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More tipping insanity

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #26

    Jesus.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      #27

      Imagine the tip requests in his rent…

      The Brad

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        #28

        From a friend...


        Back when I was working,our company attended a summer business show in Nashville Tenn. We all went out to dinner at an exclusive restaurant on Main Street. There was seven of us and as we were going in there was a sign that said that parties of five or more had a 20% service charge on their bill.

        As we were going to our table we saw a couple sitting at a table and the man was the general manager of one of the main finance companies in the XXXXXXX industry. We said hello, shook hands and went to our table. While we were sitting and pondering what to order the waiter pushing a cart came to our table and opened and set three bottles of wine on our table. He said they were compliments of the gentleman we passed on the way in.

        The point of this story is that the wine was around $120 a bottle and the guy was charged a $72 service charge because it was served at a party of five or more even though a party of two ordered and paid for it. There was a strong argument, to no avail, with the manager. The servers expected a tip on top of that.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          George K
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          #29

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          "ROSC" is "Return of Spontaneous Circulation" and that's a defibrillator.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            jon-nyc
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            #30

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            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              @jon-nyc said in More tipping insanity:

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              Hahah that's hilarious but no seriously let's compare farm subsidies to waiter's tips and oh hey that's not what chefs do basically at all.

              Please love yourself.

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              • George KG Offline
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                Just posting in this thread because I don't want to start another.

                If you stay at a hotel one night, do you tip the housekeeping staff?

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

                  Just posting in this thread because I don't want to start another.

                  If you stay at a hotel one night, do you tip the housekeeping staff?

                  LuFins DadL Offline
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                  @George-K said in More tipping insanity:

                  Just posting in this thread because I don't want to start another.

                  If you stay at a hotel one night, do you tip the housekeeping staff?

                  Yes. I get the same service as if I stayed two nights.

                  The Brad

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    #34

                    No. I used to leave a 5 every day, but I got service every day. Now you don’t get it even if you request it. No tip.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #35

                      My problem is the supervisors often scan the rooms first and swipe it

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        I went through a Starbucks drive-through this morning, and on the credit card machine they hold for you, you have to select your tip before inserting your card. There's no button for 0, you have to figure out the system to go through whatever custom menu that is. While dealing with sun glare and the shaky hand holding the machine for you through the window. So I chose the lowest number, $1 on my $4 order, and decided I probably wouldn't bother going back to Starbucks again.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                          #37

                          If you do leave a tip, best to give it directly to your waiter in cash and pay the restaurant bill by card:

                          https://www.cbc.ca/news/marketplace/tipping-marketplace-1.7395871

                          Elbows up!

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            Yes. Cash leaves no trace.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              I went through a Starbucks drive-through this morning, and on the credit card machine they hold for you, you have to select your tip before inserting your card. There's no button for 0, you have to figure out the system to go through whatever custom menu that is. While dealing with sun glare and the shaky hand holding the machine for you through the window. So I chose the lowest number, $1 on my $4 order, and decided I probably wouldn't bother going back to Starbucks again.

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                              @Horace said in More tipping insanity:

                              I went through a Starbucks drive-through this morning, and on the credit card machine they hold for you, you have to select your tip before inserting your card. There's no button for 0, you have to figure out the system to go through whatever custom menu that is. While dealing with sun glare and the shaky hand holding the machine for you through the window. So I chose the lowest number, $1 on my $4 order, and decided I probably wouldn't bother going back to Starbucks again.

                              That was just the universe balancing out when I went to Caribou Coffee on Thanksgiving day, I swiped my credit card and then I asked the guy where I can leave a tip. He couldn't figure out the machine and had to awkwardly get a coworker to come over and help. They finally figured out a way to manually type in extra, so I gave them a few bucks. I never tip at a drive thru / coffee place but they were the only place open on Thanksgiving, so I wanted to give thanks.

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                                I tipped the waitress that served our lunch on Thanksgiving day 33%.

                                The place was packed, the only thing open for miles.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  And that’s why certain servers and restaurants do better with the tipping model. There are a significant number of people that want to tip excellent service. They don’t want to feel compelled through higher prices, though, and they don’t want to see poor service compensated the same as good service.

                                  The Brad

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                                    blondie
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                                    I just tip cash to the wait staff. What gets me are the high tip options for haircuts. Holy Guacamole.

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                                      In speaking to a friend, he mentioned that Chicago has increased the minimum wage for waiters. It will increase until it equals the regular minimum wage.

                                      Would this change your tipping or the % that you tip?

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                                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                        In speaking to a friend, he mentioned that Chicago has increased the minimum wage for waiters. It will increase until it equals the regular minimum wage.

                                        Would this change your tipping or the % that you tip?

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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        @taiwan_girl said in More tipping insanity:

                                        In speaking to a friend, he mentioned that Chicago has increased the minimum wage for waiters. It will increase until it equals the regular minimum wage.

                                        Would this change your tipping or the % that you tip?

                                        No.

                                        The Brad

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                                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                          But it will change others…

                                          The Brad

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