The economy may have turned a few off of tipping at bars and restaurants. Also, many may not know what is expected for a tip these days. Here are a few suggestions and guidelines to stay away from embarrassment.
Considering tipping
As reported in Detroit News, one diner in California recently stiffed a waiter, leaving a card rather than a tip. On the card the deadbeat wrote, "I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. I wish it didn't have to be this way for both of us."
Needed tips
A lot of the time, waiters and waitresses need tips to survive and depend on them.
An unnamed restaurant worker recently told Lennie Copeland, writing at the Record Searchlight, "If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, stick to macaroni and cheese at home."
According to Copeland, while the federal minimum wage is $7.50 an hour, restaurant workers usually make closer to $2.13 an hour. That, with an average infusion of tips, gives them about $15 to $20 an hour.
To make matters worse, restaurant employees have to share their tips with the other workers, including cooks, janitors, dishwashers and bussers. In addition, each is anticipated to claim a minimum 8 percent a week to the Internal Revenue Service for taxation. However, according to Wes Babcock at Cattlemen's Steakhouse, the Internal Revenue Service may red flag restaurant employees who claim less than 12 percent tips.
Tipping guidelines 101
These are your tipping suggestions.
Whenever 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.
Tipping.org explained that a buffet only requires a five to 10 percent tip since you are doing your own serving.
If there is a tip jar at a coffee or deli counter, 50 cents to $2 is all that is required for orders totaling less than $30. Even then, only regular customers should feel obligated to tip, according to Tipping.org.
When picking up a to-go order from a restaurant, Tipthepizzaguy says it is customary to give 10 percent to the counter person.
If that pizza is delivered, however, Tipthepizzaguy claims 15 percent is more like it, with a minimum tip of $3.
Considering tipping
As reported in Detroit News, one diner in California recently stiffed a waiter, leaving a card rather than a tip. On the card the deadbeat wrote, "I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. I wish it didn't have to be this way for both of us."
Needed tips
A lot of the time, waiters and waitresses need tips to survive and depend on them.
An unnamed restaurant worker recently told Lennie Copeland, writing at the Record Searchlight, "If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, stick to macaroni and cheese at home."
According to Copeland, while the federal minimum wage is $7.50 an hour, restaurant workers usually make closer to $2.13 an hour. That, with an average infusion of tips, gives them about $15 to $20 an hour.
To make matters worse, restaurant employees have to share their tips with the other workers, including cooks, janitors, dishwashers and bussers. In addition, each is anticipated to claim a minimum 8 percent a week to the Internal Revenue Service for taxation. However, according to Wes Babcock at Cattlemen's Steakhouse, the Internal Revenue Service may red flag restaurant employees who claim less than 12 percent tips.
Tipping guidelines 101
These are your tipping suggestions.
Whenever 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.
Tipping.org explained that a buffet only requires a five to 10 percent tip since you are doing your own serving.
If there is a tip jar at a coffee or deli counter, 50 cents to $2 is all that is required for orders totaling less than $30. Even then, only regular customers should feel obligated to tip, according to Tipping.org.
When picking up a to-go order from a restaurant, Tipthepizzaguy says it is customary to give 10 percent to the counter person.
If that pizza is delivered, however, Tipthepizzaguy claims 15 percent is more like it, with a minimum tip of $3.
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