To Tip or Not To Tip?

I always tip but how much does depend on the service I get......

I tip everyone I feel deserves it. That's how most people live..off tis. If some gives me crummy service or never smiles-no tip.

I usually only tip for certain things like at a restaurant or if I get my nails or hair done. Even then I will only tip if I feel that the service provided to me was worth it. I will not tip you if you never refill my drink or take a long time to bring me my check no matter how nice you may be. I am a residential home cleaner and I go into my clients homes and work my butt off and I NEVER expect a tip. I am there to do my job which I am already paid for and if somebody would like to tip me then thats great but I would never feel like it was owed to me. The way that you do the job will lead to you getting tips or not. That is my view on it at least

I don't feel the need to tip for every little thing. IT's THEIR JOB! Now, I know many place pay minimum wage for hard jobs so I do try to tip those services. But if someone in a coffee house makes me a cup of coffee, I don't tip. They make the cup of coffee and that's it. They don't have to bring it to me or clean up after me so nothing extra for that.

I used to work having tips be a big part of my income, so I always tip. If they are good they get more if they are bad they will still get a tip but it's a tip that will make them wonder why it's so little so maybie they will stop and think about how they are acting.

I think it has gotten completely out of control with everyone who provides any type of service, no matter how small, now expecting a tip. And they don't just expect a tip, they want a big tip. Don't get me wrong, if our service is good then we tip however there are certain services that we refuse to tip such as the newpaper carrier or the doorman. We only recently started tipping for take out orders that we pick up. We never did before as it really did not seem like we were getting any service. Now however we are made to feel that we should tip and we usually do leave something. When we do tip the regular services such as restaurants we always leave 20% if the service was good to excellant.

With the economy as tight as it is there is more of an expectation. when i am required to travel for business i do tip the housekeeping person, mainly because i have very particular room tastes that i expect them to follow. If i go to a sit down restaurant then i give acording to service and the service i see others getting/giving. however if i go to a coffee house and for take out i am not giving a tip.

We do make it a personal policy that we will only tip when the service is good--there is no such thing as an automatic tip. Poor service--no tip.

I never know if I should tip housekeeping at a hotel. Years ago, it seemed standard but, since I started business travel, you don't typically leave a tip so, I'm confused!