Juliana L Holm wrote:
[snip]
> No. You leave 15% for good service, more for excellent service.
This has
> tended to creep up, to more like 17% for good service, and 20% in
some
> fancier places and more expensive markets. That said 15% is pretty
much
> always an adequate tip, and 20% is always a good tip, and you can
round to
> the quarter or even leave exact change.
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This always starts an argument. The first thing of note is that the
convention was usually 15% PRETAX. 15% was at one time considered
appropriate
for "nominal" service, 17% for above average service, 20% for
extraordinary
service. Anything above that was for individualized service. Over the
years folks have argued alot about these conventions. Many folks would
tip 15%, post-tax, and consider that equivalent to 17% pretax. Then
there are the "tip 'em a penny" for bad service types. Strictly
speaking,
if one is going to "stiff" a server to any particular degree, a
discussion with a manager is probably appropriate. Honestly, if one is
tipping 20%+, a kind word to a manager may also be appropriate.
There aren't any "laws" in this manner and one can tip about
whatever
they want, or not at all. It is notable that in many cases, the
difference
being discussed is roughly a dollar on many tabs.
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