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Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

RE: Another Tipping Thread

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Or, black lives matter or anything like. Canadians in general seem to be very critical of race relations in America. So, my point isn't to anyone in particular but to the fact that it is easy to throw stones over the boarder when you are as homogenous as vanilla ice cream.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I agree with Tig.

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

It's funny how liberals always want to censor people. This is a political comment. Sorry you don't like it but that is what it is. If you want to call for that, then i will start calling to have your annoying opinions censored as well.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Tignanello wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Whats with the Canadasowhite hash tag? Am I offended?
I'm quite certainly it's a result of an argument with the other Canadian on the board.

Good to see you Tig!
Hi! Its good to be seen! Life has had me by the tiger-tail for the last few months but things seem to be letting up now. I've been managing a full time job, two practicums, a thesis and school, and it will all come to a screeching halt on April 30th. I just have to hold on till then!
I think that hashtag should be removed. Regardless of it's origin, as a standalone hashtag it's in violation of the racial speech rules of this board. To come in and see it was shocking. Especially to not have the context. I figured there was backstory, and I guessed (apparently rather accurately what it was) but that doesn't make it okay for it to be a stand alone thing. It's icky.

You can DO IT! Wow!

I knew you were busy, but seeing it all typed out...

{MLP hugs}

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
It's funny how liberals always want to censor people. This is a political comment. Sorry you don't like it but that is what it is. If you want to call for that, then i will start calling to have your annoying opinions censored as well.

I don't live in Canada; Tig does. I respect HER opinion.

flan

chef · Guru

Momala wrote:
Unless the service was abominable, the MINIMUM tip should be 10%. Adequate/good service deserves 15%. Outstanding service rates 20%.

Minimum is now 20%. 10% as a minimum is outdated.

chef · Guru

DH and I have the same mantra on tipping. We start at 20%. It often is more. We also let the manager know about outstanding service when we receive it.

If the service is absolutely horrible, we don't tip and we speak to a manager about the horrible service. It takes a lot for us to consider the service to be horrible.

We never fault the server for things that are not directly in their control. Wrong food, long waits, etc. are almost always not the server's fault. Stuff like not checking back is the server's fault as they are in control of checking back barring an emergency.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

chef wrote:
Momala wrote:
Unless the service was abominable, the MINIMUM tip should be 10%. Adequate/good service deserves 15%. Outstanding service rates 20%.
Minimum is now 20%. 10% as a minimum is outdated.

Not for bad service.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
You aren't the Mod. It's a political statement. Like Oscars So White.

Good to know that you think only mods get opinions. Political statements can be racial. Racial statements are against the rules of this board.

Copied directly from the rules: If you are speaking in good faith, in a civil manner, you can express almost any opinion (other than hateful ones like racism)

I will not engage in further discussions of this with you. I do not engage in racial discussions.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Canadian is a race? Canada is predominantly white. There is nothing racist whatsoever about that statement other than what you choose to infer. And, i wasn't discussing it with you in the first place adn we weren't having a discussion. There is nothing about my signature that is violating any policy.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Canadian is a race? Canada is predominantly white. There is nothing racist whatsoever about that statement other than what you choose to infer. And, i wasn't discussing it with you in the first place adn we weren't having a discussion. There is nothing about my signature that is violating any policy.

Hate speech - hate speech is an attack against a group of people for who they are.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Just because you don't like something doesn't make it a rule violation.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Canada is predominantly white. That's a fact not hate.

-- Edited by Lady Gaga Snerd on Tuesday 15th of March 2016 04:53:59 PM

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Canada is not a race, nor is it a people. It is a land mass. The demographics are the demographics. That's like being angry at someone saying there are a lot of Asians in Japan. Duh.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Honestly, 20% is easier for me to compute than 15%...though I have seen restaurants whose bills have the tip amounts listed.

flan

chef · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
chef wrote:
Momala wrote:
Unless the service was abominable, the MINIMUM tip should be 10%. Adequate/good service deserves 15%. Outstanding service rates 20%.
Minimum is now 20%. 10% as a minimum is outdated.
Not for bad service.

Of course not. Bad service should get zilch.

chef · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Honestly, 20% is easier for me to compute than 15%...though I have seen restaurants whose bills have the tip amounts listed.

flan

Be careful with the tip amounts given on the receipt. They're sometimes inaccurate.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Honestly, 20% is easier for me to compute than 15%...though I have seen restaurants whose bills have the tip amounts listed.

flan
Be careful with the tip amounts given on the receipt. They're sometimes inaccurate.

That's why we usually go with 20%, or a little less.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

And everyone realizes the tip amount is calculated based on the before tax sub-total, right? You don't need to tip based on tax.

Ohfour · Hooker

Lawyerlady wrote:
And everyone realizes the tip amount is calculated based on the before tax sub-total, right? You don't need to tip based on tax.

I do. It's so easy in TN. In my county and several others, tax is 9.5% to 9.75%. Double the sales tax amount, round up, and you have roughly 20%.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Ohfour wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
And everyone realizes the tip amount is calculated based on the before tax sub-total, right? You don't need to tip based on tax.
I do. It's so easy in TN. In my county and several others, tax is 9.5% to 9.75%. Double the sales tax amount, round up, and you have roughly 20%.

They were saying about the suggested tip amounts don't seem right, but they SHOULD be based on the sub-total. Our sales tax is only 7%, if you double it, you don't even get 15%.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I tip on the whole bill including the tax. Our tax is only 5%.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Be careful with the tip amounts given on the receipt. They're sometimes inaccurate.
- chef

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They are also sometimes well in excess of what the server actually deserves.

If I am alone or the restaurant choice is mine, I actually won't eat anywhere that does "gratuity included on bill" tips. I've found in my personal experience that places that do that quite often have waitstaff that's less than stellar, and quite often deserving of only 10% (or less).

weltschmerz · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Or, black lives matter or anything like. Canadians in general seem to be very critical of race relations in America. So, my point isn't to anyone in particular but to the fact that it is easy to throw stones over the boarder when you are as homogenous as vanilla ice cream.

I. for one, have NEVER thrown stones over people who rent rooms or live in apartments. Not once.

No matter how easy it is.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Thursday 17th of March 2016 12:10:51 AM

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

You keep yapping that you are going to stop talking to LL and I but you never stop. Lol

weltschmerz · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
You keep yapping that you are going to stop talking to LL and I but you never stop. Lol

I have stopped talking to LL. What are you yapping about now?

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Thursday 17th of March 2016 12:13:16 AM

chef · Guru

WYSIWYG wrote:
Be careful with the tip amounts given on the receipt. They're sometimes inaccurate.
- chef

_______________________________

They are also sometimes well in excess of what the server actually deserves.

If I am alone or the restaurant choice is mine, I actually won't eat anywhere that does "gratuity included on bill" tips. I've found in my personal experience that places that do that quite often have waitstaff that's less than stellar, and quite often deserving of only 10% (or less).

Gratuity included on bill is different than the tip amounts being listed on the bottom of the receipt. I was talking about the latter.

I agree that gratuity included is sometimes more than the service merited.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ohfour wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
And everyone realizes the tip amount is calculated based on the before tax sub-total, right? You don't need to tip based on tax.
I do. It's so easy in TN. In my county and several others, tax is 9.5% to 9.75%. Double the sales tax amount, round up, and you have roughly 20%.

But that means you are not tipping on the tax, aka you are tipping on the amount pre tax,which is appropriate.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

WYSIWYG wrote:
Be careful with the tip amounts given on the receipt. They're sometimes inaccurate.
- chef

_______________________________

They are also sometimes well in excess of what the server actually deserves.

If I am alone or the restaurant choice is mine, I actually won't eat anywhere that does "gratuity included on bill" tips. I've found in my personal experience that places that do that quite often have waitstaff that's less than stellar, and quite often deserving of only 10% (or less).

If a restaurant includes the tip in the bill, you don't have to pay it.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I dont' like automatic gratuities. I won't eat at places that do that. It's ignorant.