Tipping in Australia

[Warks]

I was chatting with a customer yesterday and genuinely forgot to give her change.
She very quickly reminded me "what about my 5 cents change"
Ooops. Obviousl a non tipper.

Should have dropped it straight into the charity jar with a smile and a 'thanks!'

 

[Warks]

Just saw this video on YT and had to post it here. Didn't want to start a new thread. The odd swearword so be warned.

[video=youtube;q_vivC7c_1k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_vivC7c_1k[/video]

The US will never change though, will it?

 

[Denali]

"Servers rely on tipping to make a living"

This right there is whats wrong with their system. I cant get my head around what is considered a world leader/leading economy that has a entire workforce of people making a living, sending their kids to school, providing for their families and futures, on the generosity of customers/tips.

My biggest tip in the US was $100, otherwise min of 20% for us but when at home, I rarely tip.

 

[Sprucegoose]

"Servers rely on tipping to make a living"

This right there is whats wrong with their system. I cant get my head around what is considered a world leader/leading economy that has a entire workforce of people making a living, sending their kids to school, providing for their families and futures, on the generosity of customers/tips.

My biggest tip in the US was $100, otherwise min of 20% for us but when at home, I rarely tip.

I just double the tax.

I hate the system. People should get paid sufficiently for their work. Tip in my books is a bonus, not bread.

 

[Pushka]

A NY'er told us just to double the tax. That works in NY but other states have different tax rates.

 

[aaflyer]

I just double the tax.

I hate the system. People should get paid sufficiently for their work. Tip in my books is a bonus, not bread.

Tax can be around 12% or more in some states (such as IL).

10% is easy to calculate. Double that, or just add half of the 10% and a bit.

 

[exceladdict]

Tipped at home (PER) for the first time in my life last week. Also the first time in my life I received service worth tipping in a Perth restaurant.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Tax can be around 12% or more in some states (such as IL).

10% is easy to calculate. Double that, or just add half of the 10% and a bit.

Yep generally I found 7-10% so it's s guide. Remember tip based on subtotal of services before tax and not including tax.

Some guys even earn their tip! Amazing stuff

 

[Denali]

I just double the tax. .

We've been a guest at a restaurant and the host got out a calculator to get the tip to the cent - pfft, I don't have time or energy for that.

Min 20% of the total bill (inc tax) and round it up to a full dollar is easier for me to do the math in my head and I don't end up with coins.

 

[Daver6]

Tipped at home (PER) for the first time in my life last week. Also the first time in my life I received service worth tipping in a Perth restaurant.

Which restaurant?

 

[exceladdict]

Which restaurant?

The Painted Bird, went on a weeknight with Mrs Excel for an anniversary dinner, we had excellent service, as well as two free courses including a dessert plate with 'happy anniversary' written on it. Homemade pastas were fantastic also.

 

[Virgin Bart]

The Painted Bird, went on a weeknight with Mrs Excel for an anniversary dinner, we had excellent service, as well as two free courses including a dessert plate with 'happy anniversary' written on it. Homemade pastas were fantastic also.

See, I very very rarely tip in Australia, but for that I no doubt would. Sounds wonderful.

 

[Buzzard]

The Painted Bird, went on a weeknight with Mrs Excel for an anniversary dinner, we had excellent service, as well as two free courses including a dessert plate with 'happy anniversary' written on it. Homemade pastas were fantastic also.

Don't you mean Excel-ant service?

 

[Warks]

Looks like the tip gouge is going to get worse in the USA.

Tipping in the USA: Planning a trip to the USA? Be wary of tip creep

 

[Cruiser Elite]

This here - this right here - this is what gets me on the tipping concept not only in the LOTFAP but also right across the whole tipping world:

In December, an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, Alimento, took a different approach. It added a second gratuity line to diners' cheques - "tip" (for the server) and "kitchen" (for the traditionally untipped workers in the back).

So the waiter / waitress on $3.25/hr or whatever - you tip them a buck every drink - they walk out with $200 each night - the poor dude who comes in at 3am and slops the floor of bar and kitchen for 4 hrs get nada / zilch / zippo - do the wait staff share their tips with ALL other employees? Yeah fat chance I bet.

Hotels right around the world - why is it the bell boys etc get a tip yet the maintenance / sparkies etc who keep your room lit and warm or cold get nothing? Tipping is such a floored concept however you look at it - pay someone extra for doing what they should be doing anyway?

 

[dajop]

Sometimes when you do the sums on tips it can be astonishing. Remember being in restaurant one night for two hours with twelve people. We racked up a bill and tip was agreed $160. That's $80/hour and our waiter was serving 3 or 4 other tables a well. I sure hope that the tip was shared.

 

[Daver6]

Hotels right around the world - why is it the bell boys etc get a tip yet the maintenance / sparkies etc who keep your room lit and warm or cold get nothing? Tipping is such a floored concept however you look at it - pay someone extra for doing what they should be doing anyway?

Obviously not seen the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that dealt with this issue

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Obviously not seen the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that dealt with this issue

TV show or something?

 

[Homer]

...do the wait staff share their tips with ALL other employees? Yeah fat chance I bet.

In my restaurant all tips are pooled and shared amongst all staff, including the kitchen team. In conversation with other restaurateurs, this appears to be a fairly widespread practice.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

In my restaurant all tips are pooled and shared amongst all staff, including the kitchen team. In conversation with other restaurateurs, this appears to be a fairly widespread practice.

Maybe so - maybe not - just chatting to one of my staff here who had 12 yrs exp in multiple hotels / restaurants - he says rarely in his exp were tips pooled and shared - go figure.