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About This Page: This is a discussion on Reality Hipcheck within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. As a singer in a Vegas hotel, people don't tip me a % of their bill. Typically about 80% of the people tip and 20% do not. That hasn't changed
As a singer in a Vegas hotel, people don't tip me a % of their bill. Typically about 80% of the people tip and 20% do not. That hasn't changed recently, however the amount of the tips has dropped by an average of 2 dollars. When I eat out and pay with 36 ones, people always ask if I'm a stripper!
I don't think anyone is going to admit to tipping less right now, they still feel they're being as generous as they were before - it's just relative to their own smaller wallet. I may make some enemies by saying this, but it hurts those of us who rely on tips when EVERY sandwich shop and coffee house has a big tacky tip jar on the counter making people feel bombarded at every turn. I often do tip those people if they brighten my day, but it irritates the **** out of me that they can solicit tips and I can't.
Thou shalt not valet park if you don't have tip money.
Thou shalt not enter a strip club with $23.
Thou shalt not stiff someone who entertains you for 15 minutes.
heh. i don't know what it's like where you are, but everywhere i've been to in europe, you just leave some change. so i can see why you're saying that...
in vietnam, they only expect about $1-2 tip.
here, mr. box tips in the 20% range. i used to work in food service so i sympathize a bit... i don't go out to eat often at all though because i prefer to cook. half the time it's with my girlfriends and they'll tip about 15-18%. but whichever scenario i find myself in, no we haven't changed our tipping habits.
btw... about the research... as much as a guy who can cook for me is hot, it's not a precursor to any amorous liaisons. can't say it doesn't help though.
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Last edited by lunchbox; June 25th, 2008 at 06:16 PM.
heh. i don't know what it's like where you are, but everywhere i've been to in europe, you just leave some change. so i can see why you're saying that...
in vietnam, they only expect about $1-2 tip.
You are damn right. Change is what I leave most of the time and only if the guy did a good job. If you eat in a nicer restaurant, you round up, 10% if everything was great. If you eat in a VERY nice restaurant, there are no tips in many of them. Instead they charge you the "tip" before you sit at the table. You pay for the table, the spoons, forks, glasses etc. basically.
I was always the guy going against the social expectiations and I'm not tipping if I'm not happy with the service. I take back every cent. It would be best for everyone if the waiter just left the job and found something where he wouldn't have to work with customers. I don't give a **** if (s)he had a bad day. You work with customers, put on a big smile for me!
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btw... about the research... as much as a guy who can cook for me is hot, it's not a precursor to any amorous liaisons. can't say it doesn't help though.
It's just statistics. If woman doesn't have to work everything around the house, she probably doesn't get the headaches if you know what I mean. As I said, it's only statistics and there are many possible reasons why with average couple that's supposed to be true.
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As a singer in a Vegas hotel, people don't tip me a % of their bill. Typically about 80% of the people tip and 20% do not. That hasn't changed recently, however the amount of the tips has dropped by an average of 2 dollars. When I eat out and pay with 36 ones, people always ask if I'm a stripper!
I don't think anyone is going to admit to tipping less right now, they still feel they're being as generous as they were before - it's just relative to their own smaller wallet. I may make some enemies by saying this, but it hurts those of us who rely on tips when EVERY sandwich shop and coffee house has a big tacky tip jar on the counter making people feel bombarded at every turn. I often do tip those people if they brighten my day, but it irritates the **** out of me that they can solicit tips and I can't.
Thou shalt not valet park if you don't have tip money.
Thou shalt not enter a strip club with $23.
Thou shalt not stiff someone who entertains you for 15 minutes.
Wow, I go see ALOT of show and never really thought about tipping the perforner. I just figured that's what the ticket I paid for ( or got comped) was there for. Are you talking like in a lounge? That I can understand, and yes I have done that. I swear, the valet guys at Luxor know my name while I'm pulling up for the first time on a trip, take about making a deal sweet for them!
the DR.'s and Lawyers live from Loma Linda Medical Center and Redlands area. I have a hard time believing that either group is struggling during these times!
I cannot speak for the medical field; but, as to lawyers, in my specialty of workers' compensation, lay-offs and fears over job security has rarely been higher than it is right now. Really.
(And I tip the same now as before, generous if deserved; average if not - cannot remember the last time I left no tip.)
I don't think anyone is going to admit to tipping less right now, they still feel they're being as generous as they were before - it's just relative to their own smaller wallet. I may make some enemies by saying this, but it hurts those of us who rely on tips when EVERY sandwich shop and coffee house has a big tacky tip jar on the counter making people feel bombarded at every turn. I often do tip those people if they brighten my day, but it irritates the **** out of me that they can solicit tips and I can't.
This is an interesting discussion point. I was out with my sister this weekend and she was telling me a new yogurt place opened by them and it was one of those do it yourself places, you get your own cup, fill it up with as much yogurt as you want, add whatever toppings you want. All the people in the store do is weigh the yogurt and tell you how much it is. She and her husband had gone a few days before and she was telling me that he wanted to leave a tip in the tip jar, and she was saying that she did all the work herself, why should she tip them for standing there and saying "That will be $4.23"
My sister has worked in the restaurant industry in the past and understands how important tips are and usually tips very well. Usually I'll throw the change in a tip jar if someone has provided me a service, but I understand her point.
Wow, I go see ALOT of show and never really thought about tipping the perforner. I just figured that's what the ticket I paid for ( or got comped) was there for. Are you talking like in a lounge? That I can understand, and yes I have done that. I swear, the valet guys at Luxor know my name while I'm pulling up for the first time on a trip, take about making a deal sweet for them!
No, I didn't mean to imply that I'm in a "show". I don't think there would be any way to tip those folks anyway. I do play a lot of lounges with my band, but don't expect any gratuities there either.
What I was referring to was my day job, which is basically part tour guide, part Pavarotti, and part Mickey Mouse. I spend 15 minutes alone with 4 people on a boat singing romantic Italian songs, telling jokes, recommending restaurants, etc. Basically, about 50% of what I do is outside of what the ticket pays for. What hurts is when I help get somebody laid and the cheap **** pockets the 20 his wife handed him to give me and instead lays a one dollar bill on me. But I digress. I have noticed a definite drop in tips lately.
Did get to meet Kelly Hrudey a couple of years ago though...helluva nice guy.
This is what I do; I triple the tax amount and round up if service was good and I didnt have to ask for something twice. I double the tax amount if everything was cool but service could have been better. If service sucked I round up the check and all they get are the few cents thats left.
I usually note the tax on the bill, then multiply that 2x for tips, or more if I get a lil extra attention from the server. the double on the tax gets close to 20%, right?
only once or twice did I stiff the server on purpose for extremely piss poor performance. that was way before I knew that cooks do also get a share. that said, is there a way that I prefer the tips to go to the cooks for a meal nicely done rather than to the server in such cases?
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Originally Posted by lars1970 on Thursday, October 2, 2008:
No, I didn't mean to imply that I'm in a "show". I don't think there would be any way to tip those folks anyway. I do play a lot of lounges with my band, but don't expect any gratuities there either.
What I was referring to was my day job, which is basically part tour guide, part Pavarotti, and part Mickey Mouse. I spend 15 minutes alone with 4 people on a boat singing romantic Italian songs, telling jokes, recommending restaurants, etc. Basically, about 50% of what I do is outside of what the ticket pays for. What hurts is when I help get somebody laid and the cheap **** pockets the 20 his wife handed him to give me and instead lays a one dollar bill on me. But I digress. I have noticed a definite drop in tips lately.
Did get to meet Kelly Hrudey a couple of years ago though...helluva nice guy.
NO **** man, if your going to take care of someone like that you should get a nice one!
And yes I've met big head Kelly. I just refer to him like that because he's got a huge head, and yes very very nice guy. Very quite guy at that. I remember he would always be driving a blueish green suburban. But, yes I did, and man I miss those days up in Blue Jay.
Ever since gas prices went up past 4 bucks a gallon... I stopped going to places that requires tipping. So I guess you can say... I don't tip!
OK, thats good stuff right there!
How about the tip jar on the counter for the pizza makers. I will tell you in advance that 90% of people do not tip if they have to come in and get the pie. Isn't that incredible! MOST of the time, the driver is not making any of the pizzas but realizes the tips, but if you got off that couch and got your own pizza, people tend not to tip. The only difference, the guy/girl bringing it to you.
How about the tip jar on the counter for the pizza makers. I will tell you in advance that 90% of people do not tip if they have to come in and get the pie. Isn't that incredible! MOST of the time, the driver is not making any of the pizzas but realizes the tips, but if you got off that couch and got your own pizza, people tend not to tip. The only difference, the guy/girl bringing it to you.
Very rarely do I order pizza for delivery. But when i do order for delivery, I'll let the driver keep whatever change was owed to me.
I understand yout point about the pizza maker not receiving any tips, but, they're making the food I'm already paying for.
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