How should I tip waiters at restaurants / hotels?!
How should I tip waiters at restaurants / hotels?
Answers:
The accepted norm is 15% of the total Bill.
Of course, you may adjust either up or down, depending on service.
Tips is an acronym, meaning
Taken
In
Payment (for)
Services
If you feel the service met your expectations, then use the 15% as an acceptable guideline.
its supposed to be 15% of the total amount.
20% at least. they depend on their tips for a living.
just hand them the cash after they've helped or served you.in the US it's suppose to be 15% of the total bill but for any other places,any amount would do.
According to your degree of satisfaction with their services. Ranges from nothing to writing them into your will... like Howard Hughes did.
well the easiest way is to leave it on the table....if you at a restaurant....if your at a hotel then just put the money into the hand that the bellboy is holding out palm up. Thats how i do it anyway....how you should do it is really up to you.
the way i do itis i double the tax. tax is usally around 8.5% if you double that you are safe. it is the easiest way i found to figure it.
15 % baseline, and up if their service impressed you.
I believe most people use a general rule of 15%. If the service is really good you may want to tip more. If the service is bad I know of some people who tip less or will not tip at all if they really are not happy. It is your call on that one...waiters rely on tips as part of their income but it IS considered a gratuity:
1. a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
2. something given without claim or demand.
There are some people who refuse to tip at all on the premise that they will not tip someone for doing the job they were hired to do in the first place. I understand what they are saying and do not subscribe to their views.
It has been customary starting a few years ago to tip 20% to wait persons and hair dressers (if they are not the shop owner, you don't tip the shop owner). In hotels it is usually by the bag for porters. I don't know what the rate is as I haven't traveled in a long time. You do not tip the counter staff at check out. I also don't know what you tip bartenders as I don't drink.
I tip cab drivers 20% at least. I might tip more if it is an extremely short trip (under a couple miles) for their trouble.
Be sure that the tip has not already been added on to the check. In some countries they add a value added tax. That is not a tip to the wait staff.
I tip the person on how well they did.
If I got great service (at a restaurant) they get a great tip.
If I got good to ok service they get a good to ok tip.
If I got bad service they get no tip.
I understand that they depend on the tips and all but if your having a bad day at home leave it at home and have a good day at work.
I have worked in restaraunts and bars for years. The standard 15% rule is not really acceptable anymore. 20% is the norm these days. If the service is excellent, of course, tip more if you would like. If the service is terrible, 15-17% would be ok, unless the problem was out of the server's hands. The food or order could have been messed up because of the cooks or foodrunners. If there was a problem, and the server takes care of it right away, don't tip any less, we are human and make mistakes as well. Also keep in mind that if a restaraunt is busy, the server has other tables too, don't tip less if the server was not as attentative, it's not their fault. I hope that helps! =)
When you go for shopping, you pay 90/- for demand of 100/-. If you are in bus, you pay 100/- for 100/-. If you are in restaurnt / hotel, why pay 110/- for demand of 100/-. Services of waiters / staff are included in services provided by shop, travel company and hotel. Paying extra is corruption. Will you pay 102/- for stamp paper of 100/-? You will shout.
When the waiter brings the bill.
Assuming you're talking about in the US (it varies from country to country) I'd say tip them well. It's a tough job and deserves a fair tip. I usually start at 20% (many still say 15, but that seems to be giving way to 20%) and work up from there for exceptional service. If service is VERY poor I will tip less but I try to assess the situation. For example, sometimes a server may be covering an extra station because someone else didn't show and is working doubly hard with fewer tips because guests feel the service isn't "up to par." I don't think s/he should be punished for doing twice the job. Just something to think about.
Of course sometimes you just get a lousy server and I don't feel compelled to hand over a tip if I'm feeling ignored or worse, despised, by the wait staff.
well its just that you are asking How much love i should give in return to my lover?can you define that?i dont think so.
.like you love someone,you are in need of mental or perhaps physical satisfaction.you will expect him or her to give you love,but if he or she doesnt then would you give.No,you wouldnt.but if you get immense love,care from him or her,then you will even be ready to die for tht person
similarly when you go to a restaruant,you are in need of satisfaction for your hunger.you sit on table ,place order,you get the food.now if you dont like the food,or the service is very poor,then you wont get the satisfaction ,then whats the need of giving tip.but if the food is damn good and service is superb,then you need not think about quantifying the tip,just give it from your heart
Human's love - depends on your enjoyment
In tourist restaurants or hotels a 10% service charge is often added to bills, in which case there is no need to tip. In smaller places, where tipping is optional, you need only tip a few rupees, not a percentage of your bill. It is customary to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.
depending up on the way they serve..if they are having more patience's i may give him more ..the way how they receive us ..
tipping is a very personal thing. depends on the sort of service u have got. if u do not like the service provided u do not have to leave a tip of 15% or 20%. depending on the establishment u have visited the tips differ. generally a 10% tip is sufficient in India in all the hotels & restaurants. keeping that in mind u can increase or decrease the tip depending on the service u have got. but yes, if u plan to visit the same place again, make sure to leave a little extra so that u get either an equivalent service or better than they provided earlier. use your own discretion after all u are the best judge.
10% of the bill amount - Thats normal practise.
You can include this amount if incase you are paying by credit card too.