The Hate Files are back, and we’re going off topic. We’re stepping away from the Chicago sports landscape for a second.
The 15th version of the Hate Files talks about that 15%. Let’s talk about the art of tipping, and lack there of.
It’s those cheapskates that I hate. Those people who don’t understand that the individuals working in a service industry depend on their tips. What ever happened to recognizing and rewarding good service? Where did we go wrong?
You can blame the economy if you like. Tipping, technically considered optional, is not really that at all. Yet, that’s the first place to skimp. I paid for the food, isn’t that enough? I paid for the cab ride, why tip? Well, because tipping is how the people in this industry make their money; how much do you think they make per hour? Yet, this would be the only reason I skimp… is if I have no money to give. Still, this is not an acceptable excuse, and I feel like an ass when I don’t tip right.
Maybe an acceptable excuse is the quality of service that is given. OK, I can understand this one… a bit. Some waiters/waitresses have no personality. Some are not people persons. Well, why are they in that industry? Well, maybe they’re just having a bad day; do you have any of those? Maybe they just got totally screwed on a tip the table before. Maybe more and more people are becoming like that BECAUSE of the downward spiral in tipping. It’s the classic question, what came first the chicken or the egg? Did the quality of service degrade which caused the decrease in tipping OR did the decrease in tipping cause the degradation of quality service? That is up for debate, but how many individuals really fall in this category… of bad service I mean? Maybe you’ve had some bad experiences, but even THEN, I still tip… just not as much.
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So you’re broke and the service sucks, so you don’t tip huh? Well, what about that person that is serving you? You think they’re doing it for their own good? It’s a JOB. They need to work because they need to make money, just like you. So because you’re broke you want to “break” someone else? And what about when you receive average service, which is where probably the biggest percentage falls? The standard tip is 15%. Who really leaves that anymore? I do. Yeah, and don’t give me that excuse you can’t figure it out… or you never know what to tip. Sometimes the suggested tip amount is even ON the check! And I know your broke ass has a smartphone that has a calculator, and I’m pretty sure you know how to do a simple multiplication formula: total bill x 15%= tip. So come on, don’t give me that crap. Stop being so cheap!
And then there’s your exemplary service. You just finished a great meal accompanied by great service. You were just driven somewhere in record time because the driver used a shortcut that few know of. What happens then? A heartfelt thank you? That’s a start. Put your money where your mouth is. If average service garners approximately 15%, then what does EXCELLENT service get? How about that 20% tip? It wasn’t worth it? They didn’t deserve it? Don’t you wish all your experiences could be like this? Then reward appropriately. Let that person know that they are doing something right. Give that person reason to CONTINUE to provide great customer service. Make that person’s day, just like they made yours.
So change your ways all you cheapskates. Fork it over. Delivery guys… tip them. Pickup orders… tip them. Barbers… tip them too. You’ll probably blow those dollars on something stupid like a lottery ticket that you’ll never hit on, or how about those “claw” machines that you swear you’ll win at. Do the right thing, and ensure those people that serve you are getting properly compensated.
And here’s my final TIP. If you don’t tip, then don’t use the service. Do all your own grocery shopping; never eat or order out. Drive yourself everywhere. Cut your own hair. Don’t USE any service, if you can’t bring yourself to tip appropriately. Just sit inside your house and do nothing… and keep those precious dollars safely in your pocket. That’s better… or better yet, go out.. enjoy yourself… you only live once, and when you take those moments to enjoy one of the many services that this world provides, don’t forget… don’t think you don’t have to… don’t put on the blinders… don’t be CHEAP. Break out that tip.. try it.. do it… you have just ensured that the individual serving you has been paid an appropriate wage. Congratulations, now don’t stop… don’t be one and done. You’re better than that. Drop the cheapskate routine, and turn over a new leaf… it’s not too late for a New year’s resolution. You’re welcome.
Mo
Whoa,Whoa,Whoa!!!!
Tipping is NOT a must!! Let me give you a few examples:
Buddies pizza on 79th and Central
I ordered a few pizza’s 2 weeks ago and it was COLD outside. The delivery girl was about 100Lbs soaking wet. She was carrying 4 pizzas trying to walk up the path I didn’t shovel and the steps I didn’t clean. Rang the doorbell and delivered with a smile on her face. Not once complaining about the trip and shivering while she was talking to me.
Cost of pizza: $40 Tip $30
Pizza Hut- 79th and Harlem
Again, I ordered 2 pizza, last summer and the delivery guy walked up my steps, banged on the door. (1st mistake) I opened the door and the first thing he said was “I don’t have change” (2nd mistake) The tab was about 18 dollars and I gave him a $20 thinking to myself, be nice, whatever, let it go. This guy had the nerve to ask for a better tip!!! (3rd mistake) WTF! So I asked the guy to take off his headphones so he can hear me take out my bat and crush is head in…but by the time I took it out he ran away. Pizza Hut called afterwards to ask about the issue, but I told them that I’ll never order from them again.
Cost of pizza $20 tip: a lesson in life
Bottom line is don’t feel obligated to tip! A tip is meant as a compliment for good service or experience not good food. Tip a waiter/waitress only if he/she makes your experience a good one, alertness, small conversation, and a smile will get you a tip, but don’t be a afraid to walk away if there is no smile, he/she appears to not care or if you are not getting what you paid for.
Just a note for Hooters, Tilted Kilt, Twin Peaks, and all other places of this nature, you advertise certain sex appeal and your food is not that great, so don’t send butter face or ten tubby Tina to the table, your catering to guys who come there for one reason and one reason only and if you don’t know it by now, please close your doors.
Last tip: Don’t tip at a strip club, you would not be going there unless you were willing to blow at least $100. That’s enough of a TIP right there!
JEFFK
Ten Tubby Tina… love it!
nostradummass
Agree with virtually your whole post.
“Delivery guys… tip them. Pickup orders… tip them.” This generated two (maybe more) questions:
1) Delivery guys clearly include pizza etc, but what about FedEx or UPS. They usually drop stuff off or ring the doorbell and get back to the truck before I unlock it, but if they have something that needs signing, what does anyone think of tipping??
2) I personally can’t remember ever tipping person when I picked up an order at a pizza shop or Chinese restaurant etc. But your post makes me wonder, how “standard” should it be when they are not seemingly doing too much other than acting as the cashier to take the cash or credit card and giving me the goods in return?? I don’t normally tip the checkout person at Mariano’s or Jewel, but should I tip them too?? Tipping that person would certainly be a nice gesture, but how “obligatory” is it?? Thanks for anyone’s response. I am kind of an old guy, so I don’t know all the appropriate “current” protocols.
JEFFK
In that sentence, delivery only includes food, but the question about couriers and checkout people is an interesting one, although historically, and still currently as far as I know, those individuals do NOT get tipped. However, I do “tip” my mail person around the holidays… $20 or so, and I remember my parents doing the same for the newspaper guy. No tip for the checkout baggers, although half the time there isn’t even one around. But that’s OK, I like to bag my own groceries as much as possible. I do throw the cashier/waitress at the place where I pickup a to go order a tip… not 15%, but a buck or two. That’s just me, being an ex-bus boy, I try to be a little more giving than normal when it comes to tipping, especially when it comes to my food.
RaiderAl
Don’t tip Taxi
JEFFK
But definitely tip uber.
Buck Nasty
You sound like D- Rose when he was complaining about playing too long and possibly being in pain while attending his kid’s graduation.
Out of all the topics you could’ve hated on I expected you to talk about how the Heat’s new big man clowned Gasol in the paint on Sunday.
Buck says step your hating game up son!
JEFFK
From one hater to another, welcome!