Re: [84attendees] Tipping for a buffet breakfast

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:19 PM, John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:

> That's incorrect.  The standard tip for a buffet is 10%:
>>> http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.**com/2010/12/13/a-guide-for-**
>>> everyday-tipping/<http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/a-guide-for-everyday-tipping/>
>>>
>>
> Well, that's what some bureaucrat in Vermont, which isn't even in the same
> country as Vancouver, claims.
>
[MB] John - Dale made the statement that in the US, one did not give tips
at buffets, which is what I was responding to. The article might be written
by some bureaucrat in Vermont, but it is referencing Emily Post:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Post
Emily Post is a very common standard for etiquette in the U.S.  Also, if
you use a very clever trick and google "buffet tip us", you will find lots
of webpages with the same recommendation - i.e., 10% for buffet
restaurants. [/MB]

>
>  Perhaps someone who has worked in a restaurant could enlighten - when I
>> leave a tip at a full service restaurant, what percentage of that ends up
>> going to the bus boys, etc.? That is the service I would be tipping for at
>> a buffet.
>>
>
> It's all over the place, and there's really no way to tell other than
> asking the staff someplace where the managers can't hear them.
>
> The staff at restaurants do tough job for lousy pay.  Unless the service
> was really dreadful, leave them a few bucks.
>
[MB] Agreed. [/MB]

>
> R's,
> John
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