tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post625704235208614845..comments2023-09-25T09:45:22.835-07:00Comments on A Word In Edgewise: Tipping - It's Not a City in ChinaJeff Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-34683010085587022282007-12-03T23:15:00.000-08:002007-12-03T23:15:00.000-08:00I have a tip for them.Don't pee into the wind.~Osw...I have a tip for them.<BR/><BR/>Don't pee into the wind.<BR/><BR/>~OsweganOsweganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490409111938079094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-7704700960272808182007-12-03T21:07:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:07:00.000-08:00Roger- Missed you while I was typing. (not tipping...Roger- Missed you while I was typing. (not tipping)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the ornament I'll go look for it now.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-71773907005005378892007-12-03T21:04:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:04:00.000-08:00Deb- I tend to soften a bit as Christmas gets clos...Deb- I tend to soften a bit as Christmas gets closer.<BR/><BR/>Diesel- Most times I just use a prepaid card to avoid the whole thing. At least at the coffee shop.<BR/><BR/>Mel- I'd be honored to be added. Now that you mention it I added your name to my list a while back but didn't bother to ask you if was alright. Not sure what proper blog edict (sp?) is. So if you'd rather I didn't list it let me know.<BR/><BR/>Mom- I actually had a waitress come outside after me when I did that. I don't ever recall going back there again.<BR/><BR/>Travis- Hot pizza delivered in the freezing rain...yeah that deserves a nice tip.<BR/><BR/>Annie- At that point I feel I've contributed my share. Seems like there's got to be profit enough to pay the employees a little more.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-32763988545365996082007-12-03T20:55:00.000-08:002007-12-03T20:55:00.000-08:00I going to carry a tip jar with me every where I g...I going to carry a tip jar with me every where I go (I just decided) & why not I could use some cash tips ;D...Oh Jeff your ornament is in the mail! No tip required lol! Happy Holidays!!RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349292631566372999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-61255202796177287852007-12-03T19:20:00.000-08:002007-12-03T19:20:00.000-08:00It's a little confusing, isn't it, wondering just ...It's a little confusing, isn't it, wondering just what you are paying for when you fork over $1.85 for a cup of coffee.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-82557102435421013302007-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:002007-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:00I'm with you on the obligatory tip. I don't tip t...I'm with you on the obligatory tip. I don't tip the barista at Starbucks. I have gone to them and paid them to make my drink. I have not had a seat at a table, and they have not come to my table for my order, gone back, made it, and brought it to me.<BR/><BR/>Counter servers get no tips from me and I don't feel guilty about this at all.<BR/><BR/>Pleasant restaurant wait staff will get the standard 12-15% gratuity. Pizza delivery guys who come to my door in freezing rain with my hot pizza will get a gratitiy for letting me stay dry and warm.<BR/><BR/>Just doing your job in a service industry is not going to get a tip from me, nor should it be expected.<BR/><BR/>It never occurred to me to tip the busboy, but now that you point it out I could get into this. They make a hell of a lot less than the wait staff.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-26259507237613965862007-12-03T17:16:00.000-08:002007-12-03T17:16:00.000-08:00I tip for and based upon service, no matter who pr...I tip for and based upon service, no matter who provides it, and I'm less than thrilled over the tip jars as well. Let's don't forget the universal tip language for lousy service -- a single penny left on the table is understood by every surly waiter or waitress in the working world, and I've left my share of them.<BR/><BR/>"The Babe"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-65907602497755208392007-12-03T16:33:00.000-08:002007-12-03T16:33:00.000-08:00...softie?.....*sigh*There goes the reputation I'v......softie?.....<BR/><BR/>*sigh*<BR/><BR/>There goes the reputation I've worked diligently to maintain.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Sir Jeff--would you object to me adding you to my 'privileged to visit' list?<BR/>'Pass' is an acceptable answer, of course.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-20785668545168123122007-12-03T16:12:00.000-08:002007-12-03T16:12:00.000-08:00The only time I ever leave a tip in one of those j...The only time I ever leave a tip in one of those jars is when I've got 17 cents that I don't want jingling around in my pocket all day.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-85012259882161076952007-12-03T15:15:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:15:00.000-08:00You do not sound like a scrooge at all! In fact, ...You do not sound like a scrooge at all! In fact, I've often wondered why there was a tip jar. It makes you wonder who and what you should tip for. Are we getting out of hand? I can TOTALLY see if it's right around the holidays.........but I'm with you on this! I'm not cheap, but I don't get either. <BR/><BR/>Then again..........most people who serve you coffee usually don't get more than $10 bucks per hr. So... hrmm...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986475569600734742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-29575291399540469392007-12-03T11:05:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:05:00.000-08:00Christinker- I almost included 'a tip jar on my wo...Christinker- I almost included 'a tip jar on my work truck' as part of my rant. Somehow I think that would go over like a fart in church.<BR/><BR/>Drilleraa- Thanks for stopping by and offering your two..I mean fifteen cents.<BR/><BR/>Mel- I knew you were a sweetheart. Ya ole' softy. (smile)<BR/><BR/>Matt- It's doubly sweet cause you know the waiter is gonna hear about it.<BR/><BR/>Odat- In Oregon it's against the law to pump your own gas. So I'm waiting for a tip jar to show up on the gas pump next.<BR/><BR/>Kevin- Ah, the great equalizer.<BR/><BR/>Katherine- Breath Katherine, breath.<BR/><BR/>Good point about having to declare to the IRS and the poor box boy (or is that clerks assistant?) that can be fired over a buck or two.<BR/><BR/>Great input and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!<BR/><BR/>Songbird- Maybe I should have included a link on this post so everyone could enter their card information and leave a tip for me. HmmmJeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-153510771508818112007-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:002007-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:00I just started noticing these tip jars popping up ...I just started noticing these tip jars popping up at various places. Give me a BREAK! I agree with you - why does everyone think they should be paid a little something extra just for showing up? Sheesh.Desert Songbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320552900816326120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-3674206751134241962007-12-03T09:26:00.000-08:002007-12-03T09:26:00.000-08:00taking a VERY deep breath so I don't rant.I live i...taking a VERY deep breath so I don't rant.<BR/><BR/>I live in a fairly small town...(meaning I can't go ANYwhere without running into someone who either knows my folks or one of my kids) However it is a tourist town...and home to a University of California campus. <BR/><BR/>In most restuarants....large, small, coffee places, et cetera...all tips are combined and divided between servers, busboys, bartenders et cetera. Ticks me off. Usually there is a hierarchial division....but not always. <BR/><BR/>Now if the service is so-so I want to tip lower than if the service is great. I want to reward good service. Nope. Doesn't work like that. <BR/><BR/>We typically want to tip higher if the server...or bus boy has a fun and engaging personality. It is possible as a family we try to make friends with our waiter and waitress as we know there is a chance we will be a high maintainance table. Extra this...that on the side....substitute something...can I get another one of these please? Can't say <BR/>"thank you" with an extra dollar or two tip...nope...they'll get the same reward as the surly cretin who never brought what we asked for. <BR/><BR/>The management is now required to add the tip amount to the servers' income for IRS purposes. Which is easier to do if they control the distribution. I suspect there could be some skimming sometimes...but I am cynical that way.<BR/><BR/>Also...the large grocery chains no longer allow the kids who push the cart out to the parking lot and help load up your car to accept tips (WHAT?!?) Even if you insist the poor kid looks at the cash and says "no, really...I could get fired."<BR/><BR/>Where I go to get coffee....most of the staff knows me...and they are all helpful...and cheery...so I don't mind the "group tip" but when I sit down and deal with a couple people...I want to be able to tip THAT person...not everyone else.<BR/><BR/>The exception seems to be small diner type places...like Mel's joint...and bars where you are dealing with a bartender or single waitress....but not always.<BR/><BR/>(You may want to ask at the places you frequent if the server gets all the tips you leave...or if they are combined....just sayin')katherine.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06000676644051958330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-76132003306890539682007-12-03T08:29:00.000-08:002007-12-03T08:29:00.000-08:00What if, instead, the tip jar at these places were...What if, instead, the tip jar at these places were a "Leave a Penny, Take a Penny" jar?Kevin Weckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759636530282958950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-5714708086376604452007-12-03T05:42:00.000-08:002007-12-03T05:42:00.000-08:00I wholeheartedly agree with you!I don't leave tips...I wholeheartedly agree with you!<BR/>I don't leave tips all over either.....I also like the bus boy idea...I'm going to do that next time.<BR/>PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-18452432202844941462007-12-03T05:39:00.000-08:002007-12-03T05:39:00.000-08:00Great post Jeff. I like the busboy advice. Amusi...Great post Jeff. I like the busboy advice. Amusing title too. Cheers!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-45987739851156779242007-12-03T05:24:00.000-08:002007-12-03T05:24:00.000-08:00Keep in mind VERY small town.And keep in mind my o...Keep in mind VERY small town.<BR/>And keep in mind my order's done in nothing flat....I always order the same thing from the same places...always look for the same little waitress so she can take good care of me--which she does. (Which reminds me.....I need to find her a little somethin' for the holidays!)<BR/><BR/>So yep, I tip the little fella who makes my coffee(he's such an entertaining little fella), the gal who brings my burnt hamburger with lettuce and tomato(she does a grand job of making sure that cook burns it, LOL), AND the gal who's cut my hair since before it grew back.<BR/><BR/>And when we leave 'Green Acres' and go to the 'Big City'? <BR/>I let himself figure it out. LOLMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-65810251152039261602007-12-03T04:52:00.000-08:002007-12-03T04:52:00.000-08:00In many restuarants the service is provided by mor...In many restuarants the service is provided by more than one person. Someone seats you, someone else takes your order, and a third party brings the food to the table. Even at your favorite coffee shop, it may be a three person operation. One takes the order, one gets your sweet roll, and a third makes your coffee. I'm not sure that any single person has done much to deserve an extra tip from me. However, like most customers, if the overall experience is pleasant I wind up leaving an adequate tip at a restuarant but rarely leave that other fifteen cents behind at the coffee shop.DrillerAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064797234311725693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-67764130542153766812007-12-03T00:06:00.000-08:002007-12-03T00:06:00.000-08:00I was hoping their were more comments posted befor...I was hoping their were more comments posted before I left my opinion because I am on the fence with this one.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I feel obligated to leave a tip when there is a jar, yet I usually don't. Then I feel guilty for about 2 minutes and then get on with my day. Does that make me a bad person? Nobody tips me at my job...and I work in the Hospitality industry planning weddings. The servers & banquet captains who work the weddings actually are the ones who get tipped. But I don't see a penny of it. I'm not bitter, but I do think I do the majority of the background work just putting the event together. Maybe I should get tipped too. Which leads me to my point...i think.<BR/><BR/>My point is we can't tip everybody just for doing their job properly. I think we would be getting carried away and have to put a tip jar on every desk and counter. For you, you can place the tip jar on the hood of your truck at each job site. Haha! Good luck with this one and let me know your final verdict.Christinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437070525366127957noreply@blogger.com