Why do People TIP at Restaurants?

By Craig Ellison

Essential Questions: What is tipping? Why do we tip? When should we tip?

Directions: Read the questions below. Click on the hyperlinked word to find your answers. Open MS Word and put your answers in a document. Be sure to put your name in the top left-hand corner. When you are finished, save your work to THAWSPACE with the title your last name and tip. For example, smithtip.

Do waiters/servers always make minimum wage?

Do all countries believe in tipping?

A tip is also called gratuity. What doe gratuity mean?

According to Webster’s Dictionary, what does the acronym T.I.P mean. (Give me both answers)

Explain the 17^th century theory behind the origins of tipping.

Why do most people tip?

According to Cornell University’s research, list the 4 things that someone can do to increase their tip.

If a customer receives a piece of candy, how much does his tip go up?

List three types of people you should tip.

List three types of people you shouldn’t tip.

Wrapping it Up:

Take the answers that you researched about tipping and write a short story about a trip to a restaurant. In this trip be sure to explain who you tipped, why you tipped them, and how much you tipped. This should take 2 or 3 paragraphs. Be creative with your story. Save your story with the title lastname and tipstory. For example, smithtipstory.