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Old 06-24-2006, 03:56 PM   #1
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Question How much do you/should you tip?

Waiters: I know, at least for me, minimum 15%, 20% for good service, but how much for:

Food Delivery:
Room Service:
Bag Service (luggage carriers):
Car Washers:
Furniture/Mattress Delivery (this is for Brady):
Hair Stylists:
Other:

I always get confused on these things. Like today I got the car washed, and I tipped 15%. Is that too low, too much?

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 03:57 PM   #2
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if i were still a mod, i'd close this thread right this minute.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:01 PM   #3
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if i were still a mod, i'd close this thread right this minute.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:04 PM   #4
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nothing. i'm poor and prices are high enough. also i find it to be really rude that it's expected. it should be a plus, if at all.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:09 PM   #5
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go fuck yourself ammy


nothing.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:11 PM   #6
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i always am a little unsure about the hairstylist..

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:11 PM   #7
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hey guys i was wondering do you think tool is a metal band?

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:13 PM   #8
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i always make sure to tip waiters well because ive worked as a waiter and i know it can be a bitch job. but i always got good tips so might as well return the favor.

for the rest i usually tip 10-15%.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:15 PM   #9
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you're supposed to tip the hair stylist 20% unless they're the owner, in which case you can tip less. man, fuck that!!! i have an internal battle about it every time i go to the salon. my hair costs me more than $200 (before tip) for about 1.5 hours of attention, and while the dye is on my hair, the stylist usually cuts someone else's hair. so even though i'm supposed to tip $40, i usually just leave the stylist $20 and the assistant $5. but i feel guilty as hell about it. you're definitely definitely supposed to leave 20%.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:16 PM   #10
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Waiters, delivery and room service- 20% more if theyre good
Bellhop- usually a five, more if we have alot of stuff
We wash our own car or do the drive-in thingy
Ive never tipped a furniture delivery person...
Hair- usually $10

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:17 PM   #11
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ok cool

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:17 PM   #12
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who the fuck tips 15% to the guy who washes the car?

I'll only tip 15% if 15% maxes out at a dollar

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:18 PM   #13
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what about the guy in front of the strip club who gets you a cab

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:18 PM   #14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lola
Waiters, delivery and room service- 20% more if theyre good
Bellhop- usually a five, more if we have alot of stuff
We wash our own car or do the drive-in thingy
Ive never tipped a furniture delivery person...
Hair- usually $10
Amazing. So really you tip the people with the easy jobs and not the guy who busts his ass

That's the guy I tip more than anyone else

"Thanks for busting your ass dude"

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:19 PM   #15
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the only other things i tip for are cabs and food service (because i never use the other services listed, or someone else is paying). i tip a cab driver $1-$5 depending upon the cost of the trip and the overall service. i think that there is a lack of professionalism in cab driving that is inexcusable. some drivers ask how you want the radio or the air or which route to take and then just leave you alone. others don't offer the AC on a hot day and then bug the hell out of you and drive the long way poorly. fuck that! $1 for them!

i never leave less than $2 (per person) for a tip for my meal. i don't have a set formula, but i always leave 15% or more.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:20 PM   #16
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I dont know, last time I bought furniture I paid them $100 to deliver it. It just didnt occur to me to tip them.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:21 PM   #17
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i tip kinda huge most of the time, well the ones that i can tell are working hard and are all selfless so i try to be selfless in return. in particular i tip really well at brewvies cuz they always always give me free shit and i end up tipping them for what it would've cost anyway. cab drivers i hate tipping cuz most of them drive so shitty.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:22 PM   #18
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Food Delivery: Round up the bill. If it's 17, I'll go for 20. Most places have a delivery minimum anyhow, and I usually order more in order to make that minimum, so tough shit.
Room Service: Never ordered it, I'd rather go out when I'm in a hotel
Bag Service (luggage carriers): I can carry my own fucking bag
Car Washers: No car
Furniture/Mattress Delivery (this is for Brady): Zilch, I already paid a premium for delivery on a certain day, and their delivery hours are often 8AM-8PM. They can go fuck themselves, they just dump it in the middle of the room anyhow. Took me all day to move the fucking couch by myself.
Hair Stylists: 10%. Bastards never do what you ask anyhow. Nothing if they can't add extra money to the debit machine, I don't carry cash.
Other: Taxi driver: 20% for getting my inebriated ass home.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:23 PM   #19
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i got into a ridiculous situation with a mover, where he was sort of my friend or something, but anyway what i'm trying to say here is that he told me that movers really do work almost entirely for tips. they make shit for a base pay. he was pretty proud of what he made, but trust me it was really realy terrible wages to bust his ass all day. it made me sad. tip the movers for sure.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:24 PM   #20
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if you think you're paying the movers a lot, you're not. you're paying the owner of the company a lot. but, i mean, if they did a shitty job moving your stuff you shouldn't feel the need to tip.


that's my four posts on the subject.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:25 PM   #21
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go fuck yourself ammy


nothing.

hostlity there i see.
1. i was joking.
but
2. that's why i quit. the urges were getting to strong to just stat playing with shit.
3. i hate this thread every time it happens!

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:34 PM   #22
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Quote:
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hostlity there i see.
1. i was joking.
but
2. that's why i quit. the urges were getting to strong to just stat playing with shit.
3. i hate this thread every time it happens!
Here's a tip Ammy: go eat some crackers and marinade!!!!!

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:35 PM   #23
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Quote:
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i always make sure to tip waiters well because ive worked as a waiter and i know it can be a bitch job. but i always got good tips so might as well return the favor.

for the rest i usually tip 10-15%.
yeah, i was the waiter/actor for years, so even if they're shitty (but nice) i'll still give 15% (rudeness however, gets them less). 20% is my standard for standard service, a bit more if they're excellent and it was a large group.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:35 PM   #24
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No-one in the service industry here in the UK deserves to be tipped.

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:36 PM   #25
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hey aeroplane, are your balls big too, or is it just your pole

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:39 PM   #26
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hey aeroplane, are your balls big too, or is it just your pole
i'll drive up and show you if you want

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:39 PM   #27
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a verbal answer would be fine for the time being, thanks though!

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:41 PM   #28
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a verbal answer would be fine for the time being, thanks though!
oh, ok. then yes, large low-hangers.

hey glasgowkiss, here's another one for your records!

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:52 PM   #29
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i got my dog's hair cut today and i had no idea what to give them. ended up being 15%

 
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Old 06-24-2006, 04:53 PM   #30
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If you have AAA and need to get towed, the tow truck company gets shit for towing you.

I still don't tip the fuckers though.

 
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