tipping

[billy]

do you do it, if so why.

i usually tip, even if there's a surcharge. (yes, i'm a sucker) i just feel that the surcharge will mainly go in the owner's pocket (here in the philippines) and have a need to show my thanks to courteous service. that said, if the service is shit i don't tip.

[popeye]

It's a personal thing, sometimes I do depending on circumstance. Tip for the day: don't back slow horses or take out fast women!

[billy]

that's so old you sad person

doeas anyone reckon that they spit on your food the next time you visit if you don't leave a tip?

[Leanne]

I wouldn't know -- if the service is so rubbish that I'm not moved to leave at least a bit of a tip, I just don't go back.

[addy]

Ah, ambiguous tipping situations. If the service is decent I'll tip, out of courtesy and appreciation. If the service isn't so good, but they weren't outright mean or anything I'll still tip but I won't feel happy about it

[billy]

i have stood up before now and shouted out that the service here is fuckin scandalous, then i realised they hadn't yet brought me my meal

we left before ill mannered things of all kinds were spurted upon it.

[Paddygirl]

Yep, I tip,but it bugs me because when I am doing the books for a restaurant,I see the 18.30 per hr basic rate 18yo's get paid in qld. (more for sat, and even more for sunday)And then they expect a 10-15% tip on top ....the tip is mostly not earned, if the service is very bad I just round up to the next 10, even if it's only a $2 tip. It is my silent protest. The ONLY city I have visited to date where tips are seriously deserved is New York, it's no wonder they give out about service in other countries, BUT the wait staff get paid a pittance and actually work for tips....it seems to make all the difference to level of service

[billy]

it's the same as new york in the uk (bad wages) unless it's a silver service restaurant. 18.50 a lot, i always thought of them being paid a pittance.