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Old 7 Nov 19, 01:55 PM  
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On our trip in August we were on the Dining Plan and the suggested tips seem excessive. At a signature restaurant the tip was easily $60 for 2 adults and 2 children. Even at Crystal Palace which is a buffet the bill was over $200 which gives a suggested tip of over $40 and really the server just gets you seated and brings drinks.

Perhaps we're not used to tips at that level but it just seems too much.
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Old 7 Nov 19, 02:16 PM  
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Maybe do QSDP next time? The level of tipping should not come as a surprise if you've got gold ears. It gets discussed quite often.
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A signature restaurant is $$$ though? $60 for 4 of you isn't bad.

Are you on DDP?
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I knew how much the tips would be but it still was a bit painful adding them all up at the end of the trip! We had gift cards but overspent on merch so we did effectively pay OOP for the tips.

One of the reasons we plan to do QSDP next time
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Old 7 Nov 19, 10:39 PM  
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I'd also add that servers at buffets do a lot more than seat you and bring drinks. You'll see them more often than most other TS.

Some of the best and hard working servers we've had over the years have been at buffets
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Old 7 Nov 19, 10:51 PM  
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Originally Posted by steandtrish View Post
On our trip in August we were on the Dining Plan and the suggested tips seem excessive. At a signature restaurant the tip was easily $60 for 2 adults and 2 children. Even at Crystal Palace which is a buffet the bill was over $200 which gives a suggested tip of over $40 and really the server just gets you seated and brings drinks.

Perhaps we're not used to tips at that level but it just seems too much.
You do know its only a suggestion and you can tip less (or more if you are so inclined) and no one will bat an eyelid.

They cannot force you tip at all and certainly cannot tell you what to tip as that's illegal. Just tip what you think the service was worth to you and ignore what anyone tells you to tip.
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Agree with bighal, good service good tip etc
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When you think you can go to the Cracker Barrel and a family of four can be feed and watered for $40 and the waitress works no less hard than the servers at Disney it does show up in the injustice of the tip system in the states.

$50 @ 18% = $9
$200 @ 18% = $36
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You do know its only a suggestion and you can tip less (or more if you are so inclined) and no one will bat an eyelid.

They cannot force you tip at all and certainly cannot tell you what to tip as that's illegal. Just tip what you think the service was worth to you and ignore what anyone tells you to tip.
I am amazed that not only is this opinion still aired on here but its liked by others...

Service is "optional" from a legal stand up but anyone suggesting no one is going to bat an eyelide is absolutely wrong / or it isn't expect / or it ok not to tip...

Good service = the expected tip of 15 to 20%

Bad service = tip around 5 to 10% and you should complain to the manager to explain why. Or at least write on the bill why...

If you tip 0% you are literally expecting the person to work for pretty much nothing...

Minimum wage for a server is $5.44

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Originally Posted by dx4100 View Post
Bad service = tip around 5 to 10% and you should complain to the manager to explain why. Or at least write on the bill why...

If you tip 0% you are literally expecting the person to work for pretty much nothing...
If you got bad service, why would consider tipping 10%, that sounds crazy to me.

If I get bad service, I tip a single dollar and note on the receipt why I am tipping that amount.
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