Why Tipping Feels Like a Scam Now

hollydolly said:
if they stopped serving massive amounts of food in a serving..and endless refills.. they could charge a reasonable price like the rest of the world for the meal..and pay their staff a proper wage
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Massive amounts of food hardly describes my last meal at "Cotton Patch." It was most insufficient, and neither of us requsted refills.

I go with what is, not what everyone else may desire.

Edited to add: That was my last visit to Cotton Patch.
 
hollydolly said:
perhaps if they stopped serving massive amounts of food in a serving..and endless refills.. they could charge a reasonable price like the rest of the world for the meal..and pay their staff a proper wage
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You bring up a good point, @hollydolly. Eating out at a sit-down restaurant has gotten outrageously expensive, but I almost always take home half my meal because the portions are so huge. I end up getting two meals out of it.

Honestly—the whole tipping issue aside—I'd prefer to pay less and just get a smaller meal. I'm not sure why such large portions are served at so many places. I assume in fine dining establishments the portion size is smaller. I usually go to more moderate places.
 
hollydolly said:
perhaps if they stopped serving massive amounts of food in a serving..and endless refills.. they could charge a reasonable price like the rest of the world for the meal..and pay their staff a proper wage

You shouldn't have to factor in a tip for the waiting staff as part of the ccost of yor meal.

if I go out and pay £25.00 for a steak for example.. I think that's as much as I would pay, taking into consideration tjeir overheads even tho' at home I could make it for a quarter of that price..but I'm certainly not going to add in another 20 % to pay the waitresses light bill..or buy her kids shoes... ..it's not being mean.

The rest of the world can do it.why can;t America ?
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Well at least there you don't go away hungry. We have a restaurant. Used to be great, but now it depends on what you take. It costs at least 30 euro for a meal. My sons went with their dad. One ordered a steak. He got 4 slices. Not even half a steak. Last time I went there I took fish. I got this 1 super tiny piece of fish. And crazy expensive. You get very little fries and vegetables. I rather go to the Greek. There you just get a lot of food for your money.
 
KSav said:
I almost always take home half my meal because the portions are so huge. I end up getting two meals out of it.
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I can see that. I never get that advantage because when I go out to eat with a friend, I never take any food home. We always go somewhere else after having a meal - not just out to eat - and I don't carry food around in a car for hours for safety reasons.
 
Messy said:
Well at least there you don't go away hungry. We have a restaurant. Used to be great, but now it depends on what you take. It costs at least 30 euro for a meal. My sons went with their dad. One ordered a steak. He got 4 slices. Not even half a steak. Last time I went there I took fish. I got this 1 super tiny piece of fish. And crazy expensive. You get very little fries and vegetables. I rather go to the Greek. There you just get a lot of food for your money.
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oh yes there's restaurants here that sell Nouvelle Cuisine at high prices...wayyy more than 30 euros...In fact my daughter told me that she wants her birthday lunch to be at a particular restaurant that is Nouvelle Cuisine.. and when I looked at their menu... it's tiny little pieces of food.. for stupidly high prices... but that's what she wants..

it means when I come away from there I'll have to spend more money buying a take-away on the way home..lol
 
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KSav said:
You bring up a good point, @hollydolly. Eating out at a sit-down restaurant has gotten outrageously expensive, but I almost always take home half my meal because the portions are so huge. I end up getting two meals out of it.

Honestly—the whole tipping issue aside—I'd prefer to pay less and just get a smaller meal. I'm not sure why such large portions are served at so many places. I assume in fine dining establishments the portion size is smaller. I usually go to more moderate places.
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exactly that. Here in our normal restaurants you generally don't get so much food that you need to take any home... and the prices reflect this....

I'm not a big eater and at Christmas, DD and I went to a pub restaurant...you may remember seeing the pictures... and the portions were really large.. yet the prices were very reasonable.. and because the food was so delicious we took a doggie bag home.. that's the first time in living memory I;ve done that.. and we also tipped the waitress, very well.. because she' had been an absolute star ..getting us precisely the seat we wanted the certain type of drinks we wanted, ( my daughter is very fussy) and nothing was too much trouble.

We asked her did her tip go into a shared box, she said yes and it was shared with the chefs as well .. we wanted her to have it herself.. and not share it.. and she was overwhelmed that someone would recognise her worth in that way... ..

..we still put a smaller tip into the shared box for the chefs, because the food was exceptionally good...
 
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Jules said:
If you want to experience an aggressive tipping culture, go to Vegas. The workers aren’t well paid; they are well tipped. It’s helped by tourists being trained to tip, tip, tip. This may have changed since formerly inexpensive things are now very pricey.
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Cruise lines are much the same, you pay a mandatory gratuity and then are expected to tip on top of that.... I watched a documentary and the cruise lines have a max they have to pay employees - so if you tip extra, they don't necessarily get it all. Crazy! I'm all for taking away tips, and just charge me what you are going to charge me - and pay your employees.
 
hollydolly said:
perhaps if they stopped serving massive amounts of food in a serving..and endless refills.. they could charge a reasonable price like the rest of the world for the meal..and pay their staff a proper wage

You shouldn't have to factor in a tip for the waiting staff as part of the ccost of yor meal.

if I go out and pay £25.00 for a steak for example.. I think that's as much as I would pay, taking into consideration tjeir overheads even tho' at home I could make it for a quarter of that price..but I'm certainly not going to add in another 20 % to pay the waitresses light bill..or buy her kids shoes... ..it's not being mean.

The rest of the world can do it.why can;t America ?
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Also not a fan of GIANT portions. No matter how hard we try, inevitably some of it goes to waste.

We have a restaurant named IHOP - and they have a breakfast plate that is the perfect size for me. I eat it all and never have leftovers.

I guess some people eat more in one sitting than I do - so it may not be enough for everyone. Maybe they should have tiered portions.... but that's likely too complicated :ROFLMAO:
 
The minimum wage for tipped employees in the U.S. is $2.13 per hour, with the exception of seven states that must pay state minimum wages. The seven states are—Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Right now, there are no taxes on tips. I tip most everyone that supplies a service.

Last week, I had new tires put on my one vehicle and when the young fellow had finished balancing and installing the tires, I handed him a $20 bill.
 
CaliS said:
Also not a fan of GIANT portions. No matter how hard we try, inevitably some of it goes to waste.

We have a restaurant named IHOP - and they have a breakfast plate that is the perfect size for me. I eat it all and never have leftovers.

I guess some people eat more in one sitting than I do - so it may not be enough for everyone. Maybe they should have tiered portions.... but that's likely too complicated :ROFLMAO:
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we have a pub chain called Wetherspoons.. and I can get an all day small breakfast in there for £4.09 and includes enough for me... ... there's a large on offer as well and we dont have to tip... to get to pay those low prices

weatherspoons menu
 
hollydolly said:
we have a pub chain called Wetherspoons.. and I can get an all day small breakfast in there for £4.09 and includes enough for me... ... there's a large on offer as well and we dont have to tip... to get to pay those low prices

weatherspoons menu
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Holly, that is amazing! Even better than the deal @MACKTEXAS gets! :ROFLMAO:

I cant get the menu to load....

I know, where I live is expensive -- The cost of living in California (USA) is approximately 40% to 45% higher than the national average.

One of the reasons DH and I really want to move.... eventually. Or, we'll work till we drop. :cool:
 
CaliS said:
Holly, that is amazing! Even better than the deal @MACKTEXAS gets! :ROFLMAO:

I cant get the menu to load....

I know, where I live is expensive -- The cost of living in California (USA) is approximately 40% to 45% higher than the national average.

One of the reasons DH and I really want to move.... eventually. Or, we'll work till we drop. :cool:
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same here unfortunately London and the greater London area is the most expensive place to live which is why even with the minimum wage, is paid a little more to people living in London... because rents and prices are so much higher here...so I understand you totally hopeing to be able to move... ...
 
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