Tipping - Your Views

Ldannyhc on 25/10/2013 - 17:43

As an Oz Bargainer I find tipping a product of an employer who OzBargains his employee's.

The fact you will get yelled at for not tipping proves this can be high risk.

After Foreign correspondent showed down in jungle town and the Age ran an Article which show cased awesome comments like this;

"I agree with the concept of "When in Rome etc" and I'm not worried about the cost of tipping. However, I find it confusing and embarrassing. Every time I handed over a fist full of dollars to a porter, door man, cab driver I felt I was saying to them "I'm better/richer than you, so here are a few crumbs from my table!"

I feel it is important to continue this discussion here.

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philart on 30/10/2013 - 23:02

We're fresh back from the Socialist republic of Vietnam. We found the guy on the reception desk fantastic. I tried to slip him a few bucks and he declined saying tipping was frowned on in his country.
franush on 30/10/2013 - 23:41

Well just saw this article about how much they demand their tip in the USA.
bich.light on 01/11/2013 - 06:46

I've only been overseas to South Korea before and I haven't tipped anyone. I'm quite the tight-arse I must admit and even if I do end up going to the US, I don't think I'd be paying out 17% tips. I might give them a buck or two and if the service is great, a few more… But I don't think I'd end up paying 17% unless I was drunk — I rarely drink, and if I do its only a standard drink.

If someone complains I didn't tip enough, I'd be happy to communicate with police as tipping is optional. A tip is something you give if you think that the service was good or exceptional… it isn't mandatory. Service charges are mandatory and I'd be willing to pay that, but definitely won't be forced to pay tips.

Sorry if I rambled
Baghern on 01/11/2013 - 07:12

I really hope the people like extremist and bich.light are also not the same people complaining that migrants don't assimilate…
- Scrooge McDuck on 01/11/2013 - 10:44
  
  You mean the type who post "Straya c*nt!" on youtube?
travelwiz on 06/02/2015 - 11:33

just got asked by a client about tipping in USA & Canada.

He said, thinking of going to USA at Xmas, hadn't been for a few years, as used to ski in Canada.

He was told by someone that he has to tip everywhere, 20+ at restaurants etc.

We told him rubbish.

In fact it seems tipping since economic crisis in USA has really dropped off.

We told him 10% maximum at restaurants (maybe pay that part of bill in cash) & not many other places you need to tip at all with exception of when checking into a hotel & porter carries your bags ($1-2/bag max) & sometimes a dollar or 2, if getting a transfer or lastly in a bar, maybe a $1 a drink, especially if table service & waitress is nice or few dollars for taxi driver (get your bags out 1st)

Many people will try it on, when they hear a foreign accent.

We also suggested carrying a small bundle $10 or $20 in $1 notes.

Myth around Whistler Canada, that bartenders at Long Horn pub at base on Mt, very popular from around 3-8pm every day of ski season, ski all mornings they want up to 2pm & then work 3-10pm & pull in around $200k/year.

Everyone wants those jobs.

Was on a shuttle to airport in USA & was only foreigner on board & no one gave any tip at all.

Similar thing happened on a bus tour around NYC.

Tour guide held out his hand & I would say only 10% of 50 people on bus, gave him anything.

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