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View Poll Results: did you report your gambling winnings, and if so, how?
i made 25-50000 as my main income and used schedule C 4 2.13%
i made $3000-10,000 and reported it as extra gambling income 17 9.04%
i made $3000-10,000 and and reported it on sched. c 4 2.13%
i made $3000-10,000 and didn't report 29 15.43%
i made $1000-3000 and reported it as extra gambling income 13 6.91%
i made $1000-3000 and reported it on sched. c 1 0.53%
i made $1000-3000 and didn't report 17 9.04%
i made less than $1000 and reported it as extra gambling income 5 2.66%
i made less than $1000 and reported it on sched. c 2 1.06%
i made less than $1000 and didn't report 27 14.36%
i made 25-50000 (under half my whole income) and reported it as extra gambling income 4 2.13%
i made 25-50000 (under half my whole income) and reported it as schedule 1 0.53%
i made 25-50000 (under half my whole income) and didn't report it 0 0%
i made 25-50000 as my main income and reported it as extra gambling income 3 1.60%
i made so much it's ridiculous. i made over 10 million dollars in 2004 from gambling. 9 4.79%
i made over $50,000 (less then half my total income) and reported it as extra gambling income 2 1.06%
i made over $50,000 (less then half my total income) and reported it on schedule C 2 1.06%
i made over $50,000 (less then half my total income) and didn't report it 2 1.06%
i made over 50000 as my main income and didn't report it 2 1.06%
i made over $50,000 as my main income and reported it on schedule C 7 3.72%
i made over $50,000 as my main income and reported it as extra gambling winnings 1 0.53%
i made 10-25000 (under half my whole income) and reported it as schedule C 1 0.53%
i made 10-25000 (under half my whole income) and didn't report it 5 2.66%
i made 10-25000 as my main income and reported it as extra gambling income 7 3.72%
i made 25-50000 as my main income and didn't report it 4 2.13%
i made 10-25000 (under half my whole income) and reported it as extra gambling income 7 3.72%
i made 10-25000 as my main income and used schedule C 1 0.53%
i made 10-25000 as my main income and didn't report it 11 5.85%
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Old 07-17-2005, 01:22 AM
casinogosain casinogosain is offline
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Default Tipping at Dinner

A recent run of expensive meals with lots of wine and a separate run of really bad service has me thinking...
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Old 07-17-2005, 01:38 AM
Maulik Maulik is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

i always include alcohol.
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Old 07-17-2005, 03:14 AM
Diggslick Diggslick is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

One (soon to be former) waiter's informed opinion:

To me the % of the bill is not as important as how it was servered. At 25%, you should still be tipping on alcohol. The I idea that you don't tip on alcohol never really existed. When dining out was truly a luxury reserved only for the upper class, You didn't tip the WAITER on alcohol, as there was a wine stewart /Semalier(sp?) that you tipped a smaller percentage. If your drinks equal a large percentage of the bill, but were served one, or around at a time, then they were basically as labor intensive as the meal and should be tipped on in at about the same percentage. If a bill is 300 dollars and there was a $175 bottle of wine ordered, then about 5-10% on the wine is customary and acceptable. There are waiters that expect more, but to steal a line from a promenint service employee on this board, they should be kicked in the nuts if they pout about it.

As far as recieving bad service thats another huge "it depends situation." If the server was unpleast or surly, then a tip should refelect that. If the problem was that the drinks took awile around happy hour and the bar has a large crowd, then it was out of the waiter's control. You'd be best to dine elsewere if that bothers you rather than take it out on the waiter. That by no means a critcism, but rather a reality of the buisness.
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Old 07-17-2005, 05:00 AM
Stellastarr Stellastarr is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

I just tip on my total bill. No matter what I eat/drink.
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Old 07-17-2005, 06:01 AM
Nick-Zack Nick-Zack is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

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I just tip on my total bill. No matter what I eat/drink.

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You probably don't drink wine with dinner then. I have had a $1000 bottle of wine before (our 5th anniversary), do you think I should leave a $200 tip to go along with it?
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Old 07-17-2005, 06:08 AM
DCIAce DCIAce is offline
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You probably don't drink wine with dinner then. I have had a $1000 bottle of wine before (our 5th anniversary), do you think I should leave a $200 tip to go along with it?

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If the total bill was ~$1200, and you tipped somewhere between $20-40, this is extremely cheap. $100 is the minimum tip for high-quality service in this situation, in my opinion.
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Old 07-17-2005, 06:09 AM
GuyOnTilt GuyOnTilt is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

I didn't vote in the first category, as it appears others didn't either.

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Old 07-17-2005, 08:04 AM
cpitt398 cpitt398 is offline
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Default Re: Tipping at Dinner

I always tip on alcohol, but Ive never ordered an expensive bottle of wine though. Iv had a major percentage of the bill on drinks before ad usually tip on the total.

When I used to wait tables I wouldnt be upset if a couples bill was 120 and the bottle of wine was 60 and the left 15 bucks. That was fine with me, I understood.
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Old 07-17-2005, 08:40 AM
BZ_Zorro BZ_Zorro is offline
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i never tip unless it's hooters
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Old 07-17-2005, 11:48 AM
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Tip 20% on everything. Quality of service is irrelevant.
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