GearHead
Contributor
I tip 20% for excellent service, 15% for standard, and 5% (usually rounding to the nearest buck) for poor service. And I make it a point to figure out the tip before sales tax. In Washington state, our sales tax is close enough to 10% that I can usually double the tax as an easy way to figure out the amount to tip a good server.
I also tip a few bucks for a good haircut, mostly to maintain positive haircut karma. And on the rare occasion I pay by cash for coffee, and the change has anything other than quarters, I'll tip the small coins there too.
But, more pertinently to the thread, I mainly reserve tipping for those service occupations, like waiting tables, that I know are supported almost solely by tipping.
I also tip a few bucks for a good haircut, mostly to maintain positive haircut karma. And on the rare occasion I pay by cash for coffee, and the change has anything other than quarters, I'll tip the small coins there too.
But, more pertinently to the thread, I mainly reserve tipping for those service occupations, like waiting tables, that I know are supported almost solely by tipping.