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so, do you or don't you? and how?
I won't leave a tip if the service has been bad - eg slow, rude or sloppy service in a restaurant. I will tip in cash for good service, and ask for the service charge to be removed if it's not warranted. I never tip my hairdresser. I've been with him for nearly 10 years and we've built up a relationship. I'd rather reward him with my ongoing custom, and now that he's operating from home, cash somehow seems a bit vulgar - but I often take him a gift. I'm off to the USA shortly (BAA permitting) and I'm going to apply the same principle, even though they have a blanket expectation of tipping. |
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Haha you can even buy books in that mentalist country that tell you how much to tip each "catergory" of service! Nutters.
I'm, exactly the same as you tho CG, i only tip if i get good service. Poor service will result in the manager being called over. I used to be a restaurant manager many moons ago and any restaurant who does not love you for telling them where they failed deserves to close down.
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in the US, if you think they were rude before you decided to not leave a tip, wait until after...
they expect it, even when you've had bad service, which does happen |
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20% in restaurants isn't an uncommon tip over there... but the simple option is don't eat in the same place twice
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And as for eating in the same place twice, I don't think that's going to be an issue in NYC ![]() |
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I've done enough waitering to know how much difference it makes. The amount of times people could run up a £500 bill, have a great time, wonderful food, demand extra service, and then **** off without a penny is just demeaning. I worked out I averaged 30p/hour in tips in a fully booked cordon-bleu restaurant.
If you can afford it, and the service is nice. Do it please. Remember it's not the staff pocketing the profits. |
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At home, never. Wages are generally much better here. In the US and the UK only when service is to a decent standard - they have to earn it.
I had a little incident a few years ago with a business partner in the US. I refused to pay the tip for rude and disinterested service. He was offended by my refusal, made a huge issue of it and paid it himself. That was the end of that business relationship, but no great loss as I had my doubts anyway. Same as my dog, I make it a rule not to reward bad behaviour so that said behaviour is not reinforced. Last edited by MattCollins; 14-08-10 at 04:21 PM. |
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I don't have a problem with tipping where appropiate (not just in restaurants), but it's the mentality of 95% of waiters and waitresses who expect a tip which bugs me, you're paid a wage. So do the job. Do you tip the person on the checkout when they serve you and/or pack your bags in a supermarket? ![]() |
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I tip if I get really good service... Which is rarely. There's a fine line between being genuinely helpful whilst eating and being a pain in the ****.
I went to Egypt last year and they wanted £1 for quite literally lifting my bag out of the bus and putting it on the floor. I obviously told them to F off.
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