Is a 15% restaurant tip not enough anymore?

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yagman

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When I was young 10% was the standard tip for good service. Then somewhere along the way it turned into 15%. Now I just read that 15% is considered an insult. 20% is now the appropriate tip for good service. This doesn't make sense to me. As the price of food goes up then the amount a server earns at 10% goes up along with it. So servers get their cost of living tip raise simply by keeping the tip at 10% and letting the cost of food go up. Why does good service demand a 20% tip now when it was perfectly adequate at 10% years ago. Remember, the amount the server takes home at 10% has gone up with inflation so they actually have gotten raises along the way.
 
I don't care about percentages. I look at the bill and leave an approximate amount. $12.xx, I leave $15. $14.xx, I leave $20. $38.xx, I leave $45. Tipping SHOULD be a BONUS for good service, but nowadays, waitresses EXPECT it. They should EARN it, but that's not the way things work anymore, so I leave what's easiest for me to count out.
 
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