Barbara from Shorewood, WI
- Posted by Public Insight Network Source
- on July 1, 2011 1:48 AM
Q: Do you tip differently for alcohol versus food?
A: I usually consider it to be 15 to 20 percent. Better service (this is often subjective) warrants a bigger tip and I will often round up. Poorer service may result in rounding down.
Q: How do you base your tipping decisions?
A: Actually, it is based on poor math and embarrassment. I don’t want to take out a calculator and I use a tip card discreetly so it is not obvious that I am trying to figure it out. I do think that I am a little on the stingy side, so I try to round up to a full dollar amount when in doubt.
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