Comments on: Christians are Bad Tippers

By: markmessmer39@yahoo.com

markmessmer39@yahoo.com — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:56:01 +0000

As Christians why should we have a different tip for different types of service? Why not just show grace and tip big! We don’t know if it’s the servers fault if the food is cold, took to long or whatever! It could be the cooks fault! Just my 2 cents!

By: kelliah slatter

kelliah slatter — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:25:02 +0000

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By: Author Deborah J. Hutlin

Author Deborah J. Hutlin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:39:04 +0000

I wrote a book “WaitStress”
I have waited tables for years. I wrote a chapter on “Tracts Jesus Loves you”
They’re behavior is not biblical at all whatsoever when they dine out every Sunday!

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Community Impact : Phil's Blogs — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:50:44 +0000

[...] people who go out to lunch after church to be generous with tipping servers and conscious of how long they are staying. You want wait staffs to desire the church crowd, they are avoiding it at all costs [...]

By: Chad Ray

Chad Ray — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:17:59 +0000

Great post. Working as a server til the Economy decides to pick back up has caused me (as a Christian and avid follower of Christ) to question people and even sorta hate people who come into the restaurant especially on Sundays or after Church events. They end up being the most picky, most needy people who stay for hours ordering the cheap food and water, and you’ll be lucky if they leave you %10 on that. Sundays put me in the worst mood ever, which is upsetting b/c I start it off at the early Church service to hopefully put my attitude in good spirits.

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By: b brandt

b brandt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:44:23 +0000

Think it really begins and ends with tipping? I’ve found this behavior is pretty descriptive
of the rest of the ‘tippers’ lives too….all I have to do is observe my ‘Christian’ neighbors or
avoid being run over by late arrivers at church, or avoid being hit by them as they
escape Sunday service.

By: Joe O'Bobson

Joe O'Bobson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:16:10 +0000

I think this goes to show that while Christianity may be the dominant theology of the world, the ideas espoused by Jesus Christ remain a philosophy practiced in the minority. Too often churchbirds would rather impress those they share a pew with than those who serve them.

If you can’t afford 20%, you cannot afford to eat out, that is why take-out exists. A large group eats up table space and service, factors that mean less revenue for the server, not only in lost tips from the tables occupied by the small-tipping party, but because service to other tables is reduced. Large parties have a collateral-damage effect to service restaurant-wide; hence mandatory gratuities. You should tip additionally, if the service was anything beyond minimal.

Large groups are also notorious for bad math: through multiple checks, good tips of 30%+ are watered down by people who don’t tip, or worse, don’t pay. So the perception of the whole group drops when there’s not enough left over for server’s pockets.

Fix this by making it clear to your party they should all tip well, remind them large parties are difficult, and if it’s a cash situation double check that the bill is met and the tip is satisfactory. This can be done nicely, free-riders depend on anonymity and the gentlest of ribbing will curb this behavior. Try pointing out that you eat there with your family and want to keep getting the service you’re used to, or that generosity _is_ testimony.

If that doesn’t work and your server looks grumpy, it’s time to tell to your pastor that unnamed cheapskates are besmirching the congregation’s reputation and a sermon is in order.

By: adam mclane

adam mclane — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:53:24 +0000

@pilgrim- There is a link above for what is considered reasonable today. A delivery is a lot different than someone giving you service.

The expectation for 20% comes from the tax code. (Which servers can’t change) They are getting taxed assuming they are getting 17%. (or right around there) So a tip of less than that is actually costing them much more.

Don’t get me wrong, I will generously UNDER tip if the service is horrible. But my standard tip spread at a restaurant is more like 20-25-30%.

Some of this is cultural as well. So you have to know what is normal where you live.