Tipping

[COYBL25]

20 or 30p

Alright, calm down Rockerfeller.

I don’t make the rules, that’s what the bar staff take themselves, they could take more, but don’t.

You have to bear in mind, both of my locals are populated by a lot of old boys, so it’s more of a nod to their finances I’m guessing.

 

[Tipp blue]

Here in Canada it’s expected, the machine you pay your bill on starts at 18% up to 30%, I usually give the server a tip in cash to make sure they get it

Some of the pubs here the owners take a percentage of the tip which is BS if you ask me

Was in Vancouver 2 years ago.. the tipping is gone mental.. they even had tip jars in liquor stores.. the cost of the food in restraunts was far more expensive than it is here in Ireland and a minimum of 20% extra was expected on top.. restraunt owners in the US and Canada must be jizzing themselves charging a premium for food and paying staff peanuts while the customer tops up the pay.

 

[YoboCopter]

I fly tip in farmers fields if that counts?

 

[SerenityNigh]

What’s everyone’s thoughts on tipping?

I’m a generous tipper, I’ll usually tip around 20% of the bill when we go for food, especially if we get good service.

I also tip my barber, taxi drivers, delivery drivers and bar tenders, but I think that’s cos I’ve got family who work or worked in hospitality and was always taught to tip.

Some of my mates will either refuse to tip, or tip a small amount, as they think the person serving is already being paid so doesn’t need a tip.

Interested to know what other people’s thoughts are on this.

suspect views on this are largely culturally based. US is big tipping culture (by necessity, service workers don't get paid much except by tips), continental Europe is not, I would guess UK somewhere in the middle. I accidentally and seriously insulted a cab driver in Kyoto by offering him a tip, c'est la vie.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Also, similar to England there is a lot of regional variation in dinning prices. In my little town (2hrs west of Washington DC), eating out is still relatively inexpensive, but if I go into DC (or fly to London) it's a whole different tier of pricing. I would suspect that California is among the most expensive states in which to dine out.

Food has become so outrageously expensive that good food and bad food almost cost the same, although I usually eat well on the company dime and not my own, if I can help it.

 

[verreauxi]

It's getting to the point where some of you are going to tip a police officer when they arrest you ffs

I just Venmo’d you a few quid for your comment.

 

[Jimishorts]

You have to bear in mind, both of my locals are populated by a lot of old boys, so it’s more of a nod to their finances I’m guessing.

Or it's the case that you happen to frequent pubs full of stingy old gits.

"Cheers luv. Keep the change and treat yourself to a freddo"

 

[verreauxi]

Can we all agree that underpaid employees who expect tips are not the problem. Why would you fault anyone who is doing a service for you to want more money, whether it comes from wages or tips? Rather, the problem is those corporate CEOs and idiot bosses who don’t pay a living wage.

Step into the shoes of a cabbie, porter, server, etc., and you’ll quickly figure out that tips make all the difference for big and small things as LittleSue said regarding having to work 2 vs 3 days a week when looking after her kids.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It's getting to the point where some of you are going to tip a police officer when they arrest you ffs

On here, there's a few that'll be on their knees in thanks....

 

[chrismpw]

Tipping and sales tax is a US gimmick to underpay staff, in most of Europe its included in the price where there are no hidden fees

If you believe it is reasonable to tip a food server for bringing your food to you, what are you giving your doctors or nurses for taking care of your wellbeing?

As a teacher we would rarely get a tip - even though we put up with a parent's little scrote for a year while busting a gut to open the door for their little turds' future. It was normally something like a box of tea bags around Christmas. Not even cash ffs - it's like the (rare) grateful parent was convinced we'd use cash for hard drugs.

At least that's how I saw it.

 

[DualityNSNO]

I don’t make the rules, that’s what the bar staff take themselves, they could take more, but don’t.

You have to bear in mind, both of my locals are populated by a lot of old boys, so it’s more of a nod to their finances I’m guessing.

What rundown places have you been to ffs

 

[FCBarça]

As a teacher we would rarely get a tip - even though we put up with a parent's little scrote for a year while busting a gut to open the door for their little turds' future. It was normally something like a box of tea bags around Christmas. Not even cash ffs - it's like the (rare) grateful parent was convinced we'd use cash for hard drugs.

At least that's how I saw it.

I understand this. Teachers, absolutely similar - apart from the occasional thank you gift at Christmas (We give chocolate & a personal gift - no money). I think the money angle in general has the feel of being unethical, never mind politicians live off of such ‘donations’

Even in medicine, pharmaceutical reps had a lot of restrictions on what they could give to docs, clinics etc - for good reason, due to ethical considerations. But tipping feels like extortion now at every level

Teachers, docs, nurses, food servers etc. should simply be paid appropriate wages rather than be left to hope for handouts like some sort of busker

 

[grandjoeblue]

Always happy to tip but the service in a lot of restaurants in the UK over the last few years has gone significantly worse. They struggle to employ staff but when you're waiting 20 minutes for your bill etc it does sort of put you off tipping. You regularly see one server serving half of a restaurant.

 

[Billy Dean]

Been out a couple of times recently with people who don’t tip. Even if there were no problems with the service. Don’t know if overreacting but found it awkward. You can at least leave a couple of quid surely lol

 

[Goat]

Been out a couple of times recently with people who don’t tip. Even if there were no problems with the service. Don’t know if overreacting but found it awkward. You can at least leave a couple of quid surely lol

Who even carries money these days?