Would you give tip although you were not satisfied?

I am not sure whether or not I would ask for pennies but i would ascertain their behavior as I know that from being a waitress it can be hard and grueling to work in that type of business. Smiling is not always as easy as it looks when you have a table full of screaming kids, a mother who decides she wants a straw for her son, then doesn't, then does... then needs a different cup even though you explained that's all you have to offer.... That hasn't happened to me, but well it's an example of how bad some customers really can be. I'm not sure if you've ever heard of it but it sounds like you might have, the whole "give them a penny" to let them know their service was bad. I don't like doing that as well they could be new, busy, or hammered by the boss. We don't know their circumstances so that $5.00 tip you could have given them might have helped feed their children.

In general, yes, I usually tip, but if the service is especially poor, I will leave the .01 Just so that they know how I felt, and they have to reflect on what they may have done to cause me to leave so small a tip. Here where I grew up, I waited tables after leaving home, and I was pretty awkward at first, so when an elderly couple did that to me, I never forgot it. It always stuck in my head, and actually improved my service. You should never bring your family or social problems to work, nor your poor attitude. Your earnings will reflect that!!

I would take in to cinsderation that maybe they had had a bad day. I would probably tip them the normal 15 percent but no more. If i went there again and the sam ething happend I probably would not tip the second time.I think you should give aperson the beneifit of the doubt before you judge them

Although tipping is quite commonplace, it is not the culture in every country to give tips for service. In such places, tipping becomes voluntary and not expected. Having said that, I usually tip for services more overseas than back home but I'm a little hesitant to tip sometimes if the service is poor. After all, there is already a service charge in the bill, and if the service is not up to par, we are already paying for below par service, so it is hard to tip on top of the service charge for lousy service. Imagine you eat in a restaurant and you encounter a grouchy waitress who doesn't seem happy to serve you, maybe because he/she is having a bad day. Will you feel good to tip a grouchy waitress? Tipping is a good practice when one appreciates the service, and it also feels good when the act of tipping is returned with a 'thank you' and a big smile. When I tip, I try and give around 10% of the bill.

My husband insists on tipping everytime we eat out, mostly because he has a history in food service, he used to be a pizza delivery driver, so he knows how it is to live off tips. I was also a pizza delivery driver, and a waitress, but I still have no sympathy for bad service. If it were up to me, if I did not get good service, I would leave no tip at all if it were really that bad. If it were just rather poor service I'd just leave a small tip.

The service would have to be quite bad for me not to give a tip. But if it is that bad then no I would not give a tip. These people have chosen to take this job they have to be reasonably nice. I understand that sometimes it is hard to be nice but if they try then I give a tip. I try to give at least 15 percent.

of course i won't... why should i give a tip to a waiter or a bell boy if i am not satisfied with their service??? i will give a tip if i am happy with their service and they serve me profesionally... and i will definitely not give a tip if they asked for it... i don't like to be asked for tips like it is an obligation for me... if i want to give, i want to do it willingly and not be forced to give it... take care and have a nice day...

If I get really really bad service I will leave 2 cents. I think that pretty much says it all to them. I have only done this twice. I usually just tip less if service was not up to par.

nope, sure don't. if i get bad service they don't get a tip from me. i seldom go out to eat but when i do i want to enjoy myself. a bad waiter can spoil your whole night out. when i get good service i always leave 10-15%.

I think people tip to save face and out of habit. I don't tip unless I get service. If I am just waited on and the person has no personality and no heart for what they do then I don't tip them. I don't feel they diserve it. And I don't go by any certain percentage either. If they do a job they should get paid for the job. I have had a friend put a penny in a napkin and leave a note that they had no change. If you get bad or no service then it needs to be brought to their attention. Atleast that makes me feel better.

oh ,it is a easy problem .if i were you ,i would not to give tips .because i do not have so much money .

I usually leave a few bucks when I go out to eat to the waiter or whoever took care of me. The only time I did not give a tip was in a restaurant where I just had order the food and she was already bringing me the receipt for everything. I was sitting down eating and she ignored us most of the time and when we needed something she was no where to be found. Now I got up to use the bathroom so I could wash my hands and she though I was leaving so she asked me if I was going to leave her a tip so I told her I wasen't leaving yet so she said ok. After we ate we was getting ready to leave I was going to leave her a tip but since she asked me again for it I didn't leave her anything because when you go out to eat you are not suppose to ask anyone to leave you a tip that's if they want too and specially if the person didnt take care of you all that great. I always leave a tip but if people ask me about it I don't leave anything because you should first do your job and wait for the tip not asked for it every 10 minutes.

I usually give tips regardless of service, although I do give less if the service is horrible. When I was in Quebec City, I learned what 'man the tip' was for the first time. In restaurants, they actually calculate and add 15% tip to the receipt before payment lol. In that case, I would just rather having the freedom to choose how much tip I want to give. In general, I give about 10% in tips, rounding off to whole dollars so that I don't need to give change.

Long ago, tipping was done because a person was appreciative of a service that was done beyond the general call of duty. The amount given was determined by the giver and how grateful he/she felt toward the person doing the service. It was a totally voluntary process with no limits or demands placed on the amounts given. Overtime, it has become a manditory process and I feel resentment about that because it has reduced a process that was once done freely from the heart by both the giver and the receiver, to one of obligation where the person doing the service only does his/her minimal best (why do more when you know the tip is coming anyway?), and the person receiving the service feels he/she has to give whether the service was worth it or not. Most times, I feel caught in the middle because things really have come to the point that if you don't tip enough or not at all, you're looked upon as the worst person in the universe! I generally go along with the program but I give only as much as I'm able to give; but then I'm not usually in situations where tips are required either.

Hi , For the most part I get good service or okay service . I like to always leave a tip of some kind and alot more if the service is great and sometimes it is There was this one time we went out to eat and the waitress knew me from back in high school and was so rude . It took forever to get our drink order , and then messed up our order , and then wouldnt even give us refills . I just left one dollar , i wanted to leave pennies but my fiance talked me outta it .She got hers because the manger head me and my friends at the table complaing and he was all yelling saying she went out of her way to make me mad and you have to grow up and all that . She was always a messed up girl from what i remember . Last month i had a bad waitress who all she cared about was the bigger table and left me and my fiance hanging and out food was cold too . I would of left a smaller tip , but didnt wanna wait around . I know we all have good and bad days , but sometimes its just they wanna chat it up with friends , or are looking for a bigger table bc sometimes that means a bigger tip , but i would of left a good one had she been nicer and cared alittle more , but for the most part it is all good LOL.

if i'm not satisfied with the service they give me, i will not give them a tip. because for me, giving tips to someone you don't know and you are not satisfied with their service, they will not be able to know their service is not ok, or lacks something. giving tips for me, is like you enjoy the quality of service they give to you. you appreciate their service and because of this, you give them something in return, through tipping. but if you're not satisfied and happy with their service, how come you give tips that is against your will? it's like they are robbing you or stealing money from you, but in a respectful way. and also, by not giving them tips, its just a way of saying that there is something lacking to their service, or the customer is not satisfied of what they do, and thus, its like saying that, they have to improve their service, or change something in order for it to be better.

i know it is good manners to leave a tip but i wouldnt if i wasnt pleased with the service. It is also good manners to treat your customers with respect. A waiter who does not do thid doesnt deserve a tip. I just usually round up the bill to the nearest ten and leave the cjange as the tip.

I'm torn on this one. I prefer to never tip less than 20%, and usually go for the 25 - 30% range, just because I know so many people who have waited tables over the years and know how difficult it can be. However, I really expect something for that - I'd like polite and prompt service. That's it; you don't have to be my best friend, you don't even have to be friendly or funny. As long as you are polite, answer any questions I have, and make me aware of any situations that may result in my food taking longer than normal to be ready, we're good. If you do all of that, you'll get a good tip. If, however, you have an attitude, or are just generally unpleasant, then I'll tip on the lower end of the spectrum. My conscience won't allow me to not tip at all - good or bad, they still provided a service to you - but I will tip in the 10 - 15% area.

My dad always taught me a tip should be left if you felt happy with the service and shouldn't be mandatory. Plus, he's a cheap tipper, he always leaves like $2, lol. But, if my service sucks, or I didn't like it I will not leave a tip. Even though talk shows are always saying how rude it is, and everyone should leave one. I don't believe that's the case. I however, tip a little higher up than my dad, or give whatever I can(in college).

If I wasn't satisfied with the food, but the service that was given to me, I would tip. If the service and food were unsatisfying I would ask for a manager to talk to and definitely not tip m ywaiter.