[OhioBuckeye]

If you put tip on credit card they share it with bar tender, cash they can stuff it in their pocket. At least this is what a waitress told me. Whatever you comment back to me I’ll beleive it, no point in arguing about this, I tip & it’s their tip so they can do whatever they want with it!

[conman5652@aol.com]

They do more then bring u a plate. Remember their pay per hour is less then half the current Fl minimum wage. So yes cheap people like u my be keeping good servers from working in the bubble.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Andyhope

Sorry to disagree with you. If you only tip 5%, maybe you should just eat at home

Disagree! If you tip at all it is a gratuity (gift of appreciation), an unfortunate and demeaning custom that presume "class" difference, But, it is not a requirement or law.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by conman5652@aol.com

They do more then bring u a plate. Remember their pay per hour is less then half the current Fl minimum wage. So yes cheap people like u my be keeping good servers from working in the bubble.

That restaurants screw customers by guilt tripping them into paying Their employees wages and took responsibility for their employees, tipping would still
occur, albeit not as often or to such expense.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Pennyt

5% tip? Way too low for someone who makes less than minimum wage! 15-20% would be considered standard. Unless the service was horrible, I would be embarrassed to leave a tip of 5%.

Your embarrassment is your problem. You have been emotionally blackmailed into believing the restaurants employees wages are your responsibility.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Do you know if the moon is still made out of green cheese?

It's not the cheese that is green. It's the mold.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Personally, I think that if people stopped tipping servers completely, the service in restaurants would get better, not worse. Restaurants would need to hire better employees, pay them more, and they would have more control over their performance. I agree with the poster who said that tipping is nonsense.

Agree. If tips were only for truly special, over the top service, and not for standard average, then service would likely get better.

[gmnirr]

Don't dishwashers and cooks get minimum wage of $15, why would they get part of the servers tip ?

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Just because it's illegal doesn't mean they don't do it. At Gator's Dockside, all tips that are on debit/credit cards get pooled by wait staff, bartenders, hosts, and kitchen staff for the shift.

Give your wait staff their tip in cash, and make sure to hand it to them personally. Otherwise - it'll be pooled.

Bingo.

I tip on the quality of the service: 10% for meeting expectations, 15%, 20% or more for really great service. But always in cash, and I make sure that I give it to the waitperson. What they do with the tip after that is their own affair, but at least they know their work is being rewarded and to what extent.

[Laker14]

the system is what the system is. It certainly isn't the system I would design, but it's unlikely to change much.
Basically, it's simple.
If you don't tip, or you tip 5%, all of your arguments are really just a cover for being a cheap SOB. Period.
Enjoy your meal.
(I have never been a tipped employee)

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

Good question. But this is the Villages…many cheap tippers here. My guess..75% tip almost nothing or substandard tips. 20% tip the recommended amount. 5% tip too much and love to brag on totv that they are as generous as Frank Sinatra in his heyday.

Personally…i tip no more than 5%. Why tip to just bring a plate over.

Time to stop this tipping nonsence. Wait…next year it will be suggested u tip 25%.

If you can't afford to tip 15-20%, don't eat out. Whether you agree with the "system" of gratuities in the US is immaterial; that's the way it is and the servers depend on the tips to make wages.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Laker14

the system is what the system is. It certainly isn't the system I would design, but it's unlikely to change much.

Like removing Daylight Savings Time to one time only.

[Ray Greene]

The difference between intelligent and stupid is intelligence has limits. Where do small tippers fit?

[Gpsma]

This tipping at restaurants is getting absurd. If the owner raises his prices 10% because of inflation…im suppose to tip more to someone that cant get a meaningful job or education?

So do you tip at mcdonalds? Do you tip at anywhere but a sitdown restaurant?

Tipping should be for personal service only…not for a waitstaff hndling multiple tables.

But the FRANK SINATRA tipperas of the villages will always condemn those who reliaze thos tipping system is a joke

[VApeople]

I used to be a terrible tipper but I have changed. Maybe it is because our children are doing very well and they do not depend on us, or maybe because my wife and I are very glad to be alive and in good health, or maybe I have just become more aware of the people around me.

We meet a lot of young people who provide very good services for us, and we always thank them and give them a good (by our standards) tip.

We don't eat at restaurants that are more expensive than the country clubs and we do a lot of carry out. We always pay cash and tip about 25% or more. I guess I would not give a tip if the server or food provider was not nice, but we have never met anyone like that in our 7 years living here. Maybe because we smile and show them respect.