To not tip when eating out?

[JemimaPuddleDucksPuddle]

Saw a thread on another board that mentioned tipping when eating out and whether or not you should. The majority of posters seemed to think of a person as being tight fisted or ungenerous if they don't tip. I disagree and don't tip as a matter of routine, only if the service is exceptional. AIBU?

@MsTSwift my gosh you are ridiculous. I don't tip so automatically that means I pocket my friends tips?!

What do people do where you have used money off vouchers eg in pizza express? Do you tip based on what the food would have cost without the vouchers or on the cash that you actually put down?

What do people do where you have used money off vouchers eg in pizza express? Do you tip based on what the food would have cost without the vouchers or on the cash that you actually put down?

Thought you didn't like percentage derived tipping?

@bluebeck happy to. If I'm in a group I contribute to the tip. Simple. I may not tip generally but I have no desire to make the whole group feel awkward by not contributing to the group tip.

Jemima
It's just another ridiculous claim from people who think tipping isnt expected but is totally expected every time other than diabolical service because if you don't then you're some rude, miserable person who must steal.

Heaven forbid other people might have a distinction between: bad service (warrants a complaint), decidedly average and mediocre service (just going through the motions so no tip and no complaint), good service (that warrants a tip).

Further to my previous I think I tip in restaurants and cabs and cleaners in hotels not just because I think it’s right but because they are more often than not in precarious employment situation, no rights if sacked as usually not employed that long, gig economy, zero hours contracts etc. My anomaly is I also tip my hairdresser who I know none of that applies to. Hell I even tip food delivery and rubbish clearance guys etc. Not at all suggesting if you can’t afford it that you should obviously.

easyandy: I don’t! Just wondered what others do!

I tip in restaurants only.

When I was younger I was taught that it’s 10-15% on food (excluding drinks) so I get quite annoyed by the restaurants that add a flat rate tip of 10% on when the bill is £150 and £70 of that is drinks.
I also think that anything more than £5-7 tip no matter what size of bill is more than enough for a table of 2-4 people taking no more than 2 hours.

Never hair dressers.

Some great posts from LolaSmiles.

MrsTSwift is making herself sound more ridiculous and rude with every post.

Which is why I asked about age earlier. This must be a young people's thing
Excellent news, that at 55, I'm now considered a 'Young Person'

@JemimaPuddleDucksPuddle In our house we have The One Rule Of Being A Human - Don't Be A Dick.

Stiffing your server of a 10% tip that they're going to be taxed on whether or not you give it is a dick move.

No, not unless the service is exceptional, in which case I'd leave a small tip as a thank you.

People who are saying 'my DD's a waitress and tips make her day!' It'd make my bloody day if the families I went to visit gave me free cash as I walked out their door with my baby scales and bag of toys! Isn't gonna happen is it!

The world is divided into tippers and non tippers. I know which group is likely to be more fun on a night out...

@LolaSmiles well yes, perfectly logical sense to us but clearly beyond some posters here!

@StroppyWoman yeah yeah whatever. Calling a total stranger a dick on the internet because they don't tip is such an overreaction if I ever saw one. Glad I don't live in your household and hope I never have the misfortune of meeting you in person

@BackforGood her and stroppywoman do not seem like very nice people at all

It depends on the type of meal really. If we are just popping into somewhere for one course and a drink, I don't bother. If we are there for a while, having a couple of courses, several drinks and are getting looked after well, then I do tend to leave a tip.

The world is divided into tippers and non tippers.
And people who tip some of the time depending on the quality of the service but don't let that get in the way of some us Vs them nonsense

I know which group is likely to be more fun on a night out
Speaking of nonsense...
We've had someone who doesn't too every time probably steals from their friends.
Now it's possible to decide on the night out experiences and funness of someone's personality based on them saying they don't tip automatically.

This thread keeps giving.
By page 20 we might have things like
There's tippers and non tippers... I heard non tippers steal from charities at Christmas and tell children waiting to see santa that he isn't real

@JemimaPuddleDucksPuddle if you think dick is extreme, what a cute little (miserly) Certificate U world you live in.

Curlyhaired I tip based on what the meal should have cost without vouchers.

If I can't afford to tip, I can't afford to eat out. It's part of the cost.

The world is divided into tippers and non tippers. I know which group is likely to be more fun on a night out

Yep I’m with you on that. I would be embarrassed to be out with someone who earns a decent salary ( as my friends do) quibbling over a few quid to go to someone who probably needs it a lot ( because everyone knows NMW goes such a long way in the South East ). The service would have to be pretty bad for me to fail to do that. Wherever possible I leave cash which I hope goes some way to avoiding the restaurant keeping it. I would probably think twice about dating a bloke who didn’t tip and certainly if he was an arse to the wait staff.

Luckily all my friends and family tip because they’re not.... you know..... dicks.

@StroppyWoman oooh the claws have well and truly come out!! Sorry dear but I'm not going to engage. I would rather talk to people interested in having a civil discussion than resort to playground bullying tactics. Bye.

It does have a hint of ‘you are beneath me doing this lowly serving work so here have a few extra pence’ about it too even though this is how I felt sometimes when I was working in a bar, it’s was a second job I was doing to get out of the house and meet people, I was actually doing alright at the time and didn’t need the tips so I would refuse them (politely, of course) if I thought someone was looking down on me or being patronising.

@StroppyWoman Stiffing your server of a 10% tip that they're going to be taxed on whether or not you give it is a dick move.

You mustn’t be in the UK then because that’s not a thing?

A few years ago I worked a few months as a room attendant in a 5 star luxury hotel. Bloody worked hard, pushed to the limits, trying to drag huge bags of laundry up flights of stairs as lift wasn’t working. Shity shifts, cleaning body fluids and people’s mess for a crap minimum wage. Made my day when I was left 10/20 in some rooms. Sometimes I was getting 60 pounds a day in tips. 😁😁😁