Thanks!! I keep my personal Instagram private and don't have one for my Substack (I mostly just use the one for my small business @playsidetracks) ! But just linking the newsletter is awesome, thanks for sharing!
for coffee shops, my rule of thumb is $1 for every espresso-based drink (it takes work to pull a good shot, froth milk, etc.!) but nothing if they’re just pouring drip coffee ☕️
Love that! I somewhat follow that too, but also tend to tip if I'm planning on staying for a bit vs don't tip if I'm just grabbing it to go. I also am more likely to tip if it's my neighborhood spot where I know them.
Yeah, I was torn on that one and coffee shops! I tip sometimes at those places if it’s somewhere I go regularly but often don’t. I’ve also heard the advice to only tip on things you would have tipped on 10 years ago, in which case, those two categories would definitely be to the left!
I've never tipped hotel housekeeping, mostly because I grew up in a family that never stayed at a hotel, or did any traveling outside of local campgrounds. And I only recently found out that housekeeping tipping is common *outside* of the bourgeois. And I have no clue how to approach it! Do you have any thoughts?
Also, for my massage therapist, or ANYONR in the service industry who is also the business owner and the only employee - how do you calculate tips?? 10 years ago, we were told not to tip them as business owners don't need to be tipped. But that has definitely changed, but not in a clear way, at least not to me.
For hotel housekeeping, I usually tip between $2-5 per night depending on how much of a mess I’ve left (and what type of bills I have on me, LOL). I do think it’s better to leave the tip each night, so more people get it who are cleaning. For the owner, I’ve heard the same thing, and I’m honestly not sure
I would maybe do it sometimes, like a holiday tip? For example I used to tutor and would never get tips (totally not expected to get tips for that and it was my own business) but I would sometimes get a holiday bonus which was nice. But honestly I have no idea for that one
Love the tipping infographic!
Agreed! The graphic is great!
Thanks!
What’s your Instagram? I want to repost the graphic and tag you (will include a full link to newsletter!)
Thanks!! I keep my personal Instagram private and don't have one for my Substack (I mostly just use the one for my small business @playsidetracks) ! But just linking the newsletter is awesome, thanks for sharing!
Thanks!! Credit to my Canva Pro subscription
As a Brit who is frequently thrown by the tipping in the US, it’s kind of comforting to know that Americans are sometimes unsure about it too.
for coffee shops, my rule of thumb is $1 for every espresso-based drink (it takes work to pull a good shot, froth milk, etc.!) but nothing if they’re just pouring drip coffee ☕️
Love that! I somewhat follow that too, but also tend to tip if I'm planning on staying for a bit vs don't tip if I'm just grabbing it to go. I also am more likely to tip if it's my neighborhood spot where I know them.
It's shameful that many employers use tips to make up servers' wages or the pay is too low so you have to keep asking people to tip!
First of all, Love this! I fully agree with your infographic. I would add the counter restaurants to the left.
Yeah, I was torn on that one and coffee shops! I tip sometimes at those places if it’s somewhere I go regularly but often don’t. I’ve also heard the advice to only tip on things you would have tipped on 10 years ago, in which case, those two categories would definitely be to the left!
I've never tipped hotel housekeeping, mostly because I grew up in a family that never stayed at a hotel, or did any traveling outside of local campgrounds. And I only recently found out that housekeeping tipping is common *outside* of the bourgeois. And I have no clue how to approach it! Do you have any thoughts?
Also, for my massage therapist, or ANYONR in the service industry who is also the business owner and the only employee - how do you calculate tips?? 10 years ago, we were told not to tip them as business owners don't need to be tipped. But that has definitely changed, but not in a clear way, at least not to me.
For hotel housekeeping, I usually tip between $2-5 per night depending on how much of a mess I’ve left (and what type of bills I have on me, LOL). I do think it’s better to leave the tip each night, so more people get it who are cleaning. For the owner, I’ve heard the same thing, and I’m honestly not sure
Thanks Maria! Really enjoying this discussion!
I believe for hotels generally it goes into a tip pool and is divided amongst the housekeepers who work that day.
I would maybe do it sometimes, like a holiday tip? For example I used to tutor and would never get tips (totally not expected to get tips for that and it was my own business) but I would sometimes get a holiday bonus which was nice. But honestly I have no idea for that one