“The evolution of tipping”- now there’s a blog topic 🙂

Agreed. Ignoring a missed or late payment is so much worse than acknowledging and being upfront about it.

Ah that’s so tricky. I typically don’t tip if I’m ordering to go. But if I walk into a sit down restaurant and they offer me water while I’m waiting for my to-go order to be ready I’ll leave a dollar.

I’m a bit iffy on that. I’ll still tip if the person gives fantastic service on a takeout order, but if they’re just processing the payment, does that require a tip?

Still, staying in if you’re short on cash is smarter. Forget the tip, you shouldn’t be ordering the thing you’d be tipping for!

In terms of tips, I absolutely agree in terms of going out to a restaurant, or when getting service that has historically required tips. However, tipping has gotten a bit out of control in many cases, such as to go orders as SFL mentioned in her comment above. Tip jars too! But in standard, traditional tipping situations, yes I agree wholeheartedly that one needs to tip and be more than fair.

I too wish tip were included in the price- so many times I’m stressed about what the tip etiquette is in a given situation. But for waitstaff I know better and always try to leave at least 18-20% (for good service) as I know it is an essential part of their take home pay.