[BobnBev]

Good service, 25 to 30%. 3 years ago, I gave a waitress $100. She still takes good care of me after all that time. She is the best waitress I've ever had, and she said villagers are lousy tippers.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

If you need to know to simply reply to my OP...

20-30 percent for good service in restaurants.

Minimum $20 to delivery people for large items.

Minimum $100 to UPS,mail,sanitation etc for the holidays.

At least $20 to workman that do work in my house as long as they are not the owners.

As I said..tipping is a regional custom. ive noticed folks from flyover states tip less...sometimes to the point of embarrassment.

$100 for UPS?
I don't think I've ever had the same driver down here.
Especially around the holidays, when the temporary's are working.
Regarding regions...I've noticed folks from the right and left coast, tip the least, and drive the worst...

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

$100 for UPS?
I don't think I've ever had the same driver down here.
Especially around the holidays, when the temporary's are working.
Regarding regions...I've noticed folks from the right and left coast, tip the least, and drive the worst...

The coast people tip. The fly overs are cheap. The newspaper people deserve $100.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by JSR22

Tipping the person who delivers your paper 365 days a year anything less than $2.00 a week is wrong. Tip at least $100!

I had a paper route. I was lucky when people paid for the newspaper. When someone gives me a Christmas card with a return envelope attached, $20.00 is plenty. If the delivery person has 300 homes and all give $20, a $6000 bonus is pretty nice.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by JSR22

The coast people tip. The fly overs are cheap. The newspaper people deserve $100.

I was asking about UPS.
Newspapers are a waste of trees.
Coasters are cheap.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

$100 for UPS?
I don't think I've ever had the same driver down here.
Especially around the holidays, when the temporary's are working.
Regarding regions...I've noticed folks from the right and left coast, tip the least, and drive the worst...

UPS drivers are very well paid. They probably can make up to $70,000/80,000 per year with overtime. I don't think they are allowed to take tips. Save your money for the ones who really need and deserve the extra income.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

If you need to know to simply reply to my OP...

20-30 percent for good service in restaurants.

Minimum $20 to delivery people for large items.

Minimum $100 to UPS,mail,sanitation etc for the holidays.

At least $20 to workman that do work in my house as long as they are not the owners.

As I said..tipping is a regional custom. ive noticed folks from flyover states tip less...sometimes to the point of embarrassment.

How did you get that job? Telling people what is de rigueur?

Fly over states. Hmmm.

Like Villager Joyce pointed out, there are a lot of nice things going on that no one brings to anyone's attention.

There are a couple of words for that kind of behavior; Class and Class.

From the silent majority.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How did you get that job? Telling people what is de rigueur?

Fly over states. Hmmm.

Like Villager Joyce pointed out, there are a lot of nice things going on that no one brings to anyone's attention.

There are a couple of words for that kind of behavior; Class and Class.

From the silent majority.

[justjim]

East, West, North, South, Coasts or Plains it’s pretty obvious that there are “good tippers and “poor tippers” from all regions and all different walks of life.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How did you get that job? Telling people what is de rigueur?

Fly over states. Hmmm.

Like Villager Joyce pointed out, there are a lot of nice things going on that no one brings to anyone's attention.

There are a couple of words for that kind of behavior; Class and Class.

From the silent majority.

If in a restaurant and I receive good service from the waitress/waiter, in addition to a 20% tip, I will leave a short note thanking them. I know you can’t spend a note, but positive reinforcement for a job well done is appreciated.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

If in a restaurant and I receive good service from the waitress/waiter, in addition to a 20% tip, I will leave a short note thanking them. I know you can’t spend a note, but positive reinforcement for a job well done is appreciated.

And let the mgr know on the way out what a good job the employee did.

[Two Bills]

As a solo diner I don't work on a percentage of meal charge. I give servers $5 for lunch and $10 at dinner, whatever the bill. In company I go with the consensus.
I never go back to restaurants that add a service charge to the bill. Who are they to presume I was satisfied with meal and service. JMO

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How did you get that job? Telling people what is de rigueur?

Fly over states. Hmmm.

Like Villager Joyce pointed out, there are a lot of nice things going on that no one brings to anyone's attention.

There are a couple of words for that kind of behavior; Class and Class.

From the silent majority.

[Lovey2]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

If you need to know to simply reply to my OP...

20-30 percent for good service in restaurants.

Minimum $20 to delivery people for large items.

Minimum $100 to UPS,mail,sanitation etc for the holidays.

At least $20 to workman that do work in my house as long as they are not the owners.

As I said..tipping is a regional custom. ive noticed folks from flyover states tip less...sometimes to the point of embarrassment.

Wow..."I am bowled over by your generosity and will adjust my future tipping habits based on your chastisement of the rest of us for not keeping up to your high standards of living".....said no one so far! What a condescending post...

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by Lovey2

Wow..."I am bowled over by your generosity and will adjust my future tipping habits based on your chastisement of the rest of us for not keeping up to your high standards of living".....said no one so far! What a condescending post...

Well stated. IMHO several of us hinted with just enough to keep our thoughts in the acceptable category and available for others to see.