tipping

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Scotsmomma2

They think I'm Australian too😳🤦

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I am Australian and they always think I am from the U.K.!

[YorkshireT]

Originally Posted by Libbyimo

Excuse me Scots a bit tight aye right ,the thightest person I ever met was from Yorkshire , he insisted his three kids on a day in Blackpool had already cost him almost £5 and it was only 3 O’clock.we Scot’s always tip well !

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Ayup Libby, watch yourself, sailing very close to the wind there.
We Yorkshire folk like value, but are like Eddie Murphy in Brewster’s Millions compared to many Scots I know.
Have you heard the rumour that the Grand Canyon was started by a Scotsman who lost a coin in a ditch?

[Villainlover]

Originally Posted by aprilshack

There is someone in our party who will have a few beers and then expect the bill to be shared equally even though I may of had only one drink, the other half is tea total. If things are itemised it just makes it easier to work out the bill and pay for what I have consumed, not others beer's.

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when travelling in large groups we always ask for seperate checks. This way I don't feel guilty for having a few beers
It has never been a problem .. saves adding up too

[HelenLime]

Originally Posted by Villainlover

when travelling in large groups we always ask for seperate checks. This way I don't feel guilty for having a few beers
It has never been a problem .. saves adding up too

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That makes sense. Over the years i’ve had some lovely large group meals that have been ruined (for me) by the group having different and conflicting attitudes to splitting the bill.

Im lucky in that the two groups I”m most likely to eat out with these days have a similar approach to me. We split it evenly unless there is an obvious imbalance (usually around alcohol) in which case we adjust. Sometimes someone will have had one course plus tap water and in that scenario someone in the group will almost certainly point that out before the person themselves has to and make an adjustment. Sometimes you may pay a little more than the cost of your meal plus tip, sometimes a little less but it almost certainly balances out over time.

I know of friends who eat in groups where they all get their calculators out and work out the exact cost. That approach works for them! It’ll all about whether the people you are eating with are of a similar mindset i guess.

My approach now to large group meals when i know or suspect there will be bill shenanigans is to tot up roughly what i owe before the bill comes (always rounding up) and add on a tip. Then give the cash to someone and leave!

[deanobrown]

Originally Posted by HelenLime

That makes sense. Over the years i’ve had some lovely large group meals that have been ruined (for me) by the group having different and conflicting attitudes to splitting the bill.

Im lucky in that the two groups I”m most likely to eat out with these days have a similar approach to me. We split it evenly unless there is an obvious imbalance (usually around alcohol) in which case we adjust. Sometimes someone will have had one course plus tap water and in that scenario someone in the group will almost certainly point that out before the person themselves has to and make an adjustment. Sometimes you may pay a little more than the cost of your meal plus tip, sometimes a little less but it almost certainly balances out over time.

I know of friends who eat in groups where they all get their calculators out and work out the exact cost. That approach works for them! It’ll all about whether the people you are eating with are of a similar mindset i guess.

My approach now to large group meals when i know or suspect there will be bill shenanigans is to tot up roughly what i owe before the bill comes (always rounding up) and add on a tip. Then give the cash to someone and leave!

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Same! 😂 Round up my total, then toss some extra £/$ on top, give it to those with the calculator and then stay the hell away from all the drama!

[Nicky35]

wow first time going in april ... reading this thread we will need about $1500 dollars just to cover tips for our holidays! we cannot afford that for sure .. If service ad food is good I always tip whether in ireland or the US but I will not be able to tip 20/25% every time

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by Nicky35

wow first time going in april ... reading this thread we will need about $1500 dollars just to cover tips for our holidays! we cannot afford that for sure .. If service ad food is good I always tip whether in ireland or the US but I will not be able to tip 20/25% every time

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We have never tipped 25% and we have never had any problems.

[Stitch & Smudge]

Originally Posted by Nicky35

wow first time going in april ... reading this thread we will need about $1500 dollars just to cover tips for our holidays! we cannot afford that for sure .. If service ad food is good I always tip whether in ireland or the US but I will not be able to tip 20/25% every time

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Think you’ll be okay unless you’re planning on spending 5k on food. Tip threads, while interesting and useful, can sometimes become a little overheated. Hopefully you’ll have a great holiday and catch the same Florida bug as the rest of us.

[khonsu]

Originally Posted by Nicky35

wow first time going in april ... reading this thread we will need about $1500 dollars just to cover tips for our holidays! we cannot afford that for sure .. If service ad food is good I always tip whether in ireland or the US but I will not be able to tip 20/25% every time

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Plus always bear that in mind when tipping... you eat where you can afford and you tip what you see fit for the service provided.

All the %'s on here are generally what the restaurant/diner will print on their bill as "recommendations". Nowhere when entering the USA does it say "Thou shall tip a minimum of 18%.

[khonsu]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

We have never tipped 25% and we have never had any problems.

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100% AGREE... Neither have we, and never will we, just because it's one of the options on the bill. We've tipped over that because of exceptional time and service and not based on a calculation.

20% is easy to calculate and our maximum and I'd like to know what the waiting staff are expecting if they want more than that!

We Brits have far too much of a guilt complex I think.