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. 😅 OK, so just: how do y’all tip?
I don’t.
Tipping is bullshit and employers need to pay their employees. Literally based in slavery.
Furthermore, taxes should be included on the fucking price tag.
Tip? Laughs in Asian
Tip? Laughs in European
Round the subtotal. Divide by 10. Multiply by 2. Smile, say thank you, and get on with it.
I never use percentage based tips, costs for everything are so inflated. I just pick a dollar amount out of my ass that I feel matches my service experience that also agrees with my wallet (when I’m flush I’ll tip more). It’s all a scam and I hate to participate but I feel bad for low paid workers.
I only tip when I’m at a sit down restaurant. And I tip the same, 15 unless they were expectional.
WTF? I was taught tipping was calculated before tax. This is just giving even more money out on top of the ridiculous 18% minimum suggested amount.
Right! They don’t make the tax, the gov does, so that’s nothing to do with service, but of course they’re going to guilt people into giving more.
That tipping should be on the before tax total has long been standard practice. If that practice is breaking down it’s because people are ignorant and POS systems are manipulative.
I would always tip on the total before any discount. If given a freebie, like say the bartender gave me a free drink, I tip as if the freebie were on the bill.
20% of the bill (before tax).
In some states the tax may even be 10%, in these states it can be easy to calculate the tip by simply doubling the tax amount.
And then if I’m leaving a cash tip, I may round that resulting number up, so if it happens to be something like say 59.46, just make it $60.
Tip depending on the service provided. That is the most important aspect. As I don’t know how your service was, I can’t provide an answer.
I tip on the bill total and if everything was okay I’d leave a $16 tip for this. If the service was really good I’d leave $20.
“Make it 80”
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20% pre-tax total is the norm in the US.
They’re adding extra on top there
I tip 30% on top of the post-tax if it was good or if I like the people. I have the means, so it’s only fair. If the service was terrible or the food was awful I’ll do 20%.
Suggested gratuity is calculated after taxes and before discounts.
If you add back in the comped appetizer, the math maths. Not saying I agree with the practice, but it’s not fraud. They’re suggesting you tip based off what you received not what you’re paying per se.
I agree with calculating tips before discounts, but calculating tips after taxes is bull. I’m not tipping the government.
Tipping culture is the reason I just avoid restaurants.
Fix your industry.
That’s the right answer.
It seems weird in this context, but the normal case is if you’re paying with a gift card. If I had a $110 dinner and had a $100 gift card that was subtracted off the total, the expected tip would be off the $110, not just the $10 paid out of pocket.
Calculating gratutiy before discounts and taxes is the cultural norm.
