THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRAVELLING AMERICA

TIPPING

Tipping in America has gotten out of hand. Employers of service establishments (especially restaurants) have come to realize that they can pay their employees dirt wages, and have the rest of us – customers – make up for that in tips to the staff.
...... (OK, our personal complaint about that is now out of the way.)
...... You’ll be expected to tip wait staff, taxi drivers, hotel concierges, and airport porters. A fairly new gimmick in America is a “tip jar” on the counter of a store (usually a deli, bakery, coffee shop, or the like). This is for “optional” tips you can give someone for handing you what you just bought (a loaf of bread, a cup of coffee). Do as you like, but don’t be afraid to leave nothing. A tip is supposed to be for service, not just for doing a job and handing over a purchase. (OK, so we weren’t completely done complaining.)
...... Standard tips in restaurants are 15 percent, 20 percent if the service is good. But if you compare the (usually) great service in U.S. restaurants with the indifference of the wait staff in (for example) Europe, you may think 15 or 20 percent in America is a better deal than 10 percent in Europe.
...... We delve much deeper into tipping in How To Travel America, but remember that it’s your choice. Just also remember that if you’re doing continued business with people (going back to the same restaurant for lunch tomorrow), it pays to be considerate.

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