Why bother to tip the waiter?

Hi, this tips giving habit was introduced long back and whenever you are in a restaurant or big hotel you feel bad as you are aware that they would be expecting something for their service. In my view since those waiters out thee are paid by the employers why you give him tip? This sis how the ground of bribing strengthen to this day. We need change over this practice.

depending on the kind of restaurant you are in. usually fastfood you do not need to tip. but on a fine dining restaurant, i think it is a common practice as the service, aside from the food counts. usually, waiters or service crew reacts the way how he is treated by the customer. if you are friendly from the start, i don't see any reason why the waiter would not be smiling too. being nice is advantageous as you usually get extras. in fact, i make it a point to be as nice as i can be when dealing with the waiter serving me. i usually get extra attention, extra sauces that may usually be added in your bill, fast service and a more orderly table due to the waiter's attention. that's what i call added value. and the next time around, as the waiter gets acquainted with you, the better his service becomes. and i bet you, you benefit from whatever extras he will provide just because of being nice to him. and lastly, don't mess with your waiter, you wouldn't know what he could do to get even at you... you wouldn't want to experience that, would you?

I am working in a 5 star hotel but for us tips is not our main goal although when some guest offered it it's highly appreciated. We are train to serve guest without thinking for the due back that the guest will give to anyone when they are satisfied with out service. I agree that giving tips is the long back culture of every individual that showed if they are satisfied with the service. Even before when I wasn't yet an employee of a hotel I always give tips to any individuals that made the best service for me specially in a bar. All guest treated the same service but if you are giving them regularly, theres something different even not showed to anybody obviously. So for me it's better to give tips if you are satisfied and don't show yourself to any waiter that you will give tips to them in exchange of their service. Make worst thing at first so that they might think you are not the one who will give tips to them. But at the end give them a tips, the impression will make the difference to the waiter or any crew in a bar, hotel or any service oriented spots.

The custom of tipping depends on every country. In the US, tipping is the norm. You're expected to give at least 10-15% from your total bill, or you'd be viewed as a total cheapskate. In other countries, it's different. In Europe, tipping isn't something that's expected all the time, and there are even some countries where it's considered rude to leave a tip. Personally, if I get really good service, I tip. This is to show my appreciation because being in the service industry isn't very easy. But if I just get so-so service, I check the bill for service charge. If there is, then I don't leave a tip anymore. If there's none, I leave a small one.

I recently took a holiday to America (Florida to be exact) and one thing that especially bugged me was this massive pressure on tipping at restaurants. In England, tipping your waiter is a treat rather than an obligation, but in America, it's as though you MUST tip your waiter. No matter how sub-par the service I received, I still felt forced to shell out a tip.

Hello asiamooner In my country it's not that common to tip the waiter, in fact I have only done it one time with my friends for fun. I guessed we tried to copy some of the American movies or something, where tipping is normal. I think that it's a weird thing to tip a waiter, I mean he gets paid for his service already, right? So using the excuse that they are effecient and polite and therefore deserves tips isn't valid in my book. If they aren't effecient and polite already they shouldn't work at a restaurant. But hey that's just my oppinion. But if you have a lot of money I can't see the harm in giving the waiter a few coins, he'll probably appreciate it. It's entirely up to you to decide.

In different parts of the world it is different, so I can only speak for where I live, the United States. In restaurants where sit down service is provided, the government allows less than minimum wage to be paid, because it is assumed that the wait person will receive tips to make up the difference and possibly more. I have been a waitress, although it was a very long time ago. I took great pride in my service and in making my earnings better than if I was receiving an hourly wage. If a wait person is a poor example, do not give a big tip, but only a minimal tip. It was an insult when I was waiting tables to be left a penny tip or two pennies. I do not recommend that either. I do suggest that if the restaurant has comment cards that you can comment on the quality of service so that the waiter can learn to a better job.

You're not supposed to tip in all countries. I heard in the US bartenders don't earn enough so if you don't tip them they get a miserable salary, but in my country people don't tip, as it's not a custom and you're not supposed to. I don't know the reason, but I suppose that they're better paid in my country than in other countries.

Fortunately in my country we don't have to tip the waiters, because they are paid by their employers to provide good service for the customers. Guess some change should be done to this tradition, otherwise some people never learn how to give good customer service.

I think it's important to tip the waiter because majority of the times you'll get the waiters that are really good and respectful to you and don't keep you waiting long. So it's essential to repay the favor by giving them a tip. Sometimes what I do if the waiter wasn't respectful or kept me waiting too long I would give them a 25 cents a tip. One of the main reason I tip a waiter is because I don't want them spitting in my food or something. So it's more for a cautious reason.

I get annoyed when you have to tip them when they are rubbish waiters, fair enough if they are good waiters and they have deserved the tip but its just those bad ones that annoy me... But also its a hard choice if its a good meal and a bad waiter.... or a bad meal and a good waiter...