"Chuck" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> "Dave L" > wrote in message
> ...
>> > I never tip if they just hand me a bag of food. (never tip at Sonic
> drive
>> > in
>> > either) So what if a bartender "expects" a tip. Did he fix me a drink?
> No.
>> >
>> > As far as tipping in general, I normally double the tax amount, then
> round
>> > up to the nearest whole dollar amount. If service was real good, I will
>> > add
>> > a couple of bucks to that, bad service, deduct some money from that
>> > amount.
>>
>> Depending on which state you live, the tax amount varies. Here in MD the
>> sales tax is 5% so doubling it would still be less than the 15% gratuity
>> that is the norm. I typically give more than the 15% depending on the
>> service I receive. Don't eat out at restaurants as much as I used to -
> gets
>> too expensive.
>>
>
>
> OK... I'm in Texas and tax is 8.25% in my area...

Ah, that makes sense now. Makes our 5% sales tax look paltry in comparison.
Think Delaware and other state has NO sales tax - triple that and the
waiter/waitress would still get zilch! People who do that should be banned
from restaurants.