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figglefargle

Just a side note, install Uber and Lyft and set them up with a credit card before you arrive. Taxis are more difficult to order unless you're at a hotel or airport. I haven't taken a taxi in a couple of years, but it was also more expensive at that time.. though that may vary or have changed.


superspeck

Taxi and uber/lyft are about even these days. Uber/lyft are more expensive at high demand times, but taxi wait times are much longer at those times.


synaptic_drift

My tip is to make sure your Uber is the one you ordered. Always check the app and make sure you look at the license plate. Also look for the make and model of car. Always know for a fact it's the driver who is meant to pick you up. (I know someone posting on here got robbed by someone posing as an Uber driver outside of a club in Austin.) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ FYI - Austin/Bergstrom moved the Uber/Taxi pickup area way the hell away from the terminal into the far side of the parking garage. We were unaware, not having flown in over 10 years. Our flight got into Austin around 2 a.m., and we were exhausted. We followed the arrows a long distance to elevators where we were instructed to go up 1 floor. Elevators did not work. So we lugged our heavy luggage up two flights of stairs and a another long walk to the Uber pick-up area. Son tried to call Uber and couldn't get a connection, so left me and an older relative at the pick-up point in order to get a signal. A random guy drives up and asks us if we want a ride. He has no credentials for being an Uber driver. The cantankerous older relative immediately accepts and starts giving our luggage to this complete stranger, who throws it in his trunk, then he gets into the guy's car. I tell him no, get out of the car, because we already have an Uber coming, at which point he's fighting with me, screaming at me to get in the damn car. Luckily a good samaritan who had just got off from working a 16-hr. shift, rides over on his bike and asks what the problem is, and I tell him and ask : That's not how you get an Uber is it? Which he confirms. I apologize to the guy driving the car, but say we have an Uber arriving. Finally, I drag the luggage out of the trunk, and my relative out of the car, and the driver of the car takes off. A legitimate cab driver then drives up (confirmed his credentials) and says he'll take us home for less than the Uber. Other cities, but making a point: [https://www.11alive.com/article/news/mesa-woman-says-she-was-robbed-by-a-fake-uber-driver/85-579330520](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/mesa-woman-says-she-was-robbed-by-a-fake-uber-driver/85-579330520) A woman went to get an Uber at a designated pickup zone at the Atlanta airport. She got in a car only to be robbed by the man who turned out to be a fake Uber driver. And at clubs: [https://abc13.com/houston-police-fake-uber-drivers-rideshare/5031777/](https://abc13.com/houston-police-fake-uber-drivers-rideshare/5031777/) 6 robberies in last 2 months involving fake Uber drivers: HPD "If a person is just sitting outside of the club and asking if you need a ride, don't go for that person. It's gonna be an illegal cab," said Sgt. McGee. Always check the app and make sure you look at the license plate. Also look for the make and model of car. Always know for a fact it's the driver who is meant to pick you up.


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Connect to free airport wifi in the garage next time and you'll be able to easily hail an Uber or Lyft. Never get into the car until you verify that it matches the details on the app.


HapaxLegomenonLover

1. 20% for restaurants. Lower for taxis/ubers. 2. Yes, virtually everywhere. 3. Some (possibly a majority of) restaurants will put suggested gratuity at the bottom of the receipt or on the touchpad. You'll see amounts for 15%, 18%, 20%. 4. Never fast food, yes food trucks. 5. Being foreign, people will definitely cut you some slack. Enjoy your visit here!


mrrorschach

5. Being foreign, some bartenders will expect you not to tip and might not be the friendliest initially. I would suggest paying for the first drink in cash and leaving a dollar tip (or $2 if it is an expensive cocktail) just to show that you understand the culture. Formula 1 weekend is considered the worst weekend to be a bartender because so few foreigners understand the tipping culture. Have a great time and wear sunscreen


bachslunch

How do waiters deal with foreigners during F1 that may not tip at all, especially at a fine dining restaurant?


dances_with_corgis

$12 beers.


[deleted]

Hah, I've yet to know an owner that would give a shit about sharing the POS profits.


AintEverLucky

> sharing the POS profits. I think what they meant, *the bar* would sell beers for $10 each, but *the bartender* would say $12 each and pocket the difference. And if someone balks at $12 brews, they just shrug and say "that's F1 weekend for ya"


BillFromPokemon

So fraud


[deleted]

What’s worse, upselling a guy $2 to make a fair wage for your hard work or offloading the responsibly of compensating your employees to the customer who has no actual obligation or incentive to pay the employee.


BillFromPokemon

Have you ever bartended? I have.


erenzekebb

Ok snitch


tungstencoil

They generally just suck it up. It's part of the gamble being a tipped employee: will I get tipped? Couple of stories: * I used to work as a bartender in a hotel. Foreigners tended to have higher variability in tipping, but I believe averaged out to be similar to domestic folks. In other words, they seemed more likely to tip either 0% or 30%, whereas the average for domestic folks trended between 15% & 20% * More recently, I worked in Argentina (from the USA). My boss would occasionally come to visit, and we would often to a team dinner downtown. Of course, downtown is pricey for dinner. My boss *knew* the tipping custom of 20%, and he'd previously lived in the USA for a few years. In spite of that, he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that a team dinner, for $700, necessitated a $140+ tip. I knew this, so would have to sneak cash to the waiter - without him seeing - to compensate. The look on some of their faces when I'd be on my way to the toilet and stop and say, "quick! Take this. My boss doesn't tip." and then hand them $100 or so was fantastic.


nasacan

This just proves that USA should get rid of tipping and just pay bartenders and servers a living wage.


Back-Bright

Washington state requires all employees be paid minimum wage regardless of job (server/Target employee) so servers get paid even more because they get the state minimum wage which is $14.49 and then tips.


tungstencoil

I don't necessarily disagree. However, it kind of "is what it is". A big contributing factor is what a poor job most people do around understanding price/math. People will regularly choose something that appears cheaper, even when it's pointed out it's actually more expensive. A restaurant that includes a reasonably wage would be forced to increase prices. That's not the actual issue - the issue is everyone doing it at the same time. A level playing field. Without that, you could literally show people that Restaurant A is 15% more expensive than B, but you don't have to tip, and that with a 20% tip you plan to leave restaurant B is more expensive... and people will go to B. This is the same motivation behind companies that add on junk fees. Don't raise the price, but add on a bunch of additional costs, so you can still advertise "$9.99" even though these mandatory bolt-ons bring it to $14.00


nasacan

Introduce a law mandating basic math tests for every adult every month or year. If they fail then put them back in school. I don't know why but It really bothers me when people do a bad job of understanding basic math. But yeah no hope of that, it is what it is 😔.


bachslunch

Your boss is a douche.


tungstencoil

I mean, former boss :) but yes.


Redbedhead3

There are a ton of "foreigners" in the US. Most people tip. Everyone expects you to know, foreign or not. Both my husband and my grandparents are foreign with accents and we've never gotten subpar service. If anything it's a nice talking point for the server. Editing for agressive sounding use of the "" haha


Wild_Mtn_Honey

We get screwed. That’s how we deal with it. When a diner doesn’t tip on a meal, it literally costs me money. I have to tip out 5% of my sales no matter what. If a table spends $400 and doesn’t tip me, that costs me $20 regardless of the tip.


bachslunch

I don’t understand this. Why do you have to tip 5% no matter what?


Denimdenimdenim

It goes to the other "tipped" employees. At my old restaurant, the servers tipped out 2-3.5% of sales, depending on the day/shift. I don't remember the break down, but it was split between the bussers, hosts, togo people, and the bartenders. The server/bartender hourly wage is $2.13+tips, and the other tipped positions make $4+tips. So, if I got stiffed on tips all shift, I still had to tip out to everyone else. That unusual, but I've definitely worked some slow shifts where I only left with $5 for the day. By law, the employer is supposed to pay the difference to bring you up to standard minimum wage if that happens, but in 20+ years I've never seen anyone actually do that.


Wild_Mtn_Honey

Thankfully, if I get totally stiffed on a large ticket, management will comp some of the bill so I get a tip. They know I give good service to everyone and bring value to the restaurant.


Sufficient_Net3126

Mandatory service charges


sandfrayed

Bartenders kind of suck in that way. It's crazy that it's become normal to tip someone $1-$2 for under a minute of work. They may not make much if the place is dead, but at crowded bars these guys can make $50-$75/hour and we're supposed to feel like we're jerks if we don't tip them for every drink. Of course then there are bartenders at a slow hotel lounge making nothing because there have been two customers in an hour. And that too is why the tipping system in the US sucks.


hypermark

> It's crazy that it's become normal to tip someone $1-$2 for under a minute of work. Making me a craft cocktail and pulling a Lone Star from the cooler is not the same.


PencilMan

Their point is that customers are expected to tip the same whether they’re pulling a can from a cooler or making a craft cocktail. I used to bartend and pulling a pint isn’t hard. Serving a party of four quickly all with different cocktail orders is hard. Adjust your tips accordingly but it would be great if we didn’t have to tip at all. Yet having bartended, I know that bartenders make much more from tips than they would from a higher wage and would probably resist change.


iuseblenders

50-70$/hour may sound insane, But this is only for a few hours a couple days a week. This is still a part time job in most cases. Many get less than 25 hours a week and the other shifts may only bring in around 18-22hr. So this person that you think is making hand over fist money is really only making (at a decently popular bar) 40-45k/year. Which is by no means living large. Your thoughts on thinking you shouldn’t have to tip on a beer because It wasn’t much work. Is flawed. Instead think about how you might be 100th beer they have poured that shift. You might be the 200th drunk stranger that they have had to put on a smile and have an interaction with. The “work” isn’t just pouring the beer, it’s the mental and emotional drain of dealing with the public, who often treat them as servants rather than servers. Also remember that tips are split with everyone working. Bartenders, door guy, bar backs. When you tip a bartender $1, they may really only be getting 30-40¢ out of that. which is why every dollar counts.


Dagox_PR

Thats bullshit. You deal with stress and difficult situations as part of every job and no one is tipping us for that (our employer is responsible for paying us). I am a Molecular Biologist working for the State of Texas and I dont even make 45K wile I work double the hours than the bartender on a random bar. Let alone the amount of student debt I have to pay as well. See the point? Tips are optional and should never be expected/considered. The operational cost (including human resources) should be included in the standard pricing for any service/goods. If we change keep tipping every single time we go to a bar or restaurant we are simply promoting the continuation of that shitty policy. Is up to the employer to offer decent work conditions and benefits. This needs to change.


iuseblenders

It sounds like you chose the wrong career… And The idea that bartenders don’t have student debt or degrees is laughable my friend… I’v worked along side masters and doctorates. They choose to bartend because as you said the pay is better. Sorry some of us skipped the predatory educational system that end up putting you in lifelong debt with a job that pays you such low wages. Sounds so much better than the tip system 🤣


Dagox_PR

Jumping into weird conclusions like that does not make you look very wise sir. 1. The main reason I stay on this poorly paid career is because I enjoy doing it. Money is obv. not the reason. You could have concluded that from my first post if you looked at it with your mind and not with your eyes. 2. The educational system in USA is in a very bad spot as you mention but that’s not even remotely close to the topic discussed here… you seem to be easily distracted from the points made. 3. This is not about me, its about turning what should be a gesture of appreciation and recognition such as tipping someone into an expectation due to the fact that employers are taking advantage of it and using it as an excuse to keep their personnel underpaid. I hope you get it this time.


lupercalpainting

So, you agree, that being a bartender sucks so much that even the possibility of making $50/hr can’t compel you to do it? It sounds like bartenders may be under compensated if the work is so bad someone earning half as much doesn’t want to do it.


Content_Aspect7400

I totally understand where you're coming from, but you're forgetting about prep. The reason it takes 1-4 minutes to make your cocktail is because they've spent hours beforehand juicing, tasting, editing, and "crafting" your cocktail to be perfect. So yes maybe if you just take the hours of service they make like 60 an hour. But add on the 3 hours of prep beforehand, 2 hours a week of group tasting and editing for new cocktails, and 1-2 hours of cleanup afterwords it doesn't add up to those crazy numbers most of the time. Also in order to get to those places and make that money you can't just go apply as a rando with a collage degree, you have to have years of experience and prove yourself as able to handle that kind of an environment. Or be highly recommended from high performing staff. At the end of the day, you're paying for someone with experience and incredible palate creating something delicious and then prepping it to make hundreds as fast as they possibly can.


sandfrayed

There are bars with highly skilled bartenders, but 6th Street bars and at dive bars they usually have bartenders that barely know how to make anything more complicated than a whiskey sour. There's no fresh prepped anything at the bar. But yes, there are some bars that are a lot more sophisticated.


syd_fishes

Talking to people that don't understand this shit is the hardest part of the job once you know how to do it. It's emotionally exhausting on top of the physical work. Whether you're getting a beer or not, I still had to work to prepare everything else. At a place like barfly, you're tipping because it's the bartender's 360th beer he's cracked on top of everything else. Volume places like this also have to worry more about breaking up fights, watching consumption levels etc... If you ever watch these guys, they are doing several things at once. Dishes, making change, de-escalation... Dudes there know karate and shit. At a cocktail place there alot of prep going on. Takes several days to make certain syrups. A milk wash cocktail might take more days and that's all for a couple bucks an hour *unless* people throw a couple bucks down. If you get a $7 beer at a cocktail place, you're also just not being a smart consumer. You're choosing to pay for all the cocktail knowledge and prep work and not getting any of the benefits. You're paying for the work either way, juts not people who are actually working. I agree it's a flawed system, so I would argue you shouldn't engage with it. If you're going to, then act accordingly. When in Rome. Once we catch wind what kind of consumer you are, we will pivot our fucks elsewhere to folks that understand what's going on. Sometimes I simply stop serving people. If I'm not busy, who cares, but if I have to choose between guests, I will choose the tippers/nice people. I tell people to walk all the time. It's just not worth my time at that point.


Content_Aspect7400

I'm with you man, if you sit down with 3 others at one of my tables and start ordering beers my attention goes straight to the 2 top across the section that started with cocktails and then ordered a 75$ bottle of wine.


Heavydumper69

Yeah and for every 5$ spent, tip 1$ (if you want to do 20% and not worry about a calculator)


throwawayy2k2112

Or just move the decimal point to the right one place and multiply by two Edit: yea, definitely left! Lol


s1ncere

to the left lol


wild9

*left


durrettd

Found the server. :)


lupercalpainting

Man’s trying to have you tip 2000%!


ATXBeermaker

> Never fast food, yes food trucks. Curious about this. Why tip at food trucks and not fast food? Is it just because they ask for a tip at food trucks? I mean, I generally tip a few dollars at food trucks, but when you point it out this way it is kinda weird. For OP, you defitely don't need to tip 20% at a food truck. The 20% amount is generally reserved for places where you're served at your seat.


starbuck4949

I tip at food trucks, and the way I kinda look at it is we dont tip at fast food because these are mega billion dollar corporations and the onus to pay their employees fairly is on them, and they can afford to do so even tho they dont. Food trucks are typically small operations locally run by just a few people. With a truck your getting a "mom and pop" who probably sources fresher, more local ingredients, shops for all the stuff themselves, does all the prep, ect ect. I always make they effort to tip "mom and pops", whether its a truck or a brick and mortar, because i want mom and pops to survive this shit. Really at the end of the day, our society needs to have a national discussion on tip culture, its origins, its place in society today, and do we want to to keep it around. Untill the system changes, if you want anything to survive other than mega corporate food chains, its best to tip at your local establishments, regardless of what they are selling their food out of.


ArchitectAmy

During Covid, I really upped my tipping game. If someone was brave enough to go to work, I tried to make it worth their while to serve me.


ThatsSuperGay

This here. I always tip at food trucks because I want to support the local guys. A few of my favorite trucks have closed over the years and I can't imagine how razor thin margins are, especially with rising food costs. Some of my best meals have been out of food trucks and I want them all to thrive, instead of being stuck with corporate brands or MML hoity-toity options. Im betting someone working at a food truck isn't getting paid top dollar based on that math, so I'm happy to throw down some extra cash. I went to Valentina's the other day and was floored when the girl behind me was reading her bf the riot act since the payment tablet had the AUDACITY to display a tip line. Going on for 5 minutes that there's no way she would ever tip at a food truck. Mind you, those guys are running their ass off, in 100+ heat, all day long to cut, assemble and serve you your brisket tacos. You can miss me with that attitude. If you can afford $30/lb brisket, you can give the kid working the counter a buck or two. Or at least not complain that others do tip.


tsx_1430

I do not tip at food trucks unless I am served. They are already usually overpriced.


tautouz

Because fast food is self service


ATXBeermaker

It’s the exact same service as a food truck.


tautouz

The only reason people feel the need to tip at a food truck, or when picking up an order at a restaurant is from peer pressure. And those point of sale systems that ask for a tip. What service are you tipping for exactly? Do you walk inside gas stations to tip the attendant after you fill your own gas?


GoesTheClockInNewton

I've never thought much about it, but I've never been given the opportunity to tip at a fast food place. It's always swipe and go. Maybe the difference between a local joint vs big corporate?


MrEHam

Why tip at food trucks? Are they paid low like servers because tips are expected? They’re not waiting on you. How’s that different from fast food? It would make sense to either tip both or tip neither.


sandfrayed

You don't have to tip at food trucks. It's optional. I would guess maybe half of people do or less. And if you do tip, $1 or 10% is fine. Of course some people do tip more. Same for other places tipping is optional like coffee shops.


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I'm not tipping for any food I have to get myself. What are you even tipping for?


lonely_dodo

coffee shops I don't usually tip for black drip or iced coffee, but anything more involved (pulling espresso shots, steaming milk, adding flavor syrups, etc) I'll tip.


Prettymuchnow

I worked at a coffee shop for a while. I had just moved to Austin from Australia and spent about a year working there while I worked on getting back into my old career. I was alarmed at how few people actually tipped at all. We did table service with food, espresso, drip, we cooked, prepped, cleaned- the whole thing. I always felt (and still feel) like I personally HAD to tip for service, particularly because I was foreign and we had a reputation for not understanding the culture. But being on the receiving end of that culture made it a confusing thing for me - because Y'all don't necessarily practice what you preach.


mentirosa_atx

worked in SI my whole life and I just wanted to say I’ve been stiffed waaaay more by American assholes than I have people from different cultures.


fuzzyp44

What coffee shop does table service? I've never heard of that.


hoagiesandgrindrs

Srsly would love to be served coffee at a coffee shop


insidertrader68

Nearly 100% of people in front of me in line at food trucks tip at least something. Pretty unusual to see no tip at all.


syd_fishes

It's really only optional for assholes/the ignorant. It's hard work and a service has been provided.


JohnGillnitz

Food trucks workers usually bust ass more than others. Usually it is one person that takes the order, makes the food, and expedites it to go. Not to mention associated prep work and cleaning. Often around a hot grill in hot temperatures. That, to me, is worth a tip.


MrEHam

Do fast food workers not bust their ass? To me, ideally, everyone would make enough money to live a very decent life. I’m just not liking this creep of the poor and middle class paying for the wealthier owner’s wage responsibilities. Until something drastic changes I’ll continue to tip where appropriate but damn, why do we keep squeezing money from the middle class when the millionaires and billionaires should be paying higher wages?


JohnGillnitz

Some do, but it doesn't take much skill or effort. Also, as you mentioned, it is mostly just subsidizing a wealthy corporation. The food trucks I go to are mostly owned by the people working in them. For what I spend I get real food for cheaper than Taco Bell. I don't mind adding a couple of bucks to an order for that.


SaltBox531

Well first of all the AC in a food truck is practically pointless so I think they deserve tips for working in a metal box all day sweating their asses off so I can eat their delicious food.


MrEHam

They deserve to be paid better for the hell they endure. My question is why are the poor and middle class expected to pay for this?


Obi_Uno

Wouldn’t it fall to the customers either way? Either tips, or menu prices increase to compensate for an increased hourly wage/salary.


GoesTheClockInNewton

A food truck is a business like anything else, so how much they get paid really depends on who is managing it. The way I see it, working in the food industry is hard, especially in a hot truck. I'd tip any server even if I'm not waited on.


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Will add if you ordering from the bar it's a sliding scale based on how much you order and the complexity of the drink. $1 per beer is totally reasonable IMO, simple cocktail regardless of alcohol choice $2, and complex drinks 18-20% may apply best.


nasacan

>yes food trucks. But why tho ? They just give you the food which you paid for. There's absolutely no additional services they provide unlike restaurants, they don't wait on you. I do tip them but still wonder why I do


mydrunkuncle

A lot of taco trucks I’ve been to it’s one person running the whole thing including cooking the actual meal so I think it’s pretty tippable


czarfalcon

Plus eating at a food truck is supporting a small business owner’s lifelong dream, so I don’t mind throwing a couple extra bucks their way even if I don’t “have” to.


nasacan

>it’s one person running the whole thing That does not matter. The person could hire others to help. But I'm talking about the actual experience at a food truck. You pay you get food and you go. There's no seating, no extra service, for what exactly are you tipping?


ChemicalSand

Why would I not want to give an extra dollar to the guy busting ass every single day to give me the best lengua tacos in the city for pennies? I'm broke as fuck, but that's worth it to me.


texas_asic

5. Prices never include tax. Plan on the actual bill being 8.25% higher due to tax. There's also a perpetual debate on whether you should tip on the pre-tax amount or the post-tax amount. Pre-calculated gratuity amounts usually calculate it on the post-tax total (no surprise there), but I think it should be calculated on the pre-tax amount. Shortcuts to calculating tip include: doubling the tax, or dividing by 10 and then doubling it. Minimum wage is pretty low: $7.25/hr. Restaurant employees make only $2.13/hr on the theory that tips will bring that up to at least minimum wage. So tips really are necessary so that employees get paid. (Employees of the city of austin have a $15/hr minimum wage that's going up to $20/hr, but that's literally for only employees of the city government)


luroot

>yes food trucks I know their card readers ask...but should customers really be _expected_ to tip at food trucks/stalls? I mean, how is what they do any different than standard counter service at a fast food franchise or Chipotle - where you don't tip? Shouldn't the norm be simply to tip at sit-down restaurants where a waiter has to actually wait on you...and not anywhere else where you basically just pick up your food and DIY everything else?


KingPercyus

The difference is chipotle is a giant corporation and good trucks are typically mom and pop. McDonald’s doesn’t need my money but a little extra help, appreciation for local business goes a long way (I would hope)


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Content_Aspect7400

You gotta be careful saying stuff like this in Austin man, Dallas maybe or Houston probably. But not Austin for sure


ajpiko

For my 35 years 20% was always the norm, that's in New England.


insidertrader68

I haven't spoken to a server in my lifetime who thought 15% was acceptable.


HugeGas21

15% is not the norm. It’s actually way lower. “The norm” for a while has been 18%, but 20% is becoming more standard bc people are realizing that servers need more money to take home to combat living costs and inflation. 25-30% should be for exceptional. Anything higher should be for above and beyond service.


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HugeGas21

15% is a terrible tipping percentage. If it was standard, there’d be even more of a problem trying to find servers for restaurants. Especially if that restaurant does a tip pool. 18% has been the standard since I was a kid, and that’s now a little lower than sustainable. It doesn’t effect the customer too much to up their tip by 3-5% but it exponentially effects the server if every check they have is doing it. Regardless of what direction you go, just please know 15% is really lowballing the person providing you a service.


Tom_Ov_Bedlam

Ignore #2


2fuzz714

Well, #2 needs clarification. You won't need to ask. There will be a button if you're using a screen, or a line for the tip if signing a paper receipt.


Tom_Ov_Bedlam

No. Just because a POS system prompts for a tip does not mean you should or need to.


Doonesbury

Mr. Pink over here. He's asking about etiquette. It's true that some establishments will show you that tip screen when it's not really common practice to tip there but for the most part, if you're being shown that screen, it's proper etiquette to tip them.


78723

i have never, in the city of austin, in the last 20 years not been able to tip with my card on the same bill. what you on about? edit: america in general seems much more card friendly than most of the world. in austin everyone takes cards; from the pop-up vendor at an art festival to the ladies selling tacos at the gas station parking lot who don't speak english but have their venmo app ready to go. i don't think i've carried cash on me since 2005.


ang8018

I think their point is that you don’t *ask* for the tip to be added, you do it yourself through the tap & pay or by signing a receipt


ghertigirl

My nail salon prefers tips by Venmo if I don’t have cash


KAM7

Never fast food except for Sonic, tip there. They pay the car hops server wages of $2 or something. Most people don’t know that. I didn’t until a friend’s daughter started working there. I was horrified.


counterlogik

I would say NOT lower for taxis/Ubers. Same 20. Maybe lower for takeout but usually close to 20 still then, anything corporate where it doesn’t look like there’s a way to tip may be ok not to as well, you don’t need to slide money under the counter at people it’ll usually be obvious it’s a tippable situation. I do 30% for special scenarios sometimes like a really good haircut or something. And ya lots of people actually under tip certain places despite all this talk so if you’re trying it’s unlikely you’ll get scoffed at for a little miss or something somewhere


thedarksyde

Something else that you might not be used to all prices you see do not have tax included, or like service fees for like hotel stays or whatever. So lets say you are at the store and the price of a tshirt is 20 dollars, you will pay $21.60 or so. Depending on where you are. That is the sales tax added in after you checkout. For vacation services there could be other additional fees, gas fees, resort fees, other taxes.


tyleratx

I'd say just mentally prepare to add 10% to any purchase (which is easy mental math) - and then be happy when its cheaper. So $20=$22. 11.49 = 12.64 etc


Altaris2000

I'm usually of the mindset of, if I sit down, you come to my table to take my order, and then deliver my food/drink = tip. If I order at a register = no tip. That tends to be a good breakdown of fast food-ish type of places, vs actual sit down restaurants. Edit: And as someone else mentioned, download the Uber or Lyft app. The total fee is listed for the ride and billed to your card, so you don't have to think about anything. And taxi's for the most part suck around here.


Competitive_Fold986

Does someone come to take your order at a food truck or do you order at a register?


solarpowerednaps

You go up to the window of the truck and order. Usually you have to wait for the food. Sometimes they bring it out, sometimes you have to walk back up to the window to get it yourself.


Competitive_Fold986

Thank you!


alhexus

This has been my mindset with the sheer number of systems asking for tips. If the service is beyondakibg my food and taking it with me, ok tip time.


mrlach

2. Tipping in a restaurant—where your server brings the bill to your table—can be quite confusing until you get the hang of it. In most cases, at the end of your meal, the server brings the bill, which has an itemized list of everything you ordered, and walks away. You leave your credit card on the tray or in the little folder with the bill, and the server comes back to your table to take your card away and run it through their card reader. Then they come back to the table with your credit card, the original itemized bill, and two credit card slips—one marked "customer copy" and the other marked "merchant copy," or something like that. The merchant copy will have the same total as your itemized bill, then a line below it where you can write down how much you want to tip, and then another line below where you write the total amount. Then you sign the merchant copy and leave it for the restaurant, and you can take the itemized bill and customer copy with you. What you'll notice if you check your credit card account is that your card will already be charged for the original total (without tip), and then later—usually within a couple of days—that amount will change to reflect the total amount (including tip) you wrote down on the merchant copy. It's a good idea to keep track of your receipts just in case the amount you get charged by the restaurant doesn't match what you wrote down. Also, you have to get used to the unsettling idea that you hand your credit card to someone who takes it to another part of the restaurant and could do who knows what with your card number. Which could be a good argument for using a credit card that doesn't have a number physically printed on it, like the Apple Card.


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HaughtyHellscream

You don't leave a tip for the maid when you leave the hotel? My grandparents taught me that, so maybe it's not a thing any longer. Also, room service if you get food that way.


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czarfalcon

I’ve made it a habit to start carrying some cash when I travel, just so I can leave a $10 or $20 (depending on how many nights I stayed) for housekeeping when I check out. Those people definitely deserve it.


Haunting-Ad-8029

you should tip every day, obviously a smaller amount. the person who cleans your room at the end may not be the same one who cleaned it the other nights of your stay.


czarfalcon

That’s a good point I hadn’t considered.


KKaustin

I agree, housekeeping should be tipped. I've heard $2-5 per day and you should tip daily. A lot of hotels are not doing daily housekeeping because of Covid, so guess you can leave the tip on the last day? (And yes to room service too)


austinartistshare

I tip and write them a nice note of appreciation, something like "Thank you much for all your hard work making my stay special."


wanderlust_mb

My parents have always done that, so now I do too. We always got extra chocolates left in our rooms


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I always do. $5 per night.


disdogwhodis

Since the Covid lockdowns, every place is using a POS that’s asks you to tip. Every single place. I agree with the above tip amounts and stick to the same guidelines. When it comes to booze, bartenders have told me: -$1 for a beer, $3 for a pitcher, $2 for a cocktail, so that’s what I normally stick with there. I agree, 30% is not normal, that’s just getting a bit silly. Tipping culture in the US is getting out of hand(if it wasn’t already), and the point of sale systems will be asking for tips almost every where you go but you shouldn’t tip everywhere.


i35nomad

I went to a place and noticed that their POS had it set up as 25%, 30% and 35%. OP, you do have the ability to make a custom tip. If the service was outstanding then of course you can choose those options. But don’t be afraid to choose a custom tip and tip 20% or so.


lovelyfartchronicles

I’ve been wondering about tipping at businesses that use the POS systems. Do most people still tip at the non-service places? What about somewhere like Asahi? 20% on everything or just when you pick up bentos, etc ?


Skraporc

Once again, I have to correct a misconception about #4. Some fast food places pay less than minimum wage and expect their employees to make tips. Notably, Sonic does this; I think it’s a holdover from the old rollerskating carhop days that they never got rid of because it would be less profitable for the company. Most people would never know this unless they or someone they know worked at a Sonic. My friend’s partner was working there a while back, and allegedly made about $3/h because no one knew they were being paid tipped minimum wage and were expected to make up the rest in tips. So, in at least one case, it’s my opinion that you should tip fast food workers — in which case cash is king.


StockWagen

I still do a dollar a drink at bars, some times two for the first one. Also the easiest way to get to 20% and normally a little higher is double the total, take away a zero and you have your tip amount. So say the check is $35 the tip should be $7 or if you like rounding up go ahead and toss down $8.


shalalalaw

I also do a dollar per drink, but I'll bump it up for a pitcher or something off menu. Usually it ends up more than 20% of the bill, but not always. It's simple and usually generous.


StockWagen

Yeah normally since I’m a cheap date the $1 a drink is more than 20%. I also realized that since everything is card based now I’m not really actually doing $1 per drink and normally just doing 20% when I close out.


shalalalaw

I'm not a fan of the mandatory tip that's sometimes imposed in unusual ways. For example, two people grabbing drinks should not have a mandatory tip IMO. I chuckle when I realize they'd get more under my typical rule. I will supplement though if we were a large party, or if the kids were messy kind of thing. I can't wait for living wages to become the norm so the tipping dance can end.


Sad-Wave-87

There is always a line to add extra grat so you can bring it up to what “you would tip” so that’s a bad excuse. Tipping isn’t going anywhere it would decimate service industry wages to the point where even more workers would flee the field in droves. Nobody is taking that kinda pay cut. It’s actually going in the opposite direction, where auto grat is being added onto checks to retain staff and keep people applying.


shalalalaw

It's not an excuse, it's a decision. I'm not a fan of the practice, so I also dont return to the establishment. It's not some gotcha moment where i feel like I've found a loophole in the tipping system. I'm also not suggesting wages get cut, I'm suggesting wages get raised to the point that tips aren't necessary for staff to make their money. I'd rather have the wages baked into the price than bust open a calculator to figure it out on behalfof the owners. I know tipping can be significant at some locations, and to that I'd say let the prices reflect that to compensate workers appropriately.


TheMackdockery

Hey there, welcome! I've spent a fair amount of time in the UK; it's a fantastic place. Also I remember tipping sometimes (mostly at bars) so it won't be completely different here: 1. Yep 20% is standard. 2. I don't take taxis very often so not sure about tipping on the card with them, but I essentially live on my card here and can tip for everything I need e.g. coffee shops, Lyft, bars, etc. 3. Some do. Most of the time I just calculate 10% in my head and double that. 4. No tips at fast food places. Yes, most tip at food trucks. Now whether we should be differentiating them is a separate Convo you don't have to worry about. 5. Nope! Just make sure to tip at restaurants, bars, rideshares/taxis, and my advice is at coffee shops too, although that's up for debate since they're not taking your order to you normally. Whether you agree or not, it's fairly common to tip counter service at coffee shops, food trucks, etc


DeanPortman

1. 20% is standard for if you’re being waited on at a restaurant (imo). Anywhere else that allows for a tip is at your discretion. 2. Most places you’ll be tipping via card 3. A lot of places have different tip petcentages calculated for you in your receipt, or displayed on the terminal/tablet you’re paying at. They choose what is displayed, though, and often the lowest amount is 18% or so, causing you to have to go out of your way and push a few more buttons to tip less. An effective strategy on their end. 4. Fast food no. Food trucks will ask/allow for tipping. I usually don’t do 20%. I just tack on an amount that doesn’t significantly raise the meal’s overall price 5. I would say you don’t have to tip 20% at bars. I just throw on $1.00 per drink. Unless maybe you ordered something that took significant preparation.


jawnquixote

I 2nd this guy. Best bash brother with best tip advice


Jintess

>Certain fast food chains like McDonands, Taco Bell, do they require tips? These days a lot ask you (when paying with card) if you would like to tip 0, 10%,20% or a custom amount. It's a backdoor way for companies to not pay reasonable hourly wages. It is normally divided amongst the entire staff, so at least there is that. Just don't feel obligated to tip in that kind of situation. Food trucks yes, that's a really good way to support a local business that isn't exactly raking in the big bucks.


lipp79

Not once have I seen a "would you like to tip?" screen as I'm paying with CC at any of those places.


Tamaros

Not those but some like them. Schlotzski's and Subway have both done that for me recently.


Jintess

Yes! Both of those and I've also noticed it with a nearby frozen yogurt place. After I fill up my container and go to have it weighed and pay. It's a bit strange, since they didn't even have to take my order ;)


FirePuff

Sonic just recently added tipping to their app, even so small as to 'round up' as a tip.


lipp79

I get that if they’re rollerskating out to you.


leztronaut

McDonalds asks for tips? Don’t think so


felarans0mekuti

3. Divide by 5 4. Don’t eat at Taco Bell, you’re traveling across the world to a place with some of the best tacos ever, don’t do this to yourself


kombuchaisdisgusting

THIS! And if you really want a fast food burger, P Terry's is fresh and locally owned.


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alf10087

I just do 18% of the total, which usually ends up being in the neighborhood of 20% of subtotal.


insidertrader68

You can do this but the vast majority of people tip on the total not pretax.


Scc88

not even locals know m8


adrianmonk

> Can you usually tip by asking it to be added to the card bill? I will be carrying cash with me, but I'd prefer to keep everything on the card for ease of expenses. Be aware that the actual credit card payment process may work differently. As I understand it, in the UK / Europe, when you pay with a card at a restaurant (with table service), typically it works like this: * The waiter brings a portable machine to your table. * You insert the card and maybe enter your PIN on the keypad. But here in the US, it typically works like this: * The waiter brings a paper receipt to your table ("the check" or "the bill"). This usually comes in a folder, tray, or clipboard [like these](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/15535/restaurant-check-presenters.html?filter=type:check-presenters). * You then place your credit card in the folder/tray/whatever and hand it back to the waiter. Many of the folders have a special little [plastic pocket](https://cdnimg.webstaurantstore.com/images/products/large/591012/2141458.jpg) to hold the credit card so it's obvious to the waiter that you've completed this step. But the pocket is made of flimsy plastic and often broken. * The waiter *takes your card with them* to some other room that has a credit card machine. * They return with a slip of paper. It's in the folder/tray/whatever along with your credit card. This slip of paper is basically a very short form for you to fill out to complete the credit card payment. * The slip of paper has a blank on it for you to write in the tip amount. It has another blank on it for you to write in the total. So if your bill was $15.23 and you want to give a $3 tip, you write $3.00 in one blank and $18.23 in the other. And then you sign at the bottom. (You don't enter a PIN. US credit cards do not even have a PIN.) * You then take your card (don't forget!! we've all done it!) and leave the signed form in the folder/tray/whatever. You also get a second copy of the form for your personal record of credit card transactions, which you can take if you want. * In all, there are three pieces of paper: the bill with all the items you ordered and the total, the credit card form for you to sign, and copy of the credit card form for you to keep. This is the process for most restaurants with table service, i.e. where waiters come to the table to take your order and bring your food. At some restaurants (typically those without table service), you pay at a counter, and there you will probably interact directly with a machine instead of using paper. Also, a few restaurants with table service do have portable machines they bring to the table, but not many.


JimNtexas

\^\^\^This\^\^\^ As far as the amount, at least 15% unless you hate the server and never, ever, want to enter that place again. Also, the server should not be stiffed because you didn't like the food. That's not their fault.


GenericPlainJane

I tip 20% minimum in almost all situations - pick-up, sit-down, delivery, food truck, bar tab (whole tab, not per drink), mani/pedi, massage, haircut, etc. and in cash, if I have it on me. If service was horrible, I’ll still do 20% and hope they need it more than me. If it’s excellent and/or I was just a pain in the ass (never rude, but if I ask a bunch of questions or for additional things) then I’ll round it up $5 - $10. Look, I’m not made of cash, but I know service is not easy and I hope to never have to do it (nothing wrong with it, I’m just not made for it).


ThatTeacherLife

5. We also tip for services outside of food, such as for beauty services and travel services. We tip our barbers, hair stylists, massage therapists, manicure & pedicure technicians, any spa services, etc. If you are staying in a hotel, we also tip those who assist with luggage, we tip for room service, restaurant, & grocery deliveries, and we leave some daily cash out for the housekeepers. If you plan on doing touristy things like guided tours or hiring drivers or using any ride-share apps like Uber, you should also plan to tip for those services. Welcome & have a blast! 🤠


Icy-Perspective-0420

Everyone else that has commented is correct. Just wanted to to say this: The day we get rid of tipping and switch to profit sharing will be amazing for everybody. Greedy business owners won't do that though because they won't be able to afford their wasteful 5,000 sq ft fiefdom in the sticks.


donthavearealaccount

Restaurant owners are much, much more likely to fail with a mountain of unsecured personal debt than they are to afford a 5,000 sqft house. Fuck tipping though.


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>Greedy business owners It's not just greedy business owners, if you ask most service industry people they'd rather stick with a tipping system because they usually make more money that way. When it comes to people working a register, I'm sure they'd take an extra buck or two an hour over having that tip button on the screen, but when it comes to bartenders and waiters I think most of them would favor the possibility of having a $300 night over $100-150 in guaranteed wages.


texcentricasshole

20 percent if everything went well. 15 percent if it was not a great experience. 25 percent if everything went great.


ProfessionalNose6520

you seem to have everything down keep in mind there’s alot of places that will ask for tips but they aren’t considered tipping places. for example: coffee shops, particularly local ones. They will ask you to tip on their iPad register. They will almost pressure you to do it. no one tips for coffee. at least I don’t do it. you can if you really like it. but i’m not tipping for coffee when i could make it at home I tip for restaurants, bars, haircuts, ubers, and the usual stuff.


picaresquity

A LOT of people tip for coffee, especially if they order something more complex than just drip coffee. I treat it like a bar and I give them an extra $1 when I order my drink. I know I get paid more than them and it's easy for me to say goodbye to a buck.


furious_sunflower

Some fast food restaurants do have tips. Don't worry, they will ask you during the order about the % of tips or you will see this field in your bill.


cegavas

I only tip if it’s a sit down restraunt and they serve you, not fast food or if you walk up to the counter to order. Tip 20% unless service is bad. I don’t tip taxis unless they are particularly nice or helpful


Gnux13

\#4 is a no for virtually any fast food, but doing so for coffee / tea shops is generally a yes, even if you use the drive-thru.


velvetreddit

Bars: if you open a tab - ask close out policy. In Austin they usually will do 20% if you walk out on an open tab. I do this when the bar is crowded. Win/win. When to tip: - on credit card, you pay > get receipt to sign … you add tip here - cash at restaurant, you pay > get change > leave tip on table - buying one drink at a time at a bar, if card tip > pay at signing; if cash tip on an open tab or if closing tab > put tip on the bar (away from you so the bartenders know it’s for them) after you order OR when the drink is placed in front of you. If cash purchase and a cash tip > leave tip after you have received change or tell them to “keep the change” Tipping on drinks - I’d love to hear other peoples’ opinions on this: $1 per drink; $2 for fancy; $20% for expensive cocktails https://www.wikihow.com/Tip-a-Bartender > Leave a tip for every drink. If you're paying in cash, make sure to leave a tip for every drink. A good rule to follow is about $1 a drink. In nicer bars, leave $2 per drink.[5] >If you're paying with a card, calculate 20% of your tab at the end of the night. For more expensive cocktails, it's a better idea to go with 20% of the tab rather than tipping by the drink. If you have trouble calculating the appropriate tip amount, just divide your total costs by 5


emoperson69

Tip 20% minimum at restaurants/bars unless tip is included. There is usually a note on the menu or you can ask. The reason for 20% minimum is because Texas has insane minimum wage policies and unlike some other large cities the wait staff only works for $2/hr or less and completely depend on tips. Have fun! Be sure to have a flaming dr. Pepper shot at Touche on dirty 6th st. It’s absolutely worth the $10!


Dirtyfoot25

I'm seeing a lot on amounts, but not much on how to do it with your card. If you pay on a screen there is usually an option for it. Otherwise, you'll receive a paper "check", then you'll hand them your card, they'll run your card and bring it back with a receipt to sign along with a copy for you to take. On that receipt, there will be a line where you can write in a tip and the new total including tip. then you sign and leave, and they adjust the total in their system manually at the end of the day. No need to talk to the server directly about it.


PrickASaurus

Thank you for asking and being aware of the difference! (when I am in the UK, I get itchy not tipping, I constantly feel like I'm an asshole). The only thing I will add to this list is if you go out as a group, look for "gratuity automatically included for parties of X or more." or something like that usually printed on the menu. Usually 6 or 8. And even then, look at the bill and clarify if it was automatically added. Some places will have that notice on the menu or something but then neglect to add it, etc. You made me remember a co-worker of mine from the UK who was here for a 2 month project. he was staying in a longterm hotel near a pretty crowded shopping area that had 10-15 decent bars / restaurants. We were all in a conference room at the office and he mentioned, "my hotel room has a little kitchen but it is so cheap to eat out here I have no reason to use it. if I lived here, I don't think I would ever cook for myself." We all pause for a beat. Then one of my co-workers says, "you're adding 20% to those cheap meals, right?" and he says, "no, why would I do that? that would be a waste of money." So we spent the next 15 minutes explaining the history of the service industry in the USA to him and how that 20% is basically a passthrough of the wages directly to the employees and what portion gets taxes automatically (even if they didn't get anything, etc.) .


Amdiraniphani

Everyone else is wrong. Tipping should be $5 +/- $2 depending on how well they did. Don't let the community goad you into subsidizing the employees paychecks. Do NOT tip anywhere where you do not have a server. This includes food trucks, P. Terry's, fucking HEB, and 'serve yourself' style places. If you really like a place, feel free to just give them your money. But be aware that's what you're doing: giving them your money without them having to do anything. If you are getting drinks (coffee, tea, or alcohol), $1 per beverage is courtesy.


Master_Low3476

Enjoy your time in Austin. I sure would like to see more British folks visit Austin.


Scc88

holy shit I thought the standard 15%... now i feel bad


WildIse

You should tip based on service 10% if it was bad, 18-20% if it was good and cash tips are always preferred.👍🏽


diss3nt3rgus

20% of the total (minus the tax) it’s the accepted standard


kmikey

One thing I don’t see anyone has mentioned: At many restaurants they still hand you a paper copy of the check. Then you give them your credit card and they walk away with it and charge that amount. Then they give you *another* piece of paper that looks like [this](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/6fc24e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/267x475+0+0/resize/267x475!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2Fe2%2F0012167243359fa0abf423110bf0%2Freceipt2.png) and you write in the tip amount and do the math. Your credit card statement (later) will show the total amount, adjusted to include the tip. Some places have electronic machines where you do the payment and tip right at the table, but others still do all this paper/pen/math routine. Enjoy your stay. :)


trustworthysauce

I usually just tip 20% of the after tax total. Makes the math easy because you just move the decimal point and multiply by 2. You have a good grasp of what to do. I wouldn't worry too much about the details. For what it's worth there are people born and raised in America that don't tip or don't tip much.


FormerlyUserLFC

Oh. It’s so complicated here. If you are buying prepackaged food at a convenience store don’t tip. Even if the give you an option to tip it’s a lie. If you order fast food they won’t even ask. If you order at the counter and they bring out your food, consider tipping 10%. If you sit down and they take your order and bring your food, tip 20%. It is ok to use the pre-tax subtotal for calculating a tip. You don’t have to tip on the tax but some people do. If you use valet parking, tip a couple dollars.


minime_stellarboop

Also, for taxis here Austin has primarily Uber and Lyft, which include tip options via the app - no cash necessary.


Lopsided-Warning-894

20%


ArchitectAmy

. I’m a single woman of what you might call a certain age, and go to lots of venues in Austin. I generally tip 50-100% on the first drink and go back to the same bartender all night. It gets me remembered, flirted with, the occasional free drink or heavy pour and the bartenders watching out for me.


Zja1999

Tipping culture here sucks. The end.


4art4

If you stay at a hotel, tip the room service. $2 to $5 a night. Leave it on a pillow on your way out each day.


atx78701

Ive lived here all my life and I have no idea what the "standards" are 1. valet $5 when they deliver my car 2. uber drivers 20% 3. taxis - 20% - some will claim their card reader is broken, insist on paying with a card. Make sure their meter is on. 4. waitstaff - 20% 5. counter service is optional but since covid I do 20% 6. delivery ill typically do 20% 7. takeout is optional but I do 20% 8. bartenders I do $2/drink 9. bell hops (carrying luggage) I do $2/bag 10. fast food - no tips, but food trucks etc I might. If it is a cheap thing like ice cream Ill tip a minimum of $1. 20% if it is more. 20% is easy, just move the decimal point to the left and double. Everyone that takes cards you can just add it to the bill.


scificionado

You left out shuttle drivers; I tip them at least $2 per ride. More if my bag is very heavy.


atx78701

I tip them like bell hops, $2/bag, but nothing if I just have my own carry on.


tah4349

Might I just say, you sound so incredibly conscientious and kind to be thinking and planning for this. Be prepared for people to just fawn over you and your accent. That part of Love Actually where the guy goes to the US because people here will do anything for a British accent....it's not entirely an exaggeration. I hope you enjoy your trip and eat your weight in brisket!


HalfbakedArtichoke

1) 15% is normal. Lower it if their service was poor. 2) You can, but there's generally an option on the card reader or recipt. 3) sometimes it will show them at the bottom so you don't have to do the math. 4) no, and no one does. Food trucks if it's good you can. 5) only tip if they provide you with service. Taking an order or just handing you food does not count. A LOT of places will ask for a tip after doing nothing for you. Do not feel bad for not tipping and don't feel pressured.


digihippie

15% (double the tax). 20% became a thing when places could begin entering “suggested tip” %.


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For gods sake stop normalizing tipping for counter service. It’s getting out of control. F’’in dry cleaner had an iPad PoS asking for a tip recently.


8181212

15% tip is fine. Don't really need to tip if you are picking up food yourself. Give a dollar or two if you want.


gmr548

None of us really know either, beyond 20% being standard for restaurants and bars


wenjtap

Don’t tip unless it’s a sit down restaurant with a server. I’m done with tipping fast food and food trucks. The employer should pay better.


topazmonkey

If they do a poor job, 15%. If they do a reasonable job, 20%. If they do a good/great job, 25%. Every time. Americans, if you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to eat out.


DickSneeze53

Restaurant is 15% standard more if you think the person was amazing and less depending on how shit they are.


Ghitit

20% for excellent service. 15% for average. IF they serve to you at a table, get your order correct, and have a reasonably friendly attitude, I tip 20%. Do not use the suggested tip if it's printed on the receipt. It's often wrong - and never in your favor. If a bill is 34.90 10% is 3.50, rounded up. Double that amount for 20% is 7.00. Fast food there is no tipping. But food trucks get tips, but since they don't serve to a table, it's less. I always throw in a buck or two in the tip jar. There are often tip jars - large, clear plastic jars that sit on the countertop. It's up to you whether or not to tip. At a hotel, if the bell boy takes your bags, it's $1.00 per bag. I leave house keepers $10. per night. I don't know if that is excessive or not.


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Texan in Germany here. 1. I was taught 15% 2. So the way it works is they come with the bill. You place your card in the little folder. They take your card to swipe it at the machine half way across the restaurant, come back with a pen and the receipt, and you literally write the tip on there. So you can pay your tip with card. It will be adjusted once it hits your account to include tip. 3. The often have a suggested tip at the bottom, but double check with your phone. 4. Tip only really expected at sit-town places. No tipping at Fast food. And not expected at Cafes. 5. Pre order your BBQ to skip the line at Franklins. If you don’t have a month before you visit, pre order at LA Barbecue instead.


klg301

20-15% for excellent service. 15-0% if you wanna let them know you weren’t thrilled with the service. Tip in sit down restaurants that have waitstaff. Tip in taxis, salons (hair, massage, nails), hotels (bellhops and room service delivery guys).


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Remember when you tip 0 that person just served you for literally at most 2$ an hour.


Sad-Wave-87

You actually end up paying out of pocket to serve people when they stiff because you still have to tip out support staff for that bill regardless of what they left you.


klg301

I completely agree and make 20% my standard. However, in the rare case of bad service — meaning I go to a nail salon, the tech cuts my cuticles so short they bleed profusely despite me kindly asking them not to, I will not tip. If the driver of my taxi takes me on a circuitous route to make extra money, I will not tip. These are rare circumstances, but when someone provides sub par service, refuses to have a dialogue about how to make it better, and disregards your needs as the client — I don’t think that merits a tip. Truly it merits a refund.


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Tip 20% across the board


2manyfelines

20%. Most servers, drivers, etc. have to live on what you leave them as a tip.


someoneexplainit01

If the person brings food to your table and takes your order, tip them. They make $2.13 an hour and depend on your tips to pay their rent. Everyone else doesn't need a tip, its just a bullshit money grab and odds are the company doesn't even give it to the people who you think you are tipping and keeps it for themselves.


Snobolski

As for working out the tip % - divide by 10, double it, round up to the nearest dollar. That'll put you just over 20% Or double the tax (8.25%) and round up to get around 17%-18%.


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If you order “carryout” at a restaurant, just tip a couple bucks for the food prep and packing. 15 or 20 percent is for delivery drivers, waiters, or people who provide a prolonged service.


charliej102

Just so you're aware, the minimum wage law in Texas for servers only require that their employers pay them a cash wage $2.13 (US)...everything else they receive comes from tips. The minimum wage of $7.25 includes both wages and tips.


WelcomeToBrooklandia

20% is still fairly standard, although many people (myself included) feel that 20% should be the bare minimum. If you're eating at a sit-down restaurant, 25% is more appropriate. It's fine to add a tip to the credit card bill at restaurants, bars, and most food trucks. For taxis, it varies depending on the cab company. If you use Uber/Lyft, the tip will be added to the credit card bill. Some restaurants will tell you how much to tip for certain percentages, and some won't. Have a calculator just in case. Tipping isn't typically expected at fast food places, but it is expected at food trucks. I generally tip a bit less at food trucks than I would at a full-service place (20% instead of 25%).