Why do we tip people?

Originally posted by Videoholic
Service people get tipped to promote good service.  If they knew they were going to make 9 bucks an hour every day all day long till next year when they go up to 9.15 and hour, do you really think they would always give good service?

Do you go 100% at your job all the time?  No, because sometimes you aren\'t being watched.

Waiters have to be 100% for the customer at all times.  Have you ever gotten bad service at a restaurant and then gone back again?  I guarantee you you had second thoughts of going back.

I always tip well.  Especially bar tenders at a bar I will be at all night.  You tip them heavy right off the bat they will pick you out of a crowd and you won\'t wait for that 2nd, 3rd, 10th beer....

Pizza guys you have to tip or they will spit on your pizza next drive out to your house.

Vid, i agree with some of the points you are making whore-heartedly. Im not on some anti-tipping thing here..just the thought of tipping being expected.

I ALWAYS tip bartenders well. That way they tend to make a better drink for you..or add more liqour. Good tipping a tender is a MUST!!

The same with my favorite delivery places. They remember and will prioritize your meal accordingly.

Actually, I do do my job 100% at all times when dealing with customers. If I were to be half assed, that makes me and the company bad. The only time Im not 100% is if Im just hanging around or stocking product..cleaning up etc..etc. When Im assembling, taking an order, or adding a modification, Im am always at 100%


TOBG: You get tipped from beign a cashier?!?!? I\'ve actually never heard of a cashier relying on tips.

[videoholic]

Here is a little something I found..

»  The custom of tipping initially met with resistance in the United States. There was even an Anti-Tipping Society of America, which obviously failed, to end what the New York City papers called in the early 1900s a “nuisance.”

»  There are many theories of how tipping came to be, but the most prevalent story goes back several hundred years to England. When people traveled by stagecoach, they often sent a servant ahead to make arrangements for their arrival. The servant would give the service providers money “to ensure promptness,” which was shortened by initials to be “tip.” Today a tip is more of a thank you after good service than a bribe to get good service.

»  Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.


That last one is interesting.  Is that true no-one?

Originally posted by luckee



I understand that, but who\'s choice is that? When you feel under payed, you look for a new job. Why should I be forced to make up the rest of their paycheck?

then don\'t tip, no one forces u too, if u wanna be one of those cheap bastards that stiffs people feel free, just don\'t come to my restaurant.

Originally posted by mjps21983


then don\'t tip, no one forces u too, if u wanna be one of those cheap bastards that stiffs people feel free, just don\'t come to my restaurant.

People like you are the reason I feel that way. Why am I a cheap bastard just b/c I dont want to tip an ass or a slow server? Do your job correctly and promtly and there wont be a problem correct, but when you insult customers and potential customers you wonder why me and others think this way.

Originally posted by luckee


People like you are the reason I feel that way. Why am I a cheap bastard just b/c I dont want to tip an ass or a slow server? Do your job correctly and promtly and there wont be a problem correct, but when you insult customers and potential customers you wonder why me and others think this way.

Look we get paid 2.13 an hour where I work what ya\'ll don\'t understand, is without that tip we aren\'t making jack sh!t, its people like u that get bad service cuz u don\'t wanna tip. :eek: :eek:

edit* i agree with not tipping or not tipping well for someone who was not good, but people who deserve the tip should get about 15% and someone shitty should still get 10% which is average.

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i give good tips. "be good to your mother"

Well, i\'ve never really had to tip anyone. So i really don\'t care about tips. I guess giving the pizza dood a tip counts. 2 dollers is about my limit. I\'m a tight arse.

Luckee go become a server, then ask us why do we tip them.

Originally posted by Bozco
Luckee go become a server, then ask us why do we tip them.

Thanx boz someone who knows the restaurant business like me

Originally posted by mjps21983
Look we get paid 2.13 an hour where I work what ya\'ll don\'t understand, is without that tip we aren\'t making jack sh!t

That\'s what I\'ve been saying all along. SOME people in SOME jobs rely PARTLY on tips. So I have no problem tipping them (in theory that is, no one here in Denmark has such a low wage).

Originally posted by mjps21983


Look we get paid 2.13 an hour where I work what ya\'ll don\'t understand, is without that tip we aren\'t making jack sh!t, its people like u that get bad service cuz u don\'t wanna tip. :eek: :eek:

I know what you make..I was a server for like a month. I don\'t care if you dont get ANY wage from them. Judging from this
"people like u that get bad service cuz u don\'t wanna tip"

I tip based on service..if you offer bad service form get go..of course you won\'t get a dime. Work for what you want. im not gonna stiff a earned tip.

Just recently..we went to a resturant and ate..service was decent..no complaints. I go to pay the check and I overhear our waiter talking to another waitress. "That mother****er didn\'t leave me a tip"

Well i had to get change from the bill to leave him a tip, but guess what..he didnt get one. I walked over to him with $10 in my hand..he was smiling expecting to receive the dough. I told him
"You are correct, this "mother****er" is NOT going to tip you" and started to walk away. I then hear him, "but Sir, I only assumed"

Catch my drift mjps?

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I have usually just told pizza guys to not "worry about the change" which is usually just a few bucks

last night i went out of my way to give them.. OVER TEN DOLLARS :cool:

I like tipping.. makes me feel good

Luckee you\'ve got some serious issues with people.

Originally posted by Bozco
Luckee go become a server, then ask us why do we tip them.

Go read my last reply. I would call you an ass, but I guess I cant since you posted that before I posted my info

Originally posted by Bozco
Luckee you\'ve got some serious issues with people.

Please explain why instead of expecting me to read your mind.

Originally posted by luckee


I know what you make..I was a server for like a month. I don\'t care if you dont get ANY wage from them. Judging from this
"people like u that get bad service cuz u don\'t wanna tip"

I tip based on service..if you offer bad service form get go..of course you won\'t get a dime. Work for what you want. im not gonna stiff a earned tip.

Just recently..we went to a resturant and ate..service was decent..no complaints. I go to pay the check and I overhear our waiter talking to another waitress. "That mother****er didn\'t leave me a tip"

Well i had to get change from the bill to leave him a tip, but guess what..he didnt get one. I walked over to him with $10 in my hand..he was smiling expecting to receive the dough. I told him
"You are correct, this "mother****er" is NOT going to tip you" and started to walk away. I then hear him, "but Sir, I only assumed"

Catch my drift mjps?

yeah some people are like that, but think that is a very big generealization, i heard the same thing int olive garden once me and my friends went in to eat and the guy was walking to the table and i heard him go oh god not again, we didnt leave em shit, cuz he deserved it, i\'m not saying u have to tip someone, i\'m sayin if service is good than it is feasible to tip.