Are You a Terrible Tipper?
December 19th, 2007 9:33 AM
Bartender Magazine speaks up:
The best tippers:
- Restaurant People
- Regular Customers
- Small Business Owners
- Hairdressers
- Liquor Salesmen
- Limo Drivers
- Salesmen
The worst:
- Doctors
- Lawyers
- Bankers
- 21-25 Year Olds
- Teachers
- Computer Nerds
- Pipe Smokers
By general trend, I would be a terrible tipper as a 25-year-old computer nerd from a family of doctors. If I’m tipping by drink, I give a buck per drink, unless it’s unusually expensive. If I’m tipping on the whole bill, I give 15% of the after-tax total. Is that good, bad, or just right for a good bartender? I’m not sure.
