02-08-2015, 03:13 PM
I am a pretty generous tipper having spent far too much of my life serving and bartending.
Yes for sure - tip no matter what is the drink - you're tipping on the service not on the drink.
Nope - don't tip if they don't get off the phone. That is just plain rude.
OT - you are a generous tipper and I am sure it makes people happy.
After many years working for tips I came to the following conclusion. The people with lots of $ (an especially those FROM) money are the most conservative tippers. If they give you 20% they feel quite proud and it is not their normal. (They usually only tip 20% if they have a son or daughter who worked as a server and taught them to be more generous) They give %15 percent (and are careful not to tip on the tax) as that is socially acceptable and they have done their duty.
The blue color folks - those who know what hard physical work is, are the best tippers. Sometimes they tip so much it can be almost embarrassing because you know they arent making all that much. In my last bartender job (Bar Harbor, Maine) the best tippers were the dishwashers, the cooks, the other servers, bartenders and the folks who worked on boats. When the cruise boats came to town the crew would belly up to the bar for a few rounds and walk away leaving hundred dollar bills. (They didn't have a lot of time to spend money out at sea)
The hoitey toitey would be quite demanding, but cheap, the working class were always the heroes.
Yes for sure - tip no matter what is the drink - you're tipping on the service not on the drink.
Nope - don't tip if they don't get off the phone. That is just plain rude.
OT - you are a generous tipper and I am sure it makes people happy.
After many years working for tips I came to the following conclusion. The people with lots of $ (an especially those FROM) money are the most conservative tippers. If they give you 20% they feel quite proud and it is not their normal. (They usually only tip 20% if they have a son or daughter who worked as a server and taught them to be more generous) They give %15 percent (and are careful not to tip on the tax) as that is socially acceptable and they have done their duty.
The blue color folks - those who know what hard physical work is, are the best tippers. Sometimes they tip so much it can be almost embarrassing because you know they arent making all that much. In my last bartender job (Bar Harbor, Maine) the best tippers were the dishwashers, the cooks, the other servers, bartenders and the folks who worked on boats. When the cruise boats came to town the crew would belly up to the bar for a few rounds and walk away leaving hundred dollar bills. (They didn't have a lot of time to spend money out at sea)
The hoitey toitey would be quite demanding, but cheap, the working class were always the heroes.