How much to put aside for Tips

[Tricia1972]

I just used the $186.00 as an example so the amounts wouldn't be even amounts. And you are correct. My math never was very good, that's why I let my DH handle it.

I figured it was a math thing, I am just glad we confirmed that before you got attacked for being cheap

 

[ArielRae]

That's just mean and unfair to the servers.

I never understood why a server is payed based on the food price. If the food you are getting is expensive but the service is nothing special why give so much. The service should be the same if you pay 5.00 or 500 for a meal so the tip should be consistent in each resturant. Why do servers who work in a cheaper resturant get less tip then a more expensive one if the service you get is the same. They don't make the food. I don't wish to start a debate but it is something I just don't get. we usualy tip 2.00 at meal in our area. we figure a dollar a person and all my family does the same thing even my husbands family. 5.00 is alot from us but we figured it is disney so why not give more to the hard working CM.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I never understood why a server is payed based on the food price. If the food you are getting is expensice but the service is nothing special why give so much. The service should be the same if you pay 5.00 or 500 for a meal so the tip should be consistent in each resturant. Why do servers who work in a cheaper resturant get less tip then a more expensive one if the service you get is the same. They don't make the food.

That's beside the point. It is custom to tip 15 - 20% for good service. If you have bad service, I wouldn't blame you for not tipping a lot, but if you have a problem with tipping a fair amount for good service, then I suggest you just save yourself the trouble, and eat CS.

 

[Kathi OD]

I never understood why a server is payed based on the food price. If the food you are getting is expensive but the service is nothing special why give so much. The service should be the same if you pay 5.00 or 500 for a meal so the tip should be consistent in each resturant. Why do servers who work in a cheaper resturant get less tip then a more expensive one if the service you get is the same. They don't make the food. I don't wish to start a debate but it is something I just don't get. we usualy tip 2.00 at meal in our area. we figure a dollar a person and all my family does the same thing even my husbands family. 5.00 is alot from us but we figured it is disney so why not give more to the hard working CM.

You tip $2 for everyone's meal? WOW! I don't know anywhere in Jersey where that would be considered an acceptable tip??

 

[mom2my3kids]

DH said since they took away the tip from the dining plan every server will get $5.00 for their tip no matter how much our meal comes out to.

That is pretty sad, wow I bet you get great service at repeat restaraunts. You are supposed to tip 15-20 percent of the bill for good service. There are people who are ignorant of the fact and then the people who just don't care.

 

[ArielRae]

I have always got ok service at restuarnts with a few that I get great service where I tipped way over the 15 -20 % but I will not tip what people say is normal just because it is the norm to tip all waiters that way no matter what. You have to work for a tip. That is why it is called a tip. It is extra money for great service. We plan for 5.00 for each TS for those normal servers but will tip very well for those that are great. I will say that I would not be a waiter as I know I could never be a great waiter. Any tip is a good tip cause it is better then nothing.

 

[mom2my3kids]

I have always got ok service at restuarnts with a few that I get great service where I tipped way over the 15 -20 % but I will not tip what people say is normal just because it is the norm to tip all waiters that way no matter what. You have to work for a tip. That is why it is called a tip. It is extra money for great service. We plan for 5.00 for each TS for those normal servers but will tip very well for those that are great. I will say that I would not be a waiter as I know I could never be a great waiter. Any tip is a good tip cause it is better then nothing.

Yep bad tippers always say the same thing. You posted that you are going to leave 5.00 per table, you never said anything about depending on good or bad service. Nobody would blame you if you got bad service and only left 5.00 but for good service you should tip 15-20 percent of the bill its customary.

 

[ArielRae]

Disagreements over
Peace and love everyone.
Don't want to leave on a bad note.
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[mom2my3kids]

Disagreements over
Peace and love everyone.
Don't want to leave on a bad note.
​

 

[TaylorsDad]

This is a hot topic on the boards here. I believe due to the fact that many here are servers and want to keep the tipping rate high. I believe no gratuity should be automatic and am glad that the tips were removed from the dining plan. I don't mind tipping well if the service is good but not if service is substandard. Last visit on the dining plan over half of our servers seemed on autopilot and concentrating more on others paying oop
I have heard many on here suggest 10-15% tip is fine for really lousy service and that if food is bad, dont hold it against your server because that is not their fault( I feel a good server would try to find out what the problem is and work to making things right) Also if your server is rude and doesn't bring refills you should still tip well because he or she may just be having a bad day. Sorry but you shouldn't be rewarded just for showing up at work. If you work hard to earn tips from me you will be aptly rewarded but dont expect me to automatically tip anything if service is poor.

 

[Buzz's Buddy]

I almost always tip 20% whether it's a buffet or a sit down meal. I've occasionally tipped more for exceptional service and have infrequently tipped as low as 15% if the service was poor.

I've never been a waiter, but I know some people who were waiters and waitresses...

IN MY OPINION...If you leave less than a customary (15 to 20%)tip, I hope you don't frequent an establishment more than once. I've heard from more than 1 former waitperson that the service on your next visit might be less than perfect. And if you think I'm talking about slow service, think again...

 

[apostolic4life]

IN MY OPINION...If you leave less than a customary (15 to 20%)tip, I hope you don't frequent an establishment more than once. I've heard from more than 1 former waitperson that the service on your next visit might be less than perfect. And if you think I'm talking about slow service, think again...

15-20% is customary for good service, but bad/poor service does not deserve 15+%........sounds to me as though the servers you have spoken to are of the worst variety also. A professional server would never imply retaliation on an unsuspecting customer because they did not get a big tip. As I have stated on other threads, a server who adulterates anyone's food with any type foreign matter, risks being brought up on assault charges in many locations. Not only is an assault charge possible, but the restaurant can be taken to court over such actions. Poor servers resort to intimidation as a tactic to increase tips while giving good, honest, hard working servers a bad reputation. If these servers would put as much effort into doing their job as they do informing people of the consequence they may be subjected to if the tip is not a hefty one, then maybe the guest would easily part with the higher percentage; it seems people expect something for nothing these days and will justify any means to get it!

 

[Ephany]

It's been a long time since I was a waitress, but the reason I always leave tip is because I was always taxed on the amount of food I served. I had to add up how much food I served that shift, take a certain % of the total amount and declare that as income. The state assumed that I made % that night in tips, it didn't matter if my customers didn't tip that night, I was still taxed on that money.

Granted, most nights I made over that %, but there were times I didn't. Even if the service is not so good, we always leave enough to at least cover the tax + a bit extra on our bill. Usually we leave at least 18-20%, more if the service was good. This might not be true anymore, or in every state, but as I said it's been awhile since I waited tables.

 

[apostolic4life]

This might not be true anymore, or in every state, but as I said it's been awhile since I waited tables.

Actually the percentage a state assumes servers make is very low compared to the actual wages servers get. Yes, there are nights the tips are not as good, and there are nights when tips are better than average. Most servers do not report a majority of their tips because they do not want to be taxed on them, but the reality is everything collected should be reported. States are aware of this practice so these rules have been created so they can get some of the taxes they are routinely cheated out of.

 

[KorieDWnut]

I almost always tip 20% whether it's a buffet or a sit down meal. I've occasionally tipped more for exceptional service and have infrequently tipped as low as 15% if the service was poor.

I've never been a waiter, but I know some people who were waiters and waitresses...

IN MY OPINION...If you leave less than a customary (15 to 20%)tip, I hope you don't frequent an establishment more than once. I've heard from more than 1 former waitperson that the service on your next visit might be less than perfect. And if you think I'm talking about slow service, think again...

I am a server and I actually have a few regulars who consistently tip poorly. Some people just don't tip well for whatever reason. I don't treat them any differently because while they may tip crap, the next person may tip 30%, it always works out at the end of the day. The only time I will give crappy service on purpose is to these 2 miserable people that come in every day and are always mean and ugly to me on a regular basis. I was given permission by the owner even to be rude to them. He would prefer they not come back than to take their money but they keep coming back so I guess it doesn't bother them.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

My experience with people who tip poorly (mostly co-workers) is that they are just cheap and will use ANYTHING to justify leaving a lousy tip. I'm embarrassed to go out with some co-workers because they are just LOOKING for a reason to give a lousy tip, and I end up feeling like I need to leave an extra-large tip to make up for them.

Really, if people can't afford to or don't want to tip the customary amount, save yourself some embarrassment and eat at counter service. DH and I ate exclusively at counter service (or brought food with us) back when we were broke. There's no shame in that.

 

[TaylorsDad]

My experience with people who tip poorly (mostly co-workers) is that they are just cheap and will use ANYTHING to justify leaving a lousy tip. I'm embarrassed to go out with some co-workers because they are just LOOKING for a reason to give a lousy tip, and I end up feeling like I need to leave an extra-large tip to make up for them.

Really, if people can't afford to or don't want to tip the customary amount, save yourself some embarrassment and eat at counter service. DH and I ate exclusively at counter service (or brought food with us) back when we were broke. There's no shame in that.

I am sorry but a tip or gratuity isn't something that is mandatory. If servers want to demand a guaranteed percentage tip for each patron served they should save themselves the embarrassment and get a job at an establishment were tips at their required percentage is automatically included.
I am all for tipping well if the service warrents a good tip, but that is something totally up to the patron. And I have tipped well over 50% for outstanding service or as little as 1 cent for lousy service.
Also why is it servers at a high priced dining establishment deserve more of a tip than the waitress at my local Bob Evans or Outback when these individuals often give even better service? Can anyone give a good answer other than that's jus the way it should be or thats beside the point.

 

[Pumbaa_]

the OP has gotten his answer. The tipping issue has been hashed and rehashed so many times. In these United States that we call home, it is general practice to tip a percentage of the meal.

Let's call this one a day, k?