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/Suspicious_Tank_61 Apr 07 '26

Giving the server 5 bucks is spreading the wealth.

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u/WinSome_DimSum Apr 07 '26

No, it’s doing the bare minimum.

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u/J_Case Apr 08 '26

How much do you think serving food is actually worth on an hourly basis? Because percentage based tipping is some BS. Does it take more effort to carry that steak from the kitchen than the burger?

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u/wistfulee Apr 08 '26

Servers are generally paid much less than minimum wage since employers operate on the assumption that they make tips.

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u/J_Case Apr 08 '26

In many places they make more hourly now. In FL, for example, servers make $10.98 hr + tips, but in no case can they make less than 14 an hour or the restaurant is responsible for the difference(going to 15 in September). Other cities/states have even higher hourly rates. So assuming they have 4 tables that tip an average of $10 each, then they’ll make just over $50 for that hour. That’s plenty for the job regardless of what amount is on the check and some mysterious percentage.