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[Acidmouse]

My wife tend to lead the way on how our family tip. She American and likes to tip if the service has been of an excellent standard else they get abuse   

[kinboshi]

My wife tend to lead the way on how our family tip. She American and likes to tip if the service has been of an excellent standard else they get abuse   

Sounds fair to me.  If I get a taxi, and it doesn't arrive late, he's courteous and has a clean car, etc. - then he'll get a tip.  If it's at the end of the night, it's usually a hefty one from all the shrapnel left over.  If the driver is rude, the taxi's filthy, or he turns up late - then he doesn't get a tip. 

Similar situation in restaurants.

The situation in America is slightly different - in that the service is an essential part of their pay, and the wage they receive takes into account the tips they'll get.  I suppose it could be argued it's the same in the UK, but if I get crap service from them, then their wages aren't going to be supplemented.

But then again, I'm a tight Yorkshireman...

[Newmanseye]

Best tip I ever Got was " Don't piss in to the wind" I often try to pass this tip on when the opportunity presents itself.

[RED-DOG]

Taxi driver: 50p tip? that's an insult!

Me: Why, how much should it be?

Taxi driver: At least a pound.

Me: No, I wouldn't dream of insulting you twice.

[TEX FITZ]

I once had a job in a zoo circumcising elephants, the pay wasn't much but the tips were big !!!

[Rod Paradise]

An overcharging taxidriver's tip Laz style...

"How about I give you 20 quid, and I don't slap you silly for trying to overcharge me"

[rudders]

I also think that a failure to tip when expected reflects poorly on the individual, how he feels about himself and how he's perceived by others, Its a philosophy, a way of life, I'd think someone that didn't tip when expected(not asked for as boldie pointed out) was cheap and sad.

none of my pals or family would act in such a way, nor would i be expected to and i'd be pulled up by a lot of people if i was paying for a cab somewhere and i was paying and didn't tip, its just a liberty.

The only thing i can imagine at present thats sadder than not tipping when expected is moaning about it as well.

A simple question- who" expects this"- the barber/taxi driver/etc? society ( not all of us by the sounds of it), and why? what is a tip for? good service?- I dont have a huge problem with this- for doing their job, which I am already paying for? cant quite get my head round the logic? who decides who gets tipped? probably started by the  tippees(is this a word?) themselves. Why dont we tip shop assistents in woolworths or in the charity shop ( probably low paid/ volounteers)? I work in the NHS hopefully  helping to ease peoples pain etc, definately not a well paid job, and I certainly would not expect a tip. If we get a box of choclates they get shared ( and are gratefully recieved) however we are not allowed to accept gifts/ money other than this and any recieved goes to the department (to buy books etc.

I knoe there are a few points here but they are genuine questions  as to what the thinking behind tipping is.

PS I do tip(10%) particually in restaurants, but not if I am unhappy in any way with the service.  Am I merely bowing to peer/ society pressure?

[Poppet7]

I only tip in restaurants if the service is really good. I don't really tip anyone else... I should be ashamed

[ziggy]

i never meant by posing the question of tipping to bring about a debate as to should/shouldnt i tip. i think that whatever the reasons are for or against are purely personal and justification seems banal either way. i was really trying to find out a sort of list of who gets tpped, for "whatever reasons " mine seems massive-apart from those mentioned i also tip-removal men,paperboy,cocktail waitresses(excessively),bar staff,delivery drivers (of larger items) dealers-croupiers,doormen,car valet....

[byronkincaid]

how much do you tip the people who park your car at the Vic? Do you tip twice ie the guy who parks it and the guy who retreives it or just the second bloke?

[doubleup]

I'm not saying that Edinburgh ppl are careful with their money, but when I tipped a waitress who brought me a coffee at the Scottish Open in the Maybury, she said "Whats that for?"

[suzanne]

Taxi driver: 50p tip? that's an insult!

Me: Why, how much should it be?

Taxi driver: At least a pound.

Me: No, I wouldn't dream of insulting you twice.

As always Red you make me laugh xxx

[L3on]

I tip in resturants, but Sophie always moans at me as she thinks i am a stinggie tipper, with just a few quid.  better than a kick in the teeth, thats wat i say!

[Dingdell]

We have a no tip policy at my clinic. We get paid well for our jobs, and the client has paid for us to do a good job. Why should they give us extra?
I always tip waitresses at the casino though - if it means I get my hot chocolate before you I'll pay whatever it takes.