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PurpleSkier
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so, not to bash canadians, but here in MT at the resort i work at, they tip sooo bad. like once in awhile they tip frickin awesome, but for the most part like 5-8%. is that cuz gratuity is usually included in canada?

Dogs fucked the pope, no fault of mine - HST

May 23 2005 5:46PM
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PurpleSkier
Posts: 5634 - Karma: 311
i tip 15-20 always, only 10 if service is bad, and i work at a 4 star restaraunt, and people tip 5% wtf?

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May 23 2005 5:53PM
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.John.
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at the restaraunt that I used to work at, the only customers that tipped were from out of state, because vermont is filled with a bunch of ignorant rednecks. Twix_1182 included


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May 23 2005 6:00PM
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cobalt
Posts: 1913 - Karma: 12
15-20% in Connecticut.

May 23 2005 6:12PM
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Lord_Piot
Posts: 3727 - Karma: 13
dont like it? get another job

tipping is becoming sooo mandatory the server usually forgets he has to work his ass off for it.

give people a reason besides "this is a 4star resort and you HAVE to tip me" and they will

you probably just suck at serving

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May 23 2005 6:15PM
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johanblaze
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dude if gratuity is included, why would they tip besides that?!

i usually tip almost double the tax. i probably tip about 15%

May 23 2005 6:20PM
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PurpleSkier
Posts: 5634 - Karma: 311
no, gratuity is not included here. i serve fine, i work my ass off, i'm not complaining. i was just curious.

Dogs fucked the pope, no fault of mine - HST

May 23 2005 6:47PM
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skierdudeguy
Posts: 6574 - Karma: 81
its because canada is a socialist nation. they think that their grand master or whatever pays for it. its in the taxes.

does any1 no the name of the song that goes WHOOHO! dunananna WHOOHO!skierdude11 please... that is not a question... it is a quote. i know the song. and no, most of you have it wrong anyway.
May 23 2005 6:49PM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
shit even WITH gratuity i would still want a tip. those cheap bastards.

May 23 2005 6:51PM
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Norred
Posts: 3520 - Karma: 13
20%.



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May 23 2005 7:06PM
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Norred
Posts: 3520 - Karma: 13
dont be fucking cheap, you're paying for a service. thats how they make their money.




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May 23 2005 7:06PM
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ThisAngelicRage
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i usually tip around 25% more so to make up for my cheap friends. young people don't know how to tip.





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May 23 2005 7:08PM
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parkskiertmr
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haha 10% is the shaft here in the usa. 15-20 is the norm

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May 23 2005 7:10PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
I don't carry a calculator around with me so I always leave either a twonnie or a lonnie...is that how you spell twonnie? anyway I guess that means I'm cheap, but hey I'm 15 and my bank account has 2 cents in it right now....seriously I just took out teh last 15 nucks

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May 23 2005 7:11PM
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freerider_klo
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 14
my cell had a tip calculator in it.
it's wonderful

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May 23 2005 8:24PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
i usually give people the greater benefit, as long is its not a ridiculous tip. i usually round up to the nearest dollar (from 15%) so i tend to go slightly above that, unless the waitor was a jackass or slow or something.


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May 23 2005 8:26PM
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[Holland]
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whats with americans and wearing their hats when they are eating dinner/lunch EVEN BREAKFAST!!!! it pisses me off more than anything and beleive me ALOT PISSES ME OFF.....take you god damn hats off when u r eating at the table.....shittttttttttttt

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May 23 2005 8:26PM
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rippinbumpskier
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i tip 20 percent unless they piss me off then it ranges from 15-10

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May 23 2005 8:29PM
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powder99
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i think tipping in general is getting out of hand. Tipping shouldn't be seen as mandatory. I ussually give pretty good tips but if i feel that the waiter didn't put in any effort to make my dinning experiance better than i don't feel bad about being cheap. I know people that work at wal mart that work harder than some waiters i know and get paid less so should i tip them when they help me look for something. Don't get me wrong i always tip i just don't think it has to be expected.

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May 23 2005 8:37PM
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brokenback17
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when you go to other countries like europe and shit tipping isn't even expected. Maybe they dont think they have to either. Or you just suck and your gay

May 23 2005 8:59PM
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sacchettiadam
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one time we gave this doofy looking guy like 7 doallrs, we felt bad for him



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May 23 2005 9:31PM
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JumboBum
Posts: 557 - Karma: 40
Usually tip double the tax amount.
But it depends on what the tax rate is.
Here at SF its 8.25% so I double that for my tips.
I guess I pay about 16% tip then.

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May 23 2005 9:33PM
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pierceme
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
we tipped a lady like 35cents for a $60 meal before. and then she waited on us next time we went there and she totally remembered us but wouldnt say anything so we fealt bad and tipped her like 40%.





I ski at the crappiest hill ever...
May 23 2005 9:38PM
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asac
Posts: 12485 - Karma: 17
i always tip well because i half my income used to be tips, and when i got them, i loved it.

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May 23 2005 9:41PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
wtf? who cares if you wair hats while you eat, its prissy stuck up ediquit inclined bastards like you that piss me off. sry, but ill wair my hats , even if im eating tea and crumpets.

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May 23 2005 9:44PM
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skierdudeguy
Posts: 6574 - Karma: 81
yea, its good to tip right. if for nothing else, karma. when my friends and i went out for a nice dinner, we tipped really well. the guy was tight. plus kids usually tip really crappy, so we were jsut helping the sterotype. or something like that.

does any1 no the name of the song that goes WHOOHO! dunananna WHOOHO!skierdude11 please... that is not a question... it is a quote. i know the song. and no, most of you have it wrong anyway.
May 23 2005 9:45PM
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pierceme
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I think what he's trying to say is that eating isnt really formal at all anymore in america. I think its better this way. U just go in and eat some food, nothin more to it than that. No one worries about etiquate(sp?) anymore. Its more fun this way.





I ski at the crappiest hill ever...
May 23 2005 9:47PM
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Gnarshred
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^ok, i thought he was dissing on our hats. haha

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May 23 2005 9:48PM
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mikee
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once we tipped zero caus ethe waitress was mean/


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May 23 2005 9:49PM
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pierceme
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
^yeah man. i do agree with u though. i wear a hat to look good, so who says i shouyldnt look good while im eating. If i take it off I'll have major hat hair.





I ski at the crappiest hill ever...
May 23 2005 9:50PM
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Tolz
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likewise, my friend.

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May 23 2005 9:59PM
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Lefroy
Posts: 861 - Karma: 10
"is that cuz gratuity is usually included in canada?"

it's not included in canada.. except sometimes they tack on 8% if its a large group. but i usually tip about 15%

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May 23 2005 10:26PM
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PurpleSkier
Posts: 5634 - Karma: 311
this lady was being a bitch at this one rest. once, and like heard us talking about it, i still planned on tipping 15 percent, but she heard us saying she was being a jerk, and the service was bad, and she came and was like trying to cover, i still tipped 15 though

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May 23 2005 11:07PM
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ilovehead
Posts: 586 - Karma: 6
20% if they deserve it. If they don't, whatever small change i have.

May 23 2005 11:26PM
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ilovehead
Posts: 586 - Karma: 6
oh, and if they really don't deserve it, i'll put the small change in a glass of water, take one of those comment cards and put it over the glass of water, flip the glass of water upside down, and take the comment card away. Only the smart ones know how to get out of that one.

May 23 2005 11:27PM
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sharkey
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I think that a lot of people don't realize why tipping is important. Your service staff has to 'tip out' a portion of their tips to other restaurant staff (ie. kitchen, bar, door, etc). The tip-out is based on sales, it is NOT based on the amount of tips they accumulate in a night. Therefore, if the server didn't receive any tips, they would have to tip-out from their own pockets - essentially having to pay to serve their tables.

Most service staff are young kids trying to pay their way through school, etc and depend on their tips to be able to pay their student loans. Depending on where you live, these kids make minimum wage at the very most. In some areas, servers are paid less than the standard minimum wage.

That said, North American tipping customs generally call for anywhere from 10-20% depending on the quality of service.

May 24 2005 2:17AM
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SchweitzerSki
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one time i bought a margarita and it was like 3.50 and i tipped 4 dollars. i didn't know what i was doing though

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May 24 2005 2:23AM
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strode
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having worked in the service industry for way too many years, i tip at bare minimum 20%, unless i get really shitty service, and even then it's still like around 15%. usually 25%-ish.

and on a side note, you should tip your pizza delivery driver two (2) dollars and change or more, regardless of how much you order.



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May 24 2005 2:24AM
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d-loc
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no no no if service is bad you just round up the bill and pay them change basically, GOLDEN RULE. no matter if its $.03. so if ur bill is $24.67, just round up to $25 and they get .33 cent tip, all you need to know.

now if service is decent its 10%

if its excellent around 17-20%

if your bartender is the shit 30%

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May 24 2005 7:54AM
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DANETRON
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^ they get the message of how pissed u are when u tip in change

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May 24 2005 10:55AM
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Apple
Posts: 7906 - Karma: 33
i tip the same as tax, which is 15%. But Ill tip more if i really enjoyed the service and I'll tip less if the service was shitty. Tips are not just a right, and the second a server thinks that they deserve a tip for just doing their job is the second i tip less. If you arnt makeing my meal slightly more enjoyable, you arnt getting a good tip.

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May 24 2005 11:08AM
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KingShit
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I don't usually go by percentage at all. I go by the service that I received. If it's shitty service then I usually just leave couple dollars no matter how big the bill is now if the service was excellent then it's 20% easy.

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May 24 2005 11:30AM
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wntrwill
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I always tip well. I know a bunch of people who worked in the restaurant business, and I know they can get as little as $3 an hour before tips. Tipping should be mandatory in places like that I believe.

May 24 2005 11:56AM
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KingShit
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^ Why should it be mandatory? It's not our problem as a customer to come in and pay someone to do their JOB! Plus tipping is used in a way to thank the waitor for taking an extra step to assist the customers in whatever needs they have.

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May 24 2005 12:01PM
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d-loc
Posts: 7479 - Karma: 15
tax is 15% damn man your getting stroked more than double our tax


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May 24 2005 12:27PM
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DANETRON
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^^^ U probally are a shitty waiter and u dotn get good because of this. if u do a good job ul get a good tip

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May 24 2005 12:31PM
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d-loc
Posts: 7479 - Karma: 15
ill get my own food and drink out of the back, why the fuck do i need a waiter?

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May 24 2005 12:44PM
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Norred
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I'm american and that bothers me too.



Jeremy

There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes.

I'd rather be rich than stupid.
May 24 2005 12:57PM
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december
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i tip a little more than tax (so 15% +)





May 24 2005 1:07PM
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d-loc
Posts: 7479 - Karma: 15
seriously why does it matter? tell me why? everyones so picky and uptight in todays world... THATS WHY YOUR STRESSED. fucking just go about life without a care in the world

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May 24 2005 1:38PM
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Apple
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thats Canada for you... i think it breaks down 7% and 8% to federal and provincial governments respectivly. Its kinda shitty when i think that i spend 30%+ extra on a meal.

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