To TIP or to NOT TIP..That is the ?

I do tip the 20% if the service is good, if its fair then I tip 15%, but if the service sucks I don't tip at all. However, I have had terrible service before and left a few pennies to suggest an insult so the waitress/waiter will know that I just didn't leave a tip. Did anyone know that you should tip housekeeping in hotels?

Servers do not get paid minimum wage. At some restaurants they are only paid 2.55 an hour in the USA, their tips are supposed to make up the deficit. This seems silly because if someone forgets to leave a tip they may have worked a whole hour at your table for 2.55. That's not even enough for them to buy a meal themselves.

I absoutely agree with you! I think they should get minimum and get tips as a bonus..There are alot of people that dont tip..and when they do its not what they should be tipping..And me persoanlly..If I get a wonderful waitress/waiter.. I will pay anywhere from 20-30% it just depends..BUT...If I get this jack hole..that was rude,slow on purpose..just horrible service..I will Leave ONE PENNY..with a ..not so nice note attached to it..I never ever ever complain during my stay .,,lol..because YOU NEVER KNOW WHATT HEY WILL DO TO YOUR FOOD!! HAVE A GOOD ONE!!!

My mom was a waitress all her life, so I was raised to tip, and tip well. I do a minimum of 10% of the check, more for better service. If the food is wrong, I blame the kitchen, not the waitress (as long as she wrote it down right, etc).

I always tip. Even if the service is bad. Waitresses only get 2.13 an hour here so I think they deserve it. If service is bad, my standard is 10%. If service is ok, but nothing special, 15%. Good service gets 20%. Around here, people consider 15% a standard tip. In extenuating circumstances, like taking a table for a long time or only ordering drinks or appetizers, I tip much more. I have at times tipped as much as 150% of my bill. As far as the idea that they should pay them more so that we have to tip less, you realize that that would mean the price of the meals would go up to cover this, right? Then you wouldn't save any money over tipping. I think the way they have it makes it more likely that we will get good service.

I leave at least 18% except when the service is horrendous. The waitresses at the restaurant I manager make minimum wage plus their tips.

I leave a tip and it's always based on the type of service I recieve.

I tip depending on the service and how busy the palce is. I used to a waitress and I know for a fact that in TN they only get paid $2.13 you can not live off of that. If I get bad service and the palce is slow that I tip about 10%. If the service is slow but the place is packed then I will leave about 20%. I personal understand how hard it is to try to take care of 5 differnt tables all at once. It is so hard to make sure everyone gets everything very fast. Now if I get really good service and the place is slow then I will tip 40-50%.

I always feel if the service is above and beyond just serving you a meal then tip away! I generally tip more than standard in those cases. I am, however, living in Australia. When I was in america, it was considered an insult to leave a paltry tip. A way of telling the waitress that they are doing a job only worth a quarter. In terms of obligation, perhaps the food is cheaper because the boss doesn't have to pay out more money for labour costs?

We do not leave a tip if the service was crappy or lack there of. But if the waiter/waitress has been there on and off through the meal have no prob leaving a tip and if they are really good we leave a bigger tip than normal.....

we always try to tip the waitress or waiter but no sometimes it isnt the full 20% because i am sorry some of them dont even bother with service and i am not going to tip them..once we had a bad bad waitress and she didnt even come to our table once...and when we left we just left her a dollar bill and i thought that was more then fair for nothing and she came and followed us out to our car harrassing us..never been back to that place again...

I base the tip on the bill and the efficiency of the services.

I think tipping is very important. But I will only give a tip if it is deserved!! I think that society has made tipping a must so it is expected. I think a tip should be a bonus although they only make minimum wage they still have an obligation to the customer5

I personally feel if you can't tip, then don't eat there. Go to McDonald's. The servers only get paid like $2-3 an hour. They rely on the tips for the majority of their money. I always tip 15-20% based on performance. If I can't afford it, then I go to Wendy's. I love Wendy's...btw.

I think we should tip because they work very hard and they deserve it so what if the food is bad they didn't fix it the cooks did don't take that out on the waitress also if you go in to eat when they are alot of people there don't expect her to be at your beck and call because she is trying to seat others and get them settled so be nice and tip..

It is in human nature to expect something. Serving is quite a boring job. But if we give tip waiters look forward to it and do their work cheerfully. So for a small amount you can make a person happy so I think we should pay tips.

The servers I know do not even earn the minimum wage because their wages are also based on tips. It would be nice if tips were considered a bonus, but in the states, it is not. Therefore, if the service is not great, the minimum of 15 percent is given due to the fact that they reply on the tips to pay their bills. However, if the service is exceptional, the tip will reflect the wonderful service. Great question!

I try to tip at least 15%, but like...I also think that they should make minimum wage at least. Cause sometimes, I just don't want to tip someone because of their attitude.

I don't feel there should be a set amount to tip. If you get horrible service, you should let a horrible tip and vice versa. Servers should earn minimum wage, they have a tough job.

OK, well I used to be a waitress and let me tell you... Even if you did give people great service they would still leave a "crappy" tip... But then there were the people that came into the restaurant in which you felt that you gave them ok service and they tipped very very well... I, on the other hand do not think that waiters/waitresses should get minimum wage... There are some people out there who make really good money in tips and to have a minimum wage pay would just set them way over... You do realize that the money that they get as tips is recorded and when you get your paycheck all the taxes for tip money as well as the hourly wage are taken out of the check, right? Well that is how it goes... But, being a former waitress... If I went to a restaurant and got crappy service then the server only got the 15% and trust me, I would do the math... But if the server was exceptional then I would tip them anywhere from 30% to 100% but to get the top amount they had to be really really good... But you do know, it isn't uncommon for someone to stiff a server... Reguardless of how the service was, people still get stiffed...