<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CT-UK:
As an English guy who works mostly in the US I am getting more and more fed up with tipping becoming expected. If I have good service I do tip if the srvice is crap I wont. Also why 20% for a meal?
If I ate at a family resteraunt for $30 and the service was great the $6 would be fine by me as it was last week. Also last week Myself and my wife had a fine meal with average service in LAS that cost $750 with lots of good wine but as the service was average should I still leave 20%? That would be $150 for what? I left $20 because the service was only average and nothing more even if it was great should I leave $150.
One bell boy last week provide fantastic info for us last week in Scottsdale and got a $20 but another did nothing to help so got nothing.
I do tip and will continue to tip but only when I feel it is warranted but I hate been made feel that I have to.</font>
Here here. I agree 100%. I will only tip if the service warrents it. I have been known to leave 0% if the service is crap but I will also tip generously if the service is exception.
I don't tip housekeepers in hotels - I pay for and expect a clean room. I don't leave money in those tip jars. I will probably tip more percentage-wise (sometimes even i dollar terms) in a diner or other homey restuarant where the waiters are kind and try to make you feel comfortable than at a more upscale place with mediocre servce.
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