[NSC] Tipping, yes or no ?

[kevo]

Not sure anyone using those Apps can claim any sort of moral high ground just by tipping the driver. Well documented how they’ve fecked the independent sector, use dark kitchens, modern slavery etc. Just so we can become even lazier and more obese stuffing our faces watching mind numbingly gormless streaming content on our sofas instead of going out.

Tbf, I only use them VERY occasionally.

How did you know my taste in TV, btw?

 

[veuve]

I tip if I get good service or if I just want to round the bill up.

 

[The Clamp]

I refer you to my previous 15 answers.

 

[lawros left foot]

Made the mistake of not tipping the barmaid in a bar in America once. Pretty soon, she stopped coming over so we just went up to the bar ourselves like you do here. Got a few odd looks and glares. By the end of the evening, our (unwiped) table was full of dirty, uncollected glasses. In our defence, we were young, it was our first ever night out in the states and we weren't quite sure of the culture and the fact that tips are pretty much mandatory unless you've received absolutely disgusting service.

In my first trip to the State, I didn’t know of the tip culture there. It was explained to me in no uncertain terms by the waitress.
All very well, except, at the time I was a lowly junior cook, I earnt about 25 quid a week.and, due to Margaret Thatchers economic miracle ( think Liz Truss, only not quite as bad) the pound was very, very close to parity with the dollar. I believe it was historically the lowest the pound has ever been. After paying $2 for a screwdriver made with fresh orange juice, the waitress expected a dollar tip. I returned to my ship at about 10 o’clock, sober, skint, and with a very low opinion of Americas tipping culture.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’ll also add, smiling, thanking the staff and tipping at places you regularly visit is highly advisable from my experience. It certainly helps when they’re fully booked, often gets you a free schnapps, that open bottle which has got a bit left in the bottom ends up in your glass etc. I don’t tip for this, but it’s often a two way street.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Just come back from holiday in Canada- nearly everything wanted a tip and it was a choice of 18%, 20% or 22%. Only place that didn’t add a tip was Tim Horton’s chain at service stops

Same here, just back from 2 weeks over there and tipping seems to have gone on steriods since I was last there 6 years ago. The card machine even prompted for tips in Subway one lunchtime.

In Toronto a server said 'don't worry about a tip, I've already added 18% on to your bill'! Thanks for that then.
I'm sure it used to be a dollar per beer in bars, but this time was 15-20% even if you were sat at the bar. The amount of free cash we gave away is astonoshing.

 

[VAL1850]

Should follow countries like Spain or Australia for example where tipping is not expected but appreciated for good service...

 

[Han Solo]

Pretty much never, and I'm not the only one. The tipping culture in Sweden died when we stopped using cash.

Sometimes if the service is fantastic I add 5%. But a glass of beer at a pub in Sweden cost £6-7 in most places and that is expensive enough as it is.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Just come back from holiday in Canada- nearly everything wanted a tip and it was a choice of 18%, 20% or 22%. Only place that didn’t add a tip was Tim Horton’s chain at service stops

Ignorant Canadians! The Tim Horton's workers should demand tips too (spelled correctly)!!!!

 

[Nathan]

Service charges in restaurants seem more and more common these days

Agreed. But this is very different to tipping though, right? It does annoy me when they add 10% service and expect a tip. I feel the service charge should be in the cost of the items you are buying, then if good service i will then tip. Having to pay service charge and a tip takes the piss.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I always pay whatever they add unless service really is crap. If not added I round the bill up by at least 10%. Adding 15% for the privilege of not having to pick up my meal from a counter seems OTT. They should put prices up and pay staff a rate for the job.

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

I tip carers, this is why cash must stay, if we don't use it we will lose it, don't be sucked into the system.

 

[Questions]

This again

Always tip in cafe's, restaurants, bars where I have a tab, cabs, hairdressers. 15% to 20%, 20% is in places I use often and where I get looked after. Rarely pay cash so always on card.

You didn’t tip me you bastard

 

[Justice]

I tip carers, this is why cash must stay, if we don't use it we will lose it, don't be sucked into the system.

Keep the cash I found a £20 note this morning just lying there on the pavement. That will be a nice dinner tonight

 

[Beach Hut]

Agreed. But this is very different to tipping though, right? It does annoy me when they add 10% service and expect a tip. I feel the service charge should be in the cost of the items you are buying, then if good service i will then tip. Having to pay service charge and a tip takes the piss.

Disagree I'm afraid, if service charge added then no tip

 

[southstandandy]

Pretty much happy to tip, but don't like it when the service charges are automatically added, especially when on some occasions the service is crap (take note Gordon Ramsey's restaurant in London). I've been to many places where it's been included and the service has been dreadful - reward failure? No thanks. Mr Pink does have a point.

Personally my ultimate view is that it should be at the discretion of the customer.

 

[stewardxxx]

It's worth remembering that the service charge is mostly discretionary. I have asked for it to be removed and left cash instead as a tip. Similarly, if the service has been crap I have had it removed before and not left a tip.

I am firmly in the "Customers discretion camp"

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Not for me, Jeff. At least not when it’s mandatory. And certainly not at the level the Americans expect.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Pretty much never, and I'm not the only one. The tipping culture in Sweden died when we stopped using cash.

Sometimes if the service is fantastic I add 5%. But a glass of beer at a pub in Sweden cost £6-7 in most places and that is expensive enough as it is.

Is that for a pint? If so, it’s pretty much on a par with most pubs in the South of England .

 

[The Wookiee]

For those of us who like an all inclusive holiday abroad- do you tip the bar staff and waiters?

I’ve been to Tunisia a lot over the last couple of years, going back again on Monday.

I learnt to tip the barman when you first arrive 20 Tunisian Dinar around £5 - get treated like a king for the rest of the holiday- same with the waiter in the restaurant and the cleaner and the pool guy/lifeguard - cost me an extra £30 tops but you want for nothing for the whole holiday- you get the cleanest room, served first at the bar, sun lounger saved by the pool/beach and table reserved in the restaurant with your drink ready and waiting and topped up without asking