Tipping

[Alert Mongoose]

4 hours ago, jakedee said:

In a restaurant, I'll always give the tip directly to the waiting staff, or leave it on the table.
About 10%, for me is normal.
Apart from what was mentioned earlier about rounding up, I see no need to tip generally elsewhere.

Still going to the owner though. Job offered at lower wages with the enticement of tips.

[RawB93]

The only acceptable reason for tipping a taxi driver is so you can escape his death patter chat as fast as humanly possible.

Shower of robbing b*****ds, yer taxi drivers.

[Dan Steele]

16 minutes ago, RawB93 said:

The only acceptable reason for tipping a taxi driver is so you can escape his death patter chat as fast as humanly possible.

Shower of robbing b*****ds, yer taxi drivers.

[invergowrie arab]

I was out in one of Dundee's finest brasseries on Saturday and they didn't have a facility to take a tip by card so they got f**k all. It's 2022 and I'm not carrying chunks of metal, notes or in bru bottles around to exchange for goods and services.

I don't know why hairdressers don't pitch there prices accordingly eg charge 21 quid instead of 24 quid. They are still going to get the 25. 

[Richey Edwards]

I usually let a weeks worth of rubbish accumulate in my car then fling it all out the window while driving along.

Oh, you meant TIPPING.

[Scotty Tunbridge]

I never carry cash unless it is specifically for a service where card isn’t or is a difficult option i.e. haircut or taxi so they usually get a tip. 
 

If I’m out for a meal and have some cash like pound coins or a fiver I’d try and leave a tip but I also have no qualms about just not leaving one if they can’t take a card tip since this isn’t America. The only time I’d actively count out to make sure 10% or more is getting left is if it’s a bigger group (4 or more).

[Raven]

I parked my car under a tree for the last few days and decided to take it round to the car wash at lunchtime. I do tip those guys even though the daily mail has made it quite clear they are all money laundering operations.

I'd be more inclined to tip for a mugging than a Hermes delivery. I'd be more likely to pop down to the opposition dug out and tip the manager after a Saturday afternoon thrashing (yes, Kenneth) than tip a Hermes driver.

[19QOS19]

Always worth checking if an establishment allows their staff to keep tips, or if it goes into the owner's pockets.
I had a nice waitress quietly tip me off (lol, also Kenneth) that they didn't see tip money, and she looked terrified when I suggested that she just slip the note carelessly left under the salt cellar into her pocket. I don't think folk appreciate just how cunty a fair number of bosses are at the lower end of the economy.

Aye, hate that. I always ask (when paying by card) if the staff get the tips. If they say no then I just pay the meal and feel guilty for not having cash on me. I tend to tip 10% in restaurants.

Delivery drivers get a quid.

Taxi drivers will get it round up so I don't have a lot of silver. They can get fucked with a minimum tip. They are self-employed anyway so the money they make from the journey is theres.

I give our Hermes delivery lassie £20 at Xmas because she appears to be the only Hermes delivery driver in Britain that isn't completely fucking useless.

[FuzzyBear]

Always give the barber a couple of quid.

Get a taxi every Friday and give £2 or £3 tip assuming he is on time.

Always give 10% in a restaurant unless the food or service is poor.

[Bert Raccoon]

I know it's a thing but I find tipping a bin man quite odd, even if it's just a half bottle of whisky at Christmas, emptying the bins isn't a particularly personalised service 

[BFTD]

Oaksoft not tipping the lower orders is the kind of revelation that ought to be followed by the EastEnders drums.

[Sergeant Wilson]

8 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said:

I know it's a thing but I find tipping a bin man quite odd, even if it's just a half bottle of whisky at Christmas, emptying the bins isn't a particularly personalised service 

Bin men will get nothing until Harry Clarke formally apologises.

[welshbairn]

11 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said:

I know it's a thing but I find tipping a bin man quite odd, even if it's just a half bottle of whisky at Christmas, emptying the bins isn't a particularly personalised service 

Helps if you want rid of something that won't fit in the bin the week after Christmas.

[philpy]

1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said:

I usually let a weeks worth of rubbish accumulate in my car then fling it all out the window while driving along.

Oh, you meant TIPPING.

Keep Scotland tidy.

 

 

 

Throw your rubbish in England. 

[Bert Raccoon]

20 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Helps if you want rid of something that won't fit in the bin the week after Christmas.

Mother In Law?

[Gnash]

It is a minefield.  I tip in restaurants (unless the service is terrible) and round up taxi fares but that's about it.  My bike mechanic was heavily hinting I should tip him, by telling me about all the other tips he'd received.  I didn't give him one.

Interesting that some people tip anyone 'performing a service'.  Would that include the likes of mortgage advisers and dentists?  If not, why not?

[deegee]

For me, the thing that is currently grinding my gears is “service charge” added to more and more restaurants without telling you. I’d always rather give a tip for good service rather than be press- ganged into it. I’d also prefer the cash went directly to the staff than through the (likely) reduction due to “service charges” by the owners, when paying by card or a service charge!

I don’t get anything online so don’t need to pay couriers. I had a haircut in London last week which was good but cost £35. Still left the barber £3 and that’s the norm for the barber.

Taxis get a £1-2 tip but their default moaning about absolutely everything means I’d pay more to escape them lol.

[jamamafegan]

1 hour ago, invergowrie arab said:

I was out in one of Dundee's finest brasseries on Saturday and they didn't have a facility to take a tip by card so they got f**k all. It's 2022 and I'm not carrying chunks of metal, notes or in bru bottles around to exchange for goods and services.

Absolutely agree with this. It's a bit awkward when you're told "oh I'm sorry we can't put tips through the card readers." I feel bad for the waiting staff because it's not their fault. As you say, there's no excuse for it in this day and age.

I remember the days as a young lad when I delivered the Sunday morning papers. The tips at Christmas time were tremendous. Folk leaving a card out for you with £5 or £10 in it, sometimes it was even £20. Mad considering all I did was drag a trolley around the streets for just over an hour.

[Jambomo]

Pretty much just restaurants and rounding up taxi fares. Restaurants because they spend a significant amount of time serving you and they can make your evening good or bad, 

Otherwise I am kind of against the idea of tipping people just for performing their job tbh. I’m probably being tight but it adds up over a night out or day out, making it a lot more expensive. Some of the interactions with staff are so brief that I can’t really see how it’s justified - it’s not that I don’t appreciate them but it’s basically their job.

[Shandon Par]

 Whip roon furra pilot!