Tipping

Customer Leaves Two Cent Tip Along With "My 2 Cents" Note

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.01.2012

There are all kinds of ways to convey to a server at a restaurant that you're displeased with the service: there's giving less than a 10 percent tip, ...

When Does a Gratuity Become Gratuitous?

David Fagin | Posted 05.22.2012

David Fagin

An ever-increasing number of bars and restaurants make it their mission to charge you college tuition for a few shots of Patron and gratuity that's more of a car payment than a tip.

Tipping In Libya, The US And Elsewhere

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.02.2012

Virginia M. Moncrieff

I once left a tip in Australia and was chased down the street by the waitress who thought I had left money behind on the table by mistake.

1% Tip In Defiance Of 'The 99%' Was A Hoax

Posted 03.01.2012

CORRECTION: On Monday evening, True Food Kitchen in Newport Beach released an official statement based on their investigation (described below in Upd...

Give Back Greenbacks

Marc J. Morgenstern | Posted 02.18.2012

Marc J. Morgenstern

While every economist and the occasional congressman struggle with how to support the working class while trimming the deficit during these Scrooge-like economic times, I have a modest proposal for this season of giving. In a word: tip.

Katherine Bindley

The Stress-Free Holiday Guide To Tipping Everyone In Your Child's Life

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 12.18.2011

It's lovely having an army of people to enrich the lives of your children every day: tutors, day care providers, teachers, dance instructors, soccer c...

10 Best Jobs For Making Lots In Tips

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.11.2012

If you're looking to make big tips on the job, head to the black jack table. Gaming dealers net the most in tips of any profession, according to a...

6 Innocent-Sounding Topics That Are Guaranteed Flame Wars

Cracked.com | David Moye | Posted 12.04.2011

There's certain topics everybody knows are going to start a fight - politics, religion, abortion, video game consoles - important things like that. ...

Tips For Tipping Etiquette [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2011

The etiquette of tipping has always been tricky, and in this economy, people may be more sensitive to it than ever. Depending on the personal servi...

Tipping Point: Porters' Earnings on the Inca Trail

Ben Colclough | Posted 08.20.2011

Ben Colclough

We're all used to tipping for service in the West. It's expected by waiters and service providers and yet it is never demanded, thus giving the tipper...

Delivery Man Publicly Shames Bad Tippers On Blog

Posted 07.02.2011

Perhaps to prove that what's goes around really does come around, a Williamsburg, Brooklyn delivery man has taken to the blogosphere to broadcast all ...

Here's a Tip: If You're Broke, Stay Home

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 06.07.2011

Derrick K. Baker

With the economy still battering consumers like we're all overweight, drunk and punch-drunk ex-boxers caught in a bar fight, folks are inclined to pull back on tipping for services or products.

Rajaratnam Paid For Tips, Man Testifies

Reuters | Grant McCool and Basil Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A disgraced former McKinsey & Co partner told jurors he leaked secrets about the elite consulting firm's clients in exchange ...

A Traveler's Guide To Tipping Around The World

AOL Travel News | Posted 05.26.2011

It's a common conundrum when traveling: what do you tip? Don't tip enough, and you're an ungrateful guest. Or leave a gratuity, and it's considered an...

5 Dining Tips From a Restaurant Insider

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Financial Fitness and Physical Fitness

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Don McNay

Most of us want to be physically fit, but very few of us are. The same holds true with financial security. As my father (and many others) used to say, "A lot of people want to go to heaven but no one wants to die to get there."

Is Splitting The Check For Teenagers?

bonappetit.com | Andrew Knowlton | Posted 05.25.2011

Dear BA Foodist, I was dining out for a friend's birthday, and our group was having a great time...until the check arrived. Not everyone had cash, t...

Food Tipping: Gratuity Guide From The Sommelier To The Sushi Bar

Posted 05.25.2011

Ever wondered what the pizza guy should be tipped? Or the host at a restaurant? After we put out our global tipping guide, we realized just how polari...

Restaurant Tipping Around The World: 25 Countries' Gratuity Protocol

The Huffington Post | Joe Daly | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Maurer at Grub Street recently covered the findings of a new French study that found that people dining to songs with "pro-social" lyrics are 1...

Brixx Pizza FIRES Waitress Ashley Johnson For Complaining About Tip On Facebook

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Brixx has posted a statement about the incident on their official Facebook page. Scroll down to read it. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina...

Valentine's Day and Leaving a Tip for the "Little People"

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Don McNay

Take a good look around and if you're looking down Put a little love in your heart -Jackie DeShannon In the early 1990's, I was one of the nation...

Are Rich People Good Tippers?

New York Times | Sewell Chan | Posted 05.25.2011

Our guide to holiday tipping generated an outpouring of comments, raising questions or angles we had not considered. So here are some additional thoug...