Good old "tipping" question again

[amarooney]

My first visit to the US was in the 90'S and the recommended tip was 15%. 18/% now seems the norm, you are often given the option of 20 or 25%. I have no problem with tipping but the suggested amount is getting out of hand. What irritates me if I get table service in a bar for drinks only six whiskies might cost me a $10 dollar tip but if I then get 6 single malt whiskies that are double the price the tip goes up to $20 for the same amount of work. That is a con my opinion.

[MarkUK]

Bar tipping is another funny one. Whilst I am happy to tip for good attentive service at the end of meal, going to the bar and ordering a beer is a different matter. I really don’t get the concept of tipping someone to potentially take the cap of a bottle of beer.

[amarooney]

Originally Posted by MarkUK

Bar tipping is another funny one. Whilst I am happy to tip for good attentive service at the end of meal, going to the bar and ordering a beer is a different matter. I really don’t get the concept of tipping someone to potentially take the cap of a bottle of beer.

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Agreed but that's the way they do it, if you don't they ignore you. Bar staff in busy bars must make decent money.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by dx4100

When I lived in New Jersey when I was younger it was always 10% around those parts.

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Fair enough. Just thought I'd post a couple of articles (there are plenty more) that said around 1990 it was customary to tip servers 15% in the US.

I did try to find articles that said the customary tip was 10% back then because that's what I thought. But I couldn't find any evidence of that.

The first couple of times I visited (late 90s) I would have left a 10% tip.

[Kraken]

Originally Posted by MarkUK

Bar tipping is another funny one. Whilst I am happy to tip for good attentive service at the end of meal, going to the bar and ordering a beer is a different matter. I really don’t get the concept of tipping someone to potentially take the cap of a bottle of beer.

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It's the way it is over there. The thing that annoys me is that if you have a drink in the bar part of a restaurant - say while waiting for a table - you cannot transfer the bar tab to the table, as this would mean the bar server gets no tip.

I've had my credit card blocked as a result of this policy in the past. The bar bill will be low so is seen as a test transaction to check the card is OK. You then try to pay for the meal (significantly higher value) and it flags up as two transactions in the same place within a relatively short time period.

This has happened twice - both in Outback Steakhouse on Vineland Road (opposite Premium Outlets / near Publix). I now know to pay for the pre-dinner drinks with cash or a different credit card to the one I want to pay for the meal with.

[tspill]

Originally Posted by amarooney

My first visit to the US was in the 90'S and the recommended tip was 15%. 18/% now seems the norm, you are often given the option of 20 or 25%. I have no problem with tipping but the suggested amount is getting out of hand. What irritates me if I get table service in a bar for drinks only six whiskies might cost me a $10 dollar tip but if I then get 6 single malt whiskies that are double the price the tip goes up to $20 for the same amount of work. That is a con my opinion.

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And no one ever explains why it continually increases.

[hardly]

The pressure of the tipping culture is the one negative that can spoil it for me.
Pull up in a golf car car park an£ they want to take your clubs, I don’t need that or want it, it’s created just to justify a tip. I tip 15% there about s in restraints although I do think the tip is now expected whether they are bothered or not. Good job I can’t live off steak and fries every night when there, and prefer toast or cereal in the villa for breaking.

[aqualiv]

Originally Posted by hardly

The pressure of the tipping culture is the one negative that can spoil it for me.
Pull up in a golf car car park an£ they want to take your clubs, I don’t need that or want it, it’s created just to justify a tip. I tip 15% there about s in restraints although I do think the tip is now expected whether they are bothered or not. Good job I can’t live off steak and fries every night when there, and prefer toast or cereal in the villa for breaking.

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Agree
We’re the same and it definitely affects what we do when there

[greekgranny]

I never think about tipping, it certainly doesn't influence where we eat. We tip as we wish and have never had a disaproving look.

[khonsu]

Originally Posted by hardly

The pressure of the tipping culture is the one negative that can spoil it for me.
Pull up in a golf car car park an£ they want to take your clubs, I don’t need that or want it, it’s created just to justify a tip. I tip 15% there about s in restraints although I do think the tip is now expected whether they are bothered or not. Good job I can’t live off steak and fries every night when there, and prefer toast or cereal in the villa for breaking.

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If you ever visit Egypt...you'll long for the tipping culture of America!