I still like the one where the black couple jumps out of the car because they dread going to an actual restaurant with the white couple:
That's why I specifically mentioned teenagers and the girls wanting to split plates. Teenagers are already cheap as it is, and you never expect much from them, so when they start lowering the tab, your already small tip is just getting smaller. It sucks when you have 6 teens sit at a table and spend 50 bucks. A table of 6 adults should be at least a legit $100 tab.
bottle service wrinkle: tipping on bottles of wine.
personally, I tip on the bottom line amount, but can understand why some people are confused. wherever a corkage fee is taken, it seems to be more or less assumed you will be reluctant to tip on bottle service (and if you aren't, the fee might make you think twice.)
for some folks level of service figures in: a server's thoughtful pairing or recommendation would seem to count for more than merely bringing the bottle you ordered and pouring it around.
also, wine service is far quicker and (apparently) far less complicated than dinner service. why should one tip as much (or more) on the wine as the meal, when the details of the latter are (again, apparently) far less challenging for the server?
I would imagine this comes up some for people (not me, alas) who like to drink collectible or otherwise world class wine with their meal. If you order a $50 steak with a $500 wine, does it make sense to tip $100?
Why or why not?
Next time bring a flask
you're goddammed right I do. at the football game.
seriously, you take a hip flask to restaurants?
Flasks for missions games are a must.
Na, it was a suggestion to avoid the $100 tip.
Fwiw, if you've got the cash to lay down 5 benjamins for wine, then laying down one more for gratuity shouldn't be a dilemma. You just do it or you order water. Or bring a flask.
Servers have to tip out the bar a percentage of their total alcohol sales after a shift. If you don't tip accordingly on that $500 bottle of wine, the server still has to tip out the bartender for a percentage of that bottle sale. You being a cheap bas probably just cost that server more money to serve you than making any at all.
$500 bottle of wine doesn't sound like a cheap bas .
What does sound dumb to me is having to tip out on a bottle of wine when all they did was take it out and open it up.
servers, get a new job instead about ing about my donations to you people.
for me it's about the enjoyment. I enjoy wine throughout the meal. the tip is appreciation for the entire experience, not just a job of work. imho.
Thats true, but nevertheless, servers still have to tip out the bartender for that bottle of wine, whether the table tips on it or not.
The whole concept of restaurant gratuity seems dumb to me, but it is what it is.
uh, I'm not the one who's unclear on the concept. you need to talk to my dad.
LOL. I figured some dumbass would chime in with something like this.
I waited tables at the Magic Time Machine while in college in the late 90's. I only went back to waiting tables in 2008 after being laid off from being in Telecom for almost 9 years. I had to do something to keep some kind of income coming in while I was out looking for work again. Trust me, its extremely humbling for a college educated, 30-something, to wait tables full time, but I only had to do it for less than a year. But you gotta do what you gotta do.
With that said, off.
I've run into a lot of the older generation who seems to tip like its still 1965. LOL. It is what it is.
often, but not always true. tip policies can vary from place to place.
Both places I've ever worked at required us to tip the bar according to our alcohol sales. I imagine if you are eating at a restaurant that serves $500 bottles of wine, they have this same policy.
What are you, a millionaire throwing Benjamins around like they're nothing?
yeah well, some places do it other ways. imagine whatever you want.
there's more than two bars in the world
When I give you spineless jellyfish handouts, I expect a 'yes sir' and 'thank you sir'. My CO gives me better service than you people.
Why don't you beg your boss to pay you more than 95 cents a hour, got?
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