MrEmjoy

What about the barber shop.

Should I be tipping there??


I give him a 20 each time.

Sally Redux

Only if you have hair.

meauxna

Oregon minimum wage: $8.40 an hour!
I've only ever heard of those reduced server wages in the South, but I don't get out much you know.

IIRC, the IRS assumes 8% of your sales will be received in tips; you have to report your sales (rather, the restaurant does).

AmerLisa

I never tip in a fast food joint.....I mean really, what did they do for me? Hopefully not spit in my food, but other then that.....

Jerseygirl

It's a north east thing too. In fact in some states the only wages the server gets is tips. Servers usually have to tip out a percentage of the tips to the other staff. Any discrepancy between the bill and the amount paid...the server usually pays that out of his/her own pocket...or at least they did where my daughter worked.

Rete

I waitressed for many years as a second job and my daughters have as well. Here you make 1/2 of minimum wage as tips are to be counted towards your wages.

Yes, I will tip with carryout depending on the type of carryout place I am going to, i.e. will tip if it is a restaurant and not a little sandwich shop and if it is a little sandwich shop that I go to 2 or 3 times a week, I will usually give a $20 at Christmas time.

MrEmjoy

We tip the postman at Christmas,

Because having to walk in winter in Chicago (Or any further north) is hard work. And he's a nice guy..



As for having hair! I have lots. cheeky bugger!

I give him a 20 and the price is 15, that's a good tip, right?

penguinbar

I work as a bartender and I receive way less than minimum wage. We are supposed to get $4.15 an hour and I only get $25 for a 9-10 hour shift because I have a cheap boss. I live on tips. Most of my tips are credit card tips which go directly in my paycheck and get taxed like a regular salary. I receive very little cash. Luckily the place I work at is a nice place and tips are good. Business is not what it was before the recession but we are still doing ok. I always tip for takeout even if it's a few dollars. Most of the customers where I work tip on takeout orders. I get tipped out by the waitstaff and I tip out the food runner/busboy. Also I remember the bad tippers just as much as the good ones!

Ash UK/US

What do you tip at a buffet? I was told I should only tip 10% as you get the food yourself I tip the same as I would at a sit down after all they do the same amount of work Drink orders and removing the used dirty plates, depending on how many times you back to the buffet, they may actually do more work.

penguinbar

Yes that's a good tip. I tip my postman at Christmas as well. I usually give him an American Express gift card.

penguinbar

I tip 15% at a buffet if they are taking drink orders and clearing plates. 20-25% at a sit down dinner .

tonrob

I always thought that as you got your own food then they tipped you? This could explain why I got thrown out of my local Chinese the other month...

Poppy girl

CA I had a second job as a waitress and its minimum wage plus your own tips in the 3 restaurants I worked in.....It was better money then my day job would make around $400 in 2 nights.

Juswus

I don't tip If I actually walk in to get the food, but I've used that Applebees "Carside to go" thingy a couple of times and tipped then.....usually because I've used it when it's bloody freezing outside and I dont want to have to get out the car




The only tip I would give our postman is "try not to be such a lazy arsehole next year ok?"

Poppy girl

ours must be related.