Kevin O'Leary Shares His No. 1 Trick For Tipping At A Restaurant

"Shark Tank" investor and personal finance author Kevin O'Leary shares his number one piece of advice for tipping.

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[westwass]

Should I tip my cardiologist before going under the knife? "Hey, Doc, here's a sweet fifty, try not to cut out too much of the good stuff!"

[Richard-yytn]

Best and most consistent service ive ever gotten was in Japan, and over there its rude to tip. So don't try to sell me the, you get better service with tips BS. The waitress asks for your order, and checks if its okay, then maybe ask if you want another drink, then brings the cheque. Lol everyone else in the restaurant does the rest.

[Tony-xkde]

I don't understand tipping. I mean, you're paying for the meal and the waitress is doing her job, literally doing her job! Why do i have to tip 30 bucks more than my meal is worth?
I'm not from the USA, so i don't know the rules, so it would be great if someone explained it to me.

[CommandoMaster]

Sometimes the waiter will take that money, not bring great service the next time around if they are busy, not feeling nice, etc. Most people at that level aren't smart enough to appreciate that you gave them a large tip and remember to give you great service the next time around, unless you are a famous person.

[moneyindabank]

Best tip is don’t go to restaurants. Eat at home.

[d_wang]

Studies have shown that every time you do something selfless, theres a part of your brain wanting something in return.
The more you know

[Mark-qghm]

Here's my little trick, I subtract the tax from the bill and the wine. Then I multiply the remainder of the bill by 0% for the tip. The math is very easy that way. If I go back and get bad service the next time, I complain to the manager and usually get my 2nd meal comp'ed for free. It's a win-win.

[jakob]

Ok we gotta chill with getting Mr. Wonderful’s advice on everything. Next are we going to have his say on how you should breath?

Edit: don’t get me wrong I love Mr. Wonderful, but it seems like CNBC and others have to get his say on every little thing.

[stallion]

You tip for better service. I’ve been to multiple countries in Europe and, on average, American restaurant waiters and staff serve you faster, have a smile on their face, are more accommodating, and check on you several times to see if you need anything. The service is usually better because they know that they are likely to get a nice tip if they work harder . Doesn’t mean that all American restaurant service is better than European... I’m just saying on average. I think tipping is great

[PaulWallification]

It's a waiter's tipping point when you don't tip.

[AmericanFUBAR]

If I am worth 400 million dollars, I ll tip 20$ on top of my 20% at every meal! Easy right?

[visho]

Once you become rich every dumb charity is called an investment? 10-15% of the total bill is enough. If I give 20 bucks I'd make sure the bill was worth 200 bucks. It takes time to build a considerable fortune and it's easy to just see every service person as "investment" and give it away.

[GamingTaylor]

lol what? $20 is too much especially if it's "on top of the original tip"

[zanovazanova]

Why tip a person if it's their job to serve you and they get paid for it I don't understand... Shouldn't they provide quality service even if you don't tip them because you are a customer?

[mendyh]

In other words you're trying to get something back from giving?
How kind