haha true, but im most cases I was the waiter....and which money did we use to party....TIPS that is if we changed venues from where we worked...I did mostly bars and restaurants that would turn into a club later....
The key word is SERVICE....thats what you give the tip for
Some work damn hard and dont get tips while others do nothing, happen to server the right table at the right time and get a huge tip. Nothing fair about tipping at all.
mmm I find that hard to believe. maybe in some places.... but in the end wouldnt you agree it averages out. meaning that you get good tables one day, bad the other.
the boobs is possible only when u are doing an only guys table, otherwise it does not matter
Generally though service here in 'average' establishments can be pretty lacking and disinterested to put it politely. The possibility of a proper tip, rather than a dusty half franc coin, would change that and reduce a lot of the complacency.
As for delivery drivers, if they're on time and manage a smile then I'd say go for it and round up a little and a bit.
I find the attitude of "they are just doing their job which they are paid for so I shall not tip a penny regardless" to be very miserable and reaps what it sows - poor service when there is no incentive to show an interest and excel in service.
I tip the man who brings the mail (and so do my neighbours) at Christmas because our mail boxes are about 50 m from ours houses and he is kind enough to move an arrow, which I installed, in such a way that we understand that the mail has arrived.
I do not tip the boy who brings the newspaper when he attaches his address to the Tribune before Christmas because I consider that the Sfr 379 that I pay annually is quite enough and includes the delivery cost.
It works the same with waiters. And why should i for an already expensive coffee give tip?
If you are 4 people having dinner somwhere in a well known restaurant spending 600.- how much tip would you give if the service and meals were extraordinary, or how much if you had some complaints?
Same with a lunch somewhere casual which is Sfr.50.- per person?
But cant you expect to get the best service anyway and pay what it is written on the price list?
Only people who deal with the public can expect tips. Those who work in the background would never be tipped. To me that is not quite logical.
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. General Managers and people who work for banks and the like are never tipped. They receive compensation is other ways even if their dealings bankrupt their employer .
in restaurants i tip regarding the service i recieve, and i don't calculate the tip regarding the bill, we r not in the US where u need to add 15 to 20% tip
i always hope to get the best service, but if the service is good, i will give a good tip and encourage them to continue doing it.
if everybody follows your logic and nobody tips, we would all end up with grumpy waiters/waitresses and not get a good service!!!
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I generally do not give tips in restaurants. Except when I get an extraordinary service of some kind.
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I think it is wrong to ALWAYS give a tip, as the tip is included in the price. If the service and everything however was good and pleasant why not give an "add-on" ? Common is to round up, for instance from 7.65 to 8.--. This is not regarded as a real "tip" but simply as a nice gesture.
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The question is how you define "service". If your definition simply is the delivery-action, then no tip is indicated. If your definition however means a swift and excellent service, then a tip might be considered. I over the past five years had three such "deliveries" and twice the "service" was just mediocre (in one case even grumpy) and so ZERO tip, but in one case it was superb in every way and so 3 CHF were my tip.
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I bought a CHF3.50 cup of coffee at work today. I paid CHF3.50 for it.
did you give him a tip after all?
Sometimes wait staff chase the customer out of the restaurant to ask what was wrong.
Other times that they have a black list in the restaurant of people who don't tip.
I'm really torn between if tips are a good or bad thing.
On one hand you can reduce the cost of the food and encourage tipping by reducing the wait staff's wage. This would allow the wait staff to put more effort in so that they earn that tip, thus you get better service.
But if you increase the price of the food. Then there is no incentive for your waiter to go above and beyond because they get a decent wage anyway. So the customer suffers.
Personally I tip 10% regardless. But I think in the US 10% is the minimum that you give for bad service. I'd give nothing for bad service
They should leave their card on unconscious people so that they can send the 10-20% tip at a later time dependant on whether they die or not