Tipping question in America.

That’s a fair tip for the waitress.

tip if u want or be a cheap jew if u so decide its up to you at end of the day. Tip is called tip because it extra money NOT required to be provided so no problem on being a cheapskate. I never tipped until after a became a millionaire but do now here and there but if someone pisses me off I stop tipping good. One time this twigboy 🍕 delivery driver got pissy with me after I forgot to give his shitty pen back after tipping the son of a bitch like three fitty for delivering a za. Next time the guy showed up in Antarctica level weather expecting a bigass tip for the big trouble of showing up in the hellish weather and I stiffed him big time lowering his tip to 1.50$. Funny thing was I told myself I was gonna give the fat friendly pizza guy a 7$ tip if he showed up since the weather was so bad but the twigboy was gonna get a small ass tip if his bitchass showed up after the pen comment. I am petty like that but really the dude should of just let me have the shitty pen or asked for it nicely at least not demanding it back from a paying tipping customer. he was cold so why should i tip his bitch ass, I will save money for someone who is cool

I always base my tip on the pre-tax price. On $72 pre-tax I would have left something between $11 and $14 depending on the level of service. So $16 is quite generous IMO.

I think in America it's 15% in the pre-tax. So 72 dollars would be around 10 to 11 dollars. However, that's the average amount and you don't have to go by that. Tipping in my opinion depends what you thought of the service and what you want to give. If it's average service, go with 10 to 11 dollars, but if you think it was below average in your opinion, go with 8 dollars. If the person was disrespectful to you, no need to give anything. Above average go with 15 dollars. It's up to you. If you get great service or feel very generous, you can give 30 or 40 dollars. Whatever you want to give.

It really just depends on the service and the amount of the bill. Under $20, I usually don't pay much attention to the tax, but after that, I start tipping on the pre-tax amount.

It's about 22.2% pretax and 20.5% post tax.

31% of pretax is $22.32
21% of post tax is $16.38

Either way it's a good tip and within what's normally considered a standard tip.

I always tip 15% pre-tax, whether the service was terrible or great or somewhere-in-between. And I always pay cash, so that's a break.

I hate Cheesecake Factory. So many great independent restaurants with better food and better value.

I usually tip 15% more than is expected because I really put my server to work. He, she, or they will be doing a lot of running back and forth from my table to the kitchen and a lot of carrying. I will also tip the host something too if he, she, or they can get me a table in a more private setting with dimmer lighting. There have been a few occasions where I've had dinner for 4 for 1.