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A Facebook user who was not identified posted a "life hack" experiment on how to receive "the best service of your life" in a restaurant. He shared how he gave tip to the waitress who served his dinner together with his wife.
In a screenshot taken from Chron, he recalled that he and his wife went out to dinner. He put five dollars on top of the table. He didn't tell the waitress what it is for. When the waitress made a mistake after she forgets their bread, he took away one dollar. When the waitress noticed that, she "she played her cards right" and came back with extra bread. So he put the dollar back.
In the end, he said he left five dollar tip to the waitress. He even encouraged others to follow what they did. "Try it, you will be surprised!" he said.
Social media was quick to react. One comment from the original post reads: "Service people are not your pets, and tipping is not like giving treats for doing tricks. Human beings who are waiting on you should be shown respect and gratitude. Using their tips and livelihood like a parlor game is a boorish, insensitive, and incredibly tasteless way to behave towards another person." Another comment laments: "I have better things to do than torture someone who is working for a living."
This post leads people and regular diners to check how to calculate standard tipping. According to Business Insider, the acceptable tipping in the US ranges from 17-20% of the bill. To mentally compute for the standard tip, check the bill then move the decimal point one place to the left. Then double figure. It will be much appreciated by the server if you will round up the number to the next easy number. Example, your bill is $68.50. Move the decimal point one place to the left and you get $6.85. Double the figure makes it $13.7. If you had a great experience, you can leave with $14 on the table.
In a previous report from Jobs & Hire, Shake Shack food chains are not expecting their customers for a tip. So unless you eat there, have enough extra for your server's tip.
