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Anybody claiming they leave a cash tip while charging the bill to credit is straight up lying. -- nm

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jan 31 '13, 12:19

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I usually do this.....cash tips go to the wait staff and not the manager/other staff. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 31, 12:45
Everything goes on my card. Everything. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 12:39
I do this *all* the time. I was a server. always tip in cash. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 12:31 6
- Now this I can see. Knowing the workings of tipping etc, you could have a different mindset. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:33 5
  - i think the weirder thing is, how did you not have friends who were servers? how rich were your freaking friends? -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:37 3
    - You'll hate this answer - MDH Jan 31, 12:40 2
      - huh. server jobs were where the money was at. my friends loved those. - TFox Jan 31, 12:42 1
        
        Haha, that does sound like a good time. All the Best Buy guys just bitched about overnight stocking. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:43
  - that's the reason at least most of us do it. not that we've all been servers, but doing it to benefit them. there's no other reason, except maybe - b. Jan 31, 12:35
Okay, this is clearly an age thing. Because I no of zero friends who 1) ever do this, 2) ever carry this much cash -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:28 40
- it's not an age thing for me. i just rarely have cash on hand so the tip goes on the card -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:38 6
  - To me, getting cash is kind of a hassle. I like doing as much as possible on the check card. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 12:40 5
    - To me paying by debit card is *way* too easy. - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:45 3
      - *heads to the ATM begrudgingly to get your cash* -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:54
      - that makes me think of this: using cash is a frequent (and good) tip for when you're trying to work on finances and get spending down. - b. Jan 31, 12:50
      - I completely agree with this -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:46
    - this, bascially -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:42
- I can believe it's an age thing. "Just put it on the card" -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:30 31
  - I just asked all of the associates who sit near me, the responses were: "I'm not 95." "Who carries cash?" and "No, that's delusional." - MDH Jan 31, 12:33 30
    - so, wait, do they not leave tips for housekeepers at hotels either? doormen/bell staff at hotels? car washes? -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:46 1
      - Just dining out seems to be the case. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:48
    - i've done both in the past. Does that mean that someday I can hang out with your cool, young undelusional hipster twinks who probably don't eat - Diva Jan 31, 12:39 9
      - First off, ouch. Second off, I said they were coworkers and not friends. - MDH Jan 31, 12:42 7
        
        so it's PWC that thinks we're all delusional? well, damn them! - Diva Jan 31, 12:45 6
        
        Heh - MDH Jan 31, 12:47 2
        
        you realize I was kidding, si? - Diva Jan 31, 12:48
        
        Right. Lots of Vandy kids didn't know anything about tipping either, but they also went to PF Chang's for midnight munchies, so... -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:48
        
        i should go slap the PWC guy that's up the hall auditing us right now. - TFox Jan 31, 12:46 1
        
        hee. I see our sometimes, too. tempting. -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:47
        
        oh, is that where he works? - loosilu Jan 31, 12:46
      - if you're buying, sure. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:41
    - hear that, ST at large? we're not only old, we're delusional! -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:33 9
      - That sound about right. -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:45
      - Instead of cash, I sometimes tip with kleenex origami and pegasus tears. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 31, 12:36
      - I used to work with some interns who did not carry cash. guess who had to lend them cash all the time? - loosilu Jan 31, 12:35 4
        
        Just curious, but what % of spending do you pay cash/credit? I keep some cash on me, but never use it. - MDH Jan 31, 12:36 3
        
        I put almost everything on cc's that I pay off each month, for rewards and ease; but I still keep cash for smaller expenses/mom & pop business pur- - b. Jan 31, 12:38
        
        Probably similar. carrying NO cash just seems dumb. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:37 1
        
        I carry it, but I'd have to worry about replenishing it more often if I tip in cash. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 12:41
      - Hey I didn't say it! :-) -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:34 1
        
        no, you just said we're straight up lying! -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:36
    - charmers! -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:33 7
      - I think it comes from a drinking/bar mindset. You start tabs with a card, no cash so this is what they've grown accustomed to. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:35 6
        
        "And a place that doesn't take cards? DTM!" -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:37 1
        
        oh, yah, that's in the mix, too, now - increasing number of places that don't accept cc's for one reason or another. -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:40
        
        because none of us ever drink at bars. ;P -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:36 3
        
        I meant being an 18 year old at the college bar. :-p -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:37 2
        
        so your card matches your fake id? -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:41 1
        
        Haha. Once the doorman let you in, you never showed ID. (Shoot they let people in with anything). - MDH Jan 31, 12:43
- know* wow. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:28
Incorrect. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 31, 12:26
i do it rarely but i don't believe her for a second -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:24
also, when you leave a tip on the card it's automatically counted as taxable income. - znufrii Jan 31, 12:23 5
- Of course if you're making less than X a year, this is pretty much moot. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:39
- partially. when you tip in cash, the restaurant uses a formula against your gross sales to estimate tips for tax purposes. usually 12%, maybe 15%. - TFox Jan 31, 12:26 2
  - that high? I thought it was 8% and vegas cocktail waitresses were pissed cause they often got cheaped -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 12:28 1
    - could be 8% some places. just speaking about what i've seen. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:29
- That's why I do it. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:24
~oooooooooooooooh!~ -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:22
nope. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:22
wrong. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:22
People do this constantly. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:21
I will say that sometimes I do this, because if I have enough for the tip on me, I'd rather they get it immediately. I've heard it takes time for - kelly Jan 31, 12:21 7
- I've always heard cash tips are preferable because there's less of a paper trail at tax time and the server can then claim whatev. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:24 3
  - and like, while i know this isn't a primary concern necessarily, stuff like this totally effs with your Social Security calculation too. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:40
  - which is primarily the reason i've stopped tipping in cash, actually. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:31
  - Yup. I heard the same thing so I always tip in cash if I can. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:24
- In most cases, that isn't true, because they collect enough cash during the shift that it doesn't matter. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:22 2
  - (There are other reasons they prefer it in cash though.) - TFox Jan 31, 12:23
  - Okay. -- nm - kelly Jan 31, 12:23
Um...no. I do it quite often. I pay for the bill with credit and hand the cash directly to the server. - Jim Jan 31, 12:21 1
- I do it sometimes for restaurants, and always for hair salons and the like. - b. Jan 31, 12:25
I've done it plenty. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:21
I disagree. I've done this before -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:21
I almost always leave a cash tip when using a credit card. -- nm - decline Jan 31, 12:21

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