@taiwan_girl said in The digital tip jar:

@Aqua-Letifer said in The digital tip jar:

@taiwan_girl said in The digital tip jar:

Just finishing up a 2-3 week trip to Ireland. (pics to follow LOL)

Among many, one of the refreshing things about Ireland is that there is NO TIPPING!!!!! That, and the tax is already included in the price. So, for example, if you go to a pub and the meal and drink = 20 Euro, that is the price you pay. You dont have to worry about X% tax and Y% tip. :happydance Because of this, i would say that meals are probably a bit cheaper than in the US. I think all countries should adopt this policy. The tax thing should be easy to do. Tipping, maybe a bit more difficult but doable.

Service was as good as restaurants in the US. There was no decrease in service from the staff because they were not receiving tips.

So you want to change an entire business model because you had a nice meal in Ireland once. That's nice, were you in a car over there? Got any advice for our Secretary of Transportation about how wrong Americans are about domestic travel?

LOL I want to change the business model because it is broke and not efficient.

Good for you.

I've explained and have given specific examples of how this works in practice for the server, and the customer. Why it's better for everybody who isn't a cretin or socially inept.

And, plenty of others get this. They go out to restaurants they like specifically because the service at their favorite place is exceptional, and yet somehow you know better than the millions of people who do this.

You've also never worked for tips and, big surprise, you come from a corner of the world where it's not as commonplace. But no, none of this factors in here does it, you just know better because what? You've thought about it while having a meal in Ireland. Congrats, you're an expert.

Based on these data points

Pro tip: if you want people to think you know what're talking about when it comes to tipping, don't say something like "based on these data points."

Aqua, you lived in Australia for a while, correct? My understanding from my Australia friends, is that tipping is not much done there.

Correct!

Do you think that service in restaurants, etc was noticeably worse than the US due to the lack of tipping?

Yes. Yes it was. It was as transactional as a gas station. The nicer places were a bit better on average, but the fucking rib shack near me has far better service than any place I ever went to in Oz, some of which had bills an order of magnitude higher. Guess what business model the rib shack operates under!

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Aqua Letifer