Tipping

[sammibabe]

Is the guideline 15% for mediocre service and 20% for good service which is the guideline we've used in the past.

[Katys Grandad]

I wouldn't tip 15% if the service was mediocre but I might tip 20% if it was particularly good.

I'd be more in the 10-12% range of it was just OK.

[canarypam]

I think 15% for ordinary service and 20% for good service.

[mizzy]

a good guide which i gleaned from this forum quite some time ago is to double the tax figure on the bill and then add a few extra $$ for really good service

[sammibabe]

Thanks. I find tipping so hard to judge. Don't want to go overboard but don't want to be seen as skinflint, particularly in some of regular haunts. Also aware that they rely on tips in addition to wages.

[domster]

We normally tip 15%. Seems about right to me.

[luckylady]

We vary between 12% and 20% depending on service

[Katys Grandad]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
a good guide which i gleaned from this forum quite some time ago is to double the tax figure on the bill and then add a few extra $$ for really good service
[/quote]

It may have been me who posted that Mizzy and it is a good guide. Some say you should deduct the drinks part of the bill before doing it but you'd have to carry a calculator around with you!

BTW it won't work everywhere in the US because the tax rates vary from place to place.

[mizzy]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katys Grandad
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
a good guide which i gleaned from this forum quite some time ago is to double the tax figure on the bill and then add a few extra $$ for really good service
[/quote]

It may have been me who posted that Mizzy and it is a good guide. Some say you should deduct the drinks part of the bill before doing it but you'd have to carry a calculator around with you!

BTW it won't work everywhere in the US because the tax rates vary from place to place.
[/quote]

it probably was you and i used it last trip, it was a great tip so thank you katys grandad [high5]

[another]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katys Grandad
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
a good guide which i gleaned from this forum quite some time ago is to double the tax figure on the bill and then add a few extra $$ for really good service
[/quote]

It may have been me who posted that Mizzy and it is a good guide. Some say you should deduct the drinks part of the bill before doing it but you'd have to carry a calculator around with you!

BTW it won't work everywhere in the US because the tax rates vary from place to place.
[/quote]

it probably was you and i used it last trip, it was a great tip so thank you katys grandad [high5]
[/quote]

We always use this method and it works very well [msnsmile]