So I'm in the back of this lady's car in Chicago last week, and she starts telling me about how she picked up a group of guys from a bachelor party who were in a hurry. They asked her to drive them from Wrigleyville all the way to O'Hare with a stop at a liquor store. The whole thing took like 25 minutes and the dude in the front seat handed her $1,200 in cash when they got out. She said he was a venture capitalist who just wanted to make someone's night. I was sitting there doing the math - that's more than I make in a week of training clients. Has anyone else heard of tips going that high for something so random?
Was grabbing dinner at the Chili's on Central Ave in Albuquerque last Friday. Talked to my waitress Jenny while she refilled my Dr Pepper. She told me that on every table's bill, 3% of the total automatically goes to the bartender as a tip-out. So if I tip 15% on a $50 meal, only $7.50 actually goes to her. The other $1.50 goes to the bar even if I drank water. Found this out from her directly. Anyone else surprised how much of your tip gets split up behind the scenes?
Honestly I always just added a tip on the credit card slip but last week I handed the pizza guy $5 cash in Denver. He actually thanked me twice and I realized the app probably takes a cut of digital tips or something like that. Anyone else notice a difference when you tip cash vs card?
Tipping for blended drinks feels like paying extra for someone to push a button.