Tip Jar Conundrum

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Having worked in a pub for five years, if a barman is good, pours a decent pint, is friendly and I'm not short for cash, then yeah, I'll buy them one too. Most barpeople will take a quid off you and either have themselves a half or pocket the cash - either way I'm not fussed; financially it's a shitty job and every quid counts.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 14 April 2003 09:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

I usually leave the change when I buy stuff at cafe´s. I always tip 10-15% in restaurants in Australia. I only leave small tips in restaurants in Europe. In restaurants in South America I leave gigantic tips. It's all about relative economies, people.

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 14 April 2003 10:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

horace, about tipping people you know. this is where 'tipping karma' has instant results. at my college town i worked with and hung out with restaurant employees. when we had each other as servers, big big tips were standard(25-30%). the other key is that when someone gives you free food, figure out the tip as if the cost of that free food was included in the bill(this should probably go for anyone, even if you don't know the server well).

living in london now, i'm still confused about tipping. my friends have snatched money i left for bartenders, saying i leave too much.

and i don't drink coffee, so i don't really have a policy about tipping in coffee shops.

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 14 April 2003 10:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

I never tip in Starbucks because I never drink in Starbucks.

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 14 April 2003 13:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

four years pass...

I just explained to a very old looking lady why I always buy a box of chocolates to give to the staff whenever I hit up my local 24/7 drugstore for random bullshit that I need at 2 in the AM or whatever:

"I see these people got a tip jar for servin' me some coffee in a paper cup from nine to five. y'all providin' me with who knows what all hours of the night and mornin' and no tip jar at all. so I figure I buy you some candy, everybody likes candy, least I can do, right?"

am I a bastard or just a dork?

― El Tomboto, Saturday, 26 January 2008 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link

seriously though for like two years in this neighborhood, every time I go to the 24/7 CVS for anything beyond a pack of camels, I buy a box of chocolates and give it to the staff. and I still haven't figured out whether that's patronizing or nice or what. in fact, fuck our society right in the ear for making me have to think about that, but I might as well ask the question

― El Tomboto, Saturday, 26 January 2008 08:54 (sixteen years ago) link

What kind of chocolates do you buy them?

Back when I worked in retail, you had to have a receipt attached to any item that you purchased for consumption in the store, so you might end up getting them in trouble.

But probably they think you're a good person. Folks appreciate having a regular who stands out and is nice to them.

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 26 January 2008 11:46 (sixteen years ago) link

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