To tip or not to tip.

That 15% is just an across the board standard, don't even think about it. I'm sure you have your ideas of great, good, ok, so-so, poor and bad service. I'll be damned if I'll give 15% to someone who was just ok. Just use your better judgment to tip more or less. If you're definitely not happy, don't tip at all. They'll know why they didn't get tipped. It's good your girlfriend is tipping more often but tell those people, on average, get $2.50 an hour. They live on their tips. That's why you'll find that if you treat them right they'll most likely treat you great. ‹(°¿°)›

I never tip if the service is poor, and always tip when the service is good. How much well that depends but usually I'd say on average 3.00. Sometimes I can afford a bit more but I never tip less than three dollars.

I allways tip when I go out to a resturnat. Even if I had the most horrible waitress in the world (allthough I would probably complain to management). I used to own a resturant, and wait staff is hard to find, even bad waitstaff. If we are at a cheap little truck stop I will prolly tip a few bucks, but when we go out to someplace nice I usually do between 20-25%. As far as other services go I allways tip my Pizza Guy (I think we are on a first name basis lol), but I hardly ever tip my barber.

I usually do 15-20% of the bill before tax. Servers are not paid that much and rely on their tips to make a decent wage. If the service was bad I leave less of a tip and make sure I let management know that I had a problem. I have never been a server, but have seen some of them put through a wringer and then receive a very cheap tip, which I find appalling.