High Noon: The Tipping Point

Last week, my partner Alex and I went out for a nice dinner at a local restaurant. It was a lovely evening and the food was spectacular. Our server did exactly what is prescribed in his job description - he took our order, delivered our meal, checked in on us a time or two and recommended dessert. The final check for that dinner out came out to roughly $70. The prevailing social convention states that 15 percent to 20 percent is an appropriate tip for a restaurant server. So, at 20 percent, an appropriate tip would be $14. Fourteen dollars for a collective 30 minutes of work? Fourteen dollars for what I would consider the most basic of service? Fourteen dollars because we chose to order expensive entrees and consume copious amounts of alcohol? I don’t think so/ Henry Johnston , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here .

Question: Do you begrudge tipping restaurant servers?