On 7/24/2011 8:24 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> "Nancy Young" <email@replyto> wrote in message

>> She was probably hoping for the five since she seemed to think there
>> was a good chance she'd be getting a $6.37 tip. I suppose some people
>> might just leave the $25 for convenience's sake but that's a heck of a
>> tip, 34%?

> I've tipped 50%, or more, but that was for a cup of coffee. I'd never
> tip that much for a full meal.

It would have to be something special, not for your everyday
service. If I go out with friends and we tie up a table all
evening, I try to leave extra, for instance.

Breakfast might be the exception in some cases, as you say. This
place in NH where we'd stay has a restaurant. Breakfast was maybe
$3.25. The waitress would be running back and forth with the
bacon, the eggs and toast, the coffee with refills, the juice.
I'm not leaving $1.25 tip for two.

nancy