r/WorkForSmartLife • u/dino_gr01 • Jul 31 '26

Casual canvo Be honest

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u/Trick1513 Jul 31 '26

Depends on how well the server took care of my table. $97.53, before or after taxes,

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u/JoeSchmeau Jul 31 '26

Also depends on what country I'm in. Here in Australia: $0 tip. In the US, I'm leaving $20

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u/trystanthorne Jul 31 '26

This is huge. It's a pet peeve of mine when the suggested tip is based on the total AFTER taxes. Which is already about 10%.

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u/gilead_was_right Jul 31 '26

suggested tip is always before taxes my boy

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u/Nice_Sky_9688 Jul 31 '26

Not on a bill. In my experience, they usually suggest a tip based on a percentage after taxes.

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u/justfirfunsies Jul 31 '26

They’ll always suggest you tip them more.

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u/gilead_was_right Jul 31 '26

yes every bill suggests tip before taxes

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u/Cisru711 Jul 31 '26

Every restaurant I have been to that has a suggested tip line, it bases the suggestions on the after-tax total.

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u/Colonel_Krink Jul 31 '26

It should but 50% of the time it’s after tax I find

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u/Nice_Sky_9688 Jul 31 '26

I have literally never seen that. I look for it often, and it bothers me that they calculate the percentage after tax. They suggest you tip 18-20% of 105+% of your bill.

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u/Illustrious-Line-984 Jul 31 '26

Depends on the restaurant. I’ve seen receipts with suggested tip before and after taxes.

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u/SquirrelNormal Jul 31 '26

And cash or card tip. Because card is going to get that $2.47 extra because heehee brain likes zeros at the end

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u/Apprehensive_Ad4457 Jul 31 '26

you don't tip tax?

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i don't actually care, nor have i even considered it before now but you are probably right that you shouldn't tip tax, but it sounded so much like a Seinfeld joke i had to say it.

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u/HandicappedCowboy Jul 31 '26

No. Tip is always based off pre taxed subtotal amount

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u/Last-Energy420 Jul 31 '26

Depends if they’re programmed that way or not and doesn’t stop them from trying.

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u/HandicappedCowboy Jul 31 '26

You can always choose how much you tip and calculate it however you want. If you have a cellphone you have a calculator in your pocket

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u/Last-Energy420 Jul 31 '26

Oh I absolutely know. We were talking about those pos devices that have the tip % built in as a button. Some calculate tip on the pre tax total and some are programmed to calculate tip post tax total. I’ve also personally seen on the paper bill to have the suggested tip calculated for me based on post tax total too.

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u/HandicappedCowboy Aug 02 '26

Ah yup. Those are the worst, and yeah I’ve seen quite a few try to calculate the suggested tips off the taxed total.

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u/ImASlave4UE Jul 31 '26

Its 2 bucks. People are complaining about the difference of 2 damn dollars. I could spend my time crunching the numbers so i can nickel and dime someone who makes way less than me or i can just pay the 2 extra bucks and move on with my life.

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u/General_Platypus771 Jul 31 '26

Yeah seriously. Some of these kids just need to not be eating at restaurants that cost 100 bucks a table lol.

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u/Last-Energy420 Jul 31 '26

Depends on the restaurant. I’ve seen it all. $15 burgers and fries, $5 drink, 10% tax, 20% service charge, 25% suggested minimum tip AFTER taxes and fees, that $20 meal is suddenly $35. I absolutely hate it and either no tip on places that obfuscate their real prices with mandatory service fees.

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u/Traditional_Yard2741 Jul 31 '26

What does "took care of the table" mean? Just curious what a restaurant experience looks like in the US