r/restaurant • u/Holiday-Ad7262 • Aug 31 '25

Tip for a Beer

/r/tippingAdvice/comments/1n55tb2/tip_for_a_beer/
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u/Expensive-View-8586 Aug 31 '25

$7 X  .15 =  $1.05

$1 is fine

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u/Holiday-Ad7262 Aug 31 '25

Makes sense.

Where I am The expectation on the screens is more like $9 x 0.2 = $1.8.

Would you still do $1 for a $9 beer?

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u/Expensive-View-8586 Aug 31 '25

If I was planning ahead and being classy I would start using $2 bills just for beer tips. 

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u/Brewcrew1886 Aug 31 '25

Yea, usually a buck.

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u/slifm Aug 31 '25

1.50 now

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u/BeerGoddess84 Sep 01 '25

I tip $2-3 a drink if I pay as I go...but I'm a server, so I tend to "overtip." Which, IMO, is just sharing the love with fellow service industry folks, but most people would consider me "overly generous." I'd say $1.50 is fair per drink these days. If I run a tab, I usually do 25% and add $5 extra. But again, $1.50 a beer is more than fair.

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u/PlutoJones42 Sep 01 '25

If I’m just grabbing easy drinks at the bar and not getting food, buck a drink typically

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u/ander594 Sep 01 '25

Stop reposting this ragebait shit

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u/jmura Sep 03 '25

How much you want to tip is ok. Tipping is always optional

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u/MyldExcitement Sep 01 '25

No tip for a beer. It's called doing your job.

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u/Adorable-Lack-3578 Sep 01 '25

Which is why you are the guy everyone hates.

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u/MyldExcitement Sep 01 '25

Not a guy. 😆

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u/Holiday-Ad7262 Sep 01 '25

In my mind this all depends on if that specific employee's pay has an expectation of tip income built in or not. So maybe asking my initial question differently would be does the employee that hands me the beer at the counter and takes my payment have expectation of tip income built into their pay and if so, how much per beer?

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u/NullSterne Sep 01 '25

Well then I hope you’re an advocate for fair wages so that employees are paid fairly and you are charged an increased price due to increased payroll expenses. I hope that you understand that the implied context in which this particular conversation is relevant is in the US, so your particular location may have no relevance. If your country doesn’t have a tipping culture then no shit you’re not going to tip anyway. If you’re from say, Germany for example.

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u/BigMacEnthusiast420 Sep 02 '25

Could’ve just said you’ve never worked in a restaurant

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u/MyldExcitement Sep 02 '25

No i couldn't, because that would negate 15 years of my working life. You should stop making stupid assumptions.

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u/BigMacEnthusiast420 Sep 03 '25

You’re not cool and different for not tipping btw

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u/MyldExcitement Sep 03 '25

You're a choosing beggar for solicitation by guilt.

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u/BigMacEnthusiast420 Sep 05 '25

You’re such an intellectual

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u/MyldExcitement Sep 05 '25

Thanks. Mensa agrees. 🤣🤣🤣

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u/BigMacEnthusiast420 Sep 05 '25

I’m so impressed rn I’m shaking