Im not telling anyone how to spend their money. Simply pointing out the less than generous nature of the "thrifty" people in TV. I choose to be fairly generous with regard to low paid people who provide me with good service.

For decades, the standard in restaurants has always been 15% for good service. Somehow over the last 10-15 years, it has become 18%-20%. How and why did that happen. I generally tip 15%. If the service was especially excellent I go 20% and if there was a problem 10%.

We went out for Indian food yesterday. While researching Indian restaurants, I came across one that automatically adds 15% service fee to your bill. I will not go there because of that.

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In the case of the Daily Sun, the cost of the paper is about $2.00 per week and we're supposed to tip the delivery person the same $2.00? I don't get the paper so I really don't know.

I'm sure these people that deliver get paid at least minimum wage. Why should we tip them and not the workers in Wal-Mart for example?

20 - 25% at restaurants, the higher number for exceptional service. If the service is poor so is the tip. Since we have been known to have a cocktail or two and/or wine the tip adds up. The newspaper person gets a card with a fifty dollar bill and the mail person the same. After thinking about it, Maybe we should go to a $ 100. Delivery and service people get tipped if they do something beyond the job they were hired to do.

Newspaper Tip
 

I give a $100 because never ever have we not had our paper delivered. Always double bagged so it is dry. It is in our driveway by 6 AM (we have dogs)

Pray tell! How far did you have to go to find and Indian restaurant? Was it good?

A good place to watch how people tip is to watch while standing in line at one of the drink kiosks at the Squares. It will make you shake your head.


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If I understand correctly, the newspaper costs about $65 a year and you tip $100. Wowzy.

Tipping
 

I am tipping for the service not a % of price. If I gave 20% it is only $13 which would be no where near the value of the service.

We just received the EOB for my husband’s colonoscopy. The anesthesiologist charged $700. I’m wondering if we should send him a thousand dollar tip because my husband slept like a baby.

Many people are extremely thrifty. They clip coupons, shop for bargains, do not buy things they don't need, reuse what they have, are careful to not overspend, vote against issues that are superfluous, and take good care of what they own, with their main goal to see that they will be able to take care of their bills and not burden others. The Villages is full of such people. They moved here from New York, California and all of the states in between.

The Villages is also full of many of the same people who are kind and generous. They tutor at the local schools, volunteer at the kitchens that serve the hungry, and at the local hospitals, give to the many good charities that help the homeless in Ocala Forest and to their churches who do public outreach. Although we may not see them do it, I am sure that they help those in their family and in their knowledge who truly need a hand up.

I don't know what people give to servers, but I must note that we must have some of the most patient and hard working servers of long standing here in The Villages. We have talked to some who have worked here for more than twenty years, many because they could give their children the advantage of the charter schools. They must often suffer from some of the unkind and selfish people who come to eat where they work. Two of the places that we especially love the servers are Cane Garden and Bob Evans.

But to the point that many are generous and many are not. We just don't know what people give and how they give it. We don't know how they were brought up and what kind of mom's they had or what kind of personality they inherited. We don't know what shaped them and made them either selfish or compassionate and caring of others.

We don't know. But I do think their kindness is noted and will be rewarded. I like the Bible verse that Villager Joyce posted a couple of days ago, and although my face is not often seen in Holy places, my heart agrees with that verse. Maybe Joyce will post it again. It is Sunday and it is a very good verse.

My pleasure. Happy Sunday!

Matthew 6:1-4New International Version (NIV)

Giving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Happy Sunday to you and thanks for re-posting. A great message to ponder regarding the topic of this thread. Although it is true that many of our service workers are seriously underpaid and deserving of a substantial tip for good service, not all are of the means to do so, even in TV. If one has to judge, they should not measure by the quantity but by the ability, and most importantly by the heart of the giver. There you will find real truth instead of the ambiguity of human judgment.

Hahahaha....this is too funny!!:1rotfl: