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More tipping insanity

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    George K
    wrote on 20 Sept 2024, 22:56 last edited by
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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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      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 17:05 last edited by
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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 K
          wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 02:28 last edited by
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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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            5 Nov 2024, 02:28

            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?

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 02:38 last edited by
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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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              Mik
              wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 02:42 last edited by Mik 11 May 2024, 02:43
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              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-nyc
                wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 09:35 last edited by
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                My problem is the supervisors often scan the rooms first and swipe it

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 15:30 last edited by
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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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                    Renauda
                    wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 15:34 last edited by Renauda
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                    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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                      Mik
                      wrote on 29 Nov 2024, 16:23 last edited by
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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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                        29 Nov 2024, 15:30

                        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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                        89th
                        wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 19:41 last edited by
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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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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 19:46 last edited by
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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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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 21:24 last edited by LuFins Dad 12 Feb 2024, 21:24
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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
                              wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 21:41 last edited by
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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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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 14:40 last edited by
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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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                                  17 Dec 2024, 14:40

                                  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
                                  wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 14:55 last edited by
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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 Dad
                                    wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 14:56 last edited by
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                                    But it will change others…

                                    The Brad

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                                      89th
                                      wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 17:51 last edited by
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                                      Yeah I don't really care how much someone makes, waiter, haircut, cab, bartender, delivery driver... the scenarios where I tip.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 19:27 last edited by
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                                        If it’s great service, whatever they pay them is not enough.

                                        “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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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 17 Dec 2024, 22:15 last edited by
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                                          Are you sure????

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                                          "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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