Why should we tip?

It's fascinating reading just how many opinions there are across the board here. I'm probably going to receive hate now for saying that I never tip (tbf I don't really eat out either).

To me tipping is something that makes sense if a person goes above and beyond. To normalise it for no particular reasons seems daft; I thought this was only a custom in the states.

I am a very black and white person in that I want to receive a menu with a displayed price. And I want to pay that price. Don't fcuk around with separate service charges or any of that nonsense, seems idiotic to me.

Just put one price on the menu. Transparency. No guilting customers into subsidising wages when the business should simply charge more to account for a living wage. If they can't afford it then they should go out of business.

Please don't let Ireland turn into America.

I guess it gives the illusion of “value” - prices of listed food items are naturally lower because staff costs are lower- if you take this into account before you enter and just assume everything will be 15-20% more expensive when the bill arrives you’ll probably relax more or else decide to eat elsewhere.

I don't think you ought to tip the bar server either. I was asking why the price of the pint has anything to do with the decision to tip or not. The bar staff don't set the prices, so why would the tip (which is usually to do with the level of service) be relayed to the price which the bar staff didn't have anything to do with?

was there a gun to his head to encourage his smiles?

If you're an American: All of them.

If you're not then: "The waiter in the fancy restaurant where you are out celebrating a family birthday"

If you can afford to take a large group out to a fancy restaurant then you can afford a 15%++ tip.

15++%?

10% was the norm for years. Are we now inflating tips?

Another bull$h!t is a service charge for tables of 6 or more. If there's 4 or 5 people at a table is that easier to serve? Or 3 tables of 2.

It's all nonsense. Don't forget we have one of the highest minimum wages in Europe, this isn't the US with its pittance of a wage that had to be topped up by the patron.

Why is this such an issue for some people?

You are not obliged to give a tip, if you feel pressure to do so, then you should really work on that as you are weak willed.

I always tip in restaurants, not because I feel I have to, or even am expected to, I’m an adult, I’m not that easily influenced. I do so because I want to, the waiting staff are usually young people so I don’t mind giving it. I also tip taxis, take away deliveries, and at Christmas I give €50 to the girl who gives me my latte every morning. But that’s me, if I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t give it.

is cafe girl hawt?🤪❤️

There is a lot of tight miserable people on here, if you don't want to tip then don't but don't be mad that you are sometimes embarrassed into paying a tip because the rest of your party wants to pay one. if you really believe in not tipping stick to your guns.

I think a lot of the "I hate tipping" posters obviously have never been in business, it takes serious balls to open a restaurant in this country, most find it very hard to survive, and you probably only go once in a blue moon but its such an ordeal to give few euro tip. 🤦‍♂️ first world problems at its finest.

someone I know got a 100 euro tip off some rich lady once for serving her a 15 euro dinner. sure if you have it why not? its only paper.

Do you actually think you are witty?

matter of perspective isn't it.. If you're going to a fancy restaurant you have money, then you can afford to tip more than the basic.

But if the standard of service is no different to that at a non fancy restaurant, why is a premium tip required?

Is the fancy restaurant required to pay a higher wage to its staff than a non fancy restaurant?

Easy; Michelin starred restaurant = Michelin star tip

I'm sure the 20% service charge on the bill is enough.