Tipping

[dune]

I've decided that due to the poor exchange rate and the general squeeze on finances that i'm not going to tip in restaurants abroad this year.

 

I've always tipped between 10-20% in the past, but by not tipping it will effectively bump the in the pocket exchange rate up by the amount i'm retaining.

 

Does this make me a tight git?

[JackFrost]

It might tip you over the edge

[eurosaint]

By only taking this action abroad, it makes you a rascist (well, we knew that anyway:))

By depriving the restaurant employees a living, impinges on their human rights

On both counts (according to EU law) you are in big trouble !

HTH

[Griffo]

I never tip anywhere.

[Johnny Bognor]

Don't eat yellow snow

[View From The Top]

Never wear a hat in the shower.

[AndyNorthernSaints]

Never phone a Sun reader or EDL member when he's doing his ironing.

[SuperMikey]

I thought being a UKIP supporter you hated all other countries except this one?

[TopGun]

Most restaurants abroad include the tip in the bill, same as many of ours, so better be careful with the French, Spanish small print etc Dune.

[hamster]

Dusty Carpet - 12:15 Fontwell.

 

...never been beaten.

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

You're going to come across like a right ****.

 

...Wait a minute!

[Saint-scooby]

I only leave a tip if the service is good or the waitress has nice tits.

[dune]

Most restaurants abroad include the tip in the bill, same as many of ours, so better be careful with the French, Spanish small print etc Dune.

 

When in Spain if you mutter Hoja de reclamacion under your breath it usually does the trick. By law every establishment must have these complaint books and instructions are written in Spanish, Catalan and English. Also i'm fluent in Spanish so that helps.

[norwaysaint]

Don't know if it's the same over there, but here nowadays, when you pay by card, they bring the card reader over to you, but they no longer type in the amount, expecting you to do it and include your tip. However, a couple of times recently I've eaten at places where you get a menu, then go to the bar and order your food. they expected you to pay there and then, which i dislike anyway, but they still did the thing of making you type in the amount. Are they expecting you to tip them before you've had food or service? Are they taking the ****?

[dronskisaint]

I've decided that due to the poor exchange rate and the general squeeze on finances that i'm not going to tip in restaurants abroad this year.

 

I've always tipped between 10-20% in the past, but by not tipping it will effectively bump the in the pocket exchange rate up by the amount i'm retaining.

 

Does this make me a tight git?[/QUOTE]

 

Si!

[suewhistle]

In Italy you don't tip. Well, you can, but it's not expected.

[Wade Garrett]

In Italy you don't tip. Well, you can, but it's not expected.

 

I wish I knew that before I went!

 

Dune, McDonalds don't do tips anyway.

[Redbul]

Dune is Mr Pink in disguise.

[pap]

Having had a series of less than stellar jobs during my student days, I tend to tip as a rule. Takes some pretty bad service to stop me from tipping, although when that happens, I normally don't pay the full whack.

[sambosa75]

First of all, yes you are a tight git for not tipping. Most waiters take the job on a incredibly low wage, sometimes not even enough to cover living expenses such as bills and rent and rely on tips more than they do their wages. If you are not going to tip though, my recommendation is to not eat in the same place twice.

[Doctoroncall]

Don't know if it's the same over there, but here nowadays, when you pay by card, they bring the card reader over to you, but they no longer type in the amount, expecting you to do it and include your tip. However, a couple of times recently I've eaten at places where you get a menu, then go to the bar and order your food. they expected you to pay there and then, which i dislike anyway, but they still did the thing of making you type in the amount. Are they expecting you to tip them before you've had food or service? Are they taking the ****?

 

It comes across as lazy as they are not providing you a service if you have to go to the bar and order and also type in the amount. Why don't you put in half the amount and see if they notice.