Question about tipping

[Mudcat]

Muddy, what type of mattress did Jenny get herself?

Oh geez, I'm gonna have to stretch my memory muscles on this one. There's like a make and model and then another model. Monroe Duet, I think? Kingswood?

Put those words in some kind of order.

 

[kato]

I don't judge people who blindly tip 20%, kato. To each his own.

But I felt like a twat because I gave the highly attentive person the same gratuity as the unfriendly, entitled person time and time again.

I know that, daft. I like easy math.

 

[Cami]

Oh geez, I'm gonna have to stretch my memory muscles on this one. There's like a make and model and then another model. Monroe Duet, I think? Kingswood?

Put those words in some kind of order.

Hmm, I was just wondering with her hip surgeries, if she may have gone for something like memory foam...something that one would assume would be gentle on the body...

 

[Blitty]

Boner, weigh in here. Boner is good in these spots.

Boner tips 20-25%.

I think 15% is usually good.

I always pull a few dollars that he leaves on the bar when he's not looking..

 

[mcbaseball10]

Boner tips 20-25%.

I think 15% is usually good.

I always pull a few dollars that he leaves on the bar when he's not looking..

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

Tipping on top if an added gratuity is not as uncommon as you guys may think.

Usually the added gratuity is 18% before tax.

People add on so the tip equals to 20% after tax.

 

[reno cool]

I didn't know spa attendants got tipped. I never knew to tip this old guy who was good. Now that he's retired the new guy is a lazy schmuck. But now I know, and he's probably acting like a dick because I don't tip.

Would you start tipping the new guy now or would that be disrespectful to the guy who retired?

hello fischay

 

[Tron]

Start tipping now or you could end up drowned in a whirlpool

 

[Fu Manchu]

hello reno :reno:

 

[IAG]

Do you guys tip self employed people? I have heard different schools of thought on this. It may, in fact, have been addressed in this thread, but I'm not going back to read it all.

And why do I tip Pogo's groomer but not the guy who changes my oil? Serious question.

 

[Matty]

What kind of self-employed people?

Mechanics are generally paid decently, I don't think they expect tips.

 

[bacon]

When it comes to the tip I always like to pull the person real close and say "here's a tip - get a new job"

 

[IAG]

What kind of self-employed people?

Mechanics are generally paid decently, I don't think they expect tips.

Well, I was specifically thinking of the dog groomer. I took Pogo in yesterday and it was $55 which seemed high. The groomers own the store. When I used to take him to Petco or something, I always tipped the groomer, but throwing another $10 on top of that seemed funny to me...although I always do it.

 

[IAG]

If you are pulling in $55 or more per dog, seems like you could make a decent living. I wonder how many dogs you could groom in a day.

 

[Matty]

Yeah I reluctantly tipped the groomer when I had my Pogo. They totally pressure you into tipping them.

Fokkers think they're actual hairdressers. You just turned my dog into a sausage, even I could've done that.

 

[IAG]

You just turned my dog into a sausage, even I could've done that.

That's how I feel. I really don't feel like I need to...they are setting their own prices and I am sure many people don't tip, but I always feel obligated to.

 

[PuckOff]

What kind of self-employed people?

Mechanics are generally paid decently, I don't think they expect tips.

And they shouldn't. Most mechanics and dentists are con artists.

 

[IAG]

And they shouldn't. Most mechanics and dentists are con artists.

I don't know any that expect tips, I just wondered what made a self employed dog groomer tip worthy and not other service providers (other than food service obviously)