To Tip or Not to Tip?

I know how you feel I used to be a waitress in my younger years and now days some people say I am leaving too much of a tip but that's what I want to do because I have been down that road and if people only knew that that job is not as easy as it looks!1And I am a big tipper when i have it,it's my monet and I thimk waitresses all around the world deserve way better respect than what they get!!!Well have a good day and good luck on your tips!:}

1st my praise to Saint Steven of service workers diatribes...HAIL! then I want to commiserate with you Ljb.... to often folks go out that can barely afford the entree, never mind the tip. Plain and simple DON'T GO if you can't afford the whole price, TIP included. And whats with tipping on the amount AFTER A COUPON deduction? WTF? Don't they know they should tip on the total before taxes and deductions? they all need to read Steve's book, Waiter rant get it soon.

I worked as a waitress too.Hey,I know how it is.Thankfully,my daughter learned by watching me.She leaves gracious tips now for her waiters and waitresses and leaves a note alone with it now. Not just the money.Of course, some servers really just need the money,but she leaves them the note to let them know they did a great job at their service.Still, if someone is rude,I don't think that I can tip well.Even when I worked as a waitress,there were other girls and guys around me, that I thought, no wonder you're not getting any tips and even when I go out to eat now.However, there are also some times when I can't afford to tip or my daughter can't afford to tip.So, I would hope that some waiters and waitresses know(as I did then) that not all people are just trying to rip you off.Some of us simply can't afford it or don't have that much.We may have spent our last money on the meal, itself.So, why go in and eat if we know we can't tip, right?Because there are times when the closest place is one where there are waitresses and waiters...and we're starving.But, all in all, yes I do tip when I can.

Hi ljbinkop. The link you have posted is very informative. For me, great restaurant service really deserves a generous tip. The amount of the tip to be given, however, depends on the country practice. Here in the Philippines, a tip of 10% or more is already a generous amount. I understand that in Western countries like yours, a bigger tip % is expected.