And should I also say that writing software is sometimes easy? Stephen Dubner lists some of the new iPhone applications:
iTip, from palaware
iTip, from Uncouth Software
BigTipper, from PureBlend Software
TipCalc, from BAMsoft
Tiptap, from Made with Bananas
Tipulator, from tap tap tap
Tip Calc, from Charles Ying
Tip, from Carlos Perez
CheckPlease, from Catamount Software
Tips, from Kudit.com
mTip, from Pascal Mermoz
TipBuddy, from Justin Jeffress
Gratuity, from TapeShow
QuickTip, from Spare Change Software
Tippety Split, from Manta Ray Software
I just usually tip 20% so I don’t have to do as much math.
I pull out a wad of crisp fifties and yank several off the roll with casual
efficiency SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! and then place them into the grateful
hand of whatever person catered to my needs. And then I wake up.
20% on the net. Find the subtotal before the sales tax line item, shift the decimal point one place to the left, and double it. Don’t need no fancy addin’ machine to do that for me.
How do you get preferential treatment, without tipping?
do any of these have a “select country” option?
Ummm try not tipping at a bar, and see how much it is just a signaling mechanism. Same thing (though to a lesser extent) at coffee shops etc. It may still be signaling, but it also directly controls service (and sometimes product quality).
But yes, when you are just passing through and rarely going to hit the same wait staff again, it matters a lot less.
Generally, I leave a negative $5 tip and sign the bill, “Thanks”.
Same thing (though to a lesser extent) at coffee shops etc.
I never tip at the coffee shop (out of principle) and I always get great service at my local shop. Though not tipping at a bar is the kiss of death. I think the big difference is that at a coffee shop, there is a set line and order in which customers get served. In a bar it’s, largely, a free for all; those that tip well will get jumped ahead of others in the line. Those that are stingy will wait longer than others. A barista can’t give the person behind you your spot.
Tipping really is hard! But its not the math thats the tricky part …
Its relatively easy to tip somewhere where you know what the expectation is. But the vast majority of times you don’t have nearly enough information to calculate a good tip.
http://infoclarity.blogspot.com/2008/08/difficulty-and-danger-of-tipping.html
Causes of a tipping society:
1)i would guess that tax evasion on tips is easier to get away with. And taxes make a very big, but often overlooked difference in the price of final goods and services.
2)the minimum wage for those engaged in certain types of work may be lower ex. waiter, thus increasing dependence on tips. Thus the people who end up working for tips are self selected to encourage higher tips.
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