how much do you tip here? (1 Viewer)

[belljr]

Friend of my wife is a waitress in a night club. It is a Thursday (off night) not super crowded. This is in AC and it's not a swanky club. So she put us in a small vip section so we could sit, which was great. We were there for about 2 hours and had 6 or 7 drinks. The bill came to 25 wink wink.

how much tip do you leave?

 

[Ilov80s]

I would tip at least $20... depends on how much the drinks cost.

 

[Politician Spock]

$10

ETA: if it was 6 to 7 drinks each (meaning 12 to 14 drinks), then $20. $1.50 a drink is good, even when some of them are free.

 

[jamny]

Friend of my wife is a waitress in a night club. It is a Thursday (off night) not super crowded. This is in AC and it's not a swanky club. So she put us in a small via section so we could sit, which was great. We were there for about 2 hours and had 6 or 7 drinks. The bill came to 25 wink wink.

how much tip do you leave?

I always tip what I would have if I was charged for all the drinks.

 

[Parrothead]

figure out actual cost without the *wink wink* and tip 30% of that - since you got VIP service as well

 

[Ilov80s]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

 

[Ilov80s]

Are these like $6 beers or $12 cocktails? That makes a huge difference obviously.

 

[belljr]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

 

[Politician Spock]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

 

[Ilov80s]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

 

[bushdocda]

50

 

[the moops]

25 sounds fine

 

[Ilov80s]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

If my friend hooked me up and gave my vip service, I would tip them more than 20%.

 

[Thorn]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

 

[Thorn]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

Agree

 

[Judge Smails]

I was in a similar situation a few weeks ago, and I ended up tipping more. Probably because I was drinking...

 

[eoMMan]

Friend of my wife is a waitress in a night club. It is a Thursday (off night) not super crowded. This is in AC and it's not a swanky club. So she put us in a small vip section so we could sit, which was great. We were there for about 2 hours and had 6 or 7 drinks. The bill came to 25 wink wink.

how much tip do you leave?

AC, so the normal price for the drinks probably averaged at least $10. That would put your normal bill at $60 or $70. 20% of that is $12 or $14. I'd say $15 or $20 is appropriate.

 

[belljr]

I was in a similar situation a few weeks ago, and I ended up tipping more. Probably because I was drinking...

i was already pretty buzzed when we got there so that's why I felt I low balled her this morning

 

[Phil Elliott]

$25 was about right. Classic wealth redistribution plan - give you some free drinks so you tip her more.

 

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Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

Agree

Yep!

Note: WHen doing this it's usually best to tip in cash if paying on a card. If management sees too many 100% tips on an employees sheet, they're going to know they're giving away product / stealing from them.

Buybacks are part of business and it happens... but you can help the employee stay under the radar this way.

 

[Politician Spock]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

If my friend hooked me up and gave my vip service, I would tip them more than 20%.

So would I. But I don't set the socially acceptable bar based on what I would do. In the original post we don't know what he tipped. I considered that maybe he only left $5 to $10. So I suggested an amount around $1.50 a drink, based on the average drink being around $10 and the socially acceptable tip being 15%. That's what she would have gotten from someone else at the table ordering the same amount of drinks.

I'm not in the mood to be Friday's whipping boy today, so if that's your intent, I'm ending right here.

 

[jon_mx]

The correct answer is $37.50. I am amazed nobody got this yet.

 

[belljr]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

Agree

Yep! Note: WHen doing this it's usually best to tip in cash if paying on a card. If management sees too many 100% tips on an employees sheet, they're going to know they're giving away product / stealing from them.

Buybacks are part of business and it happens... but you can help the employee stay under the radar this way.

oh I understand that. I was a waiter in college. I rarely use a card for this

 

[Apple Jack]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

Depends on what full price would have been and whether or not this is a place you would have gone if not for the friend. Somewhere between $20 and the variance between the bill and full price.

 

[[icon]]

Note: WHen doing this it's usually best to tip in cash if paying on a card. If management sees too many 100% tips on an employees sheet, they're going to know they're giving away product / stealing from them.

Buybacks are part of business and it happens... but you can help the employee stay under the radar this way.

oh I understand that. I was a waiter in college. I rarely use a card for this

 

[fantasycurse42]

While I was scrolling down before I read what you tipped my thought was $25 -$30, I'm a generous tipper, you did fine.

ETA: The correct formula on free drinks is to tip 50% of what the drink would've cost.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

Always give her just the tip, gotta keep her wanting more.

 

[Ilov80s]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

If my friend hooked me up and gave my vip service, I would tip them more than 20%.

So would I. But I don't set the socially acceptable bar based on what I would do. In the original post we don't know what he tipped. I considered that maybe he only left $5 to $10. So I suggested an amount around $1.50 a drink, based on the average drink being around $10 and the socially acceptable tip being 15%. That's what she would have gotten from someone else at the table ordering the same amount of drinks.

I'm not in the mood to be Friday's whipping boy today, so if that's your intent, I'm ending right here.

I'm not looking for anything. Have a good holiday weekend.

 

[shadyridr]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

 

[avoiding injuries]

It depends on what kind of nightclub. Were her nipples exposed while she was serving you?

If not, $25 is fine. You doubled the check.

 

[fantasycurse42]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

He said not swanky, you were in the Borgata.

 

[shadyridr]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

He said not swanky, you were in the Borgata.

fair enough. Mixx is the less swanky of the two in Borgata

That $1000 was the cheapest we could find on a weekend though

What club belljr?

 

[Henry Ford]

Friend of my wife is a waitress in a night club. It is a Thursday (off night) not super crowded. This is in AC and it's not a swanky club. So she put us in a small vip section so we could sit, which was great. We were there for about 2 hours and had 6 or 7 drinks. The bill came to 25 wink wink.

how much tip do you leave?

How much do drinks usually cost there?

 

[jon_mx]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

That is not the tip. What did you give, a $150 - $200 tip? That is $15-20 per person. Not that far off what he tipped. Anywhere from $25-50 would be acceptable.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

It basically depends what cash was on hand.

Only 20's, then $60 total with $35 tip would have been the play.

A crisp 50 on hand? Can't argue with a crisp 50 when the bill was wink wink 25. You did ok.

 

[shadyridr]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

That is not the tip. What did you give, a $150 - $200 tip? That is $15-20 per person. Not that far off what he tipped. Anywhere from $25-50 would be acceptable.

I guess it was unclear in his post if it was just him and his wife. Yeah we had to give 18% tip so thats $180 or $18 pp.

Im just saying if you are in a VIP table you are paying MUCH more than the normal price for drinks. Alot of places have two bottle minimum where the cheapest bottles go for $350 per bottle. Asking him what the normal price for drinks in the place is not the same thing nor relevant.

 

[McGarnicle]

figure out actual cost without the *wink wink* and tip 30% of that - since you got VIP service as well

 

[Guest]

$40, but I don't think $25 is bad.

 

[sdp1226]

The correct answer is $37.50. I am amazed nobody got this yet.

Failure to show your work results in zero credit.

 

[jon_mx]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

That is not the tip. What did you give, a $150 - $200 tip? That is $15-20 per person. Not that far off what he tipped. Anywhere from $25-50 would be acceptable.

I guess it was unclear in his post if it was just him and his wife. Yeah we had to give 18% tip so thats $180 or $18 pp.

Im just saying if you are in a VIP table you are paying MUCH more than the normal price for drinks. Alot of places have two bottle minimum where the cheapest bottles go for $350 per bottle. Asking him what the normal price for drinks in the place is not the same thing nor relevant.

They were charge $25, so I would assume that is one round of drinks. So the bill probably would have been $150-$200.

 

[Thorn]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

If my friend hooked me up and gave my vip service, I would tip them more than 20%.

So would I. But I don't set the socially acceptable bar based on what I would do. In the original post we don't know what he tipped. I considered that maybe he only left $5 to $10. So I suggested an amount around $1.50 a drink, based on the average drink being around $10 and the socially acceptable tip being 15%. That's what she would have gotten from someone else at the table ordering the same amount of drinks.

I'm not in the mood to be Friday's whipping boy today, so if that's your intent, I'm ending right here.

Can you send me a PM when are in the mood? TIA

 

[gianmarco]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

Agree

x2

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Yeah my wife has worked in the bar/restaurant industry forever. Whenever we would get wink-wink service we always tipped about 25% of what the actual total would have been.

 

[Politician Spock]

$10

That is less than what she likely should have got for a tip if she charged him properly.

What kind of drinks are we talking here? I assumed half the drinks were free, so the bill would have been $50. $10 is a 20% tip.

If my friend hooked me up and gave my vip service, I would tip them more than 20%.

So would I. But I don't set the socially acceptable bar based on what I would do. In the original post we don't know what he tipped. I considered that maybe he only left $5 to $10. So I suggested an amount around $1.50 a drink, based on the average drink being around $10 and the socially acceptable tip being 15%. That's what she would have gotten from someone else at the table ordering the same amount of drinks.

I'm not in the mood to be Friday's whipping boy today, so if that's your intent, I'm ending right here.

Can you send me a PM when are in the mood? TIA

Will do.

This is just an off day. :(

 

[Zegras11]

Well my beers were only 7 bucks regularly and my wife's drinks about the same think. So i guess actually would have been maybe 50 for drinks?

I gave her 25 but feel like i under tipped this morning

No, $25 is perfect.

Agree

 

[jplvr]

I think you tipped perfectly. You got a hook up from a friend where you thought the bill would have been $50, so giving her the part she cheated the house is what I would've done as well. You basically saved the tip you would've given if charged correctly. If the ratios gotten out of whack, like $25 for a $100 bill, I would not have given her $75... maybe $50 if I knew for a fact she had knocked that much off.

If using a gift certificate, I always tip as if I didn't use the gift certificate. $100 bill, cut in half with $50 gift certificate: tip $20 for 20% on $100. I see some possibly using the same logic for your situation, and I don't think the two are anywhere close to the same.

You don't need to give her the $25 PLUS what you would've tipped on $50.

 

[Bucky86]

It depends. What are the chances you could land a threesome with your wife and this chick? How hot is she? How hot is the wife?

 

[jon_mx]

The correct answer is $37.50. I am amazed nobody got this yet.

Failure to show your work results in zero credit.

Bill = $150 US. Tip = 25% of Bill. Euro = $1.315 US

Bill = $150 US X 1 Euro/$1.315 US = 114.07 Euros

Tip = 114.07 Euros x .25 = 28.52 Euros * $1.315 US/1 Euro = $37.50

 

[Thorn]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

He said not swanky, you were in the Borgata.

fair enough. Mixx is the less swanky of the two in Borgata

That $1000 was the cheapest we could find on a weekend though

What club belljr?

Hint: bachelor parties have a higher ratio of drunken tools (not youse guys necessarily)

 

[shadyridr]

We had to spend 1000 minimum for a 10 person bachelor party for a VIP table in AC (Mixx). I think you undertipped.

He said not swanky, you were in the Borgata.

fair enough. Mixx is the less swanky of the two in Borgata

That $1000 was the cheapest we could find on a weekend though

What club belljr?

Hint: bachelor parties have a higher ratio of drunken tools (not youse guys necessarily)

oh definitely us guys