Tipping Questions but not the usual

[GrumpyDopey&Me]

I am not saying I don't Tip or not to I just want clarification on something

Right DDP is free therefore the meal is technically 0.00 so how can you tip on it. If I went to an off site restaurant, complained and my meal was comped it wouldn't be included in the total so I wouldn't tip on it or if I had a buy one get one free meal voucher, only one meal would be charged and I would only tip the total of the "one" meal so how can DDP be tippable. It blows my little mind.

Also how come there isn't a standard tip for the TS not the meal price for example a TS could be The Wave verses Hollywood and Vine so if you went to both the staff at TW would get less of a tip the H&V even though they are both a buffet restaurant

I am brain confused.

[Dendycat]

Your meal still has a value, just you are choosing to use (free) dining credits to pay for it. You get a receipt showing the value of the meal that you have ordered and you pay the tip based upon that. Tips therefore differ in different restaurants across property depending upon the cost of the meal whether a TS or buffet.

[wedinflorida]

With the DDP you still get a receipt with the total bill on. Then providing you haven’t had any extras that aren’t included in the plan, the server will then take the DDP credits from your account.

The suggested tip amounts will be shown on your first receipt, along with the total amount. You then either charge the tip to your room or pay cash. Ensure you write cash on the receipt to avoid any confusion if you choose to leave a cash tip.

Offsite - I do believe that it’s customary to tip the full amount prior to any discount given. Again the receipt will tend to show the full amount, then will deduct any discounts and then show final amount with discount included. Though not all restaurants do this. Some will show suggested tip amounts too on the full price.

Hope that makes sense. It can be confusing sometimes.

[duchy]

If I get poor service, I don't tip. If I get poor food but the server is not at fault or in some cases sorts the kitchen staff out for me... I'd still tip them even if the meal was fully comped.

(I do realize that some people would use this as an excuse not to tip ... just as some people when using a discount voucher or a Groupon only tip on what they pay rather than the full value but I would always tip based on service received and proper cost of meal before discounts regardless of if it is a coupon or a comped meal, I do this both in the UK and the US.)

[Guest]

Having never stayed onsite I am always flabbergasted when I see the price of dining in Disney. I know some of you get DDP but the gratuity on the very expensive free meal must make it so expensive.
Just a thought!

[Lucyjane45xxx]

Loads of people when going to Disney have free DDP included - if none of them were to tip then the waitstaff in those restaurants would be incredibly underpaid.
As someone else mentioned, if I had a discount or voucher for a free meal at a restaurant (whether that is in the UK or anywhere else in the world) I would still tip because that server is still offering me the same service so it seems very unfair to decrease their pay because I got a free meal.

Regarding your point on different tips for different restaurants - that is the same everywhere - there arent set tips anywhere in the world, so people are always going to get different amounts.

[parkgirl]

Originally Posted by andy002

Having never stayed onsite I am always flabbergasted when I see the price of dining in Disney. I know some of you get DDP but the gratuity on the very expensive free meal must make it so expensive.
Just a thought!

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It is - we used our free gift card to cover them.

[duchy]

Originally Posted by andy002

Having never stayed onsite I am always flabbergasted when I see the price of dining in Disney. I know some of you get DDP but the gratuity on the very expensive free meal must make it so expensive.
Just a thought!

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Most people on free DDP also book early enough to get $200 in Disney credit too. Lots of people use it to offset tips so it isn't as expensive as you'd imagine especially as DDP is one table service per day , not every meal. Of course if they want to avoid tipping altogether TS credits can be used for QS meals instead

[macdonald]

yes Disney is very clever!

[GrumpyDopey&Me]

Thanks guys