Do you tip?

Do you tip?

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When ordering delivery from your nearby pizza place or having dinner at a fancy restaurant, do you regularly tip or not at all?

*joule thinks back to Reservoir Dogs' opening scene*

Nice Guy Eddie: C'mon, throw in a buck!
Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don't tip.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?
Mr. Pink: Nah, I don't believe in it.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?
Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.
Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money that she can quit.
Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a ****ing Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don't ever tip?
Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.
Mr. Blue: Hey, our girl was nice.
Mr. Pink: She was okay. She wasn't anything special.
Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?
Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over twelve percent for that.
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I'm with Mr. Pink.

Tip Chart
 
Haha.. Way to go on the Reservoir Dogs' quote.. Exceptional movie.
 
I tip because I realize waiters are human beings just like me: they work for money. If it's a total shitty waiter, then he's not working, so he doesn't get money. otherwise I always tip 20%.

And I heard it makes you look sensitive to girls.
 
Depending on how the service was, if I got out to a restaurant and get good service and the meal is good I have no problem leaving 5 bucks for the tip. If the service is horrible ex: my prom night, go out to a fancy restaurant and our food takes 45 minutes to get to us, no tip there but I did get 75% off the meal and we got some of the stuff we ordered for free so I only ended up paying like $13 for both my dates and my meal, twas sweet but half ****ed up the plans but meh.
 
I don't tip, because restaurants charge a 10% service charge on top of the meal which allegedly goes to the waiters and waitresses.
 
i always do... i know how shitty those jobs are. if somebody does a good job, they deserve 20%. i always tip at least 15%. if they are just terrible i would give them 10%.
 
Depends on the country you're in. EG, I hear that in the US, its customary to tip waiters etc, even if service is bad- this is most likely because staff such as that only get paid minimum wage and make the rest on tips.

In Australia, there's a much higher margin of pay on staff such as those, and tipping isn't obligatory (although, people still do it, but noone will think it unusual if you don't)
 
bliink said:
Depends on the country you're in. EG, I hear that in the US, its customary to tip waiters etc, even if service is bad- this is most likely because staff such as that only get paid minimum wage and make the rest on tips.

In Australia, there's a much higher margin of pay on staff such as those, and tipping isn't obligatory (although, people still do it, but noone will think it unusual if you don't)
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They don't even legally have to be paid minimum wage as a base salary in the US because they are supposed to receive tips. If no one gives them tips they get paid shit... and it's legal because it's not the employer's fault. Also, some restaurants require that waitresses' tips get split with the bus boys, although it's only a relatively small portion of the tips because the bus boys get a higher base salary.

I usually tip 20% and round to the nearest dollar... unless I'm short on bills.
 
If I lean forward enough, then I tip.
 
i tip if the service is good - wouldnt tip if there is already a service charge included though.
 
I always tip; how much depends on the service. Usually I like to give 10% regardless, unless of course I don't have it on me or if the service was horrendously bad. There've been times it's been bad enough where I don't tip, but I've never had to give anyone a penny (if you didn't know, that's the biggest insult to a waiter or waitress you can give...tip them a penny). There've been times I've tipped a helluva lot over 10% though. I think the most I ever tipped was close to $50.

I don't tip because society tells me to either. I tip because some people really deserve it. Also, my family's had a couple waitresses (notably my grandmother and my aunt; my grandma's where I learned that penny thing from), so I grew up hearing stories about it. It's tougher work than people think, and they're really not paid enough sometimes.
 
Over here wages are decent so tiping is only a sign that you think that they did a good job.
 
I tip when the service is exceptional, other then that they get paid so live it up.
 
Pi Mu Rho said:
If I lean forward enough, then I tip.
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:laugh: I'll admit, that was a good one.

I don't go out much, plus I'm only 15. Not like you can tip people at McDonalds.
 
I usually only tip the pizza delivery guy when I know I have money to spare.
 
I don't believe in it. I won't do that because society tells me so!
 
I tip always. If it was shitty I'll tip very stingy (like 5% or something)

If it was outrageously horrible on the fault of those who you're tipping, I'll give nothing.

If they exceed very much and make it very nice I'll give 20% plus an extra buck or something
 
Pi Mu Rho said:
If I lean forward enough, then I tip.
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Even after drinking a wee bit too much lastnight, it is my birthday tomorrow :), i still found that funny.

edit2: Where did my first edit disappear to? Anyway, as i was saying, i will only tip if the service is good and i can afford to.
 
I usually tip when I eat out at a decent restaurant if the waiter actually is decent. But sometimes we dont tip when ordering in large groups because usually at a ncie restaurant they tack on a %20 automatically tip that usually adds 20-50 dollars to your order...

Here is my tipping horror story. One time I got really hungry so I ordered a pizza online from papa johns. A small PIZZA thats like 6 - 7 dollars. They already add a nominal delivery fee of 1.50 I think so That should cover it. My house is really close to papa johns and Im pretty sure you dont need a full tank to get here. Also at this point im strapped for cash I go searching for pennies coins and dimes anything. I barely have enough to buy the pizza.

Ok pizza gets here everything is going well I pay the gay the exact price close the door. Few seconds later it rings and he says tip? and I give him ten cents and smile. Some people....
 
Bah, tips are another form of Stealth tax! Down with them!

Service charges should be included, I'm not going to pay extra out of the kindness of my heart (I'm trying to scrape my own pennies together as it is) unless the person providing the service made me feel "wow, they did a good job, they made my evening that little bit better"

When I went to the US it annoyed me how prices didn't include the state tax too.
 
The thing is, minimum wage for waiters and waitresses is much less than for other jobs (in Canada, at least). Minimum wage for most jobs is $7.50 (I think? They've been changing it recently) while minimum wage for servers is something like $6.50 (again, could be off a bit), because it's expected that people should tip. But I completely agree that bad service does not warrant a tip.
Also, someone mentioned restaurants add 10% service charge or something that goes to servers; not all restaurants do that, you should check your bill before making that assumption.
 
IonizeMyAtoms said:
The thing is, minimum wage for waiters and waitresses is much less than for other jobs (in Canada, at least). Minimum wage for most jobs is $7.50 (I think? They've been changing it recently) while minimum wage for servers is something like $6.50 (again, could be off a bit), because it's expected that people should tip. But I completely agree that bad service does not warrant a tip.
Also, someone mentioned restaurants add 10% service charge or something that goes to servers; not all restaurants do that, you should check your bill before making that assumption.
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Minimum wage varies from state to state.



That's why they call it minimum.
 
I never tip. Mr. Pink speaks the truth!..........

NICE GUY EDDIE
I don't even know a Jew who'd have
the balls to say that. So let's
get this straight. You never ever
tip?

MR. WHITE
I don't tip because society says I
gotta. I tip when somebody
deserves a tip. When somebody
really puts forth an effort, they
deserve a little something extra.
But this tipping automatically,
that shit's for the birds. As far
as I'm concerned, they're just
doin their job.

MR. BLUE
Our girl was nice.

MR. WHITE
Our girl was okay. She didn't do
anything special.

MR. BLONDE
What's something special, take ya
in the kitchen and suck your dick?

They all laugh.

NICE GUY EDDIE
I'd go over twelve percent for
that.

MR. WRITE
Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've
been here a long ****in time, and
she's only filled my cup three
times. When I order coffee, I
want it filled six times.

MR. BLONDE
What if she's too busy?

MR. WHITE
The words "too busy" shouldn't be
in a waitress's vocabulary.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last
thing you need is another cup of
coffee.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
These ladies aren't starvin to
death. They make minimum wage.
When I worked for minimum wage, I
wasn't lucky enough to have a job
that society deemed tipworthy.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Ahh, now we're getting down to it.
It's not just that he's a cheap
bastard--

MR. ORANGE
--It is that too--

NICE GUY EDDIE
--It is that too. But it's also
he couldn't get a waiter job. You
talk like a pissed off dishwasher:
"**** those ****s and their
****ing tips."

MR. BLONDE
So you don't care that they're
counting on your tip to live?

Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together.

MR. WHITE
Do you know what this is? It's
the world's smallest violin,
playing just for the waitresses.

MR. BLONDE
You don't have any idea what
you're talking about. These
people bust their ass. This
is a hard job.

MR. WHITE
So's working at McDonald's, but
you don't feel the need to tip
them. They're servin ya food, you
should tip em. But no, society
says tip these guys over here, but
not those guys over there. That's
bullshit.

MR. ORANGE
They work harder than the kids at
McDonald's.

MR. WHITE
Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning
fryers.

MR. BROWN
These people are taxed on the tips
they make. When you stiff 'em,
you cost them money.

MR. BLONDE
Waitressing is the number one
occupation for female non-college
graduates in this country. It's
the one jab basically any woman
can get, and make a living on.
The reason is because of tips.

MR. WHITE
**** all that.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
Hey, I'm very sorry that the
government taxes their tips.
That's ****ed up. But that ain't
my fault. it would appear that
waitresses are just one of the
many groups the government ****s
in the ass on a regular basis.
You show me a paper says the
government shouldn't do that, I'll
sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll
vote for it. But what I won't do
is play ball. And this non-
college bullshit you're telling
me, I got two words for that:
"Learn to ****in type." Cause if
you're expecting me to help out
with the rent, you're in for a big
****in surprise.

MR. ORANGE
He's convinced me. Give me my
dollar back.

Everybody laughs. Joe's comes back to the table.

JOE
Okay ramblers, let's get to
rambling. Wait a minute, who
didn't throw in?

MR. ORANGE
Mr. White.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
Mr. White?
(to Mr. White)
Why?

MR. ORANGE
He don't tip.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
He don't tip?
(to Mr. White)
You don't tip? Why?

MR. ORANGE
He don't believe in it.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
He don't believe in it?
(to Mr. White)
You don't believe in it?

MR. ORANGE
Nope.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
Shut up!
(to Mr. White)
Cough up the buck, ya cheap
bastard, I paid for your goddamn
breakfast.

MR. WHITE
Because you paid for the
breakfast, I'm gonna tip.
Normally I wouldn't.


:LAUGH: :D
 
Mr. White is played by Harvey Keitel... and Harvey Keitel doesn't say those lines. Steve Buscemi's character, Mr. Pink, says that stuff. How did you get it mixed up through the entire scene when you started the post off by using the right name (Mr. Pink)?
 
That scene from Reservoir Dogs was the first thing that came up to me. I wanted to post that :(
 
Pesmerga said:
Minimum wage varies from state to state.



That's why they call it minimum.
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Apparently you didn't read the part about Canada. And they don't call it minimum wage because it varies. It's called minimum wage because a person cannot legally be paid less
 
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