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Hypo - $40 dinner food bill + $100 bottle of wine. How much to tip?

Surely you don't tip 15-20% on the bottle of wine right? The...
michael doodikoff
  06/08/25
No you have to tip 50% on the after tax booze and food total...
The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT
  06/09/25
just pregame
Covid was a Hoax
  06/08/25
I’d tip $4 and leave a note on the receipt “don&...
disco fries
  06/08/25
if you're buying a hundred dollar bottle of wine it is a bit...
hank_scorpio
  06/08/25
Oh nos! The wait staff thinks I’m a cheapskate! Jfc. ...
disco fries
  06/08/25
I don't go out to eat hardly at all anymore, but if I do I t...
hank_scorpio
  06/08/25
I've never paid $100+ for a bottle of wine in my life
tarrifs
  06/08/25
...
michael doodikoff
  06/09/25
Thanks for the timely bump, Michael.
;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;
  06/09/25
Are we saying the total, before tax, is $140.00?
;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;
  06/09/25
yes. But $100 of that is for a bottle of wine. Surely yo...
michael doodikoff
  06/09/25
I would tip $28.00 for regular, reasonable service, increasi...
;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;
  06/09/25
...
internet g0y
  06/09/25
...
;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;
  06/09/25
Does it make any sense to tip them $20 if they bring you a $...
The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT
  06/09/25
Tipping is part of the price of admission in the US. We can...
;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;
  06/09/25
With servers already making like $20/hour pretip and now no ...
The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT
  06/09/25
in europe, would ppl tip 10% on an expensive bottle of wine?
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
how is bringing you a $100 bottle of wine any different than...
internet g0y
  06/09/25
BEEP BEEP BEEP ur truly fighting the hypo, whatever ur ta...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
lmao no server gives a shit about whether you can justify yo...
theranchman
  06/09/25
How am i fighting the hypo? He is saying tipping on wine is...
internet g0y
  06/09/25
you're fighting the hypo by comparing an expensive entree to...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
thats not the "intent" of the hypo the intent o...
internet g0y
  06/09/25
the intent of the hypo is obviously to address a disproporti...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
Min $60.
Drunkard
  06/09/25
Finally a topic xo hasn't discussed
Traditional Latin ass
  06/09/25
...
potluck
  06/09/25
i assume this is for 2 people? who is ordering a $100 bottle...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
youre fighting the hypo! jew faggot
internet g0y
  06/09/25
doodikoff is not a hypo
Judas Jones
  06/09/25
i'm making social commentary, not fighting the hypo.
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
doodikoff and his date shared wings, nachos and a chablis gr...
Judas Jones
  06/09/25
...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
...
blow off some steam
  06/09/25
...
Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong
  06/09/25
...
potluck
  06/09/25
...
Traditional Latin ass
  06/09/25
I'd tip $16 on this bill. 40% of the pre-wine total. $8 for ...
Paralegal Mohammad
  06/09/25
show your work. an disproportionate expensive wine is a flat...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
Double normal 20% tip up to a $15 max on the wine. After $75...
Paralegal Mohammad
  06/09/25
We know you would. You're a minority.
internet g0y
  06/09/25
...
Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong
  06/09/25
30% of the total cost (including tax)
Judas Jones
  06/09/25
do they not also refill your glasses? or was this a Cracker ...
Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong
  06/09/25
Tipping is stupid and unless you plan to frequent the restau...
.- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .
  06/09/25
Absolutely fuck off, DBG
lfo
  06/09/25
? i havent given an answer. i havent been to a restaurant...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  06/09/25
was this for another woman who told you to fuck off and then...
..,.,.,..,..,,,,:...;,:,..
  06/09/25
no
michael doodikoff
  06/09/25


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Date: June 8th, 2025 8:57 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

Surely you don't tip 15-20% on the bottle of wine right? They just bring you a bottle and open it - is that worth $25?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998035)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:03 PM
Author: The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT

No you have to tip 50% on the after tax booze and food total, haven't you heard. Servers expect to make 150k/year for carrying plates of food and if you don't want to help them get there, don't eat out!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999905)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: Covid was a Hoax

just pregame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998040)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: disco fries (his own flesh as well as all space was still a cage)

I’d tip $4 and leave a note on the receipt “don’t spend it all in one place!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998042)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 9:06 PM
Author: hank_scorpio

if you're buying a hundred dollar bottle of wine it is a bit low class to skimp on the tip, when you're truly balling and getting crazy expensive bottles I think higher end restaurant staff understand, but at a place were you can get dinner for 40 I think they'd consider you a cheapskate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998069)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 9:08 PM
Author: disco fries (his own flesh as well as all space was still a cage)

Oh nos! The wait staff thinks I’m a cheapskate!

Jfc. How often do yall go out to eat? I go to a restaurant maybe once per year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998075)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 9:09 PM
Author: hank_scorpio

I don't go out to eat hardly at all anymore, but if I do I tip reasonably well, I do not fall for the scam of tipping counter service workers however

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998084)



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Date: June 8th, 2025 9:08 PM
Author: tarrifs

I've never paid $100+ for a bottle of wine in my life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48998076)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: michael doodikoff



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999781)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: ;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;

Thanks for the timely bump, Michael.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999785)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: ;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;

Are we saying the total, before tax, is $140.00?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999786)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

yes. But $100 of that is for a bottle of wine.

Surely you are not tipping $20 for them to bring you a bottle and open it right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999788)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:31 PM
Author: ;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;

I would tip $28.00 for regular, reasonable service, increasing the tip to $30.00 if I developed a minor rapport with the waiter.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999794)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: internet g0y



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999824)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:42 PM
Author: ;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999855)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:10 PM
Author: The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT

Does it make any sense to tip them $20 if they bring you a $100 steak vs $3 if it's a $15 burger? They did the same amount of work. American tip culture is just absurd.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999921)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: ;,;.;,.,;,.,;,;,.;

Tipping is part of the price of admission in the US. We can philosophically debate its merits or wrongs but people just need to accept it isn't really voluntary and they aren't going to successfully wage a culture war to change it. You put 20% of your bill down unless there's an extraordinary fuck up and you go about your day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000350)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 5:11 PM
Author: The Soo CR National Champions JUGGERNAUT

With servers already making like $20/hour pretip and now no tax on tips how does this change for you? SHOULD plate carriers make as much as 1st year banking analysts? I think we should go back to 10% tip.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000358)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 7:32 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


in europe, would ppl tip 10% on an expensive bottle of wine?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000666)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: internet g0y

how is bringing you a $100 bottle of wine any different than bringing you a $100 lobster plate that the kitchen prepares and the server only has to pick up and drop off with you anyway?

if anything the wine requires that whole performance show with pouring a little bit in and handing it to you to sniff and say "okay thats good"

just tip 15-20% on the total minus tax

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999800)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:45 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


BEEP BEEP BEEP

ur truly fighting the hypo, whatever ur take is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999865)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:22 PM
Author: theranchman

lmao no server gives a shit about whether you can justify your tip with weird jew math. the purpose of a tip is to make it socially acceptable to return / get good treatment / not feel disgusting shame skimping some 20-something when you walk out. your napkin algebra has no import to anyone but yourself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999970)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:25 PM
Author: internet g0y

How am i fighting the hypo? He is saying tipping on wine isn't justified due to the differences in labor involved. I point out that its the same labor involved in food that the server brings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999981)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


you're fighting the hypo by comparing an expensive entree to a similarly expensive wine. the intent of the hypo seems to be to present a scenario where the wine is grossly disproportionate to the cost of the food.

imagine if you have some michelin restaurant with a $600 food bill ($300 tasting menu x 2 or whatever and you've already got the most expensive possible food), and you get a $3000 bottle of wine.

this case shows how retarded it is for you to attempt to fight the hypo.

if your answer in that case is still to tip 20%, fine. but dont fight the hypo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999994)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: internet g0y

thats not the "intent" of the hypo

the intent of the hypo is to ask why he has to tip for something that is so easy to do (bring wine which the restaurant already gets bottled) as opposed something he perceives as harder to do (bring food which the restuarant has to make)

hence the objection that it doesn't fucking matter bc the server does the same amt of work

your explanation also makes zero sense becuase there is nothing about drinks that warrants tipping less except for the fact that the restaurant doesn't have to prepare it like they do food



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000005)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


the intent of the hypo is obviously to address a disproportionately high wine bill relatively to the food cost, my man.

and this is a perfectly reasonable hypo to ask, especially in fancy restaurants where someone may have a 5 figure wine bill and the sky's the limit in terms of the wine bill and there's only so much you can possibly spend on food.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000033)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:47 PM
Author: Drunkard

Min $60.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999871)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Traditional Latin ass

Finally a topic xo hasn't discussed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999875)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: potluck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999956)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:50 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


i assume this is for 2 people? who is ordering a $100 bottle of wine at a place where a couple can eat for $40?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999881)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:25 PM
Author: internet g0y

youre fighting the hypo!

jew faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999983)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: Judas Jones

doodikoff is not a hypo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999992)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


i'm making social commentary, not fighting the hypo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999997)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:29 PM
Author: Judas Jones

doodikoff and his date shared wings, nachos and a chablis grand cru

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999990)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999998)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: blow off some steam



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000004)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:38 PM
Author: Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong (TDNW)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000006)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:41 PM
Author: potluck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000015)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 5:37 PM
Author: Traditional Latin ass



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000428)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:52 PM
Author: Paralegal Mohammad

I'd tip $16 on this bill. 40% of the pre-wine total. $8 for dinner and an $8 courier charge, which is more than generous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999884)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:54 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


show your work. an disproportionate expensive wine is a flat $8? doubles the normal 20% tip?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999890)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:57 PM
Author: Paralegal Mohammad

Double normal 20% tip up to a $15 max on the wine. After $75 bill it's a flat $15 per bottle. That's more than fair imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999896)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:26 PM
Author: internet g0y

We know you would. You're a minority.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999984)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong (TDNW)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000001)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 1:55 PM
Author: Judas Jones

30% of the total cost (including tax)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#48999892)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Trump Tariffs Can Do No Wrong (TDNW)

do they not also refill your glasses? or was this a Cracker Barrel?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000003)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .

Tipping is stupid and unless you plan to frequent the restaurant the credited answer is $10 so you dont have to fist fight the waiter on your way out but not one cent more. If you do plan to frequent the place again then you have to tip at least 15% of the total.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000034)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:48 PM
Author: lfo

Absolutely fuck off, DBG

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000035)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


?

i havent given an answer. i havent been to a restaurant in 5 yrs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000039)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: ..,.,.,..,..,,,,:...;,:,..


was this for another woman who told you to fuck off and then begged you to fuck her, only for you to totally misread the signs and go home?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000040)



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Date: June 9th, 2025 5:45 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5735040&forum_id=2:#49000438)