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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
I tip 15%, with my kids 20%, with something above and beyond 20% and with something devastatingly bad, I tell the server, manager and host what was wrong. I then tip 15% and if the problems were not dealt with I never go back and post a review on line.
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but why the 15%, that makes no sense to say 'the food was bad, the service was bad and they didnt fix any problems after my bringing it to their attention. Here is 15% more than I have to pay'. Giving 15% is a high wage, it gives the server zero reason to change their ways.
Personally I don't have the time or energy to waste training servers every time I go out, I go out a lot, almost every day for lunch and about 10 times a week for dinner/drinks. If someone sucks at their job I save myself about 20% and have no problem letting them know why. If a server keeps getting bad tips they will move on to greener pastures or become better at their jobs, problem solved.
Having said that I can only think of one or two times in recent memory that I left anything less than 10% and usually hit anywhere from 18-30%, I actually find the service in Calgary to be pretty decent but maybe that is just the places I tend to go to.