Blacks are terrible tippers?

I disagree. But having money doesn't denote your class neccessarily. There's new money,and true old wealth money,and their classes are different. You don't transition into a new class until you adopt the norms and behaviors of that class It's not your pay check.

 

Correct, that's why I've said many times..I know several newcomers that have no class at all, but I've never met someone of old, over generations, money without class. If the character is decent- that's another question, but at least most of the old money people, know how to behave in public.
But anyway the best people are middle class, for me

 

Couldn't said it better. We're twins it seems. Except I'm a 6'3 240 Black Man, but besides that I don't have a best people category, I take as they come, everyone et's a fair chance with me, from vagrants on the street to potentates @ the Vatican. i judge each person on his or her own merits, class be damned.:smt058

 

I do think it's more likely to be a class problem as well. Especially if it's something you've never really been exposed to. Honestly if I hadn't seen my parents tip all the times we went out to restaurants when I was growing up, I probably would have never known it's what you're supposed to do.

 

Tdk stay gettin slumped

Lol

 

Working your girl out is tiring fam. Tell her to stop pushing her way into at my spot all hours of the night and maybe I can be on the top of game again. Or maybe you should just handle your business instead of those weights.

PHILLY STAND UP!!!

 

This is a really dumb stereotype. When I am with black people, they tip pretty generously.

Does anyone know how such a stupid thought got promoted in the first place? It makes me want to vomit all the hate that is against black people. :smt078

 

I'm sure I've already posted to this.
One of the most generous tippers Ive known are people who work in the food industry. My ex would tip really well and he is black. He also bussed tables as one of his first ever jobs. Tips is where the money is because they make a low wage to begin with.
I was raised by a waitress and was drilled all the time about the importance of tipping. Sometimes when my children were young, and my ex husband worked at restaurants, his tips made the difference between whether baby girl ate PB&J or cold cuts for lunch.

I don't always tip but when I do (and I always do at restaurants) I give more than the 15%. But not always at places like coffee houses..I think some of the baristas make more money than I do..he he he.

 

I've tipped $15 on $13 checks.
I've also tipped $0 on $30 checks, but wrote a note on the back and hand delivered it to the manager.

All depends on the level of service and if I've gotten laid recently.

 

I am a very generous tipper and appreciate the efforts of those in food service. I tip even more for great service and I admit that I am an easy mark and an all day sucker for attractive waitresses who flirt.

 

As a bartender, I can tell you that this is more true than I would like to admit, but blacks are far from the only ones who are often lousy tippers. There are a few ethnic group, that I won't name here, that are notorious for not tipping. To be fair, I have also received some very generous tips for many blacks, most of whom are in the service industry themselves. My favorite customers are other bartenders.

A few people on this thread have mentioned the relatively low wage that servers get, so I won't go into all that. I realize that I chose to do what I do, and I accept the bad with the good. What gets me is people who expect EXTRA services that they are not entitled to, and still don't want to tip or even express their verbal gratitude. Case in point: I work for a lounge owned by a corporate entity, and they have a very specific recipe for each drink. If I sell X number of long island iced teas, there is a certain amount of booze that goes into each drink, and my register tape had better reflect what I have sold. There is no room to add an extra 1/2 ounce of liquor to a drink, just because you want it, or my ass is fired. Yet people, particularly a lot of black people (just because I am black) expect to get this perk, and I know gotdamn well they are not going to tip or even give me a "thanks a lot, bruh". I know this because it has happened too many times.

So all I am saying is I will always give every single customer good service, because that is what I do, and I do it well. For those of you who express your appreciation with a gratuity, I thank you. For you who don't tip, because "...I paid the gotdamn bill and that's good enough", I will also give you what you paid for, but don't expect anything else, because you aren't entitled to more than the establishment is charging you for.

 

I don't know about these stereotypes but working as a waitress through undergrad, families were the worst tippers and church groups. Just my experience.

If I cannot tip because of finances and I have been there, then simply do not go where tipping is required. Just my two cents.

 

Always gotta laugh at that comment

How we all became hostage to this tipping thing I will never understand. If I worked retail or if I worked a grocery store and complained that I wasn't getting paid a living wage no one would feel obligated to "pick up the slack" people would just say go get a new job

 

If I ever ran a bar/ restaurant I would pay everyone who worked there a decent wage and ask them not to take any tips.

 

What's very well? In my opinion food service people don't need more than 10 bucks an hour. Not to be mean but all you're doing is bringing food to people and refilling drinks but then again I guess people can argue that's essential to the business in terms of productivity.

 

Enough to live on, and that varies from place to place.

My reason for this is that I don't want turn over and I want people happy to come to work and actually do a good job.

Ever been to a fast food restaurant and get messed up sloppy food, the cook is pissed and the customer doesn't want to go back.

Don't make me get on my take pride in your job speech.

 

Depending on where you work, you are trying to keep drunk people from fighting, grabbing your ass, entertained, buying more food, and the regulars happy. And hell that was just at waffle house.

 

I have never witnessed that. Maybe we're talking about two different things because the usual sit down places I go to don't have fights that need to be broken up or assholes dumb enough to touch the waitress. That's a lawsuit and jail time in NY.
From my perspective when I go in is we are seated by a hostess, we have our orders taken then someone brings us our orders and checks on us maybe twice before the meal is done to see if want more food or drinks. Not saying it can't be a little tiring but I truly and honestly don't understand what about that process makes it tip worthy. Why on top of paying for the meal, which is nearly double if not triple what I would pay for preparing it myself, do I owe an extra 15 to 20 percent

 

Have you ever ate waffle house after the club?

 

Yes weekends after the clubs let out and place was packed and everyone were jerks.