"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
A $10 haircut? Where? Haven't seen any place offering them for under �20 around here for years.
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Well, I was rounding down, I guess. I pay $14, which is about �10 . But that's in a "barbershop" -- a place that's resolutely not a "salon" of any sort!
Precicesly why Americans look so much better
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Jeroen's assertion that tips should be offered only for exemplary service definitely isn't appropriate for the U.S. The tax and wage laws are designed such that employers can pay some employees less than the legal minimum wage, assuming that they'll more than make up the difference in tips. Not tipping a waitress, especially, is a cruel and spiteful thing to do. Leaving a smaller tip for poor service is one thing; not tipping at all if the service is just average is simply being a jerk.
A good workman is known by his tools.
Originally posted by Marc Peabody:
Most Americans I know agree with this. I do not completely agree.
If the service is very poor, I leave a very small tip and I do not return to the place of business. In a few notable experiences I have left nothing at all. I refuse to reward it. If the person providing the service is incapable of providing decent service, said person should consider getting a job where they do not depend on my tip.
If the service is average, I give about 15%. If the service is spectacular they will get 30% or more.
...it's harder to adjust the tip to the quality of the service.
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Originally posted by fred rosenberger:
should you tip on the quality of the SERVICE, or the quiality of the PRODUCT???
A good workman is known by his tools.
Gail Schlentz
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Jeroen's assertion that tips should be offered only for exemplary service definitely isn't appropriate for the U.S. The tax and wage laws are designed such that employers can pay some employees less than the legal minimum wage, assuming that they'll more than make up the difference in tips.
Not tipping a waitress, especially, is a cruel and spiteful thing to do.
Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
Any place that has the tip included on the bill will get that amount deducted by me. I will decided whether to tip or not (and how much), I won't accept someone deciding that their service was good enough to charge me whichever percentage over the real price.
And he won't get any tip if he does that, even if he'd have gotten more than that amount had it not been "included".
Originally posted by Warren Dew:
I believe in zero based tipping. If there's no service - the table hasn't been cleared or cleaned when I sit down, no one ever shows up to take an order, no water or food is ever delivered - I don't tip. Anything above that merits a tip.
There will be glitches in my transition from being a saloon bar sage to a world statesman. - Tony Banks