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good tippers

p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts
edited May 2010 in Strut Central
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  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    I once read that waiters in Chicago called Scott 'No tippin Pippin'.

    Good tippers:

    Bjorn Borg
    Lenny McLean
    George Lucas
    Butch Vig
    MCAdam Yauch
    Sam Neill
    Ben Harper
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Keeping it Soulstrut related:

    Nile Rodgers
  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Giles Brandreth apparently.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Homosexuals, generally speaking, tip pretty well.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    I once read that waiters in Chicago called Scott 'No tippin Pippin'.

    Tis true, perhaps only because it rhymed.

    See also: Double dippin' like Scottie Pippin. Yes, cringe worthy.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    A few years back, Dave Chappelle dropped a benji on DJ Mel here in Austin for deejaying well.
  • KadinkKadink Mainstream hip-hop is losing its street edge 98 Posts
    I've always pondered how much waiter spit a bad tipper ingests over a lifetime...
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    My theory is the following:

    Peeople who eat out or frequent bars/clubs 4 or more nights a week are LESS good at being good tippers than people who don't do it that often.

    feel free to disagree.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    I once read that waiters in Chicago called Scott 'No tippin Pippin'.

    Supposedly NBA players in general are terrible tippers.

    Paul Newman's a good tipper, as is Keith Richards, though in Richards' case, it might have just been that he was too wasted to attempt any math and just threw a wad of bills on the table.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    People who have worked in the Service Industry usually tip well.

    If I'm going to be at a club/bar for the night I always tip $20 on the first drink....it will be repaid to you over the course of the night and you'll get top notch service.

    The tips our servers get at the bi-annual ARC dinners are usually 100% of the bill....so obviously record collectors/dealers are decent tippers.
  • WoimsahWoimsah 1,734 Posts
    the obvious ones are Johnny Depp and George Clooney.

    Weird Al is apparently a terrible tipper.
  • shawnald_reaganshawnald_reagan 318 Posts
    Man i hate tipping. When i do have to tip i always go for 25-30% but mainly I try to avoid being in that situation. I know the service industry doesn't pay much but it feels like I'm supporting the owners keeping the service industry as wage slaves by continuing to tip. we need to pay better wages for these jobs and make tipping optional. Arrrrgh, fusk, I sound like a college socialist. Fight the power maaaaaaaaan!
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    but it feels like I'm supporting the owners keeping the service industry as wage slaves by continuing to tip.

    Not a good enough excuse for bad tipping.
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
    but it feels like I'm supporting the owners keeping the service industry as wage slaves by continuing to tip.

    Not a good enough excuse for bad tipping.

    You consider 25-30% a bad tip?
  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
    Man i hate tipping. When i do have to tip i always go for 25-30% but mainly I try to avoid being in that situation. I know the service industry doesn't pay much but it feels like I'm supporting the owners keeping the service industry as wage slaves by continuing to tip. we need to pay better wages for these jobs and make tipping optional. Arrrrgh, fusk, I sound like a college socialist. Fight the power maaaaaaaaan!

    So you think food in these establishments should be 15% more expensive? If the establishment is gonna pay these employees more than a couple bucks per hour, the all the prices will have to go up, right?

    I argued with a European friend about this recently, because I actually like tipping. It gives you discretion to say whether the service was bad, good or great, and if there's no tipping, people have no reason to ever fill my water glass, ask how the food is, etc. I'm not looking for fake smiles and corny introductions, but it seem like the alternative is they take the order, drop the plate and later the check, and that's it. That's fine in certain situations, but I also like a "nice" meal sometimes, and I have no problem hooking up someone who did it right..

    Btw, I used to wait tables, and if I had to, I'd guess Shawnald hasn't. I also hope with all my soul that I never have to do it again, and I think that's probably part of why I don't mind tipping..

    People who have worked in the Service Industry usually tip well
  • MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
    Good tippers:

    Leonard Nimoy
    William Shatner
    Betty White
    Sean Paul
    Paul Wall

    all the nba dudes I've dealt with = bad tippers.
    also bad taste. Mimosas (with Veuve) for dinner = really dude?
    My favorite is Hennessey & Pineapple??? WTF
  • shawnald_reaganshawnald_reagan 318 Posts


    So you think food in these establishments should be 15% more expensive? If the establishment is gonna pay these employees more than a couple bucks per hour, the all the prices will have to go up, right?


    I'm down for that. Nope never been a waiter. Also, I have an irrational disdain for tipping. There's no need to claim I'm unsympathetic to their plight.
  • chrisflyerchrisflyer 275 Posts
    My ex-lady used to work in the restaurant of a hotel that was about a block away from Mellon Arena, where most NHL teams would stay when they were in town. She said the Atlanta Thrashers were a lot of fun and tipped very well. She also had a video of the coach arguing with a hooker about coaching strategies on an old phone that, sadly, is no longer in existence.
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    Willem Dafoe is a good tipper, but a selfish lover.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts


    If I'm going to be at a club/bar for the night I always tip $20 on the first drink....it will be repaid to you over the course of the night and you'll get top notch service.

    yeah, I'm not baller enough to drop a $20 tip on one drink, but I definitely
    subscribe to this strategy in a crowded show/bar - tip a few bucks for the first
    beer, and watch the bartender skip over 20 people to serve you the next time up.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts

    My favorite is Hennessey & Pineapple??? WTF

    WTF is right! Talk about taking two streams of liquid gold and combining them to make troll piss.



    Seeing a prospective main man be rude to servers, bar staff, etc. and/or be tight with a tip would be a deal-breaker.
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts



    Seeing a prospective main man be rude to servers, bar staff, etc. and/or be tight with a tip would be a deal-breaker.

    this is a HUGE turnoff. i had a ex who was so condecending to waiters. i was always embarrased to eat out.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts



    Seeing a prospective main man be rude to servers, bar staff, etc. and/or be tight with a tip would be a deal-breaker.

    this is a HUGE turnoff. i had a ex who was so condecending to waiters. i was always embarrased to eat out.

    I hope everyone appreciates the amazing lady-like self-control I am showing here.
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts



    Seeing a prospective main man be rude to servers, bar staff, etc. and/or be tight with a tip would be a deal-breaker.

    this is a HUGE turnoff. i had a ex who was so condecending to waiters. i was always embarrased to eat out.

    I hope everyone appreciates the amazing lady-like self-control I am showing here.

  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts


    all the nba dudes I've dealt with = bad tippers.

    off the top of my head Antoine Walker was notorious as the best tipper in boston... like dropping a c-note for a 13 dollar valet charge...

    vince carter is good, too...

    what about rappers? juelz is cheap, fabolous is good...
  • SnappingSnapping 995 Posts
    I once read that waiters in Chicago called Scott 'No tippin Pippin'.


    he earned this nickname in Portland too - he is pretty much a dickhead in general. On the other hand when Mo Cheeks was the coach in Portland he was known as a good tipper and one of the nicest guys you could wait on.
  • minneapminneap 541 Posts
    Gotta be honest and say I've never sat anyone more baller than a former Illinois Speaker of the House and a retired MLB dude whose name I didn't recognize. Soon to be college grad with two serving jobs, living the dream right here.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Not famous folks, but the COGIC people, when they have their convention in Memphis each year is dreaded by wait/hotel staff...they dont tip at all...1000's of these Jesus freaks invade the city, stuff a dozen people in a hotel room and bitch about not enough towels...eat out, take up a bunch of tables, send a bunch of food back and stay for hours and dont tip a dime. Notorious for being incredibly shitty people.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    Not famous folks, but the COGIC people, when they have their convention in Memphis each year is dreaded by wait/hotel staff...they dont tip at all...1000's of these Jesus freaks invade the city, stuff a dozen people in a hotel room and bitch about not enough towels...eat out, take up a bunch of tables, send a bunch of food back and stay for hours and dont tip a dime. Notorious for being incredibly shitty people.

    Google "christians bad tippers," and you'll get all kinds of stories about how horrendously cheap the after-church crowd is. Apparently they have a lousy rep all throughout the service industry.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    If I was president, everyone would be a server at least once in their life.

    Bad tippers are never forgotten.
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