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Money Moral Dilemma: How big a tip should I give when using a 2 for 1 voucher?
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Of course the comparison is relevant. Why only choose certain occupations to tip? I never tip. for that reason,Absolutely nothing, especially now the NLW is £7.20 per hour. Most wait staff do not declare their tips as income which they should and most don't pool tips with kitchen staff who get paid the same.
I bet you are the sort of person that argues about splitting the bill because you didn't eat any of the bread aren't you.
I suppose I should have know that this forum would be filled with the sort of miserly, tightfisted, selfish !!!!! I hate. Don't tip and I hope the wait staff spit in your food the next time you are in. I'm sure I would.0 -
Yes waiting on tables, especially when occupied by fussy tightwads like most of the people on here, is just the same as sitting down swiping cans across a scanner isn't it. Doh!
So if the difficulty of the job is relevant to whether or not staff give tips, then why don't firemen, police men or hospital staff get tips?. Anyone can be a waiter with a days training, what about jobs that take months of training? why dont they get tips?.
You not making any sense in arguments, all i can assume is your a waiter?0 -
What a stupid comparison.
These discussions on tips will just go on forever as sadly there are many miserly, selfish, cheap people out there. Whether you like the system or not waiting staff rely on tips. If you choose not to tip because you don't agree with the system the only person that suffers is the person that has just spent the last hour serving you. If you cannot afford to pay then don't go in the restaurant.
It is not a stupid comparison at all, the check out operator is serving you, ergo, from what you say you should tip her.
I can afford to eat in restaurants, I do not tip by choice. The staff are getting a wage to do a job. Everyone is now on the minimum wage so why should they expect extra because they have put food in front of me and smiled ? A factory worker on minimum wage wouldn't, so what is so different about someone serving you a meal?0 -
How tight fisted you are.
Tips are part of a waiter/waitresses much needed income - they are usually on a really, really low income - so if you get good service you should tip.
It's a way of saying thank you and if you cannot afford to tip then you should not be eating out. Same applies if you're too tight to tip.
Personally I think it is really rude not to give a generous tip if you've been well served, the person's been friendly and asked if your meal is ok at the right times.0 -
Absolutely nothing, especially now the NLW is £7.20 per hour. Most wait staff do not declare their tips as income which they should and most don't pool tips with kitchen staff who get paid the same.
The minimum wage of £7.20 per hour is only if the person working is over the age of 25 years old.
If they're under 18 they could be on £3.87 and if they're an apprentice - which so many young people are on, including my son thanks to the useless government - they're on £3.30.
So do not be so tight with your cash as they need a tip, remember a lot of youngsters have high rents to pay and need a tip.
It really angers me that so many people refuse to tip. Talk about rude.0 -
On a serious note, just our of curiosity - how do people feel about tipping fast food delivery people and cab drivers?
- Had a conversation about this with a friend the other day and I'd love to know to know if people do it
If the service is good of course I tip. If a cab driver is unfriendly, doesn't say hello when I open my door or get in the cab and doesn't make conversation I'd give half the tip but I'd still tip as I'm glad they've turned up to take me where I need to go!!
When I get fast food delivered again I tip, of course. I'm grateful to get my dinner! Had a lovely chap tonight who was delighted to get an extra pound tip and thanked me greatly and a big smile and a look of real surprise when I said the extra pound is a tip for you!0 -
I never tip because I think it is a stupid and awkward concept.
Other countries like Japan do not have any tipping and it is such a great relief. One less thing to think/worry about.
Customers pay for the food. Restaurants pay the staff. This way is much cleaner and simpler.
Everytime I leave without tipping, I am 'voting' for the abolishment of this system before it spreads like a virus into other areas and we have to tip all and sundry.
Disgusting attitude. If you like it in Japan so much go and live there then. You live in UK and should tip for good service, it is rude not to.
Do remember some kids nowadays will remember you and spit in your food or drink next time you go there, so think on that tightwad.0 -
I cannot believe the nastiness of some people on her towards the non tippers. Tipping is voluntary and if people choose not to they then it is up to them. Why should we make up for poor wages, if there were no tips then restaurants would have to pay more or have no staff. There is a big enough profit on food, they should share more of it with the staff and pay them properly. The gas man came to service my boiler last week, he did a good job, and was very pleasant, should I have tipped him !!0
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On a serious note, just our of curiosity - how do people feel about tipping fast food delivery people and cab drivers?
- Had a conversation about this with a friend the other day and I'd love to know to know if people do it
If I'm tipping the cab driver, it's because he's got me to where I need to be quickly thanks to his knowledge of the local roadworks etc and/or because he's volunteered to pick up my heavy luggage unprompted and done so with a smile on his face. I don't mind tipping the taxi driver because he's just done a good job for me.
With fast food delivery people, it's not until after they leave that I realise whether they've brought the right food and/or if it's any good or not. I'm therefore less inclined to tip, because I feel a tip should be given in recognition of good service that's actually happened rather than the mere expectation of it.0 -
happyinflorida wrote: »The minimum wage of £7.20 per hour is only if the person working is over the age of 25 years old.
If they're under 18 they could be on £3.87 and if they're an apprentice - which so many young people are on, including my son thanks to the useless government - they're on £3.30.
So do not be so tight with your cash as they need a tip, remember a lot of youngsters have high rents to pay and need a tip.
It really angers me that so many people refuse to tip. Talk about rude.
If they are under 18 then I very much doubt they will have a high rent to pay. I don't know of anyone under 18 who has their own house!.
But I think it's such a stupid attitude to have that restaurant staff on low wages should be subsidised by customers!. Paying the staff is the responsibility of the employer and nobody else!.
When I go to a restaurant I expect the staff to do the job they are paid for and they have to be pretty exceptional to get a tip from me!, which is the way it should be.
I have delivered my opinion in a quick and efficient way and I got paid a rate of £0.00 an hour for typing this comment. Please PM me and I'll give you my PayPal email address so you can send me a cash tip :rotfl:0
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