Tipping etiquette

SteveDallas · 04-06-2006, 09:52 AM

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.

Kitsune · 04-06-2006, 09:55 AM

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

Did you know you should tip your car mechanic?

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$10 - $20 for jobs up to $500
$50 for jobs above $500

glatt · 04-06-2006, 09:58 AM

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

glatt · 04-06-2006, 10:00 AM

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.

04-06-2006, 10:08 AM

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%.

Elspode · 04-06-2006, 11:40 AM

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?

TiddyBaby · 04-06-2006, 12:44 PM

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

TiddyBaby · 04-06-2006, 01:28 PM

(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

Flint · 04-13-2006, 08:38 AM

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

SteveDallas · 04-13-2006, 12:30 PM

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.

Clodfobble · 04-13-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

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

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.

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

...if a waitress on roller skates brought me my burger...

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

Flint · 04-13-2006, 07:48 PM

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

SteveDallas · 04-13-2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

They don't do the rollerskates anymore

Oh well, so much for the tip.

04-14-2006, 01:43 PM

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

richlevy · 04-14-2006, 04:23 PM

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.

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When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter. Odland isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery. Rather, it seems to be one of those rare laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It's hard to get a dozen CEOs to agree about anything, but all interviewed agree with the Waiter Rule.

They acknowledge that CEOs live in a Lake Wobegon world where every dinner or lunch partner is above average in their deference. How others treat the CEO says nothing, they say. But how others treat the waiter is like a magical window into the soul.

And beware of anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, "I could buy this place and fire you," or "I know the owner and I could have you fired." Those who say such things have revealed more about their character than about their wealth and power.

Whoever came up with the waiter observation "is bang spot on," says BMW North America President Tom Purves, a native of Scotland, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, who lives in New York City with his Norwegian wife, Hilde, and works for a German company. That makes him qualified to speak on different cultures, and he says the waiter theory is true everywhere.

04-06-2006, 09:52 AM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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.

04-06-2006, 11:40 AM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	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? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-13-2006, 08:38 AM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	The burning question: Are you supposed to tip the girls at Sonic? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-13-2006, 07:48 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I round up and add a dollar. More if it's raining or cold outside. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-06-2006, 09:58 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'd tip 15%. But can't you charge the employer for the tip as well?

04-06-2006, 10:00 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

04-06-2006, 10:08 AM	#5
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	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%.

04-06-2006, 12:44 PM	#7
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	No, Spodie, the hooker tips the concierge or cabbie. Read the referral contracts.

04-06-2006, 01:28 PM	#8
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	(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

04-13-2006, 12:30 PM	#10
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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.

04-14-2006, 01:43 PM	#14
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	My wife definitely tips the Sonic girls. We tip them a few bucks.

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