cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58025748
HOW do you guys tip in the US? Do you go by food total or bill total? I know it's frowned upon in other countries, I'm not here to question or debate that.
~~No matter how you split it, pre or post tax, the "gratuity" is much higher than it should be! The 18%is higher even than what actual 20% should be!~~
~~Pretax should be $14.26, tax included (ripoff) should be $15.44. So why is the "20%" up to $18.25?! That's a 25.5% tip.~~
For me, I tip "15%" but round numbers. The bill is $72, so I take 10% (7.20 but round up to 8 then add 4) which ends up $12.
If they were exceptional, I just go off 20% which is $16 by my method, and round the total to the nearest dollar... ~~but even that isn't their pretend 18%!! And technically my method is over 20% after rounding up. They're all just taking advantage of niceness and guilt for patrons having to tip everyone.~~
Edit: I fucked up being hung up on numbers, not realizing to the left was the explanation. ๐ OK, so just: how do y'all tip?
This really depends. When I had little kids and was restaurant training them, I would tip very high because the bill did not at all represent the work of the wait staff.
If my husband and I are indulgent (unusual) the bill is more than the work, we do 20% still because we know they aren't paid enough.
Drinks? $1-$2 each one.