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Etiquette

Learn the ins and outs of etiquette with the help of eHow’s How To experts. From guidelines on giving wedding gifts to advice on tipping and gratuities, eHow’s helpful instructions on manners and etiquette will lead you through any number of social occasions with confidence. Attached to your cell phone? Let eHow show you the most considerate way to take a call in public. Whether you’re writing a thank you note or brushing up on table manners, eHow can help you polish your rough edges.

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  • How to Tip a Barber If You're Paying With a Credit Card

    Tipping is how a client thanks a service provider, and it builds a relationship, particularly with a worker who did something extra and will be performing the service again. While tipping is not...

  • How to get the VIP treatment at any casino

    Comps, "free play", the color of your club card or even how much money you spend, does not indicate a true VIP. What makes you a VIP is the personal treatment and attention that are...

  • How to Tip Your Waitress Properly

    It is only proper to tip the wait staff that serves you at a restaurant. We all seem to know this yet many people are often left with the question of how much to tip. While tipping may feel...

  • How to Tip in Restaurants as a Foreigner in the U.S

    If tipping in restaurants is not the custom in your country, you may find it hard to understand tipping in the U.S. While tips are not usually added to the bill, they are expected in most regular...

  • How to Tip at Hotels

    How to tip at hotels depends on what country you are in during your travels. Tips at hotels also depend on the size of the hotel. However, there is a standard tip for hotels that every traveller...

  • How to Tip a Stripper

    The question of how much to tip a stripper and how to do it stops some people from enjoying strip clubs.This article will help take the anxiety out of a trip to the club.

  • How to Know When to Tip

    There are very different circumstances for tipping and you have to provide some reasoning to know when to tip. Generally speaking, if a person expects a tip, it’s because they’re really working...

  • How to Calculate a Tip - For the Mathmatically Challenged

    I am not going to waste your time trying to get you to understand the math behind the concept of tipping. Chances are, you're frustrated with the math. That's why you're here. I am going to teach...

  • Proper Tip for a Hotel Concierge

    When tipping the hotel concierge, consider how often you utilized his or her services. The hotel concierge is there to help make your stay at the hotel as comfortable as possible. Tipping upon...

  • How Much to Tip People?

    You've just finished dinner at a nice restaurant, and you're mentally calculating the 15 percent tip on your bill--the standard amount a waiter usually receives. Maybe you decide to tip a little...

  • How Much of a Tip to Give?

    You're out for a nice dinner at a fine restaurant and you are getting to the part of the meal you hate: the bill and the tip. How much tip do you give? Tipping is not as hard as it seems and basic...

  • How Much Should You Tip Housekeeping at a Hotel?

    Whether you are staying at a five-star resort or a local motor inn it's always a good idea to tip your housekeeper. Travelers typically tip for room and bell service, so the person who picks up...

  • How to Quickly Calculate A Tip

    Tipping is always a controversial topic. Even if you agree with tipping, how do you quickly figure it out?

  • How Much to Tip Movers

    Some moving companies will tell you they don't expect you to tip their movers, but it's up to you. Generally it's good etiquette to do so. Instead, use a basic rule of thumb based on the amount...

  • How to Tip According to Service

    When it comes to tipping in a restaurant, everyone has a different idea! While it is true that I personally may have a skewed view point on how to tip, having spent all of my working life in...

  • How to Calculate Tip With Less Math

    Everyone knows the standard tricks for calculating your restaurant tip, but that doesn't make the math any easier. Here are a few helpful pointers to speed up the process.

  • Is It Customary to Tip Piano Movers?

    Figuring out when to tip and how much to tip can be stressful depending on the situation. Tipping a waiter or waitress at a restaurant doesn't cause any stress, nor does tipping a hairstylist,...

  • How to figure a tip for a waiter FAST

    Ever need to know what the tip is on dinner but don't want to whip out your cell phone calculator? Here is a quick and easy way to determine tip for a server.

  • How to Easily Calculate What You Should Tip at a Restaurant

    When you finish up your meal and get ready to pay, you should be able to quickly and easily figure out the appropriate amount to tip the waiter. This guide will give you an easy way to quickly...

  • How to Calculate a Tip in a Restaurant

    Tipping for service in a restaurant is confusing for many people. First, you have to decide whether you want to give a poor tip, a good tip or a great tip. Most people would agree that...

  • How to Tip at a Fine Restaurant

    The thought of going to a Fine Dining Restaurant can be intimidating for anyone not used to it. For some people a Fine Dining Restaurant only happens on very special occasions. For some people it...

  • How to Tip at an Airport

    Who to tip? When to tip? How much to tip? These are all questions that may run through your mind when you are preparing to travel by plane. There are so many people at the airport who help you get...

  • How to Tip at a Hotel

    Staying a hotel on vacation is relaxing and fun. Not knowing how much to tip is stressful. You come in contact with many people who help you to have a wonderful stay. You want to tip them, but you...

  • How to Get Great Tips as a Server/waiter

    Working with the public is a very challenging job. Working with the HUNGRY public is ten times worst. To maximize your income, here are a few tips I learned as a server.

  • Valet Parking Etiquette

    Valet parking is a common practice at hotels, nightclubs, restaurants and special events. Though many people have their cars valet parked on occasion, not everyone understands the standards...

  • How to Tip Accordingly at a Restaurant

    The expenses of dining out aren't just the amount of the bill but also the gratuity. Some people try to "cut back" by leaving a bad tip or even no tip at all. Learn how to leave the...

  • Strip Club Etiquette

    As well as other respected entertainment establishments, strip clubs have a certain code of behavior for both dancers and clientele. A lack of knowledge doesn't free you from following it.

  • Las Vegas Tipping Guide

    In Las Vegas tipping is a standard practice rather than an optional token of gratitude. While the amount of the tip varies depending on service and personal preference, tipping the staff can...

  • How Much to Tip for Pizza Delivery

    It's Friday night. You've had a long week of work. Cooking is just about the last thing on your mind. What to do? Call the pizza delivery guy, right? But don't forget the tip. But how much should...

  • Do You Tip a Massage Therapist?

    The client of a massage therapist is often faced with the quandary: whether or not to leave a tip. To help you determine whether a tip is appropriate for your massage therapist -- or not-- you...

  • How to Properly Tip

    Not knowing the proper amount to tip someone can be confusing. Depending on the service rendered and the bill amount, the tip varies. Instead of carrying around a calculator to figure out how much...

  • How to Tip Wedding Vendors

    Before tipping wedding vendors, talk to the side manager about regulations and designate somebody to disperse the actual tips. Tip wedding vendors based on performance with advice from an event...

  • How to Know When and How Much to Tip

    Many people depend on tips as a primary source of their income. When service workers aren’t tipped to the standard expectation, their paycheck, which is usually low due to the tips they are...

  • How to Tip in a Restaurant

    Knowing how much to tip in a restaurant can be perplexing to some. People dont want to overtip and usually undertip as a result. This article should help you know how to properly tip your waiter...

  • How to Tip Housekeepers

    Many workers in the service industry rely on tips to make a living wage, so tipping is the right thing to do. After all, spending your day changing king-sized sheets, duvets and pillow cases and...

  • How to Tips,Who and When

    Knowing how much to tip and who to tip can be tricky, so here are a few tipping guidelines. Hopefully we all know by now to tip our waiters and waitresses at least fifteen to twenty percent. Most...

  • How to Know How Much to Tip Your Server

    Going to a restaurant and deciding what is the tipping etiquette for tipping the server can be a difficult question to answer. You don't want to tip to high, yet you don't want to tip too low...

  • How to Tip Properly When Eating Out

    As a waitress of 3 years, I've encountered a wide variety of tipping procedures. Some people are generous, some are cheap, and some are simply clueless. If you're the latter, here is some basic...

  • How to Calculate a Tip

    If you stress about how much actually tip someone at a restaurant you don't have to. It's actually very simple. First thing you want consider is the waiter or waitress and how their service was to...

  • How to Calculate A Tip In Your Head (California Edition)

    Too many people are bad tippers. Often times people really have no idea how to figure out what a proper tip amount should be. Here is a quick guide to figure out the tip in your head quickly.

  • How to Calculate a Gratuity (Tip) at a Restaurant or Bar

    Most people are familiar with the "15-20% convention" for tipping at a restaurant or bar, but sometimes customers have difficulty actually computing an appropriate tip when the bill...

  • How to Quickly Get Served at a Bar

    When you go to a bar, chances are you want to get a drink as soon as possible and without having to wait. Unfortunately, it can't always happen immediately due to large crowds, but there are ways...

  • About Tipping

    Many people in the service industries essentially make their living from the tips they receive for services rendered. Waiters, bus boys, hosts, taxi drivers, baristas, bartenders, bellhops and...

  • How to Tip a Bathroom Attendant

    Most people don't know the proper way to top a bathroom attendant. Here's how.

  • How to Tip a Valet

    The proper way to tip a valet.

  • How to tip a server correctly

    How many times do we go to restaurants and witness the servers looking a little frazzled? Believe it or not, being a waiter/waitress IS a hard job! Day in and day out, they have to deal with the...

  • How to calculate a 15 percent tip

    You have just enjoyed a nice meal, everything is good with the service. Then the check comes!. If you are not naturally gifted with numbers it can be a pain struggling with the calculator on your...

  • How to Tip

    At a fast food restaurant it is not necessary to tip, but if you are planning on dining in somewhere you will probably want to leave gratuity. Here are some ideas on how much to leave and how...

  • How to Get Great Service At A Restaurant

    Bad restaurant service can really wreck your evening out. But there are a few things that you can do help make dining out a more pleasurable experience.

  • How to Tip Salon Personnel

    It's easy to get confused when it comes to tipping at a salon. Everyone knows that servers get 10 to 20 percent of the bill depending on the level of service they gave, but few people know how to...

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