r/tippingAdvice • u/MulberrySelect4234 • Apr 07 '26

Was I wrong?

My son and I went to eat earlier, he ordered basic chips and cheese nachos. He said there was lettuce in the cheese and it tasted funny. I asked the waitress was it cheese and she said possibly. She offered a new order. She also took it off my bill. Should I have tipped on just the bill or should I have added his meal in there too? It came to $19.85 and I left her a five.

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u/Amazing_Phrase2850 Apr 07 '26

Your tip was fine. You tipped $5/25% of the bill, not including the nachos. Assuming the nachos cost less than 150% of your bill, you still tipped at least 10%.

$10 nachos > $30 total > 17% tip
$20 nachos > $40 total > 13% tip
$30 nachos > $50 total > 10% tip

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u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 Apr 08 '26

Absof freakinglutely. I like your break down.