jennywren said:Nothing lol
My mate does it so I tip her (or used to) to a couple of fags and a double vodka redbull when I see her out ha ha.
Anyway, im tight and dont tip in this country really as I feel people get paid for the job they do, I dont get tipped for working and doing what Im doing and Im underpaid lol. I tip in America deffo as they get like $1 an hour basic wage and the rest is made up from tips and they show that in the service, they provide you!
Most of the time in the public service industry in this country the people are grumpy and custome sattisfaction isnt high on their list as they get paid at the end of the day anyway!
Im a scrooge
Cat&Noah said:Their was a thing about this on the news the other night, about the laws on tipping. Apparently when they add it as a service charge, they do not legally have to give it to the staff as extra, but use it to pay their basic wages. Where as if it is a tip, they have to by law give it to the staff.
Cat&Noah said:Their was a thing about this on the news the other night, about the laws on tipping. Apparently when they add it as a service charge, they do not legally have to give it to the staff as extra, but use it to pay their basic wages. Where as if it is a tip, they have to by law give it to the staff.
jennywren said:but if they dont add something on the bill and they waiter/waitress has been ''extra specal'' ill leave a fiver for them or something but I think its only happened once in this country.
nicki said:An odd question but how much do you/would you tip a hairdressers?
I rarely go as my Mum or SIL would cut my hair but i'm going to make an appointment at a salon & don't really know the etiquette on tipping
jennywren said:yeh i find in resturants if they have been cheeky enough to give a tip then NO WAY do they get any extra, unless the bill is say 49.90, ill leave £50 and go, but if they dont add something on the bill and they waiter/waitress has been ''extra specal'' ill leave a fiver for them or something but I think its only happened once in this country. The way I see it, they are getting there wage regardless, so they should work hard for any extra, if my glass is empty and im thirsty and waiting for a drink, thats not working for it, if the plate is left in front of me for ages when ive finished again not working for it so they get ziltch ha ha. In the US, my glass is filled before, i finished, my plate taken as soon as i put my napkin on top of it and my mouth wiped on the way out If in the US they say how was your meal or you make complaint, they dont charge, at the end of the meal here, if they go ''how was it'' and you tell them it was rubbish, they go ''oh right, soz'' and thats it!!
I dont tip in bars as they dont serve my alcoholic dependancy quick enough, and urm, well there isnt anything else to really tip for is there cept hairdress, which Ive covered.
Oh the other week went to Frankie & Bennys and service was sub standard, as was the food, was a total of £29.20 or something so I put £30 down and while we were getting coats on, she brought the change back, I left it, when we got out side OH, goes ''you forgot the change'' and handed me the silver I was wetting myself
budge said:i NEVER tip!
if i go out for a meal i deliberately pay my credit card so i can avoid it. hairdressers rip you off anyhow so i never tip them. They charge me £2 just to trim my fringe for heavens sake.
nicki said:You saying about the service in the states & how they take your plate away, well when I was New Youk, our waiter was a bit to keen & took my plate away half way through my breakfast. I sat in shock then told him I hadn't finished, he fished it out the plastic tub for scraps & asked if I wanted it back I did laugh after tho. he was a right miserable sod, he didn't get a tip!