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<blockquote data-quote="Rafter S" data-source="post: 1371146" data-attributes="member: 21194"><p>I didn't like that either until my daughter started waiting tables. As far as I know that's mostly done for large parties (8 or more) to prevent the waitress working her behind off taking care of a large group for $5.00 (if that).</p><p></p><p>I usually tip 20% for good service and 15% for average. If the service is bad I'll leave less, and try to call the waiter to the side and explain why it wasn't more. And if I'm disappointed in the food I don't reduce the tip. The waiter didn't cook it and shouldn't be punished for it.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago a group of us took my father-in-law out for lunch at a nice restaurant. My sister-in-law and I agreed to split the check, and I told her I'd take care of the tip. When the waitress brought my card with the receipt back it had the amounts listed for 15%, 18%, etc., which I find very helpful. Since my ticket was for half of the meal I assumed the same was true for the tip, and had had a few beers and didn't bother doing the math. I just took the given amount for a 20% tip, doubled it, and rounded it up to make the total a nice round number. We sat around talking for a while, and the waitress came back and profusely thanked me for the tip, and told me how much she appreciated it. I told her she was welcome, but thought it odd that she'd be that thankful for a tip that was only average or a little better. Later I got to thinking and realized that those suggested amounts were for the whole bill instead of half, so she'd gotten about a 45% tip. I was glad it happened seeing how happy and appreciative she was. I'm pretty sure that $20.00 meant more to her than it did to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rafter S, post: 1371146, member: 21194"] I didn't like that either until my daughter started waiting tables. As far as I know that's mostly done for large parties (8 or more) to prevent the waitress working her behind off taking care of a large group for $5.00 (if that). I usually tip 20% for good service and 15% for average. If the service is bad I'll leave less, and try to call the waiter to the side and explain why it wasn't more. And if I'm disappointed in the food I don't reduce the tip. The waiter didn't cook it and shouldn't be punished for it. A few years ago a group of us took my father-in-law out for lunch at a nice restaurant. My sister-in-law and I agreed to split the check, and I told her I'd take care of the tip. When the waitress brought my card with the receipt back it had the amounts listed for 15%, 18%, etc., which I find very helpful. Since my ticket was for half of the meal I assumed the same was true for the tip, and had had a few beers and didn't bother doing the math. I just took the given amount for a 20% tip, doubled it, and rounded it up to make the total a nice round number. We sat around talking for a while, and the waitress came back and profusely thanked me for the tip, and told me how much she appreciated it. I told her she was welcome, but thought it odd that she'd be that thankful for a tip that was only average or a little better. Later I got to thinking and realized that those suggested amounts were for the whole bill instead of half, so she'd gotten about a 45% tip. I was glad it happened seeing how happy and appreciative she was. I'm pretty sure that $20.00 meant more to her than it did to me. [/QUOTE]
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