FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - The "Tip Included in the Bill" thread

Jan 17, 2013 | 7:43 pm

#106

aster

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Gran Canaria, Singapore, Surfers Paradise

Programs: KrisFlyer Gold to Silver to Blue, Finnair Silver, Royal Caribbean Diamond, GHA Platinum

Posts: 5,500

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idontliketheyankees

But the only place I have noticed it at is a place in Glendale, California, where if there are over 6 people in a party they add an automatic 15.00$ tip. It's the restaurant and there choice, but I'd rather decide how much I want to tip. That's just me personally.

I've seen this used quite often around the world, where if you have a group of 6+ or 8+ then a 10% service charge is automatically added to your bill.

Here in Singapore virtually every restaurant adds a 10% service charge (as do hotels), so a lot of people don't leave tips even though the two (service charge vs tips) are treated differently here. But hey, can't blame people, if they have something automatically added to their bill then I can see why they're going to leave it at that.

Reply