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Tip calculators have been best sellers on the apple AppStore. Just sayin'. ;-)
by cesare 17y ago
Tip calculators have been best sellers on the apple AppStore. Just sayin'. ;-)
- tptacek 17y agoI don't understand tip calculators, and I suck at math. I'd feel like a cheapskate sitting there punching numbers into my phone. I divide by ten then double.
- robin_reala 17y ago20% tip in your country? Ouch. I’m guessing US: is it true that waiters/waitresses can be paid below the minimum wage on the assumption that tips can bring it up?
- LogicHoleFlaw 17y agoYes, that is the case. I think it's dumb and wrongheaded, but it is what it is.
- phsr 17y agoThere is a separate minimum wage for servers. Last time I saw it (years ago) it was like $2.75USD
- pavel_lishin 17y agoI'm still under the impression that standard tip in the US is 15%, but I usually tip 20% if the service is good, if only because it makes calculations is easier. Shoddy service that's not bad enough to notice is 15%; anything less jumps a quantum level down to zero.
- eli 17y agoYes, though many states have their own rules http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/state/tipped.htm http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/state/tipped.htm
- tptacek 17y agoOfficially, you're supposed to tip 15%. 20% is just easier to calculate. Waitstaff in any restaurant you've heard of are probably not being paid below the minimum wage. I'm pretty sure the waitress we tipped at L2o was making solid money without my gratuity. It's just a social convention.