Since tips are usually 15%, I do something very simple when paying my restaurant bills. When I receive the check, I check the tax and double it and round it up depending on the total cost of the check. That's my tip. Here's an example:
Cost is $16.12
Tax is $1.37
Sub-total is $17.49
Tip (2x tax) is $2.74
Total (sub-total plus tip) is $20.23
On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being horrible & 5 being great), I base the total payment depending on the service i received:
1 = $18.00 (2.9%)
2 = $19.00 (8.6%)
3 = $20.00 (14.4%)
4 = $21.00 (20.1%)
5 = $22.00 (25.8%)
In most cases, it's usually 4 or 5 for the service I receive. There has been a couple of times when the service was HORRIBLE!
Quote:
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Waiter came and asked what we wanted to drink. We ordered drinks. Later, waiter came and asked if we wanted anything. We said, "Yeah, our drinks." He left. Later, waiter came and saw us... then walked off quickly realizing he forgot our drink. Later, waiter finally brought us our drinks. He then asked if we were ready to order food. We ordered our appetizers first. Later, he returned and asked if we wanted dinner. We ordered our dinner. Later, he returned and we already emptied our cups. He took our cups and left. He returned and asked if we wanted anything else. We said, "Yes, our food and drinks." He quickly walked off. Later, he returned with our dinner. Later, he returned with our drinks. Later, he returned with our appetizers. WTF? Why is it called appetizer? Yep, it's a small 'snack' that we eat before we have dinner and it is served about 10 minutes before dinner is served. So, we waited about 20 minutes for our drinks. After that, we waited 1 hour for our dinner. After that, we waited 15 minutes for our appetizer. We were extremely disappointed and gave him a few cents in tips.
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From that point on, we never had that guy wait on us again.