Gratuities - please hear me out!

[Shooby doo]

Emmaf where did you get the 15% ? Disney has been "putting" 18%-20% figures on their bills for about 10 years
Whether you pay that or not it's entirely up to you but I believe that every time you pay "15%" you will be asked if there was a problem as in theory this indicates that by "under" paying "3%" you aren't completely satisfied.

SD

[Guest]

Going next month and the tipping debate is always interesting, and I still don’t know what to do, threads are saying we pay too much, giving a choice of amounts to tip is confusing. I’m wondering, however, why is the tip amount based on how much you spend? If you order a $15 burger or a $30 steak, the server still does the same amount of work, will still only bring out and take away 1 plate, or is the service better the more you spend? Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you are charged say $10 per person for a tip for every meal regardless of what you eat? Just a thought

[Tetrarch]

Originally Posted by greeny1968

Going next month and the tipping debate is always interesting, and I still don’t know what to do, threads are saying we pay too much, giving a choice of amounts to tip is confusing. I’m wondering, however, why is the tip amount based on how much you spend? If you order a $15 burger or a $30 steak, the server still does the same amount of work, will still only bring out and take away 1 plate, or is the service better the more you spend? Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you are charged say $10 per person for a tip for every meal regardless of what you eat? Just a thought

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The answer to this question is that the tables in the burger type restaurant will have a higher turnover than the tables at the higher end steak type restaurant.

The servers are doing the same amount of work but in one, they earn lots of smaller tips whilst in the other, they earn fewer larger tips, so at then end of each shift, they both earn roughly the same.

In your example, paying a set amount per meal would mean staff in the burger restaurant earning much more than those in the steak restaurant which definitely wouldn't be fair.

Debra

[macdonald]

Originally Posted by Tetrarch

The answer to this question is that the tables in the burger type restaurant will have a higher turnover than the tables at the higher end steak type restaurant.

The servers are doing the same amount of work but in one, they earn lots of smaller tips whilst in the other, they earn fewer larger tips, so at then end of each shift, they both earn roughly the same.

In your example, paying a set amount per meal would mean staff in the burger restaurant earning much more than those in the steak restaurant which definitely wouldn't be fair.

Debra

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... The Royal table & Be Our Guest are the most sought after restaurants in Disney and extremely hard to get reservations for!...The burger type places are the easiest!...

[Guest]

Restaurants sell different meals at different prices, for example mama Melrose, cheapest meal $19, most expensive $33, same server same restaurant, same service, more tip for more expensive meal.

[mike4scuba]

Apparently it's not a tip it's a service charge

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Tetrarch

The answer to this question is that the tables in the burger type restaurant will have a higher turnover than the tables at the higher end steak type restaurant.

The servers are doing the same amount of work but in one, they earn lots of smaller tips whilst in the other, they earn fewer larger tips, so at then end of each shift, they both earn roughly the same.

In your example, paying a set amount per meal would mean staff in the burger restaurant earning much more than those in the steak restaurant which definitely wouldn't be fair.

Debra

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Having a quick look at some more random restaurants, there aren’t many if any exclusive burger and steak restaurants, but restaurants that sell both at vastly different costs, so a server in the restaurant selling a table full of burgers will get less tip than someone selling a table full of steaks.

So, does someone working at bog or crt deserve more tips for doing the same job as someone working in a burger restaurant.

[emmafleur]

Originally Posted by Shooby doo

Emmaf where did you get the 15% ? Disney has been "putting" 18%-20% figures on their bills for about 10 years
Whether you pay that or not it's entirely up to you but I believe that every time you pay "15%" you will be asked if there was a problem as in theory this indicates that by "under" paying "3%" you aren't completely satisfied.

SD

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Do you really think I’ll be asked what was wrong with the service? I hope not because that might be thought of as rude, like the waiting staff are pushing for bigger tips. They might get less than 15% if they start hassling me. Personally, I think 15% is more than enough for satisfactory service and is what I’m happy paying. If service was great I would up my tip. I’m not wanting to spend my holiday haggling with the waiting staff but neither do I really want to spend more than I think the service is worth. We nearly always go with the more expensive meals on the menus and, with five adults in our party, will probably all have at least one alcoholic drink so I’m sure 15% of our bills will be quite a big tip. Let’s hope you’re not right about the comments

[Grace_1412]

When in Rome and all that so I go with the flow but the arguments for this dont stack up.

We were in Rainforrest Cafe on our last trip and the server was looking after about 10 tables. Our tip was about $25 on the receipt. Than means that if they on have one serving and go home they will pick up $250. Five nights work $1,250. even if this needs to be shared and they only get half of the money it means that 2 servings will get them $1,250 tips on top of their salary. Given how busy the place is and the number of servings in a 7 hour shift, i start to feel less sorry for these poor underpaid servers.

But as I say, when in Rome and it is part of the cost of the holiday, if you dont like it then it is your own decision.

this will go on for pages and pages btw

[coggie]

Originally Posted by Grace_1412

When in Rome and all that so I go with the flow but the arguments for this dont stack up.

We were in Rainforrest Cafe on our last trip and the server was looking after about 10 tables. Our tip was about $25 on the receipt. Than means that if they on have one serving and go home they will pick up $250. Five nights work $1,250. even if this needs to be shared and they only get half of the money it means that 2 servings will get them $1,250 tips on top of their salary. Given how busy the place is and the number of servings in a 7 hour shift, i start to feel less sorry for these poor underpaid servers.

But as I say, when in Rome and it is part of the cost of the holiday, if you dont like it then it is your own decision.

this will go on for pages and pages btw

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Not all of the tip/service charge goes to the server though. I was told by one they give a percentage to kitchen staff and bussers