Services you tip?

asakura797 · 4 Feb 2011 at 10:54

Biohazard said:
Prostitution

+1

Kiyoshi · 4 Feb 2011 at 10:59

I don't tip for anything and equally don't expect to be tipped.

Josh P · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:50

I only tip barber/taxis/restaurant, paying in cash. I normally round up to the nearest note. It's as much for convenience as anything else.

FutileBreadMachine · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:50

How do you guys not tip waiters? I thought standard practice now was to include the tip in the bill (every restaurant in London does this), so you have to tell them to remove it if you don't want to tip them. I've never not tipped a waiter. I usually tip the pizza delivery guy if I have change since he's basically risked his life to deliver the pizza, and that has to be worth a quid or two

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Mucky_Pup · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:54

RationalGaze said:
How do you guys not tip waiters? I thought standard practice now was to include the tip in the bill (every restaurant in London does this), so you have to tell them to remove it if you don't want to tip them. I've never not tipped a waiter.

Easy, by not tipping them. Tipping is if you think they've done a good job on top of what they're being paid by their management to, if they don't do it they don't get a tip.

I usually tip the pizza delivery guy if I have change since he's basically risked his life to deliver the pizza, and that has to be worth a quid or two .

That's why his employer; the pizza shop, pay him a wage to deliver pizza's though? :confused:

FutileBreadMachine · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:57

Sorry, I meant the bill automatically has the tip included, so if you don't want to tip then you have to tell them to remove the tip. So you tell them "Hey I don't want to tip you can you change this?"

Fenris · 7 Feb 2011 at 18:10

RationalGaze said:
How do you guys not tip waiters?

For me at least it's because it's basically asking the customer to pay for the privilege of having someone ferry a plate to my table.

It's the hypocrisy of it that gets me, why is it only waiters we are expected to tip? Why not builders? Or Hair Dressers? They both provide a service which requires them to physically do something, they both advertise a price.

What is it that makes a waiter deserve more of our money for providing a service which is supposedly part of the point of going to a restaurant? They are not "going out of their way" they are doing the job they are CONTRACTED to do, yet we are expected to reward them above their contracted wages and for what? For turning up to work?

If you buy a custom PC from OCUK, the techy may spend hours making it just the way you want, hell he may even cut his finger in the process yet I doubt you would call up and ask to transfer some cash into his account and you know why? It's because IT'S HIS BLOODY JOB.

Drum2 · 7 Feb 2011 at 18:57

You tip waiters because they could have poisoned your food, but they didn't.
Just same as you tip a barber because he could have sliced your neck open, but he didn't.

Dewotter · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:26

I paid for some Chinese food for takeaway by card once, and it asked me for a tip! The thing was I was the one that went to them to walk home with it. Why would I tip them when I'm the delivery service.

tom_e · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:28

RKO said:
I paid for some Chinese food for takeaway by card once, and it asked me for a tip! The thing was I was the one that went to them to walk home with it. Why would I tip them when I'm the delivery service.

I hope you bought yourself some extra spring rolls as a thank you

dowie · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:30

Clipsey said:
Live in the States so you kind of get used to it. If service is good, 20% of whatever I'm involved with (service industry). Makes for some expensive tips when eating at fancy restaurants.
Works well on 'most' bartenders, leave them a decent tip, they generally sort you out.

Do you tip in McDonalds?

GreatAuk · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:30

Drum2 said:
You tip waiters because they could have poisoned your food, but they didn't.
Just same as you tip a barber because he could have sliced your neck open, but he didn't.

Well at least there's an actual reason to tip... Although I still wouldn't, as by then they've already had the chance to kill me, so I don't need to pay extra

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I remember buying some doughnuts in Miami airport once, and the guy manning the stall (all he did was count my doughnuts and type something into the till) muttered under his breath about hoping I enjoyed my 13 cents change, in a nasty manner... I forgot about how americans tip and stuff, but I just don't see a reason - I've payed for my goods/service, and I don't see why I should give out any more money!