15% at restaurants,
taxi only if they help load/unload bags,
barber i always tip about $2, i only get my hair cut once a month or so.
never had a bathroom attendant, I’d bring hand sanitizer,just to irk the guy 
bartenders-(at weddings and on a cruise ship) i give based on the wait time, how nice they are, and if they have to mix.
I don’t really see the tip automatically added to the bill, except some restaurants that do so on parties of 8 or more, and they list that in the menu.
I hate-at airports/cruise ship terminals, the people who, as soon as the trunk is popped, grab out your bags and put them on the sidewalk, some even thrust out their hand for the tip, which is supposed to be a dollar a bag.
I’ve worked in a restaurant since the school year started, and tips are definitely helpful for me. In Oregon minimum wage is 7.80 at the moment, and I can make up to 11-12 dollars an hour more in tips on a good night. Yeah, I have to give up my weekends and it can be stressful work at times, but I worked much, much harder doing fabrication and concrete in the summers, where in the end I earned about half as much. But still, I always try to look at what service I’m getting (whether it is food or otherwise) and tip appropriately.
In Australia there is no expectation of a tip. I tip when I get great service but nothing is expected. People here get paid to do a job, any tip is a bonus for them. I think that is the way it should be.
ever watch curb your enthusiasm? There was a hilarious episode making fun of various tipping like your disusing.
Most tipping I think is ridiculous but I still do it just because I hate how people react when I don’t.
As far as I understand here in the UK, tipping is polite for the service industry (waiters mainly, never tipped a bartender in my life) and sometimes taxi drivers (I do this because I know a few and they really work their arses off).
I see tipping as a way of saying a little extra ‘thank you’ to someone for an exceptional service.
Not sure if you know this, but many supermarkets in the UK (Iceland, M&S) don’t allow their staff to accept tips. It doesn’t mean they don’t, it just means they’re not suppose to. I personally had someone tip me £10 when I lugged two arm loads of shopping about a quater mile for him, that I thought was fair and I was taking the money, no matter what company policy was.
The only other time I’ve tipped a taxi driver is in Sharm (Egypt, known for the diving) where there were two groups of us and we were throwing money at the drivers to race the cabs.
A friend told me that he had a waitress in America (not sure what state) come out of a diner after him because he didn’t tip enough, he told her that in the UK it was customary to tip according to the quality of the service (i.e. the service was shit). Apparently that caused her to go a little psycho and she started shouting and screaming at him.
Sorry for the long post, just bored at work.
I agree with most people’s general guidelines here. I usually tip pretty well and err on the high side.
As far as barbers, it depends on the cut and the service. I over-tipped for my last haircut, because he did a great job and he was entertaining to talk to without forcing conversation. He also told they had discounts on Wednesdays and suggested I come then next time.
For those worried about bartenders and the dollar-per-drink: order more than one drink at a time. Order three drinks, tip two dollars. The bartenders happy he wasn’t stiffed, and you’re happy you’re paying less. Problem solved. Either that or just run a tab. Personally, I over-tip here, too, especially on early drinks. This usually ensures I get served first and I will likely get some free drinks later in the night.
I don’t usually tip the bathroom attendants either, or at least not much. Most of the time I just don’t have cash on me or any change. Most of the time they’re not even employed by the establishment anyway. The just set up shop looking to earn some money. But, again, service matters here. If I feel he deserves it, I will tip well.
The only thing I really disagree with so far is this:
[quote]medevac wrote:
I look at people that don’t tip the same way I look at guys who take a piss and walk out without washing their hands. A combination of ire at their douchbaggery and the need to yell out at them in public to embarrass their funky, no tipping, ball-sweaty hand smelling worthless selves.
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I almost never wash my hands after using the bathroom. Why would I? I wash my hands first. My man parts have been tucked away cleanly in my undergarments all day. It’s my hands that have been touching God-knows-what all day long.
Start the day with a good breakfast…
Wont get any better tip than that 
I dont consider it a tip, its a Gratuity.
something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service; especially : tip
So normally i tip around 20% more if i get exceptional service. My philosophy is, that service workers take care of those who take care of them.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
…I almost never wash my hands after using the bathroom. Why would I? I wash my hands first. My man parts have been tucked away cleanly in my undergarments all day. It’s my hands that have been touching God-knows-what all day long.[/quote]
You don’t sweat?
I tip a waiter anywhere from 10-20%, depending on service. I have never stiffed any one, but I have gone as low as 5% for very bad service.
My barber owns the shop and can charge whatever he wants. It costs $12, which is pretty reasonable, and it takes him less than 15 minutes to cut my hair. I don’t believe a tip is necessary.
At a bar I will typically tip every other drink or so, more or less depending on service.
I don’t typically tip pizza deliverers. They tend to make a decent wage (>$10/hr) and get reimbursed for mileage, which I believe is .45/mile. I live in a small town now and have been tipping them lately, but only because the likelihood of getting the same deliverer twice is fairly high and I don’t like spit in my food. I think that is pretty sad that I am forced to tip to prevent something like this.
I’ve ridden in a cab twice in my life. The first time I was on my way back to the airport after traveling for an interview. The guy gave me the best conversation I had had all day, and it was on the companies tab so I tipped him pretty well. The second time I took a cab with some friends and told the guy if he picked us back up when the bar closed we would make it worth his while. He did, so we each tipped him pretty good.
Finally, I only wash my hands after number 2. I don’t pee on my hands so there is no need to wash. Throw in the fact that public places use 100% antibacterial soaps and all of the resistant bacteria and viruses that are created by this, and it is better to not wash.
If service is good at a restaurant I’ll tip 20%. If it’s bad I may lay down a dollar.
I tip my hairstylist $20-$30 no matter what she does, and my manicurist $7. These people are VERY important because they make (or at least try) us girls look pretty.
If there’s a jar on the counter for tips, it gets ignored.
Mechanic usually gets $5 bucks - dont want him fucking up the car.
I never eat pizza, but when I did, $5. Dont want him spitting in the food!
I dont drink or frequent bars, so that’s one tip I dont have to worry about.
Here in South Carolina we are not fancy enough for doormen or bathroom attendants, so no worry there.
Oh…every Christmas I do buy my garbage man alcohol! This way he takes the stuff he’s not supposed to! (Dayum…you should see the biceps and back on this dude!!!)
[quote]rainjack wrote:
I delivered pizzas going through grad school. Tips sometimes made the difference between getting bills paid and the babies fed, or robbing Peter to pay Paul for the electricity.
I always tip food service people and I tip big.
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Well put.
I bartended through college, nice people made my world turn.
You wash your hands after you piss as a favor to the rest of us. We all know door handles and such are filthy, but I sure as hell don’t want to shake your hand if it was just on your dick and you didn’t wash.
When I delivered pizzas my hourly wage was the same as a waiter’s, less than minimum wage. That probably varies from state to state, but they have to pay for more than their gas, there is also dealing with traffic and wear and tear on their car. You think I want to drive 5 miles through the rain and rush hour traffic to bring you your damned food? If you don’t want to tip go get it yourself.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
You wash your hands after you piss as a favor to the rest of us. We all know door handles and such are filthy, but I sure as hell don’t want to shake your hand if it was just on your dick and you didn’t wash.
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That’s silly. If you’re going to worry about “six degrees” of touching someone’s dick, well, then you’re probably always touching someone’s dick.
Besides, most people don’t even wash their hands after using the bathroom, they just put their hands under cold water for 1.5 seconds. Is that what I should be doing?
[quote]malonetd wrote:
Uncle Gabby wrote:
You wash your hands after you piss as a favor to the rest of us. We all know door handles and such are filthy, but I sure as hell don’t want to shake your hand if it was just on your dick and you didn’t wash.
That’s silly. If you’re going to worry about “six degrees” of touching someone’s dick, well, then you’re probably always touching someone’s dick.
Besides, most people don’t even wash their hands after using the bathroom, they just put their hands under cold water for 1.5 seconds. Is that what I should be doing?[/quote]
You should probably dip yor hands in gasoline and light them on fire after playing with your filthy disease ridden pecker!
“Why should I tip the delivery guy? I could have done what he just did. I dont tip my barber because I can also cut my own hair, which I do on a regular basis… I do tip my urologist, though.”
I’ll tip around 18%, then just round up to the nearest dollar for restaurants and adjust it as per the service.
I give 5 bucks extra to the barber. Its only 9 bucks to get my haircut, anyway.
I work my ass off at a kayak shop in the summer, and lugging kayaks around all day in heat, humidity, and strong sun is hard fucking work. On the terribly small chance I do get a tip, its thoroughly appreciated. Thus, I try to tip well to others who are working hard, too.
I tip 20%. If service is really awful then I just don’t tip at all. And that’s pretty rare.
I don’t take Cabs very often and I don’t order pizza. If I get pizza, then the pizza guy gets the change.
I don’t really care what Steve Buscemi’s character says. Quentin Tarantino beats dialogue to death on purpose anyway. Why is dialogue and deadlift on spell-check anyway?
The main reason I tip is the pressure of society. When I’m in a tipping situation I’m either out on a date or I’m at dinner with someone I either need or want to impress. Go ahead and be a badass by not conforming to society’s norms. I’ll see you at Hot Topic.
It looks like everybody here can multiply by .20 very well.
Tipping is a stupid system for todays society and needs to be banned. Just raise the wages of the service industries. It was initially created as a way of compensating good service, but nowadays the expected minimum for a tip is much better then getting paid minimum wage. And why the hell do you need a tip jar if your a cashier?
I live in a country where we don’t tip. I like it, makes life easier at least if you’re not used to it.
Didn’t tip in Dallas either. Uh uh. They must think I was a real asshole.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
It looks like everybody here can multiply by .20 very well.
Tipping is a stupid system for todays society and needs to be banned. Just raise the wages of the service industries. It was initially created as a way of compensating good service, but nowadays the expected minimum for a tip is much better then getting paid minimum wage. And why the hell do you need a tip jar if your a cashier?[/quote]
Pennies weigh me down. Carry too many pennies and I’ll need to consume more calories to compensate for the extra weight. Those extra calories cost more than the pennies I’m carrying. That’s why the cashier jar exists.