OUTER BANKS MILEPOST: ISSUE 6.2

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Outer Banks Dining Casual

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Milepost’s locally approved, no B.S., guaranteed tip guide for primo service and a happier afterlife Bartender: $1 per drink; 25% per tab; 30% if you’re cheap, snobby or just plain wasted.

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Cabbie: 20% — or a buck a mile. (Whichever is greater.) Delivery: 15%; $5 min. (Yes: even if it’s “just a pizza.”) Ice Cream: $1 per cone.

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Karaoke: $5 per song; $20 if you hog the mic all night. Masseuse: 20%; plus $100 for every “happy ending” wisecrack. Register: Spare change up to $2 — but only for retailers with local street cred (e.g. seafood stores, veggie stands, head shops, etc.) Takeout: 15% for restaurant; 20% if it’s a walk-up food stand. Tour Guide/Surf Lesson: $5 min. per attendee per hour; $10 bonus for every bald eagle/dolphin sighting or whiney kid. Troubadour: $5 per hour per set-of-ears; $5 per 3-minute request; $10 if you sing along; $20 if you don’t clap. Wait staff: 20% for standard service; 25-30% for top-notch. If that sounds excessive, tip 50% every time. (You’ve got a lifetime of catching up to do.)


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