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Tipping people
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So, my dad always is telling me I tip people too much whenever I pay for things.

I bought a 14 dollar dinner tonight at a sit-down place, and gave her a 5 dollar tip. I see that as being reasonable. But he things I should have given a two dollar one.

Do you guys have a rule of thumb for tipping, like 10% or something? Do you tip more then most people. Anything like that really, please tell. I guess I am just rather generous towards workers like that.

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I tip about 10%, but deduct and add by the way they were a help to me :/

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I have a base 10%, and add extra depending on how good the service was.

Typically, I tip around $5-10.

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I usually rate them.  If they were REALLY nice to me, I'd rate them an 8, and give them an $8 tip, unless I had a very large bill.
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I don't tip.

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its 15% here.

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Good service will mean a tip usually bigger than the average person would give. Average or worse means a tip around 25 cents or whatever chump change i have  

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Quote: from x0fantasy20 at 12:04 am on Jan. 10, 2009

its 15% here.

Oh yeah, isn't it a mandatory tipping system down there?

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I tip you if you deserve it.

Or if it's a big group of my friends and I and I can see the waitress/waiter is struggling I'll give a nice tip.

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no one goes by the 10 percent rule..

i tip $2-$7 it depends

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I tip based on friendliness and good service and I use my own judgement on what would be a good tip.

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i tip them more when they're cute/sexy

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Quote: from gore at 2:15 am on Jan. 10, 2009

i tip them more when they're cute/sexy

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Same here, it does play in. Just the overall enjoyment of the meal, between the food, service, and prettyness of the girl.

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I trace your outline in spilled sugar, killing time and killing hope

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