How do YOU prefer tipping in Jacksonville

[fieldafm]

Well ok, I have a question then. There have been a couple times, once at a chinese place and the latest at Al's Pizza, where the people have been visibly pissy with me because I was getting an order to go and didn't leave a tip. So I guess my question is; what's proper in this situation? This one burns me because you walk in and your food's already sitting on the counter and you just pick it up and go. It just seems like handing out money for nothing. If anybody should get tipped, it would be the cooks who they won't let you tip. But I'm not sure why I should tip a waiter when they didn't do any waiting on me? Been wondering about this one since a couple days ago when that happened.

At a corporate chain where they have a designated To Go section, the server assigned to work that shift is usually getting a flat rate(say 8-10/hour, something like that) and they'll get to take home whatever tip is given... but the fact that they are getting a flat rate should tell you tipping would not be customary. 
If its a bartender handling the to-go orders, they are also getting tip outs from servers at the end of the night... so really, tipping isn't required for these type of orders.

I typically leave a couple of dollars if the person is nice... but not if they're pissy or ignore me.  Unfortunately, all too often lately being pissy or being flat out ignored has become standard practice.  Which is unfortunate b/c Im overly polite(was in the restaurant biz for many years) and generally overtip.  If you're pissing me off with attitude, you must really suck b/c I tend to give a lot of slack for most servers.

[ProjectMaximus]

I tend to be more generous if I frequent the place, I guess you could call that a bribe rather than a tip.

LOL! Very true 

[thelakelander]

I tip right around 20% and adjust up or down depending on service.

[sheclown]

20% is much easier to figure up -- so that's what I usually do

Lazy tipping here

Had a friend who carried a little chart in her wallet and consulted it whenever we went out.  I always thought that was a bit weird, but now she's living in a grand house on a canal ...  years of careful tipping?

[chipwich]

In other tip confusion.  I never carry cash and Starbucks (just cause its nearby and convenient) doesn't have a tip line for their baristas.  I always feel bad going there and not having cash (which is quite frequent).

Does anyone else have this guilt? I feel the barista deserves at least $.50-$1.00 per drink made.  When I do have cash I try to drop in at least a $1, but it would just be easier if they had a tip line on the receipt.

[Ernest Street]

Quote fieldafm:


I typically leave a couple of dollars if the person is nice... but not if they're pissy or ignore me.  Unfortunately, all too often lately being pissy or being flat out ignored has become standard practice.  Which is unfortunate b/c Im overly polite(was in the restaurant biz for many years) and generally overtip.  If you're pissing me off with attitude, you must really suck b/c I tend to give a lot of slack for most servers.


I think this is a result of EMO in the food service industry....

[Springfielder]

I also generally tip around the 20% line, and will go higher/lower, depending upon the service

[JaxNative68]

I actually saw someone sitting at an adjacent table the other day using the calculator on their phone to figure out the exact 15% percent tip on their bill prior to tax.  and I later saw them counting exact change to leave as the tip.  LOSERS!

[CS Foltz]

I prefer the 10% twice...........who needs a phone or calculator to figure 10% and go double! This is pending service and quality of course! I have left no tip at all for nasty servers!

[Ernest Street]

My other reason for tipping generously is being around some of these people even though I'm not in the business at all.
I have seen some of these people,even though working for tips have opened their apts/homes and loaned money to people even if they lived check to check.

[Singejoufflue]

In other tip confusion.  I never carry cash and Starbucks (just cause its nearby and convenient) doesn't have a tip line for their baristas.  I always feel bad going there and not having cash (which is quite frequent).

Does anyone else have this guilt? I feel the barista deserves at least $.50-$1.00 per drink made.  When I do have cash I try to drop in at least a $1, but it would just be easier if they had a tip line on the receipt.

Yeah, I wouldn't feel TOO bad about not tipping.  In a shop where they are hand-tamping the coffee, understand how to get a decent pull, know how to make a dry cappuccino and can create a design in my foam...then you can have a tip.  Otherwise, nyet.

[Jason]

I think I'm sitting around the average here at 20%.  Bartenders make a bit more off of me as every trip to the bar usually warrants then an extra dollar or two per drink.

The "fast casual" types of places (ie. Tijuana Flatts, The Loop, etc) always get a couple of bucks.  My brother is a manager at the Flatts and my sister was a waitress for many years so I'm a bit more concious of tipping.

A quick way to calculate a 15% tip is by simply doubling the amount of tax paid.  Just add another couple of bucks to get closer to the 20%.

[Jaxson]

For excellent service, I tip around 25 percent.  It can be as much as 30 percent if I am tipping a dollar or two for small purchases (e.g. coffee or booze).  I will tip 20 percent for most situatons.  I have not really had bad service as of late (Knock on wood)...