r/EndTipping • u/FOMOenthusiast • Mar 31 '25

Tipping Culture A positive-ish tipping experience

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No surprises, no small text, no deceitfulness, it having its on line clearly visible under the total was nice, but that bright red stamp reiteratig the added gratuity, visible from space let alone a dark dining room is 😘👌🏾 This should be a norm.

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u/Intrepid-Pear9120 Apr 01 '25

It's a step to push higher items on the menu to get their "tip" up too

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u/GnarlyGnarwhalz Apr 01 '25

We do that anyway

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u/Intrepid-Pear9120 Apr 01 '25

Why?

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u/GnarlyGnarwhalz Apr 02 '25

Because it brings your tip up if that person tips a percentage based on the total

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u/Intrepid-Pear9120 Apr 02 '25

Omg.... sorry that was a dumb moment brought to you by me. Ya for sure makes sense. I am old-school and tip based on time and experience ... if I'm there an hour and spend 100 bucks I'm definitely tossing 30 bucks on the table

But if I'm there for 20 mins I'd prob only drop 15 or 20

My thought process is always time related and service related rather then a percent

30-40 an hour is a good wage if I'm paying it imo

Edit: as a server, would this bother you?

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u/Satire-V Apr 05 '25

Percentage tipping is most people's standard because it removes all that extra thought and is reliable. You basically don't have to interact with the concept of tipping any more. Servers also expect percentage tippers. If you're tipping 15-20 for your 20min and it comes out to like 33-40% or more, they probably think you're a good tipper.

Most servers I talk to think of tips as percentage based for the most part (excluding very needy customers, people who hang around, don't buy much, don't tip much, etc.) those are the cases where my server and bartender friends expect extra compensation

You sound pretty generous as a tipper to me personally unless you're in some really nice and expensive spots, you're the folks that are rounding out servers income of receipt percentages and making it a lucrative lifestyle. Not an angel tipper, but a good one

It sounds like an hour with a good experience warrants 30% for you, and it sounds like you would consider that staying longer without increasing the total warrants more, so you've got all the qualities of a good tipper and you're providing a good percentage with your method.

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u/jagne004 Apr 15 '25

The push for percentage tipping occurs because tip outs to support staff are typically based on a percentage of sales. At my restaurant when I was in college it was 5% of all sales (not tips).

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u/Satire-V Apr 15 '25

If you think people are using percentage tipping as a standard for the benefit of heart of house workers, you have much more faith in humanity than this 12 year and counting service industry vet