• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

Do you say "Thank you" to waiters for expected tasks?

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
I agree with the high school assumptions. Generally tend to be very tight with their cash. I don't think it is them being cheap, I believe it to be lack of knowledge. Ted, you now know better.
If they are rude, we won't tip anything.
Click to expand...
Leave something, even if it is small. Not leaving a tip makes you look like you are just too stupid to know better. Leaving a quarter lets the server know you were not all that happy with your service. Though if you are under 20 we may still think you are just cheap and stupid. and if you really think they sucked, speak to a manager. Most of the time they are sitting on their asses on the back, so it would do them some good to get up and speak to you.
 
Upvote 0
Of course I thank the server when they bring anything the table has asked for... I also make it a point to know their name and call them by name... eye contact and a smile as well. Hopefully it makes their shift just a tad more pleasant...
 
Upvote 0
Geezer time... I was born in 1943, a kinder, gentler time, when most of the world was at peace and folks had the time and patience to be kind to one another... note use of sarcasm font... anyway, it does seem to me that my peers and I were raised with a different set of manners. We rode public transportation and regularly gave up our seats to women... (except my dad who used to grumble, "they've been downtown shopping while I was working. They didn't have to wait until quitting time to decide to go home.") [My dad was a curmudgeon and I learned from him.]

We also were taught to say thanks as often as possible, open doors for others, keep quiet in church and school, take punishment and accept it as the price for doing business. We called all adults Mister and Misses.

It looked and sounded nicer, but I think it may have also kept us from standing up for ourselves or others, or from saying what we thought and believed in the classroom and the work place... or the restaurant.

I've been ignored in bars and restaurants, and when it happens I suspend with my liberal use of thanks and gratuities. I stood at a department store counter and waited while the saleslady chewed gum, twirled her hair and talked on the phone to her friend. I went and found her manager and then shopped elsewhere.

But if people are serving me I feel that it costs me little to say thanks and smile and if they mumble back and go on about their business that's their problem. Pay it forward.
 
Upvote 0
Yes, I say 'please' and 'thank you' everytime the waiter, hostess, or whomever comes around. It's called manners.

I can't fathom that anyone would actually think it is bothersome to have to say thank you to someone who is waiting at your beck-and-call. You think throwing them $3 to $5 when they're done justifies being a miserable prick? It's two stinkin' words. Thank. You.
 
Upvote 0
Agreed with lv here. You should tip usually around 15-20 percent. As a server, and someone who has been in the resturant business for quite a few years now I can tell you allot of times what a customer sees is half of what is going on with a server. Most servers I know want to give good service, they take pride in their jobs, and take pride in giving people their food. However, many things can happen throughout a shift that makes their job harder, be it someone called off, or they got double sat, but teh main problem comes with attitude from the kitchen. Since they never seen the customer most don't care what the food looks like they just want to cook it and send it's on its way with no care if to the requests that were made by the server have been done (no onion, change of sides etc).

All that being said a thank you from a customer is always appreciated. In addition to what babe said instead of waiting to talk to a manager because you had a shitty time, make sure you talk to a manager when you have had a positive experience. Sometimes the management in resturants are bad about seeing the positive in a server, and being forced to hear nice things from a customer will make them rethink their stance
 
Upvote 0
Dryden said:
Yes, I say 'please' and 'thank you' everytime the waiter, hostess, or whomever comes around. It's called manners.

I can't fathom that anyone would actually think it is bothersome to have to say thank you to someone who is waiting at your beck-and-call. You think throwing them $3 to $5 when they're done justifies being a miserable prick? It's two stinkin' words. Thank. You.
Click to expand...

Right on. How freakin' hard is it just to say a simple thank you? It's not like you're giving out an award for service above and beyond the norm. It's basic human courtesy like chewing with your mouth closed (something my jackass in-laws can't do), opening a door for someone, or excusing yourself when you burp (something else my in-laws can't do). Like you said...it's called manners and it does matter. Funny thing...I never seem to have bad service b/c I actually have manners and treat the people helping me with genuine respect. Idiots with no manners (like my aforementioned in-laws) always seem to be bitching about poor service...I can't imagine why.
 
Upvote 0
osugrad21 said:
I always thank them for everything and never tip less than 10%. Usually I leave 15-20%.
Click to expand...

Same here and usually tip around 20%. I've been lucky to rarely have bad service.

The only thing that pisses me off is if they don't keep my drink refilled and if they bring the meal out before we've had time to finish an appetizer.
 
Upvote 0
Bothersome to say the 2 words, obviously not. Some people (in this case I) believe that it is annoying to say 'thank you' for every small task that is done for money. A simple smile and other friendly gesture is just as effective. I dislike that saying "thank you" according to some of you has become a common courtesy requirement; That is what is Bullshit. A thank you should be some sort of an award I feel.

When I was a waiter, I would rather receive a thank-you for doing something exceptional. That can be shown in a tip also, but I understand not everyone has the same amount of money, and I generally feel that waiters make more money then deserved anyways so I'm not one to complain about it. A well placed thank-you is much more meaningful then being told thank-you repeatedly for doing what is expected.

To TG05, don't worry about it. High Schoolers should receive a free pass, it's not a lack of knowledge it's a lack of funds. High Schoolers are the future of America. When he starts to obtain the money that the rest of you are making (or at least reaches the point that he has an opportunity to make that money) then he can be held accountable. As a high schooler the key is to simply not be immature and leave a big mess. Odds are someone will leave an over-sized tip to make up for your low-tip so just be polite in exchange for your extra dollars.

I'm sure we could argue a majority of this, but as far as being polite I'm not the one who resorted to insulting.

I typically tip between 15-20% if I liked the service; and around 10% if I do not. The other issue I have with tipping is the percent system though, so I don't follow it that closely. I do not believe that a waiter needs more money from a costumer because they ordered lobster instead of a hamburger.
P.S.: Prom night does suck to work, but it is part of the job.
 
Upvote 0
I will say "thank you" for almost everything. I agree with everyone who emphasized that it isn't about rewarding the server, it's about being polite.

As far as tipping, 10% for the worst service ever, 10-15% for poor service, 15-20% for average-good service, 20+% for great service.

And when I'm drinking, 300% on a $25 tab to the super-cute bartenderess. :biggrin:
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top