jollystomper
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Most of Miami is like that too. I'm actually more inclined to add an extra tip when they point this out.Ate in a restaurant in Manhattan a few days ago. On the wall and printed menu, there was a large notice that "18% gratuity was included". one of our sons had eaten there before and said the food was great. It was, large portions and the service was excellent - none of us could finish our meals and they boxed the remainders for us. When they brought the CC machine to our table to pay, the server said right away "the tip is already included, so be sure to hit the 'no tip' button", which we did.
The process was fine with me - the told you the tip percent up front ahead of time (menu was also posted in the window by their entrance), and they did not try to get an additional tip out of you.
I hadn't seen it. But...36 "pages" of posts and no mention of Reservoir Dogs? Or maybe I missed it
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Maybe that explains the recent punch in the face.I hadn't seen it. But...
Busceni's character makes a pretty good argument against tipping. Maybe someone was stewing on it for 32 years and only now got the chance to punch him in the eye for itMaybe that explains the recent punch in the face.
Since Covid none of the hotels I've stayed in have cleaned my room during the stay so I don't tip for housekeeping any more. They'll send housekeeping if you ask, but I never do.$5-10/day for housekeeping in hotels
Hope you can swim.I just encountered a weird one. I reserved a pontoon boat for an afternoon a few weeks from now and the checkout process prompted me for a tip. First of all, who tips during a reservation? Second of all, why would I tip for a simple rental? I selected "no tip", of course.
This is baked into a lot of 3rd party payment software nowadays, and often requires the vendor to pay the SW to disable it.I just encountered a weird one. I reserved a pontoon boat for an afternoon a few weeks from now and the checkout process prompted me for a tip. First of all, who tips during a reservation? Second of all, why would I tip for a simple rental? I selected "no tip", of course.
I was told 10% euro is common there. So that is what I normally do there.Just returned from 5 weeks in Spain, Portugal, and the Azores. Tipping is just not a thing there. I rather enjoyed not tipping, although I did tip in a couple of cases of excellent service. The service in general wasn’t very good. So, as always there are trade offs. But I certainly do think the US has gone crazy nuts on tipping expectations for services where no tip should be required (or requested).
I am not reading this over the internet. Everywhere in Europe, tip=unreported income (=illegal under the table). So you would only leave a few coins to get rid of 'cents' from your pocket. You would also leave nothing if paying with a credit card.I was told 10% euro is common there. So that is what I normally do there.
+1. Tipping in most of Europe is rounding up with a few coins. €71 you'd round up to €75. In France suggesting a tip is "supposed" to be illegal, though the tourists tend to be taken advantage of in some places.I am not reading this over the internet. Everywhere in Europe, tip=unreported income (=illegal under the table). So you would only leave a few coins to get rid of 'cents' from your pocket. You would also leave nothing if paying with a credit card.
Of course, honesty and legality is not followed equally everywhere in Europe.![]()