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CathyB
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Tipping at restaurants
Ok, so on another board I'm on I saw that people from all over the country are saying that now the standard tip is 20%, 15% is considered an insult.
DH and I always double the tax, which we thought is what most people around here did. Are we undertipping?
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Posted 2/1/06 11:43 AM  |
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Elbee
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we always double the tax, I have no idea what the percentage come out to be ever though.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:44 AM |
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Shorty
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we always double the tax, and add a buck or 2
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:45 AM |
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PrincessP
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
I always double the tax and if its great service I throw in a few extra bucks. I always hear that the U.S. is most gracious in tipping so I assume the double tax tipping is most appropriate.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:46 AM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Doubling the tax is more then 15% in this area...I think the sales tax in Suffolk is 8.625% which would mean you are tipping 17.25%. I usually tip 20% for service and if the service is excellent - I will tip about 25%. I also tip on food and beverages which a lot of people don't do.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:46 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Since tax is 8.75% (I think) that is below 20%...doubling the total will give you 20%. For example, a $32. bill would be $6.40 tip - depending on service you could round up (or down).
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:48 AM |
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Sweetpea130000
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
We always double the tax and add a buck or so depending on the service
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:48 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Posted by shamrock12472
Doubling the tax is more then 15% in this area...I think the sales tax in Suffolk is 8.625% which would mean you are tipping 17.25%. I usually tip 20% for service and if the service is excellent - I will tip about 25%. I also tip on food and beverages which a lot of people don't do.
Wow, 25% is very generous. We always tip on the total bill. And if the service was really good we add to the 2x tax, I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't insulting anyone. There are a few places we really like and we go frequently, wanted to make sure we weren't getting sneezers or anything.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:50 AM |
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Christine
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Interesting, I always thought NY'ers tipped more then other parts of the country. I am a chronic over tipper - I usually start at 20% of the total and round up. If it's someone we are friendly with and always get great service from it's more like 25%.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:53 AM |
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Jesaroo
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we're very good tippers......
but if we get bad service we only tip 20%.
i USED to double the tax.... til i started waitressing again, now i whip out my cell phone and figure it out.
(but sometimes you just know)
eta: some places do not charge tax on drinks, somehitng to keep in mind if youre doing alot of drinking.
Message edited 2/1/2006 12:00:28 PM.
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:56 AM |
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btrflygrl
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we double the tax if the service was decent and go above that if the service was great
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| Posted 2/1/06 11:57 AM |
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DjPiLL
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Posted by Lolita4Life
we're very good tippers......
but if we get bad service we only tip 20%.
i USED to double the tax.... til i started waitressing again, now i whip out my cell phone and figure it out.
Use DjPiLL's method to quickly figure out 20%.
Total bill is $47.34
Remove the last digit
$4.73
Double that
$10 bucks (approximately)
Thats 20%
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| Posted 2/1/06 12:12 PM |
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Jesaroo
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
interesting. never thougt of that one!
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| Posted 2/1/06 12:13 PM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Posted by sarahsmommy
Posted by shamrock12472
Doubling the tax is more then 15% in this area...I think the sales tax in Suffolk is 8.625% which would mean you are tipping 17.25%. I usually tip 20% for service and if the service is excellent - I will tip about 25%. I also tip on food and beverages which a lot of people don't do.
Wow, 25% is very generous. We always tip on the total bill. And if the service was really good we add to the 2x tax, I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't insulting anyone. There are a few places we really like and we go frequently, wanted to make sure we weren't getting sneezers or anything.
I used to waitress so I really appreciate good service plus to me, what is a few bucks more - nothing to me but if everyone did that for the waitress, she would have a great night.
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| Posted 2/1/06 12:16 PM |
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LFitzy79
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
I used to waitress also, so standard for me is 20%, for excellent service I tip 25%....
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| Posted 2/1/06 1:30 PM |
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MommyofG
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we give 18% and if the service was outstanding we throw in more
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| Posted 2/1/06 1:36 PM |
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june262004
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Posted by Shorty
we always double the tax, and add a buck or 2
ditto
the only time this is a problem is when we are in Florida or other places where the tx is less... Then we have to figure it out 
Message edited 2/1/2006 1:49:47 PM.
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| Posted 2/1/06 1:48 PM |
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heidla
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
I start at 20% for average service and go up from there.
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| Posted 2/1/06 2:12 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
Posted by DjPiLL
Use DjPiLL's method to quickly figure out 20%.
Total bill is $47.34
Remove the last digit
$4.73
Double that
$10 bucks (approximately)
Thats 20%
Exactly how I do it - since I first learned about decimal points
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| Posted 2/1/06 2:15 PM |
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MrsERod
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
usually double the tip...plus a little extra if the service was good.
but i like pill's method! very easy to remember!! 
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| Posted 2/1/06 2:18 PM |
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Re: Tipping at restaurants
we double the tax and round up
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