12-16-2002, 04:44 AM
in nyc it's 8.25 so doubled is 16.5% of the pretax bill. it's about the minimum that i expect. it's not been happening lately though 
and please excuse me while i bitch for a moment, but when did 10% become acceptable? just because the economy's not doing so well people seem to have decided to punish me. and if you're paying with credit card, leave the tip in cash please, we get taxed on credit card tips... not that we don't get taxed on cash too, but only 10% of our total sales, on credit it all gets taxed and i can't afford to pay taxes...
and please excuse me while i bitch for a moment, but when did 10% become acceptable? just because the economy's not doing so well people seem to have decided to punish me. and if you're paying with credit card, leave the tip in cash please, we get taxed on credit card tips... not that we don't get taxed on cash too, but only 10% of our total sales, on credit it all gets taxed and i can't afford to pay taxes...