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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3262843, member: 1414"] Sure, except that when I was younger, 15% was standard. Then it became 18%. Now 20%. Which is, if you think about it, and absurdly high percentage on top of a meal and tax. It's almost 30% combined. I also tip fully on the wine, unless we splurged on a higher priced bottle. My general policy is to calculate it roughly between 18% and 20% depending on quality of service. If I'm at Chilis type place and service is good then a straight 20%. That's single mom/student waitress land. They need the extra $1 or two way more than me. If I'm at a higher priced place, I may be a bit more detailed about tax/wine unless the service was exceptional. Part of that is that I am not a table squatter. I'm in and out quickly. Nobody is lingering over me for much more than an hour. Table squatters need to be big tippers because they are cutting into the overall tip potential. [/QUOTE]