serious thread: tipping in places

theboss80 · 19-06-2011 02:17PM

Do I tip? No this is Ireland not America.

Rebel021 · 19-06-2011 02:17PM

Don't tip
Why should I,you get paid a wage and I'm not fcukin rich

ejmaztec · 19-06-2011 02:23PM

So does this mean that Ireland is the only country on the planet where no-one gets a tip?

RachaelVO · 19-06-2011 02:27PM

Ruu wrote: »

I give them a big clap instead.

At first I read THE CLAP!!

Rebel021 · 19-06-2011 02:30PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

So does this mean that Ireland is the only country on the planet where no-one gets a tip?

No
loads of people get tips but too many expect a tip for basic and sub par service:mad:

Rockn · 19-06-2011 04:07PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Anyone ever tip the pilots on a plane if they get you there on time?

I try to but I always get tackled to the ground on my way to the cockpit before I can even get my wallet out of my pocket.

Kevin Duffy · 19-06-2011 05:01PM

Ruu wrote: »

Only if the service is top notch (and only in America, not in Ireland), otherwise the back of me feckin' hand you'll get! :mad:

theboss80 wrote: »

Do I tip? No this is Ireland not America.

What's the logic here? American staff deserve tips, Irish staff don't?

mattjack · 19-06-2011 05:08PM

Nevore wrote: »

No, I haven't "ate" in every restaurant in Ireland. No idea about the Poles, I can only speak for countries that I have eaten in and from that experience, I get my coffee refilled faster, I get more than a grudging welcome and smile and overall the experience is ten times more pleasant.

you rate restaurants on how fast your coffee is refilled...?..and restaurants abroad are ten times more pleasant.....?.....

Ebbs · 19-06-2011 05:10PM

In most american states min wage is about 7-8 $, however, if you are in a business which could earn tips Ie. bar staff/resturants/ etc then your min wage is reduced by anywhere between 40-60%

AntiRip · 19-06-2011 05:21PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

What's the logic here? American staff deserve tips, Irish staff don't?

Worked in a bar once in Montauk and a friend worked in a restaurant there for no wage just tips and did damn well out of it too! $600-$800 a week.

In New York City a barman can earn up to $1500 a week on tips, depending on the bar of course. In Ireland you always get a wage so it is different.

Kevin Duffy · 19-06-2011 05:25PM

AntiRip wrote: »

Worked in a bar once in Montauk and a friend worked in a restaurant there for no wage just tips and did damn well out of it too! $600-$800 a week.

In New York City a barman can earn up to $1500 a week on tips, depending on the bar of course. In Ireland you always get a wage so it is different.

Not sure how that's an answer. American staff earn good money from tips, therefore Irish staff shouldn't be tipped (as the two previous posters suggested)?

mattjack · 19-06-2011 05:27PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Not sure how that's an answer. American staff earn good money from tips, therefore Irish staff shouldn't be tipped (as the two previous posters suggested)?

No, I believe staff in restaurants should be tipped, once the service is good

Kevin Duffy · 19-06-2011 05:34PM

mattjack wrote: »

No, I believe staff in restaurants should be tipped, once the service is good

Thanks, but I was asking the two posters whose policy was that they tip in America, not in Ireland and addressing it again to the third poster who offered their experience as and answer to the question, but didn't explain how it was an answer.

krudler · 19-06-2011 05:38PM

One thing I hate about American tipping is tipping the barman $1 every time they open a beer and hand it to you, this is not tipworthy service. You're better to open a tab and then tip at the end if you're going to be there a while thats what I did.

although I did tip a barmaid $20 once as we were at the bar for hours and she remembered every drink we had every time, plus she gave us free shots and rode the rodeo bull in the bar while pouring tequila into one of the lads mouths as it was his birthday.

she earned it

Ebbs · 19-06-2011 05:39PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Thanks, but I was asking the two posters whose policy was that they tip in America, not in Ireland and addressing it again to the third poster who offered their experience as and answer to the question, but didn't explain how it was an answer.

Its simple enough if you think about it.

If you dont tip American workers they potentially dont eat.

If you dont tip Irish workers they still have a good wage.

Sure they could both make a killing but only one has the potential to not make a living.

Kevin Duffy · 19-06-2011 05:42PM

krudler wrote: »

One thing I hate about American tipping is tipping the barman $1 every time they open a beer and hand it to you, this is not tipworthy service. You're better to open a tab and then tip at the end if you're going to be there a while thats what I did.

although I did tip a barmaid $20 once as we were at the bar for hours and she remembered every drink we had every time, plus she gave us free shots and rode the rodeo bull in the bar while pouring tequila into one of the lads mouths as it was his birthday.

she earned it

She's not a tipper, she's a keeper!

krudler · 19-06-2011 05:43PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

She's not a tipper, she's a keeper!

If I coulda smuggled her home I would have, barmaids in Daisy Duke shorts and cowboy boots just...works

mattjack · 19-06-2011 05:45PM

krudler wrote: »

If I coulda smuggled her home I would have, barmaids in Daisy Duke shorts and cowboy boots just...works

ya miserable git...just 20 dollars

krudler · 19-06-2011 05:47PM

mattjack wrote: »

ya miserable git...just 20 dollars

as a final tip, plus the money we gave her through the night, there was a dozen of us she made a bomb off us, think we left her well over 250 bucks at the end between us all

mattjack · 19-06-2011 05:49PM

krudler wrote: »

as a final tip, plus the money we gave her through the night, there was a dozen of us she made a bomb off us, think we left her well over 250 bucks at the end between us all

Hats off to ya..good sir..

Creamy Goodness · 19-06-2011 05:58PM

i tip in america if the service is good.

in ireland i don't bother. that being said though if a meal came to like 23.45 i'd leave 24 as it's only a few measly cent.

Big Nasty · 19-06-2011 06:22PM

Tip me bollix!

Vinta81 · 19-06-2011 06:41PM

I work in a restaurant and I've never expected to be tipped, yes it's a nice addition to my bank account but we're not a tipping culture so I genuinely don't expect every customer too. That said, like others have said if I think a server in a restaurant went above and beyond I'll leave a generous tip but I'll usually leave a couple of euro.

19-06-2011 08:00PM

I never tip (I'm never in the states) because I can't afford to. If I moved somewhere where I had to tip I'd work out a percentage in my head and stick to it, or round the price to the nearest ten and give change as tip.

Pretty Polly · 19-06-2011 08:36PM

I never tip but sometimes i feel that i should tip the takeaway delivery guy. I really don't know how they get paid but i've a feeling they mainly rely on tips?

ejmaztec · 19-06-2011 08:41PM

Rebel021 wrote: »

No
loads of people get tips but too many expect a tip for basic and sub par service:mad:

You can get sh1t service in any country from people who still expect a tip.

challengemaster · 19-06-2011 08:42PM

What the fcuk would you tip someone in Ireland for, you're already being ripped off

username2010 · 19-06-2011 08:42PM

Surprised at the non-tippers on here!!...

I would generally tip 10% in Ireland.....I deduct if the service is bad, and I add if the service is particularly good....

(Unless service is included in the bill...)

theboss80 · 19-06-2011 08:58PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

What's the logic here? American staff deserve tips, Irish staff don't?

America - tipping is practically mandatory even down to what percentage you are supposed to give. You are expected to do it and they have a tipping culture.

Ireland - we do not have a tipping culture and are not expected to do it. Its a bit stupid to pay extra for a service that the staff are paid to do.

Would you tip the driver of a bus or the woman at the checkout in Tescos for doing a good job?

mattjack · 19-06-2011 09:03PM

theboss80 wrote: »

America - tipping is practically mandatory even down to what percentage you are supposed to give. You are expected to do it and they have a tipping culture.

Ireland - we do not have a tipping culture and are not expected to do it. Its a bit stupid to pay extra for a service that the staff are paid to do.

Would you tip the driver of a bus or the woman at the checkout in Tescos for doing a good job?

I,m open to correction here, but I can,t see anyone tipping a bus driver or checkout operator in America either....

serious thread: tipping in places

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