FabSwingers.com forum: Tipping

By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

So who do you tip

We do the usual 10% when eating out, £1 plus for taxi's,

change in coffee shop tip jar, couple of drinks worth in a bar, etc.

But help us out with a wee debate we had amongst ourselves.

Where we live nobody's bringing hot food to your door lol,

so when away it's a sheer pleasure to have good food delivered to you

We usually give the delivery driver a couple of quid, however

this doesn't seem fair to those that cook the food, what does everyone else do ?

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always tip.

Only time I don't tip is if there rude

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

"Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao "

No we like those ones too, they give us a giggle and cheer us right up

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao

No we like those ones too, they give us a giggle and cheer us right up

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge

I tip if I believe they went above what the service was if I feel they only provided the service I paid for I dont tip

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I tend not to tip anyone. If I'm taking a taxi or eating in a restaurant with table service I'll tend to just not take my change. I did give my tattoo artist a tip because he exceeded my expectations.

And it confused me why you tip some people and not others. Why tip the person in Starbucks but not the cashier in Asda? Why tip your hairdresser but not the mechanic that services your car?

Cue the hate.

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

Can't abide rudeness oldie but goodie

Yes we're tipping for service kola,

but we tip better if we've really enjoyed the food too,

which would be hard to do that with a delivery service.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..

If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver

Hate that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I tend not to tip anyone. If I'm taking a taxi or eating in a restaurant with table service I'll tend to just not take my change. I did give my tattoo artist a tip because he exceeded my expectations.

And it confused me why you tip some people and not others. Why tip the person in Starbucks but not the cashier in Asda? Why tip your hairdresser but not the mechanic that services your car?

Cue the hate.

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I tip my hairdresser because it's her own business I don't tip supermarket cashiers because their not allowed to take anything.

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge

"Can't abide rudeness oldie but goodie

Yes we're tipping for service kola,

but we tip better if we've really enjoyed the food too,

which would be hard to do that with a delivery service."
im involved in a service that involves delivery drivers and alot of the repeat customers were unaware that the drivers keep the tip money they believed the were tipping the service provider.

the customers now either have accounts or tip when there in person.

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

You're absolutely right LandS, it's a mixed up mess

Although, in asda you do the work shopping yourself

the hairdresser/barrista is "probably" on low pay

while the mechanic "probably" isn't lol

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

That's interesting to note kola.

It would be hard to justify us having an account for one off's

but will look for a way to add it to the payment system.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

A couple of years ago when I was in the states we had lunch which came to just under $36 I tipped them $14 bringing the bill to $50.

We asked the girl who was our server where a shop was that we wanted visit, she gave us the details.

Once she saw our tip she just stood there and said $14 tip really !

I was so angry I asked to speak to her manager but she soon took off at that .

Think she thought she deserved a bigger tip for giving us directions to the shop.

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By *azinga84Man
over a year ago

Kilwinning

The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.

I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them.

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

Cheeky mare lol,

tipping in other countries is an even bigger nightmare nawty

but that seems like a very generous tip

Yes same here silky.

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

lol bazinga, don't think it is, unless you mean the "real living wage"

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By *earded blossomCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash "

Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off

K x

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.

I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."
20% of the bill in the states which means I gave her almost double as she had given us the info to shop but that still wasnt enough for her lol

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..

If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver

Hate that!"

fully agree nowt worse than total silence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.

I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."

this, exactly

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"Bunkie this isnt aimed at you lol but..

If I get in a taxi and the person does not make any contact during the journey then I don't tip a taxi driver

Hate that!

fully agree nowt worse than total silence

Chatterbox

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash

Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off

K x"

That's good to know

I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are

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By *earded blossomCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash

Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off

K x

That's good to know

I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are

Most reputable businesses take nothing to do with tips and it’s down to the employee unless it’s on a card then it will be taxed, the not so reputable will collect the tips and give the staff a very small cut n keep the rest towards wages. I know of a few places that do this, and have worked for some (not for very long) I always try to make a point of asking if they get the tip, If they say they don’t then the tip goes back in the purse

K x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

You brighten up everybody's day Cate

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By *ikilovesC OP Couple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash

Depends who you work for... most will either put it through your wages or what we do is take it out in cash as soon as we cash the table off

K x

That's good to know

I suppose tips must be quite complicated with tax rules the way they are

K x"

That's a great bit of insider information

Up here the tips tend to go in a pot and get shared out between all the staff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

You brighten up everybody's day Cate

Aaaw you flatter me! Lol

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

You brighten up everybody's day Cate

Aaaw you flatter me! Lol

Hope you tip your taxi driver too

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By *erigoodMan
over a year ago

glasgow

If you tip when you get 1st served in a busy bar,you get served quicker 2nd3rd time round fact lol usally works

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By *omaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Being a coach driver getting all kinds of hires, tipping is a rare thing now.

On tour, away for 10 or 14 days, all over the country yes, tips can be earned

I get embarrassed however when I do a pensioners day out as they always tip. These are the people who can't really afford it so when they have a wee collection for the driver I always suggest it's put into their club kitty. That would please me more than receiving their honourable gesture.

Then you get the wedding parties, company nights out . . You do numerous drop offs that aren't on the job sheet, virtually getting them to the front door cause they're too pissed to walk and not a penny. . They'll happily piss £60 up against a wall yet not even a word of thanks never mind a tip.

Tipping used to be a regular thing. Whether you were a waiter/waitress, taxi driver, or any other thing to do with hospitality. . Today kids aren't taught to be generous, they don't see their parents doing it so in their adult years tipping is almost alien to them.

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By *rgoodnbadMan
over a year ago

greenock

"The purpose of tipping is to make up the terrible wages in the States. In Scotland our minimum wage is excellent and you can easily live a decent life on it.

I only tip if the service was excellent and their face wasn't tripping them."

If you don't go out for drinks, meals, tip people for a nice service, then I suppose you could have a decent life.

Until the boiler, washing machine packs in, then you have to find the money from somewhere else.

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

I tip good food and good service. My hairdresser/eye brow lady/make up ladies get tips. Taxi drivers if they are chatty, or help me with bags etc.

In restaurants I never add a tip to the bill, I give it direct to the server.

And at Christmas the scaffies get beer and the posties get a box of sweets.

Oh and the removal men (move a lot with work) get butties/lunch/fish supper depending on the time of day, plus beer at the end, and if they’ve plumbed in my dishwasher/washing machine they get some cash too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't tip anyone went to Florida with my ex every two year refused to tip there anaw my ex was affronted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

You brighten up everybody's day Cate

Aaaw you flatter me! Lol

Hope you tip your taxi driver too

I always tip the taxi driver my friend

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"I gave a £1 tip to the pizza delivery guy on last Sunday because he was earlier than the stated time

You brighten up everybody's day Cate

Aaaw you flatter me! Lol

Hope you tip your taxi driver too

I always tip the taxi driver my friend

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By *ighland gentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ardgay

"I don't tip anyone went to Florida with my ex every two year refused to tip there anaw my ex was affronted

Been chased down a pier by a disgruntled waitress in Florida who didn't think we'd tipped her enough!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't tip anyone went to Florida with my ex every two year refused to tip there anaw my ex was affronted

Been chased down a pier by a disgruntled waitress in Florida who didn't think we'd tipped her enough!

Should of told her to bolt

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By *acamanCouple
over a year ago

aberdeen

Tip a bloody taxi driver no chance they are all driving mercs and beemers in Aberdeen

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"Tip a bloody taxi driver no chance they are all driving mercs and beemers in Aberdeen"

I'm moving to Aberdeen then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just Grass, as council now charges for brown garden bins to be emptied, due to this its just best to cut it, bag it and dump at side of road

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tip a bloody taxi driver no chance they are all driving mercs and beemers in Aberdeen"

Oil Rig Workers have boycotted Aberdeen Taxi's for years, choosing to get the bus to heliports rather than put up with the arrogance f Aberdeen Taxi drivers

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By *egs11ABCWoman
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao "

Or she Mr Sexist!!!

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

"Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao

Or she Mr Sexist!!!

Oops I stand corrected

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By *egs11ABCWoman
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"I hate the debit card tip who gets it ? If paying by card I always tip the server cash "

If always wondered that. A few restaurants add a service charge but if iv had good service from the waiter/ ress it them I want the tip to go to but object to a service charge and a tip. Have to say iv stopped using said restaurants x

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By *egs11ABCWoman
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Should always tip yer taxi driver

unless he's a grumpy arsehole lmao

Or she Mr Sexist!!!

Oops I stand corrected

Haha seems to be the general consensus. Fits jumo.in car and say hi mate.... Oh sorry thot ud be a guy. I usually say if been called worse x

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I always tip takeaway delivery drivers. Always a set £3, as it helps them make up their "wages" for the shift.

Mandy

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