Tipping Requests Get Crazier

[+ DynamicUno]

1 minute ago, TracerMain said:

I was at a restaurant one time where they used a wrirless terminal so the payment can be done at the table. I’m used to this method from othwr restaurants too. And normally after swiping the card, they hand you the terminal and the tip suggestions will show as “18% , 20%, 22%, Other” — my point being that this seems to be the average mean for tipping, and always in ascending order. My finger will always go to the FIRST one on the list. Usually 18%.

Well this one restaurant I recently went to had the audacity to put “30%, 28%, 25%, Other” for their tipping options — and yes, in descending order where the first choice was the highest. My finger almost pushed the 30% out of habit. I was so surprised and quite frankly disgusted. I chose other of course. I have no issues tipping for decent services, butbman I hope 30% won’t become the new tipping culture. I miss the days when 10% was the norm.

Gaming the entries like that is pretty underhanded, especially since all of the defaults are above the typical range of tips. I don't normally do online reviews on Yelp or Google Maps, but I'd make an exception for that.  The food and service could have been spectactular, but playing games with settling the bill is just sketchy as hell.

[Luv2play]

Years ago I used to tip 15 percent for decent service at restaurants and hotel chabermaids  and 10 percent for mediocre.  Then I got to know people in thw hotel and restaurant trades and they of course encouraged me to up my tips. I did once I understood their reasons.

Now the range of tipping has gone up so that I regularly encounter 18, 20, 25 other. I tip 20 for good service and 18 if something was off. If the service were truly dreadful I would go to other and enter a lower amount.

Last week I was at a nice restaurant with an escort and the bill came to $218 with tax. The waitress was friendly but she made a mistake by not asking me how I wanted my rack of lamb cooked. So I gave her 18 percent.

Edited February 1, 2023 by Luv2play

[+ Charlie]

3 hours ago, Lucky said:

Do the groceries and pet stores ever provide an accounting for the tips they receive for charity?

Good question.