
I know that there's much to debate about tipping. 10%? 15%? Do
you tip even if you receive lousy service?
I consider myself a pretty generous tipper and even overly generous when I receive phenomenal service. I've never been a food server before, but I can certainly understand what it's like to be on your feet eight hours a day. I also know that you're dealing with people's food - food that they want a certain way.
But food servers aren't the only people who make tips - there are bar tenders and our favorite coffee baristas. Are we obligated to tip these people?
In response to BrewBlog's post What's In a Tip?, I must come clean when it comes to tipping at the coffee shop. Sometimes I'll give a dollar in change versus putting a paper dollar in there so that the barista can hear that I'm giving them a tip. Why I do it, I don't know. No, I'm not looking for extra treatment or a big thank you. And will I tip if nobody is looking? Again, I admit that yes, I sometimes won't tip if nobody is looking - especially if I need the change for the parking meter.
And to answer my questions at the beginning of this post.... I generally give 15% and yes, I will even tip if I receive lousy service, but somewhere in the range of 5%.








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