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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2018-12-09 6:36 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 21:32:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2018-12-08 8:48 p.m., wrote:
>>> On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 18:30:34 -0500, Dave Smith
>>>
>>>> Well, there is another one of those unwritten tipping rule questions.
>>>> Some people thing you should tip as a percentage on the total, tip
>>>> included. If you pay by debit here and opt for 15% it is on the total,
>>>> including the tax.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It isn't here, tip comes before tax.
>>>
>> Really? And how do they do that? When you pay by debit machine they
>> enter the amount. They do not enter the food and drink total, let you
>> add the percentage tip and then add the tax.
>>
>> Do you think maybe you were wrong about that?
>
> I will examine it carefully next time!
>

Please do, because I am intrigued by the process that would be involved
in taking total that was entered into the machine, deducting the amount
of tax, which was never entered separately, calculating the percentage
tip on that amount, then adding that tip and the tax to get a new total.
Or..... you could just acknowledge that the machines calculate the
tip on the total amount, tax included.

I do not pay a tip on the taxes. If I used the % tip I will opt for the
15% and accept that it is actually closer to 17%.

FWIW... my managed a number of bars and restaurants for close to 10
years and considers 15% to be a good tip.