service carge vs. tip
Discussion
More and more city places seem to add this voluntarely contribution to service (assuming people cannot do percent calculation)
Usually they add 12.5% which would be what I would tip if I was very happy
Do people do tip on top of the service charge (should decide to pay it or not) is something which confuses me....
Edited to add the 1 before the 2.5 - usually I would tip between 10 and 15 % (rounded to a sensible figure
Usually they add 12.5% which would be what I would tip if I was very happy
Do people do tip on top of the service charge (should decide to pay it or not) is something which confuses me....
Edited to add the 1 before the 2.5 - usually I would tip between 10 and 15 % (rounded to a sensible figure
Edited by cramorra on Sunday 26th September 14:14
cramorra said:
More and more city places seem to add this voluntarely contribution to service (assuming people cannot do percent calculation)
Usually they add 2.5% which would be what I would tip if I was very happy
Do people do tip on top of the service charge (should decide to pay it or not) is something which confuses me....
Usually 12.5% surely?Usually they add 2.5% which would be what I would tip if I was very happy
Do people do tip on top of the service charge (should decide to pay it or not) is something which confuses me....
At least you can choose to pay tips in restaurants if the service is good. I really don't understand this American notion of tipping for everything though!
A chap I know was telling me about his cruise holiday. They really enjoyed themselves and had already booked another cruise with the same company for next year, because they apparently got a really good package, which included credits for their first $100 of gratuities!!! WTF???
Given that this was a Yank cruise ship, it was apparently normal to tip every f
ker you came into contact with - the chambermaid, the wine waiter, all the barmen, the bloke who swaps the towels by the pool.... What sort of utter lunacy is that? If I've just paid out £6k for my cabin, I certainly wouldn't expect having it cleaned to be an optional bloody extra!
A chap I know was telling me about his cruise holiday. They really enjoyed themselves and had already booked another cruise with the same company for next year, because they apparently got a really good package, which included credits for their first $100 of gratuities!!! WTF???
Given that this was a Yank cruise ship, it was apparently normal to tip every f
ker you came into contact with - the chambermaid, the wine waiter, all the barmen, the bloke who swaps the towels by the pool.... What sort of utter lunacy is that? If I've just paid out £6k for my cabin, I certainly wouldn't expect having it cleaned to be an optional bloody extra!Why tip if the service is good? I'm paying for good service in the first place through the (normally) extortionate prices most restaurants/cafes regularly charge.
It's almost as though most people are surprised when the get 'good' service and feel, wow, we should leave a tip for that. Good service should be the default and if anything, an amount should be deducted from any bill where the service is deemed not to be good.
It's almost as though most people are surprised when the get 'good' service and feel, wow, we should leave a tip for that. Good service should be the default and if anything, an amount should be deducted from any bill where the service is deemed not to be good.
I don't tip on top of service charges, one or the other.
Having said that, I don't tip as a matter of course, however if I feel that the staff have been attentive and the meal has gone well then I may do so.
Imo, the staffs wages are a restaurant overhead, not something for me to subsidise. Therefore it isn't something I consider par for course.
Though when abroad in places like India, I do tip more frequently, because I know that even a couple of quid is going to make somebody pretty happy and be far more appreciated.
Having said that, I don't tip as a matter of course, however if I feel that the staff have been attentive and the meal has gone well then I may do so.
Imo, the staffs wages are a restaurant overhead, not something for me to subsidise. Therefore it isn't something I consider par for course.
Though when abroad in places like India, I do tip more frequently, because I know that even a couple of quid is going to make somebody pretty happy and be far more appreciated.
Always cancel the optional one - no idea where is is going - same reason I never add it on the credit card machine.
If the food and service was good, I will usually leave a tip, don't really have a % in mind, just chuck down whatever feels appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJwYaeolXc - people who don't tip look like this, do you want this?
If the food and service was good, I will usually leave a tip, don't really have a % in mind, just chuck down whatever feels appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJwYaeolXc - people who don't tip look like this, do you want this?
Parsnip said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJwYaeolXc - people who don't tip look like this, do you want this?
That's an American fictional film; British factual reality is different. We don't have a tipping culture; America does. But how many times have you been served slightly disappointing food, and when they come round to ask you if everything's all right, you smile politely and tell them it's fine thankyou, because you don't want to make a fuss, and pay up at the end in full anyway. That's the British way of tipping.Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 27th September 09:45
Silver993tt said:
Glocko said:
I never leave a tip or eat anywhere where "service charge not included". The restaurant/cafe should be paying the staff directly. New Zealand has the best system - no tips.Anyone coming out for the Rugby World Cup and the fish and chips under two pounds?
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