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Buy a sandwich - service charge suggested

  • 20-01-2020 9:08pm
    #1
    cbreeze
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭


    I bought food the other day at a railway station coffee outlet and as usual, paid by card (not sure if I'm allowed to mention the outlet). This time the transaction came up on a screen and asked me to choose 'yes' or 'no' to agreeing to pay 5% service charge. :eek:

    All the assistant had to do was to scan the item and process the transaction. The item cost €5.70 and 5% of this would be 28.5 cents, which would be rounded up to 29 cents.

    Very annoying!


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  • #2
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Name away, its not illegal - just extremely odd.

    I've never seen that behaviour outside of the US; and indeed a railway station place even having the tips function on a card reader would be extremely rare - there's a Michelin Guide (not starred) restaurant near me that doesn't have it!


  • #3
    cbreeze
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭cbreeze


    It's the one in Dun Laoghaire


  • #4
    Laphroaig52
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭Laphroaig52


    cbreeze wrote: »
    It's the one in Dun Laoghaire

    Just hit No. There seems to be an on going effort to normalise tipping in Ireland in the same way as US and Canada.

    I don't like tipping culture anywhere but at least in North America, there is a historical and social context as well as an expectation of superior service.

    None of the above applies in Ireland, UK or Europe in general.

    Just say No.


  • #5
    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,716 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    To be fair the min wage in Ireland is very different to the situation in America.
    In any way how does handing someone a sambo, possibly prepacked warrant a tip?


  • #6
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,609 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Dont mind tipping if Ive had good service but hate being put under pressure to do so. Getting a sense some employers are trying to encourage a tipping culture as for them it as a way of subsidising the already low wages that are being paid to the staff. Would also question how much of the 5% is actually going to end up in the staffs hands.


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