Quote Originally Posted by UKCraig View Post
I stand corrected; it was $110 including tax. But still a tip expected on top of that. Not being funny but I am pretty sure if a restaurant was charging that then they should be expected to pay the server and not me?
Craig, in the USA, most servers, bartenders, etc. are paid minimum wage and management assumes that they will make most of their income from tips.

I generally tip 15% to 20% across the board to restaurant servers and bartenders. But I have been known to tip considerably more in certain circumstances.

I almost always tip bathroom attendants and carry a stack of brand-new USD $2 bills for that purpose.

I always tip hotel staff -- room cleaners and others -- Generally I tip every every morning -- rates are dependent on a variety of factors -- but generally I leave two $2 bills on the pillow.

Pre-loaded tips are fine on the devices -- Europe has had the hand-held card chargers for more than three decades - it is only now that the US is finally catching up. I generally don't like my card to go off to the back room with the server -- I prefer to do the tipping and paying at the same time.

This is Labor Day in the USA. I also tip the garbage men, postal workers, delivery drivers, etc., generally anyone who makes my life easier on a day-to-day basis. I don't tip these kind of workers every day -- but every so often.

Mark