sf wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:29:02 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 15:31:32 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On the other end of the spectrum, I totally understand why one
>>>> would not feel like tipping by percentage when they order an
>>>> expensive bottle of wine. Like, how is it someone earned that
>>>> much more to serve a $100 bottle than a bottle of (whatever's
>>>> cheap)?
>>>
>>> Which brings up another tipping topic: do you count the price of
>>> alcohol into your tip calculations?
>>
>> Absolutely.
>>
> So you'd tip $15-20 on that $100 bottle of wine? I've never ordered
> such expensive wine, but I'm not inclined to do a full tip on it. If
> I just ordered a glass of wine, I wouldn't bother breaking it out -
> but the tip on an extra $100 is enough to get my attention.

It wouldn't cross my mind to order a bottle that expensive, I'm
too cheap. And I said I get why people would have an issue with
it, but it is customary to tip on the alcohol portion of the bill, too.

nancy