Tips On Tipping

Tipping your server at a restaurant has been a long-standing American tradition. While tipping 15% of the total bill has been the standard for a long time, that tip can vary depending on the service you receive. Here are a few ways to determine how much you should tip. [...]

Hi! I'm the waitress at your local nudie bar.

Welcome to your neighborhood nudie bar! Come in, have a seat, check out all the pretty girls. Oh, look! Here comes one now. But why is she fully clothed? I’ll tell you: because she’s me, your nudie bar waitress–here to tell you about our two drink minimum’ [...]

How to tip in Greece

Tipping in Greece is confusing for most visitors. Here’s a simple guide that will let you return to any restaurant with confidence. [...]

Tips On Tipping In Tight Times

More and more families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a night out at a restaurant let alone pay the 15 to 20 percent suggested tip. Service workers say since the economy took a turn for the worse gratuities have done the same thing. [...]

Tipping Movers and how to calculate the tip.

Tipping the movers is customary in the United States. As with any gratuity it is a show of appreciation for a job well done. It is not mandatory. “Gratuity” has its origins in the Latin word for voluntary. [...]

A nice tale... 

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

‘How much is an ice cream sundae?’ he asked.

‘Fifty cents,’ replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled [...]