Do you tip on tax?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (45774)
Staten Island, New York
February 24, 2025 8:35am CST
The restaurant we went to Saturday, it seemed like the suggested tip on the receipt was for the total amount after tax. I found that weird. It’s usually not. I never leave a tip on the total. I always calculate it based on the subtotal. Why should I tip on tax?
As we’ve been to this place before we knew they charge a 4% fee for using a credit card so we brought cash with us. I wish restaurants would make it known beforehand that they charge a fee for using a card. This way people would just take cash with them and avoid throwing money away for no reason. Why don’t restaurants do that?
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@DaddyEvil (144570)
• United States
24 Feb
Restaurants don't tell you they have a fee for using a credit card so you'll use a credit card to pay them. That fee is pure profit.
And no, tips should only be calculated on the total of your receipt pre-tax. And it still should be up to me if I give a tip or not.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
Not everyone walks around with lots of money in their wallet. So if customers know ahead of time that they have to pay a fee when using a card they can just go to the bank beforehand and withdraw some money and avoid that fee.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
I hate it that we are required to pay a tip based on how expensive our bill is. Like if I order a steak as opposed to a salad why should my tip be higher just because I order a steak, which is a more expensive item?
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@DaddyEvil (144570)
• United States
25 Feb
@lovebuglena I don't have any credit cards. I pay for everything with a debit card, cash or a check. If they don't accept any of those, I leave.
@wolfgirl569 (113734)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Feb
I only tip what I feel is fair according to the service I got
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@wolfgirl569 (113734)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Feb
@lovebuglena I don't do percent. If I had poor service I might not leave any tip. If I had excellent service I leave a good tip
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
@wolfgirl569 I’m thinking if I should start just leaving a set dollar amount instead a % of the bill. But I have a feeling it will be frowned upon.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
Do you tip a set amount or take a % of the bill?
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@kareng (71403)
• United States
24 Feb
@lovebuglena I guess that is their back up for people who do not tip. Still not right, but I imagine they would use that as an excuse.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Feb
They shouldn’t expect a tip when they automatically add a service charge to your bill.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Feb
True. And we can’t do anything about that.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
To me that’s wasting money lol. And it’s very easy to just take 10% of the subtotal and times that by two.
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@lovebuglena (45774)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Feb
@porwest sometimes it seems to me like hubby leaves more than 20% tip. I never get that. 20% is more than enough.
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@porwest (98541)
• United States
25 Feb
@lovebuglena Usually I am not one to waste money. At the same time, I also want to take care of my server is he or she takes care of me.
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