Originally Posted by alwayslearning
Originally Posted by amyjo
I guess I must be cheap, because I don't leave a tip. I figure they are charging enough for the service that I shouldn't have to give more. Is this just me?
Depends on where you are and who the "they" are that are doing the charging? Does the person providing the service set the prices? Are they an owner or employee? If they are an employee, their tips are part of their income and their pay may be lower because of that. Waiters/waitresses work below minimum wage and depend on tips. But a tip is an acknowledgement of good service. It is not simple.
i leave 20% on all services - nails, haircuts, etc. if it's the owner, then i sometimes rethink that unless he/she has done me a special favor like squeezed me in without an appointment.
i've been going to the same place for about 6 years because the same nail girl makes time for me and does a good job for me.
same for haircuts. i don't want to train a new haircutter or nail girl. that's worth a 20% tip and a special Xmas present.
on the other issue of waitresses i tip on the total amount of the bill before taxes or coupons. AND i learned today that the waitress in our local diner gets $2 ($2!!!) an hour. the rest of her income is dependent on tips, which she's supposed to claim for taxes. from those tips, she shares with the busboy. from one week to the next, she never knows how much money she'll earn. and that's a GOOD waitress. i wonder how many people stiff her. i know she's been there for 11 years. i think she deserves a raise.
i also tip the guy who delivers the pizza or the chinese food.
they also work for practically nothing and i never had one that was anything but solicitous.
do you tip the guy who works for your plumber? or your roofer?