How much do you tip? (non-poker/casino related) (1 Viewer)

[Poker Zombie]

this is really wrong imo. it's not the dealer's fault if you're not up, so his compensation shouldn't depend on the quality of your play. in fact, the more inefficiently the dealer performs his job, the most money he saves you since you're admittedly rarely ahead in the game.

I know, and I agree. I just become so freaking nitty in a cash game. Also, since 99% of my play in a casino is tournament play, I never really got in the habit of tipping dealers... Except for the Dealer's add-on at the beginning of a tournament, which again is a bribe of sorts.

 

[jbutler]

Crap, you're supposed to tip the guy at the cage?

supposed to? i tip $1, but it's not super common and i doubt the cage staff expects it.

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I know, and I agree. I just become so freaking nitty in a cash game. Also, since 99% of my play in a casino is tournament play, I never really got in the habit of tipping dealers... Except for the Dealer's add-on at the beginning of a tournament, which again is a bribe of sorts.

i would really encourage you to make an effort to change your practice. i used to hear this all the time when i delivered pizza in college - "but i barely have enough to pay for the food!" my response to them was always that if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to order delivery and i feel the same about cash games. if you can't afford the additional amount necessary for a reasonable tip, then you can't afford the game.

 

[Mr Tree]

supposed to? i tip $1, but it's not super common and i doubt the cage staff expects it.

Thank God. I was a tipped employee all through college. Since I had no parents if I didn't make money I didn't eat. So I am VERY sensitive to proper tipping. I would have felt awful if I had been short changing people for years. I was thinking about a couple of my decent size cash outs in Vegas a couple of months ago where I didn't leave the guy a dime. I'll start kicking them a buck or two in the future.

 

[JoseRijo]

You tip gas station attendants??? LOL.

My best friend from college is from New Jersey, and whenever we were there, I would try to goad him into tipping the attendant. He never did.

I'm barely old enough to remember the real, check-your-oil and wash your windows full-service. But I'm pretty sure Mr. Cleaver never tipped his gas men.

 

[Chicken Rob]

Crap, you're supposed to tip the guy at the cage?

I always ask for the new hundos. If I get them, I tip. If I am just getting what's on top. No tip. I never tip getting chips, unless they are from a chip runner.

When I was in vegas in '07, I learned a few things. Tip the guy that runs the list. Tip the people at the buffet entrance. $1 to each let me skip lines all week. It was like magic. And it only took $1!

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supposed to? i tip $1, but it's not super common and i doubt the cage staff expects it.

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i would really encourage you to make an effort to change your practice. i used to hear this all the time when i delivered pizza in college - "but i barely have enough to pay for the food!" my response to them was always that if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to order delivery and i feel the same about cash games. if you can't afford the additional amount necessary for a reasonable tip, then you can't afford the game.

I'm with you on this, but I tip $1/pot regardless of size. I'll tip for $3 pots most of the time though. I do sometimes space out, and do ask the dealer to remind me to tip. The ones who do make me happier.

 

[Puggy]

I don' t tip. But that's just b/c we don' t have a tipping culture here. Abroad? Yes I do then.

I'm just TapaTalking

 

[Leonard]

Tipping isn't uniquely American, but we do seem to be known worldwide for tipping more than most other places. I tip pretty much like in the OP. I always tip at the poker table but I tip more when I'm up. I tip more in Vegas than anywhere else because that's the culture. I tip more when I ask for something out of the ordinary. Over Christmas, I had family in town. We went to a Mexican restaurant and drove the server bananas. We didn't order anything the way it came, my sister sent something back, etc. I tipped the server a lot (maybe 50%) because it was Christmas, and, God knows, she earned it. I tip cute females more because I can't help myself.

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[ssanel54]

I too spent many years working in the restaurant industry, so am generally a very generous tipper. One practice I cannot stand however is when waitstaff automatically includes a gratuity on parties of a certain size. If they did an incredible job, and if they go out of their way to point out that gratuity is included in the tab, then I will consider increasing the tip amount. Otherwise, if they don't say anything, they get the 15-18% that they include. I guess I take it kind of personally if they feel like they are not going to get an appropriate tip, and therefore need to add it onto the check.

The oldest trick in the book is to not mention that gratuity is added onto their itemized Bill, and then go run their credit card for the full amount including tip. 8 times out of 10 the customer will unknowingly tip an additional 20% on the credit card receipt.

 

[beaver]

I have traveled for business for 30 years and have never known that tipping was customary for regular hotel stays. Cruise ships and resorts, yes. The Hilton Garden Inn, no clue.

You're not the only one Jeff. I travel a lot for business, I spend more night in hotel rooms than I do at home, and I never knew that tipping housekeeping staff was a common thing.

 

[gpc]

How about haircuts. Unfortunately, I can't find any good barbers and have been going to the chain salons. A haircut is about $12 and I'll tip $5 min even with coupon or promotional $6 price.

 

[UW85]

I tip for everything and think I tip pretty generously, but not always $. I had a bunch of dirt delivered over the course of a few days -- I made sure to "tip" every truck driver several things like brand new brass padlocks, warm choc. chip cookies, treats, etc. I tipped my daughter's teacher in elementary school (it was the gal's first year teaching and I wanted her to stick with it) -- got her 13 iMacs by finding great deals on Craigslist, fixing them up, etc. I only wish I had Bill Gates $ to do more. Give me so much joy to do stuff like that.

 

[bergs]

I am often confused on what to tip a Food Delivery person when they are already charging a Delivery fee?

I only tip the delivery driver when they deliver someone else's pizza to us. (This actually happened one night at Ssanel's).

 

[BGinGA]

You tip gas station attendants??? LOL.

My best friend from college is from New Jersey, and whenever we were there, I would try to goad him into tipping the attendant. He never did.

I'm barely old enough to remember the real, check-your-oil and wash your windows full-service. But I'm pretty sure Mr. Cleaver never tipped his gas men.

I worked full-service gas stations during a couple of summers while in college. Tipping was common for excellent service with a smile (and mine was). Not uncommon for regular customers to stop by and tip $10 or $20 (a lot back then) towards the end of the summer when they knew I was about to go back to school, and I always thanked them for the extra drug beer money.

 

[Chicken Rob]

How about haircuts. Unfortunately, I can't find any good barbers and have been going to the chain salons. A haircut is about $12 and I'll tip $5 min even with coupon or promotional $6 price.

Haircuts need no tip. Lean over the bathroom sink with a set of buzz trimmers. Takes 5 minutes.

 

[grandgnu]

WAITER/TRESS: 15% for expected service. 20% if they really wow me
BARTENDER: $1/drink
TAKE-OUT/PICK-UP: $1
FOOD DELIVERY: $3-5
HOTEL HOUSEKEEPER: whoops. I guess I have trouble tipping someone I don't really see/interact with
CAB DRIVER: $2-4
VALET: $2-5 (if it's really cold out or something I tip more)
POKER ROOM WAITRESS: $1 (and I try to order a couple of drinks together to cut down on this cost plus wait time)
HAIRDRESSER: $3

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Haircuts need no tip. Lean over the bathroom sink with a set of buzz trimmers. Takes 5 minutes.

I have a friend who has cut his own hair for years with a Flowbee. We haven't discussed it lately, but as far as I know he still uses it.

 

[NiceShot]

20 percent to waiters unless service is bad. For drinks usually dollar per

 

[texasrambler]

I don't believe in tips in general...
But I adapt to the local customs when I am abroad.

I am from a working culture of the super high taxed Scandinavian countries
(similar taxes, salaries, culture & customs ).

Tips are common in the restaurant business as a way to get about 10% untaxed money and around 5-10% tips is common but not mandatory.
Everywhere else I would say there is normally no tipping at all. People have salary high enough to make a living and a pride of doing a good job in their respective profession without extra "bribes". Incentives to do a good job is built in the work ethic, I guess.


A waitress or a hairdresser may have similar salary as an engineer after taxes and benefits. Less so nowadays than 20 years ago though, times are a-changing.
Social benefits are wide, e.g. paid parental leave for 18 months and so on.
Healthcare is free for all (200$ yearly total fee for any healthcare). It is a very egalitarian society - at least in theory. University is free also.

from http://wikitravel.org/en/Sweden:http://wikitravel.org/en/Sweden
"Tipping is not mandatory when dining out. You can tip 5-10%, or round the bill up if you've had a nice experience

 

[grandgnu]

So last night my wife and I went out with her parents for dinner. I took care of the bill and handed the little folder to the waitress and said it's all set. My father-in-law tries to give the girl $10 but I say I already took care of it (and I thought I had)

But when I got home I started thinking about it, and realized I had meant to give her a $10-11 tip but wound up only giving her about a dollar! So I called the restaurant up to get her on the phone and confirm it with her and she was very cool about it. Unfortunately they couldn't take credit cards over the phone, and I just sold my car last night because we're moving this weekend so I didn't have a way to drive the 30 minutes to get her a tip.

Fortunately I can mail it to the restaurant to her attention and that will work, so going to send a check for $20 (don't want to risk sending cash)

 

[iblonger]

My wife and I chose to have her stay home to raise our children (the best decision I ever made) so she worked a couple nights a week as a waitress to help make ends meet. That said I am a little more sensitive to tipping in general. Food service is 20-25% even if they are not good. Everyone can have an off night. Bartender a buck every couple of drinks. We had the same mailman for 17 years so we always get him a Christmas gift as a thanks you. Garbage men we stopped gifting because they are never the same guys. We don't really do anything else that would require tipping.

 

[Poker Zombie]

So last night my wife and I went out with her parents for dinner. I took care of the bill and handed the little folder to the waitress and said it's all set. My father-in-law tries to give the girl $10 but I say I already took care of it (and I thought I had)

But when I got home I started thinking about it, and realized I had meant to give her a $10-11 tip but wound up only giving her about a dollar! So I called the restaurant up to get her on the phone and confirm it with her and she was very cool about it. Unfortunately they couldn't take credit cards over the phone, and I just sold my car last night because we're moving this weekend so I didn't have a way to drive the 30 minutes to get her a tip.

Fortunately I can mail it to the restaurant to her attention and that will work, so going to send a check for $20 (don't want to risk sending cash)

That's going the extra mile. Extra effort, and a 99% chance he would never actually see the waitress again.

 

[grandgnu]

That's going the extra mile. Extra effort, and a 99% chance he would never actually see the waitress again.

She earned her tip and I felt awful that she didn't get it, especially where I stopped my father-in-law from handing her $10 and said I took care of it.