[El Diablo]

shaniac: I agree w/ most of what you have written in this thread.

daryn: Dude, it is totally standard for the waiter to ask "are you all set here?" or "do you need change?" or to say "i'll be back with your change." The busier the restaurant, the more it makes sense for them to ask if you need change.

reno: "Thus, a $10.75 cab ride and a $12.50 cab ride both "cost" $15" WTF? No. Now, I will often tip cabbies a lot in Vegas, because I tip everyone a lot. Like, cocktail waitresses, I tip them $5/drink standard. But, whatever, it's Vegas and I'm overtipping on purpose. Really, your statement makes no sense at all. How did you arbitrarily come up w/ $5 as the increment of cash that counts? Why don't they both cost $20? You are making absolutely no sense at all. What if you just have a $20 and the cab fare is $10 or $14. How much change do you ask for in each of those situations? Or do you just give him $20?

Nate: My standard cab tip is round up to the dollar then add a dollar. So, $6.30 and $6.90 both get $8. When a cab ride is over $10, I'll usually go to the round number closest to 15-20%. A $50 airport ride gets $60, for example. I've taken thousands of cab rides and never had a cabbie in SF, Vegas, or NYC complain.