Woman Leaves 20% Tip

 

1. "I wonder, if I get stoned enough, will the world make sense then?”

   No.

   Posted by CenTexTim       09/26/2014  at  08:42 PM  



2. Oh well, any recommendations on how to make sense out of lunacy?

   Posted by Dr. Jeff       09/26/2014  at  09:10 PM  



3. My MIL was a big tipper. She felt sorry for waitresses because they had to work so hard. So she almost always left them 20-25%. I thought that was a bit crazy.

   As to women’s, or anyone’s, ability to calculate a simple 20% of anything ... I bowl with people who can’t even figure 10% in their heads. Sure, all you have to do is shift the decimal one space, but that’s beyond them. At league last night I needed to figure our baseline, so I asked my teammate “What’s 600 minus 140?” He responded “I don’t do math.”

   Posted by Drew458       09/27/2014  at  09:42 AM  



4. No need to shift the decimal, just drop it for a close approx and double that number. Works 99% of the time. I suck at math so shortcuts like that save me too much thinking.

   Posted by Rich K       09/27/2014  at  12:23 PM  



5. 15478 is 15478.0 ... so 10% is ... shift the decimal point ... 1547.8 . 20% is twice that. Do it in your head ... double 1500 is 3000, double 47 is 80 and 14 is 94, twice .8 is 1.6 so that’s 3094 and 1.6 is 3095.6

   Sometimes you have to have it exact, although in bowling we drop the decimal at the end, so your way (double then shift/truncate) gets it done.

   Posted by Drew458       09/27/2014  at  01:10 PM  



6. Tipping:  Round check to nearest $5 - always rounding up to next $5 is better — and YES the tax is included.  20% will be easier to figure and will always give you an even dollar amount. Do this even if you are traveling and will never return to that restaurant.
   Examples:  42.45 => 40.00 => $8.00 tip; 42.67 => 45.00 => $9.00 tip.
   Things you may not know:
   1. In most restaurants the tips are shared with support staff, the wait staff doesn’t get to keep it all.
   2. The minimum wage for employees who are commonly tipped is legally a lot lower than “minimum wage”.  In New York minimum wage is set at $8.00 but is only $5.00 for tipped food service workers.  Don’t blame the workers - blame the legislators. 
   3. IRS assumes the wait staff to be collecting a certain % of gross charges whether they do or not; if you stiff them they have to pay taxes on what you’re not leaving.  Employers have reporting responsibilities. 
   4. You will be noticed and remembered if you leave 10% or less. This is not a desirable condition.
   5. Waiting on customers is actually a real job.

   Posted by Ed456       09/30/2014  at  02:34 PM  

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