A question about tipping

[WuzzFuzz]

How do you tip in a casino?

Where to start? The taxi driver that brings you to the casino, or the valet parking, (you better tip him, or you vehicle may have some bald tires and some scrapes when you get it back.) to the hotel monkey that takes your bags to your room, the dealer, who deals you winning hands (Not just one and you leave the table) The restaurant, the bar, the girl who brings you a drink while you're gambling, Even the Buffet, has bus boys, a tip for for getting you a better table at the show. Shoe shine'er, (Have to watch myself to be politically correct) The room maid...Who else did I forget?

There are a lot of services at a casino, a person may or may not use, such as massages, barber, dry cleaning, if you're staying for a while, (or have a WOOP'SIE like I have done.)

Lastly...I have been known to leave pretty good sized tips at the slot machines.


WuzzFuzz

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[ChattanoogaPhil]

I thought this thread would be about cows.

 

[pineappleshooter]

I thought this thread would be about cows.

Dangit Phil! I almost peed my pants I was laughing so hard!

 

[mountaingun629]

Looks like I have been a bit low, since I normally tip 15% unless the service is really extra good.
Speaking of tip jars, we have a Jersey Mike's sub shop that always builds outstanding sandwiches, and I always toss a dollar in the tip jar.

BTW,
Does anyone know if the Bob Evans restaurant chain pools their tips? The tips are always picked up by the people that clean off the tables, so there is no indication if the tips are going to the right person. A couple of times, I have located our server and handed the tip to him/her directly when their service was really outstanding.

Myron

 

[GKC]

...the Bob Evans restaurant chain...

Mmmm....Bob Evans restaurants. There used to be one fairly near us, and I loved to eat there. It closed, though, and I don't believe there are any in Texas any more.

 

[mountaingun629]

GKC,

Bob Evans was founded and is still headquartered in Ohio. I don't know how widespread they are in other areas.
They have always had good food, but they have remodeled all their restaurants and ruined the homey atmosphere they used to have. Now it has all the ambiance of dining at Wal Mart.

Myron

 

[GKC]

GKC,

Bob Evans was founded and is still headquartered in Ohio. I don't know how widespread they are in other areas.
They have always had good food, but they have remodeled all their restaurants and ruined the homey atmosphere they used to have. Now it has all the ambiance of dining at Wal Mart.

Myron

I looked on their website, and while they still have restaurants in a number of states, there apparently aren't any in Texas any more. If I remember correctly, they had the best biscuits and sausage gravy!

I hate to hear that they have changed their ambiance...there are very few home-style places anymore. Progress ain't for the "mature" folk!

 

[Beemerguy53]

Do you ever tip your barber, or other service folks, say your plumber or HVAC guy?

The last time I called my HVAC company to have a seasonal check-up performed, the young man the company dispatched made a mistake which resulted in partial loss of the refrigerant in my heat pump. He came to my front door, told me about it straight-up, explained that he needed to get a part to make the repair, and told me he'd be back. He returned and made the repair at his expense. I paid only for the check-up. I know very little about HVAC systems, and if he had lied to me, and claimed my system needed work at my expense, I would not have been able to refute him. I tipped him $20 in appreciation of his honesty, and I called his boss to relate what had happened.

I've been using the same barber for 40 years...he does a great job, and I've always tipped him well.

 

[wbraswell]

I think the OP is right on. I will tip usually 20%, unusually good service, I will tip more. If you round off my change in your favor, that will come out of your tip. If you round it off in my favor, I will make sure you don't pay for it. I have no problem penalizing poor service. If there are problems with the kitchen, come tell me, don't let my drink run out, smile and know your job. I have left a tip that was only the .14 cents she short changed me. All her customers were talking about the poor service. I won't go back there.

 

[GKC]

Does it irritate anyone else when your bill is like $6, and you put a $20 in the folder, and the waiter/waitress asks you if you want your change back?

Another thing that irritates me is for a waiter/waitress to tell me, with a wink like they have done me a great favor, that they added in the senior discount for me. Now, I may be entitled in most places (I am 61) but I want to have to ASK for it!

 

[feralmerril]

I tipped a waitress a penney once. Not because she wasnt good or I was almost broke either. I started to pay and noticed I had a indian head penney in my hand. I had no idea where that came from. I decided to tip her with it. Was I cheap? I had no idea if it was worth just a penney or a hundred dollars. Probley somewhere in the middle?

 

[roarindan]

This past Saturday the wife and i went to our nearest Chinese restaurant. we were seated next to a table of 6-7 Latino, College girls. They were finished with their meal when we got there ,but they sat there and sipped on their water, and talked for more than 25 minutes. and no matter what the waitress did (ie, remove their plates and silverware; and napkins) they kept that table tied up.
I asked our waiter if it is customary or acceptable for people to sit and talk looooong after the meal. He said no and I am wise to notice those girls losing him money, 'cause he lives off his tips, and if the table is tied up he gets nothing.
When he brought our bill he said again what a nice guy I was and he was going to take $2 off our bill, I said dont do it you need the money, but he did it anyway. He got a $10 tip on a $25 meal.

 

[GKC]

This past Saturday the wife and i went to our nearest Chinese restaurant. we were seated next to a table of 6-7 Latino, College girls. They were finished with their meal when we got there ,but they sat there and sipped on their water, and talked for more than 25 minutes. and no matter what the waitress did (ie, remove their plates and silverware; and napkins) they kept that table tied up.

It doesn't matter what race, sex, or age...it seems that common courtesy and thinking of others is a bygone thing with anyone these days. If the restaurant is virtually empty, that is one thing...but if it is busy, it is just thoughtless and rude to "linger."

The most dumbfounding thing I have ever encountered was an incident with my brother in law. We were meeting him halfway between our two homes, and he was going with us to help load a large cabinet we had bought on our trailer. We would be gone a couple of hours. The place we agreed to meet was a convenience store/gas station. When we got there, I noticed he was parked at one of the pumps...he came over to our truck and started to get in; I asked him if he wanted to finish filling up. He said he wasn't buying gas, but he was going to leave his truck there since the pump island area was covered and there was a chance of rain. I reminded him we were going to be gone for a couple of hours, and that he might want to check with the store management, in case they had a problem with that...he wasn't going to until I mentioned that they might tow his truck. He went inside, and then came out and moved his truck. When he got in our truck he said they didn't want him to leave his truck at the pump.

Gee....you think?