Vince Green Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 17 hours ago, welsh1 said: I tip for good service, if we are out in a restaurant and the food and service has been good then we tip generously, my mechanic a while back was very busy but squeezed me in when I collected the car a crate of his favourite beer appeared in his van seat, like wise a dealer for my Spyder got me parts in days delivered across the country that enabled us to go on a long weekend that had been planned, he got a magnum of a decent wine. We appreciate good service and help, but I have been known to decline the 15 % service charge because of bad service. I think the USA system is out of control, it's used by owners to employ staff cheaply and guilt trip customers into topping up wages. As for picking up a takeaway never tip. A lot of waiters and bar staff in Ameriica are not paid anything by the restaurant or bar. Also, in this country there was a story a while back about waiters in places like Pizza restaurants not getting tips and gratuities passed on to them. The restaurant just keep the lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 I never tip takeaways if we are out in a restaurant and they charge service charge I don’t tip if they don’t and the service and food is good I tip always give a bottle of spirit to our milkman and box of beers for the dustman at Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublue 22 Posted November 25 Author Report Share Posted November 25 9 hours ago, nobbyathome said: I never tip takeaways if we are out in a restaurant and they charge service charge I don’t tip if they don’t and the service and food is good I tip always give a bottle of spirit to our milkman and box of beers for the dustman at Christmas 👍 9 hours ago, nobbyathome said: I never tip takeaways if we are out in a restaurant and they charge service charge I don’t tip if they don’t and the service and food is good I tip always give a bottle of spirit to our milkman and box of beers for the dustman at Christmas 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 A couple of takeaways near to me 1 Indian and 1 Chinese give up to 10% discount if you collect the order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 2 minutes ago, Andy H said: A couple of takeaways near to me 1 Indian and 1 Chinese give up to 10% discount if you collect the order. Yes, same here in Stamford, can't imagine paying for collecting your order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 30 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Yes, same here in Stamford, can't imagine paying for collecting your order. A type of tipping that haven't been mentioned yet is tipping the keeper / person in charge at the end of of a day that didn't live up to expectations ? , this can be a tricky one as it is not always the keepers fault when things do go wrong , things like a deer or a fox running through a game cover just before the beaters arrive and the numbers can be well down but going by the number of shots counted the guns have had enough shooting to achieve the bag , we normally allow a minimum of 1 in 3 but we have had over 600 shots for a 150 bird day and in the game larder the birds hanging up can be under three figures , so is it all depending on numbers , how enjoyable the day have been , or both ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 3 hours ago, marsh man said: A type of tipping that haven't been mentioned yet is tipping the keeper / person in charge at the end of of a day that didn't live up to expectations ? , this can be a tricky one as it is not always the keepers fault when things do go wrong , things like a deer or a fox running through a game cover just before the beaters arrive and the numbers can be well down but going by the number of shots counted the guns have had enough shooting to achieve the bag , we normally allow a minimum of 1 in 3 but we have had over 600 shots for a 150 bird day and in the game larder the birds hanging up can be under three figures , so is it all depending on numbers , how enjoyable the day have been , or both ? I went on a day three years ago where the bag should have been 130, but we only shot 80. The keeper came to the guns, said he was totally embarrassed and would not accept any tips. Furthermore, he said we should speak to his boss because, in his (keeper’s) opinion the estate owed the guns £2,000. The gun who did the organising spoke with the boss, who offered an immediate cash refund or next season a 150 bird day for the price of 100. We took the day offered. We still shoot on that estate three times a year and have never since failed to exceed the bag by a good margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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