If You Have a Bad Waiter/Server, How Well Do You Tip?

[Warhammer]

How much? Or do you just bypass the tipping part completely?

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Tip, and leave a note saying "Please Have a Better Day Tomorrow".

Then return at a later point when they're working to see if there's any change in their etiquette.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

One exception would be the jackass waiter who's perfectly happy, but indifferent toward you. Don't you dare ever tip them. Even in an experiment.

 

[enterthemadness]

I give them $4 in gold Presidential coins and tell them to have fun spending it.

Spoiler

But no, I give them a few bucks cash.

 

[MrMaooz]

I don't tip at all. Mr. Pink has taught me well.

 

[charl_huntress]

How much? Or do you just bypass the tipping part completely?

I tip 10% when service is bad. I still believe even a bad server deserves a tip for bringing your food. Good service is what I tip nicely for.

 

[Duke]

It depends on the service you'e gotten. Bad service, bad tip. Good service, good tip.

 

[charl_huntress]

10% is a bad tip for me.

 

[KevanG]

I usually cook my own food or go to places where tipping isn't done, like fast food.

 

[MrsKent26]

I usually just give the same tip regardless of service. I don't calculate the percent, but give around $4-5 for meals around $30-40 in cost. I can't remember having a truly awful server, but if I did, I might skip the tip. I am a tad cheap.

 

[Boy Scout]

Bad service? $2.00, $1.50 at the lowest.

Terrible service? $1.00 or less.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Bad service equals NO TIP. Period. It is a gratuity, not a given. I generally tip, but then again I go to places where I am sure the service and food is to my liking. Sorry, but if your service is lacking I will take my business elsewhere, plain and simple. Treat me well and you get a repeat customer.

 

[The Silent Traveler]

Bad service equals NO TIP. Period. It is a gratuity, not a given. I generally tip, but then again I go to places where I am sure the service and food is to my liking. Sorry, but if your service is lacking I will take my business elsewhere, plain and simple. Treat me well and you get a repeat customer.

Yeah, I agree with this statement. I took my friends to the ethnic restaurant before the one of my friend left for vacation. I truly never forgot the waitress' rude attitude toward me and my friends. For example, she threw a menu on the top of naan bread(Middle Eastern bread) with her "attitude". My friends and I were appalled by how she treated us. I even asked her to take a picture of me with my cell phone and my friends and I got a blurry picture of us instead. Even we requested for water yet she ignored us. We didn't give her a tip further. At least, we were served a delicious dinner despite the waitress' attitude.

 

[charl_huntress]

What kind of food are you guys eating?

I eat well when I eat out and I could not tip $1 or $2 without looking like an idiot.

Please don't tell me $2 tips are considered norm for a $20 plate of food.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

What kind of food are you guys eating?

I eat well when I eat out and I could not tip $1 or $2 without looking like an idiot.

Please don't tell me $2 tips are considered norm for a $20 plate of food.

I'm not sure I follow CH?

Let me be clear. I tip if the service is at a minimum of what it should be. The server is courteous and is reasonably attentive. But come with attitude, don't respond to my requests, get my order wrong, ect. and it's Soup Nazi time. "No Tip for you!!"

 

[Boy Scout]

I eat at places like Texas Roadhouse and Outback when I feel like having a sit-down meal. My food almost always costs less than $10. I'm still a teenager and can't afford to eat at nicer places yet.

 

[MrsKent26]

I make decent money, but I'm on a budget/trying to save money for home renovations and won't tip more than $5. But my food usually doesn't cost more than $50 (it's usually less). I also eat with a group when I go out and each person leaves a tip.

 

[charl_huntress]

I'm not sure I follow CH?

Let me be clear. I tip if the service is at a minimum of what it should be. The server is courteous and is reasonably attentive. But come with attitude, don't respond to my requests, get my order wrong, ect. and it's Soup Nazi time. "No Tip for you!!"

I don't think you should NEVER NOT tip someone who brings you food as a server. It's uncourteous and improper not to tip.

I'm not sure why I feel this way, but I do. You should always tip someone who brings you food. They are not your servants. A tip...even a small one...is appropriate.

I eat at places like Texas Roadhouse and Outback when I feel like having a sit-down meal, but not in the mood for fast food joints. My food almost always costs less than $10. I'm still a teenager and can't afford to eat at nicer places yet.

No worries.... I guess...but I'll tell you guys a story...

A friend invited her family to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, which is a black establishment with good soul food. The entire bill came to $100 dollars and the person who was paying felt it was okay to tip $2 on that service...because she didn't like the service.... She felt it was shoddy...

My opinion was I don't care about the service. You should tip at least 10%. That's standard because the person serving you is not a slave and should be tipped because they are a hospitality server. That's my opinion and I know it's not shared by others.

Anyhoo...I got into a fight with this person...in the restaurant...because I HAD to explain that $2 on a $100 bill was INAPPROPRIATE.

 

[Warhammer]

I simply require good service. Trust me, I don't ask for much. Just bring me my food, refill my drink, and ask if I'm doing okay more than once. And from having the unfortunate privilege of working in the food industry for a few months and really getting to know how it works, I always tip 20% as long as my above qualifications are met.

Most servers have enough common sense to realize that tending to the customer's needs is their job. Get out there, do it, and you will (hopefully) be rewarded for it regardless of what happened to you in the day. Honestly, you'll never know if the person that happens to be seated in your section will give you a $100 or above tip. It happens.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I think that a person serving food is an employee of the establishment. They get a salary. A tip is indeed a gratuity in the fullest sense. To expect it sounds off to me. And that's from someone who does tip for the bare minimum. But if your service is lacking? Nope. Don't come at me with unprofessional behavior. Don't be rude. Don't leave me hanging trying to get your attention when it's just me and maybe 5 other people in there. Don't make me have to find you to get the check, cuz I have places to be and things to do. If you are delivering DON'T DROP THE FOOD AFTER YOU GET THE ADDRESS WRONG AND MY FOOD ARRIVES COLD. (This has happened to me twice, and, no that delivery guy did not get a tip.) To give out tips no matter the service is to encourage general bad behavior in a way. Maybe that's just me?

 

[MrsKent26]

I don't think you should NEVER NOT tip someone who brings you food as a server. It's uncourteous and improper not to tip.

I'm not sure why I feel this way, but I do. You should always tip someone who brings you food. They are not your servants. A tip...even a small one...is appropriate.

No worries.... I guess...but I'll tell you guys a story...

A friend invited her family to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, which is a black establishment with good soul food. The entire bill came to $100 dollars and the person who was paying felt it was okay to tip $2 on that service...because she didn't like the service.... She felt it was shoddy...

My opinion was I don't care about the service. You should tip at least 10%. That's standard because the person serving you is not a slave and should be tipped because they are a hospitality server. That's my opinion and I know it's not shared by others.

Anyhoo...I got into a fight with this person...in the restaurant...because I HAD to explain that $2 on a $100 bill was INAPPROPRIATE.

I understand and respect your opinion, but the servers are being paid to bring the food. I guess I don't think that not tipping means they're being treated like a slave. I know they don't get paid much, so I always tip (so far), but I get what Krypton's saying too.

 

[Warhammer]

I think that a person serving food is an employee of the establishment. They get a salary. A tip is indeed a gratuity in the fullest sense. To expect it sounds off to me. And that's from someone who does tip for the bare minimum. But if your service is lacking? Nope. Don't come at me with unprofessional behavior. Don't be rude. Don't leave me hanging trying to get your attention when it's just me and maybe 5 other people in there. Don't make me have to find you to get the check, cuz I have places to be and things to do. If you are delivering DON'T DROP THE FOOD AFTER YOU GET THE ADDRESS WRONG AND MY FOOD ARRIVES COLD. (This has happened to me twice, and, no that delivery guy did not get a tip.) To give out tips no matter the service is to encourage general bad behavior in a way. Maybe that's just me?

I agree with you that the tip should never be expected. Servers are never entitled to a tip. People on both sides of the equation need to understand that.

 

[charl_huntress]

In this instance I operate on "do to others as you yourself want to be treated".

For that reason I think tipping should be done when service is rendered. Of course, not in all cases, but especially in waiting and serving food it should be done.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I agree with you that the tip should never be expected. Servers are never entitled to a tip. People on both sides of the equation need to understand that.

I am currently a concierge at a building in SOHO Manhattan. Overnite shift. Now, come Christmas the residents can be very generous. But you know what? If they never gave me a cent I would not complain, because there is nothing besides their WANTING to do it that makes that money appear in an envelope for me. I got the job because my brother worked here first. He also got my aunt a job here. She (stupidly) actually complained to a resident that she had not received anything. Long story short, she got herself fired. Now, am I saying that at this job it's not nice to get that little something extra for the hustle I put in? Yeah. I've been through terrorist attacks, black outs and hurricanes. For Sandy, I was stuck in the city and did not see my apartment for four days and lived at the building, with no power or water, or a proper bed. Did I get something extra come X-mas from SOME in the building? Yeah. And I got nothing from some and some gave me what they usually do. All of that is gravy to me though. My hours are what's important. Pay me that. Pay me for my time. That's my view. Now, food servers do get paid crap, and they depend on tips, no doubt. But I just feel that the tip should reflect the service and for me, bad service means no tip, and most likely, no repeat business from me. I hope I am not coming off as a skinflint or a cheapskate. I tip all the time. I tipped 3 times this week at the diner in my neighborhood. But they treat me well and the food is good so they are holding up their end of the bargain as I see it.

 

[Warhammer]

In this instance I operate on "do to others as you yourself want to be treated".

For that reason I think tipping should be done when service is rendered. Of course, not in all cases, but especially in waiting and serving food it should be done.

I agree with that statement but not entirely with your basis of that statement. I have enough intrinsic motivation to realize that if I were a server, I'd treat a customer how I'd want to be treated if I were a patron at a restaurant/bar. I would never expect to be given a tip if I am a neglectful server who is merely going through the motions. I'm better than that.

I assume that same for any server assigned to my table. I'm not tipping them because they are merely fulfilling their job description. I tip because they treat me well. They acknowledge that they are a representative of the brand/company. Good service gets the 20% tip. Bad service gets whatever I deem fit based on how bad they were. I've been neglected before. In return, I neglected them. It was just desserts. I'm sure they'll never do it again.