Times are tough, and you also may balk at having to pay a tip these days, when your paycheck is already strained. But remember that waiters and waitresses are working people too. Below are a few recommendations about tipping traditions in the 21st Century.
Tipping and stiffing
One California waiter got a tip with a card that said, "I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. I wish it didn't have to be this way for both of us." According to Detroit News, this is happening all over.
Reason behind tips
Employees need tips to survive, and when you take that from the, you are also taking away their livelihood.
Lennie Copeland from Record Searchlight talked to a restaurant worker who said, "If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, stick to macaroni and cheese at home."
Copeland explained that $7.50 an hour is the federal minimum wage, but restaurant employees make much less than that. It is expected to come out to $15 to $20 an hour with tips, but about $2.13 an hour can be the actual pay.
Employees have to share tips with other people in the restaurant usually, according to Wes Babcock at Cattlemen's Steakhouse. On top of it, the IRS expects that employees are getting tips and requires a minimum 8 percent for tax purposes. Then there is the 12 percent rule where the IRS will check out a company that is reporting less than 12 percent.
Tipping guidelines 101
Follow these rules for tipping.
When you go to a restaurant, a 15 to 20 percent tip is expected. It used to be that 10 percent was expected, but now it is a little more.
At a buffet, since you are serving yourself, Tipping.org states you need only tip five percent to 10 percent.
You never need to pay more than 50 cents to $2 at a coffee or deli counter assuming you spend less than $30.
When picking up a to-go order from a restaurant, Tipthepizzaguy states it is customary to give 10 percent to the counter person.
A minimum $3 tip when someone delivers pizza is anticipated, though it should be about 15 percent.
Tipping and stiffing
One California waiter got a tip with a card that said, "I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. I wish it didn't have to be this way for both of us." According to Detroit News, this is happening all over.
Reason behind tips
Employees need tips to survive, and when you take that from the, you are also taking away their livelihood.
Lennie Copeland from Record Searchlight talked to a restaurant worker who said, "If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, stick to macaroni and cheese at home."
Copeland explained that $7.50 an hour is the federal minimum wage, but restaurant employees make much less than that. It is expected to come out to $15 to $20 an hour with tips, but about $2.13 an hour can be the actual pay.
Employees have to share tips with other people in the restaurant usually, according to Wes Babcock at Cattlemen's Steakhouse. On top of it, the IRS expects that employees are getting tips and requires a minimum 8 percent for tax purposes. Then there is the 12 percent rule where the IRS will check out a company that is reporting less than 12 percent.
Tipping guidelines 101
Follow these rules for tipping.
When you go to a restaurant, a 15 to 20 percent tip is expected. It used to be that 10 percent was expected, but now it is a little more.
At a buffet, since you are serving yourself, Tipping.org states you need only tip five percent to 10 percent.
You never need to pay more than 50 cents to $2 at a coffee or deli counter assuming you spend less than $30.
When picking up a to-go order from a restaurant, Tipthepizzaguy states it is customary to give 10 percent to the counter person.
A minimum $3 tip when someone delivers pizza is anticipated, though it should be about 15 percent.
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