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What is your stance on "tipping"?

I might be opening up a can of worms asking about this topic, but I really like to know what everyone thinks about "tipping" nowadays. I just read this article on how some college kids were arrested and issued a...

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How do you tip?

I realize different areas of our country (and beyond) have some fairly strong views on tipping in restaurants. We generally tip 20% unless we are completely outraged by a service experience. (Then we back off to 15%) Are we on...

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Racial Tipping point

Interesting article in the Freakonomics blog today about tipping practices, and what data tells us. "A cross-tab of the raw data shows that white customers tipped black servers almost four percentage points less than white servers and that black customers...

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Do you tip for take out that you pick-up yourself?

There's that infamous line for tip on the credit card slip, and I feel guilty if I don't put something there. I'm a generous tipper for table service, but never sure about take out. Is someone dependent on that to...

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How do you tell someone they're a bad tipper?

Out of curiosity, how do YOU tell someone they're a bad tipper. I would just come out and say it - maybe in a sort of joking way - but what would you do?...

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Delivery Tip - Revisited

Awhile back, there was a thread about how much to tip for home delivery. There were a wide variety of opinions, but I came away thinking 10% - 15% would be fair. Suppose a restaurant charges a fee for delivery...

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Are Carry Out Tips Optional?

I found the discussion on delivery tips to be interesting. I want to be fair when I tip - not too little or too much. Here's my question. We've all faced signing a credit card slip for carry out where...

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How much do you tip the person who delivers your food?

With food delivery, do you tip a percentage like you do at a restaurant or do you tip a fixed dollar amount? My friends and I weren't sure when we discussed this issue last night....

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