Tips
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on the reciving end its nice to be tipped, just to know youve pleased someone. i once worked in a bar never got tipped then we had some american vistors who tipped quite big. it was a nice suprise
my wife used to work in pizza hut and used to earn good tips as shes very chatty, the manament got wise to this and changed the rules so she had to share her tips with the rest of the staff, so she stopped working there.
i once got tipped £250 for about 4 hours work, about 5 times more than i got paid
i always try to tip if i think they have put in a little extra effort.
my wife used to work in pizza hut and used to earn good tips as shes very chatty, the manament got wise to this and changed the rules so she had to share her tips with the rest of the staff, so she stopped working there.
i once got tipped £250 for about 4 hours work, about 5 times more than i got paid
i always try to tip if i think they have put in a little extra effort.
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it's a strange one.
for example, tonight me and a few guys went for a ride to the pub, some of the guys hadn't eaten so they ordered food at the bar and paid for it. the lady then dropped the food over to them after about 10mins. the food was eaten, the pint was drunk and we left. no tip, and the lady would not have expected one.
at the curry house however, we order food after being sat down, eat food, ask for bill then pay it with tip.
it's effectively the same thing.
why the difference? :? even i don't know, but that said as an englishman i know where i am expected to tip and where i am not expected to tip in this country.
when i was in Chicago, me and a mate went to a bar, ordered 2 pints from the bar and my mate said i should tip the barman aswel as pay for the drinks, this i found strange, but did it anyway. we then went and sat down at a table and when we were nearly through our drinks the waitress came over and asked us if we'd like another to which we said yes, my mate then said we'd have to tip her.
this left me confused as to who i should tip and why. so i decided to ask her. Missy then went on to explain the american system, which was tipping up to 20% depending on service and value etc. she said that americans felt that europeans were tight/stingy because they either don't tip or tip very small, we explained that most of the jobs she mentioned weren't deemed tip-able in the UK but the difference was the wages paid, in the UK beer and food is expensive but the staff get paid reasonably well where as in the US the beer and food was cheap but the staff don't get paid well so the tip is effectively you paying their wages direct to them and how much the tip is depends on the quality of there service.
also, if the barman takes the drink order at the bar you'd tip him direct, if you order via the waitress she runs a tab for you, you then pay her when you are ready to leave plus tip in one go, but she will then tip the barman from her tips for getting the drinks for her to give to you, complicated or what??!!
Missy was cool though, on our last night there she spent the entire night with us instead of working, talking about top gear and asking us to pronounce things in an english accent! she was lovely . . . sigh . . .
for example, tonight me and a few guys went for a ride to the pub, some of the guys hadn't eaten so they ordered food at the bar and paid for it. the lady then dropped the food over to them after about 10mins. the food was eaten, the pint was drunk and we left. no tip, and the lady would not have expected one.
at the curry house however, we order food after being sat down, eat food, ask for bill then pay it with tip.
it's effectively the same thing.
why the difference? :? even i don't know, but that said as an englishman i know where i am expected to tip and where i am not expected to tip in this country.
when i was in Chicago, me and a mate went to a bar, ordered 2 pints from the bar and my mate said i should tip the barman aswel as pay for the drinks, this i found strange, but did it anyway. we then went and sat down at a table and when we were nearly through our drinks the waitress came over and asked us if we'd like another to which we said yes, my mate then said we'd have to tip her.
this left me confused as to who i should tip and why. so i decided to ask her. Missy then went on to explain the american system, which was tipping up to 20% depending on service and value etc. she said that americans felt that europeans were tight/stingy because they either don't tip or tip very small, we explained that most of the jobs she mentioned weren't deemed tip-able in the UK but the difference was the wages paid, in the UK beer and food is expensive but the staff get paid reasonably well where as in the US the beer and food was cheap but the staff don't get paid well so the tip is effectively you paying their wages direct to them and how much the tip is depends on the quality of there service.
also, if the barman takes the drink order at the bar you'd tip him direct, if you order via the waitress she runs a tab for you, you then pay her when you are ready to leave plus tip in one go, but she will then tip the barman from her tips for getting the drinks for her to give to you, complicated or what??!!
Missy was cool though, on our last night there she spent the entire night with us instead of working, talking about top gear and asking us to pronounce things in an english accent! she was lovely . . . sigh . . .
Rusty Scrubber
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Exactly my feeling.
Where I work the restaurant is very popular with the hotel guests and random people from outside, the average bill comes to around £60 per head with drinks, the waiting staff get paid minimum wage, for the prices of the food you'd expect it to be good (apparently it is)
When it comes to tipping, the policy is ALL tips to be put in a pot and shared out a couple of times a years through the wage system (therefore paying tax on them), "failure to do so will result in dismissal!"
Now I think this is fine for the tips that have been added to the bill when paying by card as it then has to go through the company bank account etc, but cash left on the table and especially when a customer says "this is for the service you gave us" it's just wrong.
Chopper the ex Copper
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I tip if I'm out for a meal and the service deserves it.
I cut my own hair, number 0 twice a week, so don't tip the barber!
I cut my own hair, number 0 twice a week, so don't tip the barber!
Iwasgoodonce
Old School Grand Master
A funny story:
When I was a lad I did a Saturday milk round. It was the run up to Christmas. We used to get a lot in tips at that time of year, far more in fact than my £5 wage. One year the milkman (Harold) was asked by a pin sharp elderly lady (late 80s at least), "Would you like a tip young man?" - Harold was in his late 50s, so I was sniggering a bit at that last one. "Yes please," replied Harold.
"Give up smoking, it will kill you," she replied grabbing the milk and closing the door.
I also saw my first nude lady (not the old one above!) on that round but that's another story.
When I was a lad I did a Saturday milk round. It was the run up to Christmas. We used to get a lot in tips at that time of year, far more in fact than my £5 wage. One year the milkman (Harold) was asked by a pin sharp elderly lady (late 80s at least), "Would you like a tip young man?" - Harold was in his late 50s, so I was sniggering a bit at that last one. "Yes please," replied Harold.
"Give up smoking, it will kill you," she replied grabbing the milk and closing the door.
I also saw my first nude lady (not the old one above!) on that round but that's another story.
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The only time of year we saw our milkman was the week before Christmas. The rest of the year his buddy did the rounds and money collections.
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