Your Ultimate Tipping Guide

[Barefootsies]

Tipping at a restaurant. If you're really pleased with your service, most experts will tell you to tip 20 percent. If you think the service was bad but not terrible, put down 10 percent. If you think the service was abominable, you can feel good about not leaving a tip.

More to consider. Restaurants often include gratuity in the bill if there's a large party, so make sure to check that out. But in some cities, restaurants automatically tack on a tip no matter how many people are at the table. In Miami Beach, Fla., it's customary for many bars and restaurants to add a tip, as Alison Thompson, an account manager at a communications firm in San Francisco discovered this month when she flew to the city for a wedding.

So if you're on a vacation this summer, according to Masini, you could do worse than follow her cheat sheet:

-- Airport or train porter: $1-2 per bag
-- Airport wheelchair assistance: $3-5 upon arrival at the gate
-- Cab drivers: 10-18 percent of the fare, depending on the speed of the cab, your comfort level and how safe you feel during the drive, Masini says.
-- Courtesy shuttle drivers: $1-2 per bag
-- Hotel bell staff: $1-2 per bag
-- Hotel concierge: $10-20 depending on request, at departure
-- Hotel doorman: no tip, Masini says, unless they handle luggage or call a cab
-- Hotel maid: $2-3 per night
-- Parking valet: $3-5 at pickup
-- Restaurant host/hostess: Tipping isn't necessary, according to Masini, unless you're grateful because the host or hostess was able to secure a table for you that you otherwise wouldn't have been able to get.

What to tip when you're trying to look better. Getting a haircut? Doing your nails? Masini has another cheat sheet:

-- Barber or beautician: 15-20 percent of your total
-- Beautician: 15-20 percent
-- Manicurist/pedicurist: 15-20 percent
-- Massage therapist: 20 percent
-- Personal trainer: No tipping because you're paying a personal trainer, who is usually self-employed, for his or her expertise, but a gift at the holidays is a nice idea.
-- Stylist or colorist: 15-20 percent

Complete jewish Tip Guide

[mineistaken]

cool, tipping thread

[L-Pink]

You're going to have to start tipping me to read your threads.


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