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kwillia said:But let's say there were 4 of you at the table last night and the bill was $270... did your server reaaaally deserve $54 bucks for the couple minutes total that she was at your table...[/QUOT if he/she was a good server and took good care of us I would leave $80 on $270
XOXO17 said:How do you afford that when you get crappy tips all the time?kwillia said:But let's say there were 4 of you at the table last night and the bill was $270... did your server reaaaally deserve $54 bucks for the couple minutes total that she was at your table...
You guys crack me up! *shakinghead* I love ya', but I sure as hell wouldn't want to wait on you! 
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
Think about it this way, too.
You go to an expensive restaurant, and get treated as you should. You are served your beverages, your order is taken, your appetizer and meal served, your dishes cleared, your coffee poured, etc. Your bill comes and you pay $145 for the meal.
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You go to an inexpensive restaurant, and get treated as you should. You are served your beverages, your order is taken, your appetizer and meal served, your dishes cleared, your coffee poured, etc. Your bill comes and you pay $45 for the meal.
Did the server at the expensive restaurant work any harder or any more than the server working at the less expensive restaurant? It takes the same amount of effort for the server to fill your glass with ice at each restaurant. So why should the server at the high-end place be rewarded with a big fat tip just because the total for the check is higher?
Presuming that you use 20% as your guideline, the server at the expensive place gets $29.00 dollars for the effort, while the server at the inexpensive place gets $9.00 for the effort.
Lesson learned. If you work in a restaurant, make sure it is the high dollar one.
You go to an expensive restaurant, and get treated as you should. You are served your beverages, your order is taken, your appetizer and meal served, your dishes cleared, your coffee poured, etc. Your bill comes and you pay $145 for the meal.
or
You go to an inexpensive restaurant, and get treated as you should. You are served your beverages, your order is taken, your appetizer and meal served, your dishes cleared, your coffee poured, etc. Your bill comes and you pay $45 for the meal.
Did the server at the expensive restaurant work any harder or any more than the server working at the less expensive restaurant? It takes the same amount of effort for the server to fill your glass with ice at each restaurant. So why should the server at the high-end place be rewarded with a big fat tip just because the total for the check is higher?
Presuming that you use 20% as your guideline, the server at the expensive place gets $29.00 dollars for the effort, while the server at the inexpensive place gets $9.00 for the effort.
Lesson learned. If you work in a restaurant, make sure it is the high dollar one.
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elaine said:
Don't eat out.
again. 
Oz
You're all F'in Mad...
Because the customer who can afford to pay $150 for two to dine at an upscale establishment, can also afford the $30/20% (or more) tip.
I don't particularly have a problem with tipping a percentage of the total bill. And I darn sure expect better service AND a better quality of service at the Tides, than at any local chain restaurant.
I don't particularly have a problem with tipping a percentage of the total bill. And I darn sure expect better service AND a better quality of service at the Tides, than at any local chain restaurant.
