What do you mean by TIPS ?

tips means- to insure prompt service

I always leave a tip when I go to a restaurant (except fast food) To me it means I am thanking them for their service showing them that they did a good job.

I tried to if I have.

TIPS means To Insure Prompt Service. You should tip a server unless the service was very bad. They do not get paid much at all. They need the tips to live. If you don't tip, do not go to that restaurant again!!!! Even if you get a different server chances are your service will be worse because they are there to earn a living and they are going to cater to the people they know will tip well. I raised four kids on tips. It is not a easy job. You ought to go get a job as a server so you will understand better. If you are really good at it you can make some very good money. I know. I have been there and done that. I had all my kids get a job waiting tables once so they would have respect for servers.

Tips are supossed to be for the workers good service but not i noticed that some places require you to pay the tips no matter what I think thats wrong

A tip is a gratuity indicating appreciation of service rendered. Some people feel that servers get paid for what they do and don't feel a need to show their appreciation, others feel that service should be rewarded. Some base the amount of a tip on the total of the check others will base it on other things, such as attitude of the server, quality of service, or even budgeting concerns of their own. It's a way of saying thank you to an individual with more than words, it can also be away to insure quality service the next time someone attends an establishment.

i tip every time Don't be stingy with your tip based on whether or not you liked the food, unless you immediately let the waitstaff know there was a problem and it was not handled to the best of his or her ability. They serve it, they don't prepare it.

My family has always left tips. I still leave tips, I leave a 20% tips for restaurants. I'm not sure how much we did for hotels, maybe the same. *shrug*

I was always told that tips are money giving to servers that performed well! i rememeber one time we were at ponderosa and our waitress was really bad! i mean she never picked up our plates or refilled our drinks..we had to get other servers to do it or we went and did it! lol but we gave her a tip alright.. we wrote her a note that told her to get another job because she suxed at this one Plus a penny!

Tips are usually given if you have enjoyed the service. It also depends on the customs of a country. For instance in Germany a service charge of 15% is automatically added to the bill in a restaurant so no tipping is required, however it is the custom to round the bill to the nearest Euro so the server receives a little extra. At hotels if there is a porter who carries by bags to my room I usually give $1.00 per bag. If I get my hair done in Germany I usually leave a small tip for the shampoo girl and the hairdresser who does my hair. In the USA and in Canada service personnel at restaurants and hotels usually work for minimum wage and have to rely on tips to make a decent living. If the service is lousy or the waiter is rude I don't tip. I live in Canada and tipping in restaurants, hotels, railway stations, taxis and hairdressers is expected. In restaurants I usually tip 15% if the service is good. I give $ 1.00 per bag to the hotel porters and taxi drivers if they carry it for me, the railway porters expect $2.00 per bag and I give my hairdresser normally $ 5.00 extra unless the proprietor does my hair. I never tip the owners of a salon or if I eat in a neighborhood restaurant where the owner serves me. In the USA I usually tip 10% in restaurants unless the service is bad. For taxi drivers I usually round it to the nearest dollar. For instance if the fare is $10.15 I give $11.00 if it is $10.95 I give $12.00. If the driver is extremely helpful and gets me to my destination under time pressure I tip him really well.

I give tips.This means the service was good.I also have not tipped because of bad service as well.

tips i think is the when we appreciate someones service and offers him a small reward for his service.

I only give tips when i like the service! Only when I'm nicely served!! Otherwise, i don't tip at all!

I don't like avoiding giving tips, if my service was good then I will give tips because the server is working hard and deserves some extra thank you.

I always leave a tip when I go to a restaurant (except fast food)