What's a reasonable tip on a $8.10 tab?

Question

I'm thinking $1.90. Most people who are not cheap or pissed off about crummy service would offer $10.00 and expect no change back. If a person gives you a ten dollar bill and wants a dollar back, making the tip 90 cents, he is either cheap or feels he got bad service somehow. 90 cents is barely 10 percent.

Do you agree?

Answer 1

definitely!!! which idiot would do that. i would actually scrounge in my bag/purse for more cos i would still think that would be too less, but that's the way i am. sometimes, i get so embarrassed when i go out with work colleagues cos they have no idea of the concept of tipping. it's my duty to collect and they will actually look the other way when i ask. this one guy(rich and fat and greedy) actually asked what is this for? i almost freaked. so what i do now for eg for take out delivery, i add the tip to the meal and then ask for that sum of money. to the actual answer of what an appropriate tip it should be around 12 or 13 dollars.

Answer 2

You must be very poor if you are eating or drinking with $8.10

In my humble opinion you should not tip at all.

Work harder and make more money.

Ask me again in the future when your tab is $81.00

Answer 3

If the serve was really bad - $0.00

If the service was ok - $1.00

If service was good - $2.00

If service was very good - $2.50 to $3.00

If service was really great - $5.00.

Tip = to insure promptness, great service deserves a great tip not matter what the bill is.

Answer 4

I agree, but if i had another dollar, i would add it as well if i received good service.

Answer 5

more than 10% tip right?? so um.. yeah.. about 90 cents.. or if it was me. i'd throw a 1 on it. cuz no one likes change right?

Answer 6

I'd leave $2.00.  Or give them $11 and say keep the change.

Answer 7

1.90 is a good bit...percentage wise anyway... I would just leave $10.10 cuz as a server I hate change. lol. although it does add up.

Answer 8

I agree, I would just round up to $10

Answer 9

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do not agree with you.

On an $8.10 bill the $.90 is MORE than 10% especially because there was tax on the bill.

YOU should return ALL of the change and leave the tip up to the customer. They are under NO OBLIGATION to leave you even a penny.

Answer 10

$1.25

Answer 11

i tip between 10 and 15% depending on the service

Answer 12

I would tip at least $2 you should make the servers day and tip $5. what would you do with that extra $3 anyway?

Answer 13

1.22

Answer 14

yesss

Answer 15

$1.20

Answer 16

Yea, I'd give a ten!

Answer 17

If you have received very good or excellent service, the usual rule is 15% on the amount of the bill not counting tax.  So if tax on your bill was $0.50, you'd normally give up to 15% on the $7.60, or about $1.14 -- I'd probably round up to $1.25.

For average service, 10-12% is kind.

For poor service, nothing, of course.

I have one acquaintance (a well-known entertainer) who makes a very large amount of money (over $100 million per year).  He once asked his waitress in a coffee shop what her monthly mortgage or rent payment was, and she told him.  That's what he left her for a tip!  She came running after him with the tip, trying to tell him he had left all his money behind, but he just smiled and asked her what she had told him her monthly rent was, and said to her that that was her tip!  But, unlike most of us, he can afford to do things like that for people he likes or wants to help.  

I think you're very generous if you'd give the $1.90 on a $8.10 total charge, but sometimes it isn't worth waiting for the change.

Answer 18

$2.00 at least, especially if I plan on going back to that particular place. If not then $0-$2.00 depending on service (scale - lousy to good). On a good day I would give a $5 spot for spectacualr service for that tab. But usually it's a normal day with normal service.