Tipping

[Bahama Mama]

So who here on CY tips when you go out to a resturant, bar, etc? Do you see it as a courtesy or a necessity? Do you think waiters, bartenders, bus boys, etc. should expect a tip for their services? If you dont tip, state your reasoning as to why.

From what I have been told by people who have worked in resturants, bars, etc. the Americans are the most generous when it comes to tipping, while Canadians come a moderate second. Europeans are said to be stingy tippers becaue they are always expecting gratuity in the meal cost. While Caribbean people are said to hardly ever tip.

[bernie]

i think its ok to tip.....but it should always be your choice and not an obligation. some workers make it seem as tho they must receive a tip all the time when they are already being paid for their services. giving someone a tip is like giving them a compliment. should one feel obliged to give a compliment?!? thats what i thought.
oh...yes i do tip, when the service is good and i am made to feel comfortable

[Bahama Mama]

i think its ok to tip.....but it should always be your choice and not an obligation. some workers make it seem as tho they must receive a tip all the time when they are already being paid for their services. giving someone a tip is like giving them a compliment. should one feel obliged to give a compliment?!? thats what i thought.
oh...yes i do tip, when the service is good and i am made to feel comfortable

In some establishments gratuity is not automatic, so their is no 15% being added to the cost of the meal. Hence some waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, depend on tips to carry home a decent salary. Reason being because their base salaries are barely or below minimum wage, simply because the employers are expecting that they will make up their salaries in tips. A bit of a flawed system if you ask me.

[bernie]

..........A bit of a flawed system if you ask me.
thats so true. i work in an establishment where some workers are given tips. there are times when i will hear folks fussing because they did not receive a tip from a particular customer....that is so sad. they fail to realize that its not due to them.....the customer has already purchased the service so anything else would just be a compliment

[Trickster]

I believe tips should be given to individuals who no only does their job but ensures that the customer is satisfied. Now Jamaicans arent exactly known for their good customer service. You are more likely to come across individuals who are disrespectful,grumpy looking and carefree. Therefore no tip!
The few who actually value customers should be commended. I have no problem giving them a little extra something to demonstrate my gratitude for a job well done.

[nester-san]

I usually Tip. Simply because, I usually get good service, and the average pay of anyone in the service industry is horrifically bad, because the employers do expect them to make up salary with tips.

When you buy dinner for two in a restaurant nowadays, the cost is usually about $1500 upwards, so an additional $200 is not really much of a difference.

If you are lucky to work in New KGN, or any place where a lot of upscale customers, then you can make really good tips ($1000) per customer, but otherwise, yu salt.

[pogi_2nr]

yeah I subscribe to the magazine bad service = no tip :D
and often resterants screw me over one way or another.
but other than that I have no problem leaving 5-10% tips

What I dont understand is I think I am expected to leave
a tip at some self-serv buffets, here is my tip:

look both ways before you cross the road.

[Bahama Mama]

If someone spends say $500US on a meal at some upscale resturant, do you think it would be stingy of them not to tip. Do you thik if they are able to afford such a costly meal, that they should at least be able to tip the server. That is if the service is on par or above expectation.

[pogi_2nr]

lol if I go to a restaurant where the meals are 250usd per person I would expect good service.
Maybe one day if I run into some money :D

[Bahama Mama]

lol if I go to a restaurant where the meals are 250usd per person I would expect good service.
Maybe one day if I run into some money :D


But do you feel that you should tip, if you are spenidng that kind of doe? Do you feel you would come off cheap and stingy?

[pogi_2nr]

ya, if I am spending that kind of doe then I should be able to front a $50 tip.
I wouldnt really have a problem with it.

[Manu]

I tip.....I'm pretty generous at giving money away...probably why I'm so broke....nevertheless there a places that apply to the charges incurred and sometimes I give alittle extra....especially when I'm viewed as a person and not just another customer. You feel that they're doing a little more than just doing their job. Maybe thats an angle they work to get tips....and it's apparently working so I aint gonna hate :D

[AngelsKiss]

I usually give a 10 - 15% of the bill. If the service is bad now way am I tipping. However, I can't recall ever getting poor service to the point where I don't tip.

[bernie]

its good to know that y'all are generous peeps. tipping is good.....when like service applies.......and i think that if whoeva is giving the service kinda take their minds off the tip and be determined to give good service.....it improve his/her working experience and result in better tips...lol

[g2cris]

I tip every now and then when i can afford it and think that they deserve it. not only restaurants but also stores and grocery stores if someone gives me a hand with a huge load.

[ramesh]

I believe one or more of the tourist magazines recommend tipping at 10-15% depending on the service.

[virus_ncu]

Any upscale restaurant i am going i always use my credit card. So if them expecting tip a sorry for them. If the service is extreamely good. Ill compliment them by telling them that i appreciate and is satisfied with their service.

[Bahama Mama]

Any upscale restaurant i am going i always use my credit card. So if them expecting tip a sorry for them. If the service is extreamely good. Ill compliment them by telling them that i appreciate and is satisfied with their service.


You can't tip through a credit card? I know for a fact that one can tip through a debit card at least. Why not bring a bit of cash to tip, if you are expecting the service to be exceptional? I mean even though a compliment is nice and dandy, it wont pay the bills.

[bernie]

well virus you soun a bit mean but as for bahama mama.....you are not obligated to pay anyone's bills.....tiping is a compliment, not salary

[AngelsKiss]

You can't tip through a credit card? I know for a fact that one can tip through a debit card at least. Why not bring a bit of cash to tip, if you are expecting the service to be exceptional? I mean even though a compliment is nice and dandy, it wont pay the bills.
You can tip with a credit card if its built in to the bill. Even so that's a poor excuse Virus gives :) I always use my credit card for restaurants or if I go out for a drink and I make sure I have enough cash for tipping.

[Arch_Angel]

Nope. I not tipping! No sirree!

People dem a get paid already. And if the food taste really really good then is the chef should get tipped. Not the waiter.

If the pay is not good enough, then go find another job. Don't expect me to make up the rest of your pay.

Only persons I sometime tip is the person who bring the groceries out to my car at the super market. If it is a long walk and a lot of groceries I will give them a $20 or a $50. Otherwise I say thanks and done.

I not tipping at all. :eusa_snoo
You people lucky.

[Bahama Mama]

well virus you soun a bit mean but as for bahama mama.....you are not obligated to pay anyone's bills.....tiping is a compliment, not salary.

I am not trying to present tipping as an obligation. But if you receive excellent service, service that has gone above and beyond, why not tip? If you are going to spend an arm and a leg on dinner at some 5 star resturant, why not spare the little extra for a tip? Particularly since it is known that many in the food services industry do not make suitable base salaries.

[virus_ncu]

Using a credit card is not an excuse. Even if i had to use cash. No tip for them, They already getting paid. And by time them pay add up with them tip them could be getting more than me a month.

[bernie]

bahama mama......if i spend an arm and a leg eating at some fancy restaurant, why in the world would i give an eye to the servants who get "paid" to do what they do....job not helping with your bills?? get another....aint my problem

[Manu]

People who groom you and cook for you deserve a little appreciation man....how unu suh mean???

[bernie]

People who groom you and cook for you deserve a little appreciation man....how unu suh mean???
mi breddrin...anu mean enuh. mi give tips yes, but all mi sayin is dat its no obligation....not ma way of payin nobody bills.....jus a compliment....and not all di time but when a can

[Bahama Mama]

Once again I am not saying that tipping is an obligation, I just figured many people would not have a problem with it, if the service given them was excellent and above par. In any event, thank god for those that tip, its people like them that make a struggling student's day.

[bernie]

Once again I am not saying that tipping is an obligation, I just figured many people would not have a problem with it, if the service given them was excellent and above par. In any event, thank god for those that tip, its people like them that make a struggling student's day.
yes i agree....but have you ever gone to the supermareket and upon leaving...like on that particular day you were not able to give a tip and noticed the person pushing the trolly had a less than pleasant face? well i have and the message i get is that they think you "ought" to tip every time

[Cocoa]

I normally give 15% tip of total gross cost of meal when I go to a restuarant. Sometimes I add extra if the person was exceptionally genuine and really nice.

[bernie]

I normally give 15% tip of total gross cost of meal when I go to a restuarant. Sometimes I add extra if the person was exceptionally genuine and really nice.
good for you....when i tip i dont use percentage.....i give what i can afford at the moment ***afta annu tax mi deh pay***

[Bahama Mama]

yes i agree....but have you ever gone to the supermareket and upon leaving...like on that particular day you were not able to give a tip and noticed the person pushing the trolly had a less than pleasant face? well i have and the message i get is that they think you "ought" to tip every time

Mmmm, I dont think I have ever had that experience. Back home, alot of the supermarket 'packing boys or girls' we call em, are in highschool. Most of them tend to be courteous at least from my experiences. They make way less than minimum wage, so I dont mind giving them a dollar or some change, if I can spare it. If they are rude then they wont get a cent from me however.

But I was talking about tipping from a food server aspect, as I am currently in that industry right now. So of course I am bias, but if I werent in the industry I probably would be inclined to leave some kind of tip anyway. Thats just me. Its a little blessing that can multiply for all the parties involved.

But in any event I am not trying to change your mindset concerning tipping, to each his or her own.

[Manu]

Mmmm, I dont think I have ever had that experience. Back home, alot of the supermarket 'packing boys or girls' we call em, are in highschool. Most of them tend to be courteous at least from my experiences. They make way less than minimum wage, so I dont mind giving them a dollar or some change, if I can spare it. If they are rude then they wont get a cent from me however.

But I was talking about tipping from a food server aspect, as I am currently in that industry right now. So of course I am bias, but if I werent in the industry I probably would be inclined to leave some kind of tip anyway. Thats just me. Its a little blessing that can multiply for all the parties involved.

But in any event I am not trying to change your mindset concerning tipping, to each his or her own.


BM....to sure how low of dollar is....we have $20 coins......and you're not really expected to give a guy a coin for his tip...so tips normally begin at $50...you understand?? If you're giving a coin....you had better multiply it by alteast 4 ($10) and 2 ($20) or else you might hear some rather colourful words..lol. Even the guys who clean your windscreen sometimes act like you wages should be shared with them. come to think of it...now I understand why some ppl don't tip. Not because of the service...but because the attitude is that you're obligated to....atleast in this wretched country :mad:

[Bahama Mama]

BM....to sure how low of dollar is....we have $20 coins......and you're not really expected to give a guy a coin for his tip...so tips normally begin at $50...you understand?? If you're giving a coin....you had better multiply it by alteast 4 ($10) and 2 ($20) or else you might hear some rather colourful words..lol. Even the guys who clean your windscreen sometimes act like you wages should be shared with them. come to think of it...now I understand why some ppl don't tip. Not because of the service...but because the attitude is that you're obligated to....atleast in this wretched country :mad:


Yes I understand where you are coming from. I tend to forget the great disparity in dollar values.