Should we tip more in the UK ?

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After watching this video I felt really good inside. Seeing the looks and reactions on the faces of these minimum wage workers being tipped $100 was awesome.

It got me thinking that here in the UK we largely don't tip and I think that's a bit tight fisted of us. Personally, I always tip my hairdresser. My haircut is £5.50 and I always leave a tip of £1 for her because I know she gets paid peanuts. However, I don't tip anywhere else. Maybe I should ?

So should we tip more to help minimum wage workers ? Do you ever tip here in the UK ?
 
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There have been times when I have wanted to leave a tip but am only paying on card or don't have anything less than a £10 note.

I rarely tip unless the service is exceptional. I expect good service as standard, so I don't tip for just doing their job.
 
Tipping is simple - Do I think that a person has providing service above what is expected of them? Yes or No? If 'No' then why should they get a tip for doing their normal job and what is expected of them? If 'Yes' then they deserve to receive something extra and I will tip.

Edit: Too slow but seemingly I hold the same opinion as those above.
 
I tip relative to the service. If I am going to leave a tip minimum its 10%. If they deserve more though I can be generous.

I do however have a soft spot for cabbies... I always tip and normally generously. Maybe it's because I am always drunk when I am in one or maybe I can't be bothered to have drunk mans change.
 
No, because the service here is half and half, for our standards of service it is OK and does the job, but nothing exceptional meaning I should be tipping them. I'm already paying £30+ for the meal & whatever for extras.

India, I was paying £5 for a full meal and drinks, the service was beyond exceptional, drinks were poured & topped up by them when we were nearly finished, food was placed onto our plates for us & then again when we finished eating that amount, I left a healthy tip every time, as they provided a fantastic service and were extremely friendly.
 
Sliver said:
My haircuts are always good so I always tip. :)
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Matter of opinion :p

I tip for good service and if they go out of their way for me. I still think they should just pay staff more and not rely on tips.

When I started out in nightclubs I was on min wage after a year I was on £7 2 years I was on £9.50 and would happily earn £150 a night in tips. Disgustingly I'd easily make around £3,000 gross per night in drinks for the company I worked for.

Then again working 85+ hour weeks I would rake it in. Some people in the minimum wage jobs are on a lot more than you'd think.
 
I have tipped before but I don't really see the point, callcentre workers don't get tipped, why should someone who carries a pizza from the kitchen to the table get extra.
 
I don't agree with tipping at all as a concept, I only do it because it's a social situation in which you can give charity to another who earns significantly less without the awkwardness.

If we value a person & the work they do then we should just give them a fair & equitable wage, tipping reinforces the monetary power aspect & I don't feel comfortable with a system in which 'the mighty rich may be kind enough to bestow a living on the poor if they deem them worthy'.

I also dislike the added economic incentive to what should be standard (good service & pleasant social interactions), frankly I doesn't feel as nice when somebody goes out their way for me when there is the potential they are only doing it for a tip.
 
Skyfall said:
I have tipped before but I don't really see the point, callcentre workers don't get tipped, why should someone who carries a pizza from the kitchen to the table get extra.
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Call centre staff are providing a service which you probably can't do yourself. Pizza carriers are doing something which you could easily do yourself but are asking someone else to do for you. The bill covers parts and labour, the tip is thanking them for enabling you to be a lazy sod ;):p
 
For some reason I have been brought up to see it as a necessity to tip waitresses/waiters, people who deliver food and my hair dresser.

The way I see it... if I don't tip my hairdresser, will she do a sloppy job next time? If I don't tip the delivery guy, will they do things to my food in future? If I don't tip the waitress/waiter will they be brunt with the next customer(s).

If I wasn't a prisoner of my own conscience I probably wouldn't tip. After all there are far worse jobs out there with minimal wages, and no tips/bonuses. But maybe we should all lower our productivity at work and see if they start tipping us to perform better?!
 
If I am in a taxi, or having food delivered, I will tip rather than wait for small change.

I don't tip as standard.

I sometimes leave 5-10% in a restaurant if service is exceptional and I'm not there for work (if I tipped 15% every time I ate in a restaurant for work purposes I'd never have any wage).
 
If you're in a restaurant for work purposes why are you picking up the bill in the first place :p Get on that expenses gravy train :p
 
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