Tips on Tipping

Charles Purdy: Have you ever walked away from a tip jar because you weren’t sure how much to put in or even if you should put anything in? Tipping can be a contentious topic, but actually it’s not that difficult. A couple of basic rules can guide us. First, a 15 to 20 percent tip is a good range. Second, we tip for luxury personal services, not necessities. That’s why we tip a waiter and not a grocery store clerk. So when you apply the luxury test to a tip jar, 15 to 20 percent for a cheerfully deserved three dollar and fifty cent latté makes a lot of sense. The same goes in restaurants. We tip 15 to 20 percent on top of the bill, before tax and more for high-end restaurants or exceptional service. Tip two to three dollars on top of a takeout bill. Tip even more if someone delivers six pizzas in the middle of a snowstorm on super bowl Sunday. In short, tipping is a presupposed part of many people salaries so it’s not optional. Trust me, if they did away with tips altogether, we’d be paying a lot more for our coffee.

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