tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152546723407036886.post7055142819268430213..comments2023-05-09T11:08:36.438-04:00Comments on A Home in the City: What's your tipping policy?Columbiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09376294610920125521noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152546723407036886.post-65386880204676168212009-01-05T12:00:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:00:00.000-05:00For dine in meals, I tend to tip 20% [but on the t...For dine in meals, I tend to tip 20% [but on the total <I>before</I> the taxes, not after]. If I'm picking up take-out, I generally throw a buck or two in the tip jar [or on the credit card line]. I figure I'm not getting full on, sit-down service, but people are making my food and packaging it for me, usually for fairly lousy wages. You don't mention bartenders, but I tip them too. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it's the shortest path to the occasional free drink and becoming a regular.<BR/><BR/>I do tip furniture delivery guys; they work hard for their money. But I don't tip people performing repairs on our rental apartment. They also work hard, but I figure a fully functional apartment is why I write a rent check every month, and making that happen [and compensating people for doing so] falls firmly in the landlord's realm of responsibilities.Terry at Blue Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504693954312787975noreply@blogger.com