10 worst celebrity tippers

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Sidenote: I am a little amused that the chart Dr. Phil posted says it should be 15% of the bill "excluding tax." We have a co-worker who tips on a pre-tax basis and we all deride him for his stinginess. Now I have a moral quandry over whether to admit that he may be "correct" after all.

It would technically exclude tax because that is the price for the actual service. However, I tip based on the final total because that's what my eyes see and my mind wants to do. It has nothing to do with wanting to pay the server more. LOL.

[ZTAngel]

A friend of mine worked at a restaurant that was frequented by celebs. She said Usher is an awful tipper, and supposedly a huge douche IRL. I hate hearing that because I love his music. Eddie Vedder is an amazing tipper - upwards of 50-75% on the bill. He also almost always will engage in friendly conversation with the wait staff. Class act. She also said Johnny Depp is a great tipper (and I think I read that somewhere too).

ETA:
I remembered a few more from the conversation I had with her a while back...

Ben Affleck is a good tipper. She described Ryan Seacrest as a "saint" and super down-to-earth which surprised me. She said he's a great tipper. She said Gwyneth Paltrow is a "hateful person" and will always shortchange the wait staff.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It would technically exclude tax because that is the price for the actual service. However, I tip based on the final total because that's what my eyes see and my mind wants to do. It has nothing to do with wanting to pay the server more. LOL.

I guess I usually tip "before tax", because I've learned that in most cities, if you double the tax (and round up, if it's a city with low taxes), you get your 15%.

[33girl]

Are there any states that DON'T tax restaurant food? During my fast food sojourn many moons ago, I gave a customer the price and she said "that's not what's on the menu." When I told her there was tax, she looked at me like I had 3 heads.

[LXA SE285]

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[DTD Alum]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I guess I usually tip "before tax", because I've learned that in most cities, if you double the tax (and round up, if it's a city with low taxes), you get your 15%.

This is the way I've always done it, in California it comes out to a little over 16%. This is what I do for average service, which frankly is what I receive the vast majority of the time...I rarely receive service that I think is terrible, and I rarely receive service that I think is truly exceptional. I tend to add a little more if it's a cheap bill (since others have pointed out, the difference between 15% and 20% can be minimal) and of course if it's exceptional service they will get something like 20%.