On 06/12/2014 12:29 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 12/6/2014 2:23 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2014-12-06, Dave Smith > wrote:
>>
>>> I know we have been through this before, but the old standard was to
>>> tip 15%.
>>
>> I KNOW you are older than that!
>>
>> I'm only 66 and I can remember when the "old standard" was 10%. Then
>> it went up to 15%. Now, ppl are beginning to feel guilty with less
>> than 20%. What horsepucky! As you so correctly point out, it's a
>> gratuity.
>>
>> Besides, resto owners KNOW what their employees are receiving and make
>> appropriate adjustments. Like getting state laws passed which --due to
>> tips/gratuities-- allow resto owners to pay waitstaff far below
>> the minimum wage. And some states allow the owners to pay less than
>> other states. I'll pay the tip based on the waitperson's performance,
>> not what others think I should, thank you.
>>
>
> I think the 20% level is glibly recommended by newspaper restaurant
> critics who don't pay their own bills. The standard tip, AFAIK, is 15%
> but it used to be 10% in Britain even a few years ago.
>
>
Those hand-held card machines seem to be programmed to display a
suggested 20% tip or other amount.
Graham