Image from media-social.s-msn
Tipping is one good way to show our appreciation for a
service. This spans getting our hair and makeup done, eating at restaurants and
what not. However, the question remains if a tip would be suggested or not. This
holds true for kuripots like me and for others. To give or not to give? To tip
or not to tip? If to give and to top, just how much is enough.
If you search around the net to look for a good value to
tip, they would often recommend 10% of the total amount. For instance, if you
dine in a restaurant and your total bill is at 500.00, you can tip them 50.00
Do take note that this is very different from the service charge. A service
charge is a mandatory fee and is bounded with a calculated value. A tip on the
other hand acts like a reward that is not restricted with any amount. The
service charge is distributed amongst the employees of that establishment. A tip
is pocketed by a specific person not unless they tend to share the tips among
the others. This holds true for establishments with pooled tip containers.
I let you in a little secret. I for one am a lousy tipper. Considering
how kuripot I can be, I always associate the service charge with the tip. Oftentimes,
I don’t give a tip at all. Well now I’ve learned. Even if you are kuripot, you
can still do what we refer to as thrifty tipping.
To begin with, it is important to realize the important
services and individuals who carried these to you. As a question, if you lost
that person will this affect your life? For example, if your usual waiter was
substituted with someone else, there is no chance that your food won’t be
delivered to your table right? Someone will replace the waiter to get the job
done. However, on the other end, there is what we call as indispensable workers.
For example your babysitter, your personal hair stylist, your masseur or masseuse
and more. It can truly be bothersome to lose them for they are the ones who can
carry out the services better. They know you better, your needs and your wants,
your requirements and what not. As a form of example, I only get my hair cut
with the trusted hair stylist of mine. I tend not to continue the service if
she is not around since she literally knows my hair and the cut that I’m good
at. I never found this kind of service with the other stylists. They can’t seem
to get what I want. Hence, when I get my hair done with her, I make sure to
give her quite a reasonable amount for her tip.
Now how much is that reasonable amount for tipping? I often
give as high as 10% of the total bill. When a service charge would be credited
to the receipt, I often give 5% of the total bill. However, this is still
dependent on my priorities and the second one which would be the need and the third
thing to consider which would have to be how satisfied I was with the service
and.
Allow me to break it down for you.
For example if it is already night and raining and I need to
head home immediately, chances are I would be getting a taxi. Hence, when a
driver would be kind enough to take me home, I would normally round off the
total bill or add 50.00. That driver helped me with the need. Hence, it would
be kind enough to add in that extra.
Then the last would be the value of satisfaction. If I am
satisfied with the ambiance, the service and the food, adding 50.00 or more
would be suggested.
Overall, being kuripot is not an excuse not to give a tip. If
you have availed of a very important service and even more you were satisfied,
giving that little extra would be very helpful to that individual.
P.S. To those doing the 52 Week Money Challenge and 52 Week Money Challenge Version 2, it is Week 28 already! Did you deposit the next amount yet?
P.P.S Want to know more about investing, savings, stock market and more, check out my reference here. You can download free ebooks and resources too.