Tipping....Am I in the wrong here?

[Backslash]

The pizza guy came to my house once and the order was like $17.  I gave him a $20 (I didn't say "keep the change") and he didn't even offer me the change back.  He just said "thanks, goodnight!" and that was it.  Those assumed tips are the worst.  I mean, I would've said the change was unnecessary once he started digging for it, but he didn't even extend an offer. 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

You're not supposed to say keep the change.

You pay the man and say thank you and good night.  And close your door.

Saying "keep the change" is kind of like saying you're better than them.

[Bill 213]

You're not supposed to say keep the change.

You pay the man and say thank you and good night.? And close your door.

Saying "keep the change" is kind of like saying you're better than them.

Isn't that what tipping is in the first place?  More or less....."here you go stable wench, thanks for fetching me my ale, this be your reward"

[Bud Fox]

Am I in the wrong here?


Yes, you are wrong.

[jazjme]

I've never understood tipping.

Why tip at one restaurant and not another?

Surely people work just as hard at McDonalds, why don't you tip there?

cause they get paid a wage, and its not a servie , its like goin to the store and buying clothes, do you tip the cashier?

[fieldsy]

Tipping makes me laugh.  Why should I give someone extra money for doing there job?  Are they doing me a big favour by serving me food/drink for which I have paid for already?  Is the fact that they are on a low wage my responsibility, their's or the bosses fault?

I am a social worker, does that eman I can expect a tip every time I go on a visit to a house and help them out?

Sorry but I really dont agree with tipping for everything.  Luckily in England the tipping side of things is kept in London.  If I go for a nice meal and it is very good, the service is excellent I may decide to give a little extra but I feel under no pressure to do this. 

[freedom78]

I've never understood why tipping is based on the total price of the bill.  If I order lobster and a glass of wine, and my bill is $40, a 15% tip would be $6.  Yet I could order a cheeseburger, a coke, and get 1,426 refills and have my total be $10.  The second waitress worked her ASS off, and got $1.50.  And I know you can argue about quality food in quality establishments, and having a better waitstaff, but you can get a lobster and a cheeseburger (or something equally normal) at the same restaurant. 

That said, I tip 15%+...and based on mood I make the tip a nice even amount, like $3.50, or an amount that brings my total to a nice even amount, like $3.56 to make my bill $21, exactly.  I don't know that I've ever forgotten to tip, though it wouldn't surprise me...it's bound to happen, really. 

At bars, tipping is higher, generally, both because I often order at the bar top, and add $1 per order...this coupled with inebriation leads to higher overall tipping. 

I also think that the waitress was being ridiculously unprofessional in chasing you down in a hostile fashion.  You could have gone in the next day, found the manager and said "Hey, after a few drinks last night, we accidentally left without tipping.  Could you get this to such-and-such waitress."  Since it was just a mistake, that should be fine. 

[Cornell]

Tipping makes me laugh.? Why should I give someone extra money for doing there job?? Are they doing me a big favour by serving me food/drink for which I have paid for already?? Is the fact that they are on a low wage my responsibility, their's or the bosses fault?

I am a social worker, does that eman I can expect a tip every time I go on a visit to a house and help them out?

Sorry but I really dont agree with tipping for everything.? Luckily in England the tipping side of things is kept in London.? If I go for a nice meal and it is very good, the service is excellent I may decide to give a little extra but I feel under no pressure to do this.?

I'm pretty much with you on this!  Where I work, every year they take up a collection for the custodians and give them the money at a lunch party for them - thanking them for all they do for us.  Isn't that their job?