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Amethyst · 03-21-2026, 08:36 PM

I think 15% is plenty in Canada. It's not like the servers are making $2 an hour here. I decided to "custom tip" places that had higher options. But quickly realized that the custom option wants a dollar amount, not a percentage, and I hadn't paid enough attention to know what dollar amount I wanted to tip. So now I just do 18% if that's an option.

The only place I tip more in somewhere that I go for the evening to see a band or something and don't spend a lot, because I'm not drinking that night.

03-21-2026, 08:36 PM	#146
Amethyst First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think 15% is plenty in Canada. It's not like the servers are making $2 an hour here. I decided to "custom tip" places that had higher options. But quickly realized that the custom option wants a dollar amount, not a percentage, and I hadn't paid enough attention to know what dollar amount I wanted to tip. So now I just do 18% if that's an option. The only place I tip more in somewhere that I go for the evening to see a band or something and don't spend a lot, because I'm not drinking that night.