BF2S Forums Tipping

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

We (as in food service like what you do... I don't work at Quiznos) also get paid minimum wage despite our tips.

That's precisely why. You get tips.

If you were in a job with no tips doing strenuous work as well I'd imagine you'd atleast get $8-10 an hour, if not more..

I'd hope so. If the garbage men only make $6.55 an hour I'd stage a revolution.

Actually, garbagemen around here make a lot from what I've heard.

'Cept the illegals of course.

...albeit they make up half the garbagemen work force.

FEOS wrote:

Braddock wrote:

I don't mind leaving a tip when I get good service somewhere (and to be fair the service in America is usually outstanding) but tipping out of some sort of obligation is, as Mr. Pink says, "for the birds".

Wow. If you consider American service at restaurants to be "usually outstanding", the bar set in Ireland must be hellaciously low.

Well maybe not so much restaurants (though no negative experiences come to mind) but definitely bars and clubs. Ireland and Britain have woeful service in bars, you even have to stand at the bar!!! Give me Paris, Berlin, Barcelona or Prague any day of the week.

Braddock wrote:

FEOS wrote:

Braddock wrote:

I don't mind leaving a tip when I get good service somewhere (and to be fair the service in America is usually outstanding) but tipping out of some sort of obligation is, as Mr. Pink says, "for the birds".

Wow. If you consider American service at restaurants to be "usually outstanding", the bar set in Ireland must be hellaciously low.

Well maybe not so much restaurants (though no negative experiences come to mind) but definitely bars and clubs. Ireland and Britain have woeful service in bars, you even have to stand at the bar!!! Give me Paris, Berlin, Barcelona or Prague any day of the week.

You don't go to a bar or a club for service...at least not in the States, you don't.

oug wrote:

Braddock wrote:

Well maybe not so much restaurants (though no negative experiences come to mind) but definitely bars and clubs. Ireland and Britain have woeful service in bars, you even have to stand at the bar!!! Give me Paris, Berlin, Barcelona or Prague any day of the week.

wtf are you talking about "stand at the bar"?

of course you have to stand at the bar!

what is this a gentlemen's  club? lol





_{ok maybe my standards are a bit low}

damn low a bar should have comfy stools

Mother was a waitress and had to put tips in a jar which were then divided between all the staff and the 2 managers(who barely did anything). I wouldn't tip here even if I could afford too..

iTip

ghettoperson wrote:

I like tipping, gets you better service. At a bar you get stronger drinks + don't have to wait, and anywhere else means you don't have to queue for anything.

That really works? Ought to try that out once.

ghettoperson wrote:

I like tipping, gets you better service. At a bar you get stronger drinks + don't have to wait, and anywhere else means you don't have to queue for anything.

wtf?

In a bar you normally say what you want and then the waiter makes your drink, and then you pay..

So the waiter/bartender is gonna take your drink back after you tipped him and put a little extra booze in, because you tipped him?

Never heard that one before...

Dr.PhiL wrote:

ghettoperson wrote:

I like tipping, gets you better service. At a bar you get stronger drinks + don't have to wait, and anywhere else means you don't have to queue for anything.

wtf?

In a bar you normally say what you want and then the waiter makes your drink, and then you pay..

So the waiter/bartender is gonna take your drink back after you tipped him and put a little extra booze in, because you tipped him?

Never heard that one before...

No, it's one of those 'pay it forward' type things. You tip them nicely the first time you buy a drink and they'll generally hook you up for the rest of the night (but you still have to maintain a token tip on every drink thereafter). I once made $400 in a four hour shift bartending on tips alone.


But I probably cost the bar a good $100 in extra liquor poured

Edit - Oh, and a token tip around here (generally the minimum really) is $1 per drink. So... a beer is $5 you leave $6 etc.

Last edited by JohnG@lt (2010-08-09 09:59:29)

Wow, I only ever tip 10%, or round up to the nearest £5/10, depending on the amount.
For a 25% tip, I'd expect full on oral sex from the waitress for dessert.

Buckles wrote:

Wow, I only ever tip 10%, or round up to the nearest £5/10, depending on the amount.
For a 25% tip, I'd expect full on oral sex from the waitress for dessert.

This is why wait staffs in America will fight each other to not serve foreigners when they come into a restaurant. The collective groan when a foreign accent is heard is amusing to say the least.

FatherTed wrote:

ghettoperson wrote:

It's even better in Europe because no one tips. We were doing shots and it was pretty busy at the bar, so after the second round I tipped the guy 5 euros so that we'd get served faster, and after that not only did we get served right away, but he poured the shots into huge cups which must have been at least three times the size of the shot glasses.

wut

loads of people tip

Yeah, like round up to the nearest 5er for dinner. That hardly counts.