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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago
village life, closest main town inverness |
So who do you tip 
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We do the usual 10% when eating out, £1 plus for taxi's,
change in coffee shop tip jar, couple of drinks worth in a bar, etc.
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But help us out with a wee debate we had amongst ourselves.
Where we live nobody's bringing hot food to your door lol,
so when away it's a sheer pleasure to have good food delivered to you
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We usually give the delivery driver a couple of quid, however
this doesn't seem fair to those that cook the food, what does everyone else do ?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I tend not to tip anyone. If I'm taking a taxi or eating in a restaurant with table service I'll tend to just not take my change. I did give my tattoo artist a tip because he exceeded my expectations.
And it confused me why you tip some people and not others. Why tip the person in Starbucks but not the cashier in Asda? Why tip your hairdresser but not the mechanic that services your car?
Cue the hate.  |
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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago
village life, closest main town inverness |
Can't abide rudeness oldie but goodie 
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Yes we're tipping for service kola,
but we tip better if we've really enjoyed the food too,
which would be hard to do that with a delivery service. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..
If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver
Hate that! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I tend not to tip anyone. If I'm taking a taxi or eating in a restaurant with table service I'll tend to just not take my change. I did give my tattoo artist a tip because he exceeded my expectations.
And it confused me why you tip some people and not others. Why tip the person in Starbucks but not the cashier in Asda? Why tip your hairdresser but not the mechanic that services your car?
Cue the hate. "
I tip my hairdresser because it's her own business I don't tip supermarket cashiers because their not allowed to take anything. |
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"Can't abide rudeness oldie but goodie
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Yes we're tipping for service kola,
but we tip better if we've really enjoyed the food too,
which would be hard to do that with a delivery service."
im involved in a service that involves delivery drivers and alot of the repeat customers were unaware that the drivers keep the tip money they believed the were tipping the service provider.
the customers now either have accounts or tip when there in person. |
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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago
village life, closest main town inverness |
You're absolutely right LandS, it's a mixed up mess 
Although, in asda you do the work shopping yourself
the hairdresser/barrista is "probably" on low pay
while the mechanic "probably" isn't lol |
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A couple of years ago when I was in the states we had lunch which came to just under $36 I tipped them $14 bringing the bill to $50.
We asked the girl who was our server where a shop was that we wanted visit, she gave us the details.
Once she saw our tip she just stood there and said $14 tip really !
I was so angry I asked to speak to her manager but she soon took off at that .
Think she thought she deserved a bigger tip for giving us directions to the shop. |
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The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.
I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them. |
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"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash "
Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off
K x |
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"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.
I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."
20% of the bill in the states which means I gave her almost double as she had given us the info to shop but that still wasnt enough for her lol |
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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago
south east |
"Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..
If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver
Hate that!"
fully agree nowt worse than total silence  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.
I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."
this, exactly |
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"Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..
If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver
Hate that!
fully agree nowt worse than total silence "
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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago
village life, closest main town inverness |
"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash
Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off
K x"
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That's good to know 
I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are  |
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"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash
Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off
K x
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That's good to know
I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are "
Most reputable businesses take nothing to do with tips and it’s down to the employee unless it’s on a card then it will be taxed, the not so reputable will collect the tips and give the staff a very small cut n keep the rest towards wages. I know of a few places that do this, and have worked for some (not for very long) I always try to make a point of asking if they get the tip, If they say they don’t then the tip goes back in the purse
K x |
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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago
village life, closest main town inverness |
"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash
Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off
K x
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That's good to know
I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are
Most reputable businesses take nothing to do with tips and it’s down to the employee unless it’s on a card then it will be taxed, the not so reputable will collect the tips and give the staff a very small cut n keep the rest towards wages. I know of a few places that do this, and have worked for some (not for very long) I always try to make a point of asking if they get the tip, If they say they don’t then the tip goes back in the purse
K x"
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That's a great bit of insider information
Up here the tips tend to go in a pot and get shared out between all the staff. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time  x
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You brighten up everybody's day Cate "
Aaaw you flatter me! Lol x |
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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago
south east |
"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time x
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You brighten up everybody's day Cate
Aaaw you flatter me! Lol x"
Hope you tip your taxi driver too |
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By *omaMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
Being a coach driver getting all kinds of hires, tipping is a rare thing now.
On tour, away for 10 or 14 days, all over the country yes, tips can be earned
I get embarrassed however when I do a pensioners day out as they always tip. These are the people who can't really afford it so when they have a wee collection for the driver I always suggest it's put into their club kitty. That would please me more than receiving their honourable gesture.
Then you get the wedding parties, company nights out . . You do numerous drop offs that aren't on the job sheet, virtually getting them to the front door cause they're too pissed to walk and not a penny. . They'll happily piss £60 up against a wall yet not even a word of thanks never mind a tip.
Tipping used to be a regular thing. Whether you were a waiter/waitress, taxi driver, or any other thing to do with hospitality. . Today kids aren't taught to be generous, they don't see their parents doing it so in their adult years tipping is almost alien to them.
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"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.
I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."
If you don't go out for drinks, meals, tip people for a nice service, then I suppose you could have a decent life.
Until the boiler, washing machine packs in, then you have to find the money from somewhere else. |
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I tip good food and good service. My hairdresser/eye brow lady/make up ladies get tips. Taxi drivers if they are chatty, or help me with bags etc.
In restaurants I never add a tip to the bill, I give it direct to the server.
And at Christmas the scaffies get beer and the posties get a box of sweets.
Oh and the removal men (move a lot with work) get butties/lunch/fish supper depending on the time of day, plus beer at the end, and if they’ve plumbed in my dishwasher/washing machine they get some cash too! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time x
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You brighten up everybody's day Cate
Aaaw you flatter me! Lol x
Hope you tip your taxi driver too "
I always tip the taxi driver my friend x |
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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago
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"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time x
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You brighten up everybody's day Cate
Aaaw you flatter me! Lol x
Hope you tip your taxi driver too
I always tip the taxi driver my friend x"
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"I don't tip anyone went to Florida with my ex every two year refused to tip there anaw my ex was affronted "
Been chased down a pier by a disgruntled waitress in Florida who didn't think we'd tipped her enough!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't tip anyone went to Florida with my ex every two year refused to tip there anaw my ex was affronted
Been chased down a pier by a disgruntled waitress in Florida who didn't think we'd tipped her enough!
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Should of told her to bolt
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Tip a bloody taxi driver no chance they are all driving mercs and beemers in Aberdeen"
Oil Rig Workers have boycotted Aberdeen Taxi's for years, choosing to get the bus to heliports rather than put up with the arrogance f Aberdeen Taxi drivers |
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"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash "
If always wondered that. A few restaurants add a service charge but if iv had good service from the waiter/ ress it them I want the tip to go to but object to a service charge and a tip. Have to say iv stopped using said restaurants x |
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"Should always tip yer taxi driver unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao
Or she Mr Sexist!!!
Oops I stand corrected  "
Haha seems to be the general consensus. Fits jumo.in car and say hi mate.... Oh sorry thot ud be a guy. I usually say if been called worse x |
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