Tipping: Do you do it?

Neewbie_noob · 04-12-2012 05:35PM #1

Apologies if this had been done a million times already, but do you tip? Is it necessary? The people are getting paid as it is to perform a service and why should they get tipped? I tip restaurant staff as a rule when I have received excellent service, but am somewhat disgruntled to think that the tip is pooled and shared, so even the grumpy and rude servers are getting some even the very well paid cooks behind the scenes.
I was at the barbers today and haned over €8, the price of a haircut and was taken aback when the guy looked the at the money and looked at me a few times as if to say "where's my tip". Restaurants are the only occasion where I will tip, and maybe hotel porters, taxi drivers or tour bus drivers.

smash · 04-12-2012 05:36PM

Only if they're hot.

Korvanica · 04-12-2012 05:36PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

What did the leper say to the prostitute ?

Keep the tip....

(I usually tip, don't if service is ****e)

dodderangler · 04-12-2012 05:37PM

I don't tip
Why would you tip someone for doing a job they already get paid for doing anyway

davet82 · 04-12-2012 05:37PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

use the fcuking search function arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

kingtut · 04-12-2012 05:39PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

In before "I thought this was a thread about cow tipping"

SunnyDub1 · 04-12-2012 05:42PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

If the service is good I will tip.

People that don't tip in restaurants just look stingy IMO.

Where To · 04-12-2012 05:44PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

I treat people how I expect to be treated myself.

I always tip 20%.

im invisible · 04-12-2012 05:44PM

cow tipping?

edit, too late

cloud493 · 04-12-2012 05:44PM

Depends on the quality of the service.

kingtut · 04-12-2012 05:45PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

People that don't tip in restaurants just look stingy IMO.

Or simply didn't like the service

ryaner1979 · 04-12-2012 05:46PM

Should i tip the postman every day for delivering my post? tip the one behind the till for scanning my shopping? tip the one in bookies for processing my bets? Why are people in restaurants expected to tip?

Retrovertigo · 04-12-2012 05:47PM

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Apologies if this had been done a million times already

Apology not accepted.

Sky King · 04-12-2012 05:50PM

I am in favour of reverse tipping, i.e. taking money from them if the service is sh!t.

Dodge · 04-12-2012 06:10PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

ryaner1979 wrote: »

Should i tip the postman every day for delivering my post? tip the one behind the till for scanning my shopping? tip the one in bookies for processing my bets? Why are people in restaurants expected to tip?

Don't tip then. Feel smug and self satisfied with the quid you've saved.

Meanwhile less bitter people will not really worry about the earning so of waiters and waitresses and go on about their lives, happy to encourage good service with tipping

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-12-2012 06:13PM

I used to, and I used to tip well too.. But tbh I don't have that disposable income anymore.

c_man · 04-12-2012 06:15PM

Dodge wrote: »

Don't tip then. Feel smug and self satisfied with the quid you've saved.

Meanwhile less bitter people will not really worry about the earning so of waiters and waitresses and go on about their lives, happy to encourage good service with tipping

So it's just waiters and waitresses then?

gallag · 04-12-2012 06:16PM

Love all the smug "why should I tip if they already get paid", same people holding out their hands for their Christmas bonus,, free night out etc even know the already get paid, how hard is it to understand waitress etc rely on tips just like people rely on bonuses etc stop being mean.

Randy Anders · 04-12-2012 06:18PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38

c_man · 04-12-2012 06:19PM

gallag wrote: »

how hard is it to understand waitress etc rely on tips just like people rely on bonuses etc stop being mean.

It's pretty hard, unless you care to explain how a waitress on minimum wage is worse off than a shop assistant on minimum wage?

Dietsquirt · 04-12-2012 06:19PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

I always tip in restaurants when the service is good. I have (on very few occasions), told the waiter to take the 10/12% service charge off the bill if the service/quality of food was ****e. A lot of waiters expect to be tipped no matter what, f off.

kfallon · 04-12-2012 06:23PM

I always give a tip.....they don't always win but overall I'm showing a level stakes profit :P

crazygeryy · 04-12-2012 06:36PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

always tip the postman. sound bloke and they do a tough job what with climate change and all that.

Latchy · 04-12-2012 07:00PM

It's common in America to tip were the wages are considered low . I will sometimes tip a waiter/waitress myself ( provided the meal/service was good ) rather than the manager /owner skimming most , if not all of it off as part of the service .

snubbleste · 04-12-2012 07:06PM

Atari Stingy Basterd

No.

For reasons why see one of the monthly Tipping threads from 2006.

Sean O Hara · 04-12-2012 07:06PM

Atari Stingy Basterd

I tip when I'm in the states.

Why would anyone tip in Ireland? Are people just that stupid that they tip because they see it on American tv without taking into account that the reasons for tipping in the states do not apply here?

Rgds,
Sean

humbert · 04-12-2012 07:09PM

Atari Stingy Basterd

I'd tip if there was exceptional service.

I expect a good service and I'd prefer the business owner to pay their staff rather than have them rely on the customer's discretion.

Emz93 · 04-12-2012 07:11PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

I used to tip well, not so much anymore.
Generally will always tip in a restaurant, especially if the waiter/waitress is evidently very busy as it's a stressful job and customers can be seriously rude sometimes. Don't tend to tip taxi drivers or pizza delivery guy coz I just can't afford to anymore.

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 04-12-2012 07:18PM

I'll be sure to tip 20% when I'm in America, but in Ireland I won't be losing any sleep over it and consider it entirely optional.

"Some types of labor are also exempt, tipped labor must be paid a minimum of $2.13 per hour, as long as the hourly wage plus tipped income result in a minimum of $5.85 per hour."

sauce

dodderangler · 04-12-2012 07:21PM

A lot of you is saying you only tip if the service is good
If you are gettin served food the service should be excellent in the first place

wp_rathead · 04-12-2012 07:28PM

Yes, all the time regardless of sercvice.

I'd tip in restaurant where I was served if service was good
Don't really understand though in some shops where they have tip jars and all they are doing are sitting behind a till...

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