Tipping etiquette
 

The idea of the 15-20% tip at a restaurant seems pretty standard.

What about other services/situations?

In particular, how much would you tip the driver from a car service who takes you to the airport (about a 25-30 min drive)? I'm not actually going to be paying anything.. the bill's going straight to my employer.

Why, this sounds like a job for Tipping.org!

Did you know you should tip your car mechanic?

I'd tip 15%. But can't you charge the employer for the tip as well?

And if you don't know what the value of the drive to the airport is (like if you never sign a voucher or anything) I'd tip $5.

I tip cabbies in proportion to the amount of work they do. If I have a bunch of heavy suitcases that they help me with, I sweeten the tip. If its just a straight drive, I give 15%.

I note that tipping.org doesn't mention the appropriate amount to tip a cabbie or bellman who fix you up with a hooker. Does that fall under the concierge's "special services" item?

No, Spodie, the hooker tips the concierge or cabbie. Read the referral contracts.

(oops my apologies, i tend to nickname and play with peeps nomenclatures, and its in no way meant disrespectful.... perhaps in days or months or whenever, I could refer to you a SpodieOdie, and you might not be offended,

but then again, I might get busy and might not post jack shit for half a year ... AND if this were to happen tomorrow, I would not want you to think my calling you "Spodie" is irreverant to not getting to bs more later and calling you "Spodie Odie"


OK? ... I don't do the private message thingy or request email addys,.... but the main thing,
If ya get the hooker,... see if she got a friend that works like lawyers... on contingency

The burning question: Are you supposed to tip the girls at Sonic?

We don't have sonic around here.

But damn, if a waitress on roller skates brought me my burger, I believe I would give her a little extra.

And yes, glatt, I am going to expense the tip (which was $5) but I still had to figure out how much to give in the first place. :angel:

All the guys I know say yes. All the girls I know say no. Go figure.

I used to just round up to the next dollar, mostly because I was impatient and didn't want to wait for them to count out my change, but now that they've installed credit card readers at the order speakers, I don't have to anymore.

They don't do the rollerskates anymore, at least around here. That's just begging for a lawsuit.

I round up and add a dollar. More if it's raining or cold outside.

Oh well, so much for the tip.

My wife definitely tips the Sonic girls. We tip them a few bucks.

CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character
 

Well, it appears your current/future job can depend on how you treat a waiter/waitress. It's too bad GWB didn't take Rumsfeld out to Sizzler to talk about the new job.