12-16-2002, 07:22 AM
I tip based on service. I once had a waitress not get water for the table after being asked for it four times. Our order came out 45 minutes later. I wouldn't care but it was 3AM at a diner and nobody else was there. She got one dollar and a note as to why.
That said, I used to work in the industry as well, so most get at least 20% from me. My friends and i once went out to eat after a long night of drinking and tipped 40%. We all thought someone else was going to be cheap and threw in an extra two to three dollars a piece.
Bartenders get at least 1.50 from me per. I drink hard shit (Jack &Coke), and find that that gets me alot stronger drinks than just a dollar. If the drink is three dollars they get a five and keep the change for the first few then a little less depending on my cash situation.
My barbers get two to three dollars, sometimes 5 depending on how much care and time they take.
The UPS guy at work get 100 every Christmas, since he bails our ass out when something arrives we can't pay for. We pay company check for shit, but sometimes the vendor will ship certified only without telling us. Our driver will come back later that afternoon if we need that package that day (while the boss goes to the bank to get a money order) , often allowing us to get the job done on time.
That said, I used to work in the industry as well, so most get at least 20% from me. My friends and i once went out to eat after a long night of drinking and tipped 40%. We all thought someone else was going to be cheap and threw in an extra two to three dollars a piece.
Bartenders get at least 1.50 from me per. I drink hard shit (Jack &Coke), and find that that gets me alot stronger drinks than just a dollar. If the drink is three dollars they get a five and keep the change for the first few then a little less depending on my cash situation.
My barbers get two to three dollars, sometimes 5 depending on how much care and time they take.
The UPS guy at work get 100 every Christmas, since he bails our ass out when something arrives we can't pay for. We pay company check for shit, but sometimes the vendor will ship certified only without telling us. Our driver will come back later that afternoon if we need that package that day (while the boss goes to the bank to get a money order) , often allowing us to get the job done on time.