Wanna know what is sad? Hannah and I were talking the other day about her work, and she said when a party prays before their meal she can bet on a really small tip. What a terrible stereotype.
I made a "Kristirule" when Brandy was a server that I always tip minimum 20%, and tip a dollar more than I think is enough. We sometimes forget that these people work for an incredibly small hourly wage and the tips received are expected to make up the difference between what these people make and what they deserve. If you have ever been a server, or watched closely a server in action--a good one that is--they really work hard at making people feel special, and get stuff to the table in a timely manner.
So be a big tipper--most of the time the servers have earned it! Bust out that stereotype!
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Amen sista. Leah is a server at Cracker Barrel. She loves conversing with the guests, but does get frustrated with working so hard on some tables and people being crabby and then leaving hardly or no tip. She only makes 3.77 an hour without tips. Some people are way generous and she is grateful. There was one table late at night who had a seventy dollar table order, ate, and walked out...did not pay cashier and did not tip! She gets the biggest tips from people she finds out are from up north-like Michigan etc. Nice folks up there ya know!I
I agree though---Christians should set the example. Terrible witness to pray and not leave a good tip. Worse yet--leaving a tract and a lousy tip!
If you can't afford to leave a big, fat tip you can't afford to eat at a restaurant. Go to the Golden Arches with that little change purse, Scrooge.
It really packs a punch when your children are the ones getting the shaft.
Mark, I agree bigtime!
I'm thankful I married a good tipper.
I'm married to an ex-waitress and she lets me get by with 15%, but not a penny less.
I thought of you last night at dinner. Richard told me to tip $5. I tipped $6.
I spent some time in college waiting tables and only remember one time really getting shorted on a tip. The generous and the less-generous kind of balanced one another, and if I saw a Christian family I was happy to to know that I would be treated kindly. Understanding that Christians are generally poorer (something about having money goes against seeing your need for...anything) than 'the world' I was glad that they could get out and treat their family in some way, even if it meant a few dollars less for me. Also consider, if it's a family that we're talking about they are often single income earners. (Not giving myself an excuse, being an ex-waitress we tip well, too.)
I worked in food service for about 6 years, and I'm a good tipper. When the service warrants it. I won't pay for bad service. Keep my water and coffee full, act like you give half a crap, and you'll get a better than 20% tip, even if the food sucks. I know you didn't cook it. Also, I'll send it back as I'm not shy. A tip should be earned.
I feel Hannah's pain. It's especially infuriating when your co-workers make thier tips based on how they're dressed, vs their actual skill, while you bust your ASS for someone, to get the change off their bill... literally the coins.
Anyway, having been in the industry for 10 years I have MANY feelings about tipping, and I could go on for hours about them--but I'll spare you.
My rule is to divide the total of the bill by 5, and that's how many dollars of tip you should leave. It works out to be right at 20%!
Example: Total bill is $36.75. Round to $37, divide by 5, you get 7.50. Round to $8 if the service is great, round to $7 if it wasn't. Leave less, accordingly, if it was really bad.
Easy-peasy!
--lauren
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