job. I've done the waitress thing and I know they live off their tips. But at the same time, if you're slacking off on the job and Im not a happy customer, why should I pay for a job not done well?

Tipping isn't a common thing here in Britainland. Most folks don't tip, although it's expected in exclusive or 'posh' places. Then again, minimum wage here is about $10 so there's a different ethos.

That said, I usually tip 10% ish, and up to 20% if the service was outstanding or the waiter/ress really enhanced the evening.

In Europe, 10-15% is the norm.

In USA, like most folks, I tend to round up 15%,and more if they deserved it. I also factor in the waiter/resses perspective. E.g. the waitress at a cheap 'n' cheerful place (Chilis?) on Tuesday screwed up a few orders (wrong sides, cheese on salad when 'no cheese' was ordered etc.)

Normally my tip for service like that would've been 5-10%, but it was clear that:
a) She was new
b) She really was trying hard
c) the poor cow had bugger-all support from her co-workers and had probably had a crappy 10 minutes training.

So I tipped 15% and punched her in the throat.

Hubby says the exact same thing. He'll ask "How the hell do you spend $175 on shampoo, a cut, blow-dry and style???." But then again, he thinks $10 at Supercuts is too expensive.

$3 tip on pizza deliveries, and $3 on dine in orders of $20 or less, $5 up to $40 - if I ever, myself, pay for a meal worth more I'll let ya know ><

I have no issue whatsoever leaving nada for worthless service. On the other hand, I left a $20 bill once for a few sodas when my sister went into Evil PMS Super ***** mode on a waiteress for no good reason.

As a server, I tip 15% minimum, and that's only if the service was lame. If it was good, 20%, and if the waitress was teh hawtness, 20% and my phone number.

Bar tips are an entirely different affair, but that's only because I'm usually drunk when I close out my tab, so the tips are generally higher.

I'll always tip $1 per drink at a club/bar (I always order directly from the bartender and never have a waitperson bring me the drink). If the bartender was especially good, I'll always tip an additional $5 to $10 when I leave for the night.

I've even been known to tip security if I needed help getting some obnoxious ******* to leave me the hell alone.