Do you always tip?

[Jackass]

Orderd a pizza tonight, hanging from last night and couldn't wait to enjoy a nice pizza infront of the telly watching the football while I relax for the night.

So "delivery boy" arrives and pretty much shoves the pizza into my chest.

Delivery Boy: 15 euro (dosen't say please)
Me: Yeah, no problem, I'll just grab my wallet. (take pizza inside)
Delivery Boy: *tut*
Me: There you go (hand him 15 euro) cheers man. (no you're welcome or thanks)
Delivery Boy: (looks into his open palm and shakes his head like I just handed him a steaming pile of poo...walks down my drive just as I'm turning my back and closing the door) "Fu*king wanker".

Eh, What?

This lad has a serious problem, and a seriously bad attitude. I didn't take him up on it at the time, and I don't regret it and I'm not going to call the pizza place and complain about him, because let's face it, we've all worked sh*t jobs we hate and half the time you deal with dicks, so I'm gonna give the guy a break.

But I was talking to my mate about this....Who the f*ck is he to come to my house and *expect* me to overpay to subsidise his wage packet?

Ok, a medium size pizza cost 15 euro with "Free delivery", but they have a walk in special, where the pizza actually costs 11 euro....so in otherwords, I've already paid 4 euro for this guy to come to my house, so If he's not getting paid for it, take it up with your boss, but don't give me your sh*t!

The odd time if it's say 14 euro and I'd have a 5 and a 10 i'd just say keep the change, but even that never seems to be enough!!

I don't have a charity sign outside my house!

Also, on a side note, do you tip in resteraunts if there is a service charge on the bill?

Another thing that wrecks my head is I can't even take a p*ss in a nightclub or pub anymore and wash my hands without being put in the awkward position of "tipping" or face the attitude!

If I use the aftershave I'll tip you, If I use the chewing gum, I'll tip you, but I'm not paying for the privelage of buying 5 euro pints, needing to piss, the water out of the tap and drying my hands...I'm sorry, but I just wont!

I'd say the only time I tip is when I get a taxi home...If your man is good craic or chatty or whatever, I don't mind giving a extra 2 or 3 euro.

Am I a tight asshole, or does anybody agree with me here??

Also, I'd like to through a great movie quote from resevoir dogs about tipping...sums up my attitude very well...

Resevoir Dogs wrote:

NICE GUY EDDIE
C'mon, throw in a buck.

MR. WHITE
Uh-uh. I don't tip.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Whaddaya mean you don't tip?

MR. WHITE
I don't believe in it.

NICE GUY EDDIE
You don't believe in tipping?

MR. PINK
(laughing)
I love this kid, he's a madman,
this guy.

MR. BLONDE
Do you have any idea what these
ladies make? They make ****.

MR. WHITE
Don't give me that. She don't
make enough money, she can quit.

Everybody laughs.

NICE GUY EDDIE
I don't even know a Jew who'd have
the balls to say that. So let's
get this straight. You never ever
tip?

MR. WHITE
I don't tip because society says I
gotta. I tip when somebody
deserves a tip. When somebody
really puts forth an effort, they
deserve a little something extra.
But this tipping automatically,
that ****'s for the birds. As far
as I'm concerned, they're just
doin their job.

MR. BLUE
Our girl was nice.

MR. WHITE
Our girl was okay. She didn't do
anything special.

MR. BLONDE
What's something special, take ya
in the kitchen and suck your dick?

They all laugh.

NICE GUY EDDIE
I'd go over twelve percent for
that.

MR. WRITE
Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've
been here a long ****in time, and
she's only filled my cup three
times. When I order coffee, I
want it filled six times.

MR. BLONDE
What if she's too busy?

MR. WHITE
The words "too busy" shouldn't be
in a waitress's vocabulary.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last
thing you need is another cup of
coffee.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
These ladies aren't starvin to
death. They make minimum wage.
When I worked for minimum wage, I
wasn't lucky enough to have a job
that society deemed tipworthy.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Ahh, now we're getting down to it.
It's not just that he's a cheap
bastard--

MR. ORANGE
--It is that too--

NICE GUY EDDIE
--It is that too. But it's also
he couldn't get a waiter job. You
talk like a pissed off dishwasher:
"**** those ***** and their
****ing tips."

MR. BLONDE
So you don't care that they're
counting on your tip to live?

Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together.

MR. WHITE
Do you know what this is? It's
the world's smallest violin,
playing just for the waitresses.

MR. BLONDE
You don't have any idea what
you're talking about. These
people bust their ass. This
is a hard job.

MR. WHITE
So's working at McDonald's, but
you don't feel the need to tip
them. They're servin ya food, you
should tip em. But no, society
says tip these guys over here, but
not those guys over there. That's
bull****.

MR. ORANGE
They work harder than the kids at
McDonald's.

MR. WHITE
Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning
fryers.

MR. BROWN
These people are taxed on the tips
they make. When you stiff 'em,
you cost them money.

MR. BLONDE
Waitressing is the number one
occupation for female non-college
graduates in this country. It's
the one jab basically any woman
can get, and make a living on.
The reason is because of tips.

MR. WHITE
**** all that.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
Hey, I'm very sorry that the
government taxes their tips.
That's ****ed up. But that ain't
my fault. it would appear that
waitresses are just one of the
many groups the government ****s
in the ass on a regular basis.
You show me a paper says the
government shouldn't do that, I'll
sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll
vote for it. But what I won't do
is play ball. And this non-
college bull**** you're telling
me, I got two words for that:
"Learn to *****n type." Cause if
you're expecting me to help out
with the rent, you're in for a big
****in surprise.

MR. ORANGE
He's convinced me. Give me my
dollar back.

Ruu_Old

I tip quite well, but to a grumpy bast0rd like you had to deal with, I wouldnt give him the time of day.

Thread on tipping, not that long ago

Nalz

No wouldnt tip, not unless it was an amount between €13.50 and €14.99 then tell s/he they can keep change...they're gettin paid to provide a service

Ruu_Old

Trilla wrote:

No wouldnt tip, not unless it was an amount between €13.50 and €14.99 then tell s/he they can keep change...they're gettin paid to provide a service

Some food delivery places offer very little wages and tips are the only way people can make any sort of money, so most of the time it doesnt bother me too much.

Huggles

Yes I tip, a bit stupidly at times but usually won't tip a w@nker.

Heyes

If in a restaurant i always tip, how much will depend on the service. I tend not to really tip on deliveries... and i would tip if i used some of the products in a nightclub toilet. but only once, even if used more than once.

Huggles

Now i have to go and put Reservoir Dogs on now................:D

Mr. Presentable

I'd advise against ordering from that company again, unless you LIKE gob on your pizza.

constitutionus

i never tip, ever. the feckers get enough in the call out charge. the only time i tip is to lounge staff and even then its only to the ones who actually show a bit of initiative. theres two girls in my local ,which does a large trade, and i dont have to order off em anymore. they just bother to remember and thats worth a tip to me. same in the place i get my breakfast before work, straight in and they order for me without me having to say a word. thats good customer service and i'll reward that
this whole idea of mandatory tipping is just some PC crap imported from the states. our minimum wage is way higher than the yanks and though its no fun living on it you dont need tips to live like there so i dont see why i should be guilted into coughing up cash because the more overpaid people in society think i should, or worse some unscruplous employer is counting on so he doesnt have to pay a wage you can live on

[Jackass]

nipplenuts wrote:

I'd advise against ordering from that company again, unless you LIKE gob on your pizza.

Big time! I used to always tip..but I'm sick of this sh*t and ungrateful when I do tip and it's only a euro or two...you didn't earn it, at least say thanks.

I may call that pizza place advising they have a security seal over the pizza box saying "If this has been tamperd with, do not accept delivery" before it's passed on to the delivery boy.

And Ruu, for the record, I don't think I'm being stingy or an asshole...that dude was deffenatly the asshole and my new attitude is only tip when it is earned.

But cheers for the link, didn't see that

qwytre

I rarely tip taxi drivers, unless the fare was say 19 euro and I give them a 20 euro note. Why would you tip a taxi driver, the fares are high enough. Unless they helped with loading luggage or something. I've had too many asshole drivers maybe. I remember one time the taxi driver didnt have change of a 20 euro note (it was a 10 euro fare), he drove me up the road about 200 yards in order for me to go in and get change and then he dropped me back to my house, and that was on the meter. Charged me an extra euro or something because he didnt have change. Asshole!

Another thing that really bugs me is the state of some taxis these days, some of the cars are filty, very old, and smell of ciggarettes. Cant wait to get of them sometimes. There is one particularly decent taxi driver in Lucan driving an Avensis, he is the model of a decent taxi service. The car was very clean, he was very well dressed, didnt yap his head off during the journey but just made occasionally nice conversation and seemed to take his job seriously. I did tip him.

I would nearly always tip in a restaurant, 10-15% unless the service was poor.

Sofaspud

I was in a club last week, and there was one of those guys in the jacks. I went into it the first time, gave him a little change that I had in my pocket, I went in again about an hour later (bladder like a walnut) and the guy was asleep.

He was sitting on his stool, fast asleep. He didn't notice me in front of him, he only woke up when I leaned across him to dry my hands, and he went "umm, use dis, umm" while I was on my way out the door.

Volvoboy

when i used to work for a classy delivery place in gerry ryan country, id rarely get a tip, doesnt realy matter if the customer tips or not i'd still be polite please/thankyou. also the better tippers are in working class areas not the rich folks well thats how the rich stay rich!!!!!

-VB-

Lust4Life

As I was reading your original post I was thinking about that scene in Resivior Dogs, and viola! You had it at the end!!!!! Hee hee!

I used to waitress, so yes, I always tip something. Usually 15% in a restaurant. Pizza guys maybe 10% of the bill because you are right - what did they do other than their normal job?????? Whereas waitresses can be run ragged fetching drinks and whatnot.

Pub Tenders? Oh, yes, you gotta tip them so they run to you next time!

Ever see the movie WAITING? After watching that, I will NEVER EVER send my food back to the kitchen if it is not done right!

L4L

sheepshagger

Nope, I don't tip. . . .dont reckon your stingey for not doing it, the pizza delivery guys alreday getting paid, as for the giys in the pub toilets. . .it fu*ks me off when you turn around from taking a pi*s and the're there waiting with a towel, just so they can get a tip :mad: :mad: :mad:

InFront

Ive never tipped anyone in my life. Unless you count letting them keep the change or something? I cant afford to tip and dont eat in nice places so the question doesnt arise. (Im a student I cant help it:) ) Tipping is crazy like americans.

leeroybrown

In a restraunt without a service charge I'll always tip unless I get bad service. In a resturant with a service charge I usually won't tip. In a cafe or bar I might tip if I get polite and fast table service. When I get delivery it usually takes sufficiently long that I don't feel like tipping and if I did my tip would be some small change from a note.

sheepshagger

qwytre wrote:

Another thing that really bugs me is the state of some taxis these days, some of the cars are filty, very old, and smell of ciggarettes. Cant wait to get of them sometimes. There is one particularly decent taxi driver in Lucan driving an Avensis, he is the model of a decent taxi service. The car was very clean, he was very well dressed, didnt yap his head off during the journey but just made occasionally nice conversation and seemed to take his job seriously. I did tip him.

I would nearly always tip in a restaurant, 10-15% unless the service was poor.

Had a mate who got a taxi home after working late, the driver pulled into a petrol station all of a sudden, got out, went inside (leaving the mate in the car) he then came out, got back in the car and restarted the journey . . mates thinking WTF ?. . it works out the driver needed to use the toilet in the petrol station (but it wasnt avaliable). . . mate could smell something dodge in the car (as hes being taken home via the M50). . .the driver had SHAT himself and continued on the journey (20 mins). .. . mate had to wind down the window so he could breath. . .lets just say the mate didnt tip that taxi driver !!!

humanji

I go out for meals with my mates (up to 20 of us in total), and even though there is always a service charge added nowadays, my mates still add extra. Now if the service and meal were really good, then I've no problem. But I don't like the tip being added automatically. Like, what would you do if you got in a taxi, drove to your destination and the driver said "Ok that's €20 and with tip that'll be €22!" You'd tell him to feck off!

Lemlin

I do tip and the most surprising thing about it is.... I'm from Cavan. Worked some ****ty jobs though so I know how good it is sometimes to get a tip.

I actually try to give tips to people who work harder than waitresses etc. For example, I knew 16 year old lads in an electrical store I worked in who would carry out 32 inch TVs, sometimes having to take them out of the box to fit into a tiny-ass Punto or dragging them round a car park, and wouldn't even get a cent. They used to get tipped about once a year.

It's workers like that, who don't normally get tipped, that I try to tip.

jrey1981

I tip if I think it is deserved - taxi drivers or in a hotel, restuarant or café.

In the case the OP described I definitely would not have.

Good manners cost nothing.

I think occasionally it can depend on the mood I am in and whether I am feeling generous, and if people are nice to me and the service is good, then that obviously helps win me over.

ed6hellsfresh

tbh tho there is no way id tip in most circumstances, mainly due to the fact that i work in a supermarket, and i have more social interaction with most, im as nice to customers as i can be, and regularly help them with stupid enquires etc, carry bags to cars and such alike, but i dont get tipped ever, so it grinds my gears to see other people get tipped, merely due to tradition in certain jobs

Sangre

Absolutely hate the tipping culture in America. People getting paid crazy money for totally unskilled work. Also leads to people being really 'fake' nice all the time.

Creamy Goodness

i mostly collect food from places like that, don't want any nasty delivery boy surprises in my food.

on the other hand i don't think i'd tip anyways, they get minimum wage which is pretty good compared to america where waiters and delivery boys get 4 dollars an hour (my brother is a bar tender) they rely on tips, the irish don't...

ThrownAway

It depends. If I'm a bit broke after a night out and the cab driver clearly rips me off I'd get a bit pissed off and give him the exact amount and ask for the change if necessary.

When I'm drunk I drop tenners into beggers hats. Sometimes when I'm really hungry and have been waiting for a pizza to come I get so happy just to see the pizza I tip the pizza guy. ESPECIALLY IF HE'S HOT.

CyberGhost

I always tip...... Pizza guys, delivery guys.... hookers...

Feenikusu

In restaurants I usually tip, and I haven't been in many other situations where I could. But it depends on the service...

RefulgentGnomon

Regarding the Reservoir Dogs quote, I thought it was Mr. Pink making those comments which are attributed to Mr. White. Am I wrong?

Smoggy

tipping is a load of s**t, I have an interest ina restaurant and the girls often walk away with €60+ in tips, its been know that they have walked away with over a €100. Not bad going for 7 hours work + minimum wage.

Also f**k tipping taxi drivers, the prices they charge they should be tipping me.

The people who should be getting the tips in restaurants and work the hardest are the kitchen porters and they rarely see a cent of the tips.

So to get some extra € off me you better be sucking up real well and provide exceptional service ! otherwise its part of ur job and you can .........

Do you tip the bin man when he empties ur bins ? or a fella you see cleaning the toilets just after you have used it ? Why tip some people and not others, the dude stacking shelf in Tescos shows me where a tin of beans is , do I slip a €5 into his pocket ?

grimloch

Last night, earlier on this morning in fact, was the first time that I have ever tipped a taxi driver. I can't think of any situation where I would tip off the top of my head.

Smoggy

there are places in dublin center (wont mention them) i have heard of 1st hand that take the tips in and use it to pay out staff minimum wage !!!!