https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 00:41:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615271 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:21:25 +0000 Pink Champagne 615271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tip is another word for "gratuity".<br /> Gratuity, to me, means "thank you".<br /> If you have provided me with deliberately rude/bad service, then no tip for you. You should not be rewarded for bad behavior.</p> <p>I have a huge restaurant background, so I think I'm pretty good at recognizing when my service experience is due to things beyond my server's control. A lot can be forgiven by how well a server handles a mistake, too, so I won't tip lower just because things weren't perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615258 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:17:58 +0000 Reese 615258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: Me too. I worked as a waitress/bartender for years and I am the same way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615222 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:06:28 +0000 autumnlove 615222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I leave lower tips when service is poor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615120 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:31:37 +0000 Mrs D 615120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a waitress/bartender for years so I feel a tip should be earned and is not guaranteed. That said, for average service they will get 15%, anything below average I would adjust accordingly. If they go above and beyond I'd give 20-25%. If someone is not only not good at their job but rude on top of it I leave an intentionally insulting amount like a quarter or nickel (so as someone else says they cant think I forgot)... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615103 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:28:45 +0000 MrsRcCar 615103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we encounter bad service we make a point to alert management because they should know. As far as tip I leave a penny if the service was bad because then they can't think I forgot to leave a tip. I also usually leave them "tips" on how to better their service. :x </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615091 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:27:27 +0000 littlek 615091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave a lower tip, like maybe 10%. Both DH and I are usually very generous tippers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615067 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:21:35 +0000 mrs. wagon 615067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of Wagon Sr.'s college roommates graduated from a top hotel school in the US and when he experiences bad service, he leaves NO tip. He explained to us that often, tips are the only way for a customer to communicate to the management of the establishment that you had a bad experience. So since he told us that, we tend to leave 5% for really horrible service, 15% for a fine experience, and 20-25% for a really wonderful experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615049 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:17:44 +0000 hellocupcake 615049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In California waitresses get at least minimum wage, tips are extra money. I used to never NOT tip, but then I considered that tips here are EXTRA money so they should do extra to earn it. If we lived in a state where tips meant less hourly wages for the server than I might consider tipping even a dollar. I have had some very rude servers and trust that I don't tip, I consider their tip the fact that I didn't complain to the manager (: but, I'm also not afraid to over tip if our server was amazing, helpful and all around awesome (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615024 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:10:20 +0000 LittleFox 615024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL suggested once that if service is *really* bad (and it's the server's fault- like they were downright rude to you) to leave a super low tip (like $1 or a few cents), because then they can't just assume you forgot. It would have to be pretty bad for me to do that, and I've never had a server that horrible, but I would leave a low tip or no tip and speak to the manager if they were rude or offensive. I don't fault the server for minor stuff or things out of their control (like being busy, or food that just doesn't taste good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-615008 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:07:03 +0000 rawrasaur 615008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would round to the next dollar (so it would be less than a $1 tip) for outright bad service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614994 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:04:39 +0000 Dandelion 614994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd just leave a low tip...I think it makes more of a point than not leaving anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614993 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:04:37 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 614993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be a server and a lot of my family works or has worked in the restaurant business...</p> <p>I always tip, no matter how terrible the service is. I actually always tip at least 15% and if it's really good I'll go up to 25%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614989 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:04:02 +0000 Alivoo01 614989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I leave a much lesser tip then talk to management and/or email corporate to notify them of my dissatisfaction. I paid good money to eat out, and they're getting paid to provide good service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614912 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:50:05 +0000 illumina 614912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely not. In the UK waitresses are paid at least minimum wage so I don't feel bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614904 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:46:48 +0000 avivoca 614904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll usually leave a low tip, and if it was that bad I would definitely talk to the manager. The pay for most servers in the US is so low that I would feel bad if I didn't leave something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614890 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:42:07 +0000 Freckles 614890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the service is poor, we usually will give a low tip. If the server is rude like yours, hells no...that's no tip. I think no tip makes a bigger statement than a lower tip, which she could just attribute to cheapness than anything she did.</p> <p>If service is extremely slow (we once had to wait an hour for our food!), i will usually ask to talk to the manager and give them a chance to rectify the situation.</p> <p>I would've talked to her manager if it were me. Grrr, bad service makes me mad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614889 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:42:04 +0000 googly-eyes 614889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I leave a low tip for bad service. Usually 20% for good (sometimes 18 depending on how much more I wanna spend and how good the service was honestly) and 15% for crappy service, but I'll go below that for horrible service, particularly rudeness. I think once I might have left a note too but I can't remember! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614887 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:41:18 +0000 vnvdvci 614887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do if I'm in the US, where without their tips service staff would make a depressingly small amount. Even if they did a bad job it could've just been a rough day and they don't deserve to not make a living because of it.</p> <p>But, I just learned from someone that here in Canada servers don't have an adjusted minimum wage for tips--it's the same as everyone else. So somewhere like Canada or Europe--no excuses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614886 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:41:10 +0000 Arden 614886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A mistake, slow service, not being attentive? I'd still tip, just less. After all, they could be having a tough day and they live off the money from tips.</p> <p>Downright rude? No tip for you. You need to learn a lesson or get out of the service business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614877 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:39:11 +0000 mediagirl 614877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will leave a very low tip for bad service. I feel bad if I don't tip because then they're essentially not getting paid for my table.</p> <p>I despise poor service, though so I would probably talk to her/his manager if I had bad service. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614876 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:38:57 +0000 Bookish 614876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always tip, even for bad service. DH won't let me leave it off :p I've never had someone as rude as that though, @MungBean:! that's crazy. Usually it's just incompetence or laziness, not rudeness, and we do give them a teeny tiny tip </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614874 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:38:43 +0000 MrsBrewer 614874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always tip no matter what. Obviously if it's really bad service their tip will represent that! But if they go above and beyond, I tend to tip quite well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614869 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:37:47 +0000 prettylizy 614869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never not tipped, but I've left a low tip for bad service. WE're usually pretty generous tippers (especially it we have our expert mess maker with us!) but if you've done a terrible job, you're not getting a big tip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614866 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:36:44 +0000 blackbird 614866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for bad service. A mistake doesn't phase me. But if someone is flat out RUDE to me? Oh hell no. I've never experienced that, but I would not tip for that and I would complain to a manager. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614862 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:33 +0000 .twist. 614862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't tip for bad service. A tip is a gesture that you went above and beyond for me. If you didn't, I will still tip but it won't be super awesome and if you're down right rude to me you will not get a tip at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614851 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:33:54 +0000 Bao 614851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't leave a tip once when I had really bad service. That was only 1 or 2 times. Sometimes I will just give a crappy tip, like $1 if they did a horrible job, instead of not tipping them at all. DH's Saturday job is at a restaurant and he gets tips and he really counts on them, but he is really nice to everyone which makes a huge difference. We are also really generous tippers when someone does a good job, we also write out a note on the receipt so they can get praise from their manager. </p> <p>Basically: If you deserve it, you will get a good tip. If you attitude is horrible you will get tipped based on how you acted. Even if someone is really happy, and genuinely trying, but my be new...they still get a great tip for effort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614834 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:30:38 +0000 DillonLion 614834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always leave at least a small tip (like 5-10% if it was horribly bad). If the service was bad, I usually talk to the manager. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614833 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:30:33 +0000 mrbee 614833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just leave a lower tip. Unless I saw someone spit in my food or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-for-bad-service#post-614827 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:28:51 +0000 pinkcupcake 614827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you tip for bad service at restaurants?</p> <p>We had the rudest waitress a few weeks back. She wasn't indifferent, but straight rude. EX: When she sat us down, there was no greeting, but she just tossed a couple menus on the table and walked away. When I asked for a water refill, she rolled her eyes like I was asking her for the biggest favor ever. And when my dish came with something I specifically asked to be excluded, she got angry with me and told me that I should have told her beforehand (which I did!).</p> <p>I totally did not want to leave her a tip at all, but DH thinks you should always tip, regardless of the service. He thinks the amount is negotiable, not the act of tipping itself. </p> <p>What do you think? </p>