Suu's typical rant on how you should properly tip your waitstaff.

[Thurnez Isa]

Whether this is because they the people who decided to legislate this expect them to get voluntary tips or not is beside the point.  The point is that many people who do not tip at restaraunts (outside of the 7 already mentioned) seem to be surprised that the servers only make $2.00 an hour.

is that legal down there?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Incidentally, I don't even know what a Tim Hortons is.

You just made Leonard Cohen cry.

Yeah, but what doesn't make Leonard Cohen cry?

[Suu]

Also, you're not missing much with Tim Horton's. Bess Eaton was better.

[Suu]

Whether this is because they the people who decided to legislate this expect them to get voluntary tips or not is beside the point.  The point is that many people who do not tip at restaraunts (outside of the 7 already mentioned) seem to be surprised that the servers only make $2.00 an hour.

is that legal down there?

Yes.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

My shiny new cell phone has a tip calculator on it.  So much easier than working it out on the back of the receipt with crayon.  

I never calculate my tips.  I just arbitrarily come up with a number based on quality of service vs how busy they are, and the number of people at my table.

I just go with 20%. You can figure it out in about 3 seconds in your head. Bill is $34? Ten percent of $34 is $3.40, round up to $3.50 because that makes it easier, double it and you have $7. Or round down and then add a dollar, either works.

Not the point.  I use 15% - just as easy to calculate - as the baseline, and then add based on the qualities listed above.

Just using a 20% number rewards poor servers, and fucks the good ones over.

[Thurnez Isa]

Also, you're not missing much with Tim Horton's.

agree

It is kind of better then Robbins Donuts IMHO,     if that impresses you.

[hooplala]

Incidentally, I don't even know what a Tim Hortons is.

You just made Leonard Cohen cry.

Yeah, but what doesn't make Leonard Cohen cry?

Point.

[AFK]

Also, you're not missing much with Tim Horton's.

agree

It is kind of better then Robbins Donuts IMHO,     if that impresses you.

Aww, I like Tim Horton's.  Granted my choice here is DD, Starbucks, or Tim Horton's.  TH is close and DD always has lines out the door.  TH coffee is better. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My shiny new cell phone has a tip calculator on it.  So much easier than working it out on the back of the receipt with crayon.  

I never calculate my tips.  I just arbitrarily come up with a number based on quality of service vs how busy they are, and the number of people at my table.

I just go with 20%. You can figure it out in about 3 seconds in your head. Bill is $34? Ten percent of $34 is $3.40, round up to $3.50 because that makes it easier, double it and you have $7. Or round down and then add a dollar, either works.

Not the point.  I use 15% - just as easy to calculate - as the baseline, and then add based on the qualities listed above.

Just using a 20% number rewards poor servers, and fucks the good ones over.

Other than The Hot Dog Incident, I don't remember the last time I got poor service here.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also, you're not missing much with Tim Horton's.

agree

It is kind of better then Robbins Donuts IMHO,     if that impresses you.

I have never heard of Robbins Donuts or Sue Eatons, either.

We have Voodoo Donuts. They do weddings! And sometimes wrestling.

[hooplala]

I have heard very good things about this Voodoo Donuts from a friend.

[Suu]

Also, you're not missing much with Tim Horton's.

agree

It is kind of better then Robbins Donuts IMHO,     if that impresses you.

Aww, I like Tim Horton's.  Granted my choice here is DD, Starbucks, or Tim Horton's.  TH is close and DD always has lines out the door.  TH coffee is better. 

DD owns RI. Tim Horton's is just here for mandatory monopoly laws.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

My shiny new cell phone has a tip calculator on it.  So much easier than working it out on the back of the receipt with crayon.  

I never calculate my tips.  I just arbitrarily come up with a number based on quality of service vs how busy they are, and the number of people at my table.

I just go with 20%. You can figure it out in about 3 seconds in your head. Bill is $34? Ten percent of $34 is $3.40, round up to $3.50 because that makes it easier, double it and you have $7. Or round down and then add a dollar, either works.

Not the point.  I use 15% - just as easy to calculate - as the baseline, and then add based on the qualities listed above.

Just using a 20% number rewards poor servers, and fucks the good ones over.

Other than The Hot Dog Incident, I don't remember the last time I got poor service here.

It happens here, occasionally.  Went into a restaurant, place is empty, there's 2 of us.  Orders were taken (after a while), food was delivered, my friend and I talked for about a half hour (including dinner).  Not a single coffee refill, waiter was too busy bullshitting with the busboy to bother.

NOT 20%.  15%, and then only on principle.

On the other hand, I've gone into a screamingly busy IHOP, gotten good service (food took a while, but that's gonna happen when they're busy), coffee carafe stayed full, waitress checked in on us after we got our food, but was unobtrusive.  She got a ~ 35% tip.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have heard very good things about this Voodoo Donuts from a friend.

The donuts are ridiculously delicious!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My shiny new cell phone has a tip calculator on it.  So much easier than working it out on the back of the receipt with crayon.  

I never calculate my tips.  I just arbitrarily come up with a number based on quality of service vs how busy they are, and the number of people at my table.

I just go with 20%. You can figure it out in about 3 seconds in your head. Bill is $34? Ten percent of $34 is $3.40, round up to $3.50 because that makes it easier, double it and you have $7. Or round down and then add a dollar, either works.

Not the point.  I use 15% - just as easy to calculate - as the baseline, and then add based on the qualities listed above.

Just using a 20% number rewards poor servers, and fucks the good ones over.

Other than The Hot Dog Incident, I don't remember the last time I got poor service here.

It happens here, occasionally.  Went into a restaurant, place is empty, there's 2 of us.  Orders were taken (after a while), food was delivered, my friend and I talked for about a half hour (including dinner).  Not a single coffee refill, waiter was too busy bullshitting with the busboy to bother.

NOT 20%.  15%, and then only on principle.

On the other hand, I've gone into a screamingly busy IHOP, gotten good service (food took a while, but that's gonna happen when they're busy), coffee carafe stayed full, waitress checked in on us after we got our food, but was unobtrusive.  She got a ~ 35% tip.

Yeah, 20% is my baseline. If service is shitty they get less, if it's above and beyond they get more.