Food, Drink & Dining Out Tipping

[Mr Budda Bing]

Was watching Two and Half Men and Alan was fussing over how much to tip.

If its a good meal and the service is good and the waiter is friendly, I tip an extra buck or two. Sometimes they keep it for themselves and sometimes they just put it in the til.

When you go out how much do tip?

 

[Saint KFC]

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[Plugger35]

I never tip in Australia unless someone goes out of their way and does something beyond the call of duty, like takes a bullet for me.

In America you have to tip regardless of how shit the service is as it's just part of the deal there, people rely on tips as part of their income and if you don't tip they crack the shits.

Always difficult knowing how much to tip though, I think it's somewhere between 5 and 10% minimum in the US. More if you really appreciate their service and have money to give away.

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[Catfish Alley]

The standard in North America is more around 15%. Often things are priced so that it's obvious what to tip. For example, get a pizza for $17 and you just give them a $20. I don't really tip in Australia though. Only if it's a nice restaurant and the service has been very good.

 

[Plugger35]

People quite often tip more than the minimum tip rate in the US because the waiters and bar staff there go the extra yard to get more tips.

Also they don't want to be seen as cheap compared to other people, ala Larry David in CYE.

 

[Spudregus_87]

Was watching Two and Half Men and Alan was fussing over how much to tip.

If its a good meal and the service is good and the waiter is friendly, I tip an extra buck or two. Sometimes they keep it for themselves and sometimes they just put it in the til.

When you go out how much do tip?

You lost me with this...


Seriously though, if a delivered pizza costs $16-$19, I'll just tell Dougie to keep the $20.

Or, if I'm out somewhere, and the service I recieve actually improves my experience of the venue, I'll tip.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Was watching Two and Half Men

 

[Mooster7]

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Yes.

Six Mr. Pinks.

 

[coke_zero]

i have never had to tip, Dont really want too either.

 

[krusden]

Was watching Two and Half Men and Alan was fussing over how much to tip.

If its a good meal and the service is good and the waiter is friendly, I tip an extra buck or two. Sometimes they keep it for themselves and sometimes they just put it in the til.

When you go out how much do tip?

nothing in australia - the hourly rate is crap but it's better than the US where as plugger said the waiters/waitresses/etc get paid next to nothing.
i couldn't care how good the service was, have never and will never tip in australia.

 

[patsmith]

i have never had to tip, Dont really want too either.

Good contribution. You've probably never tipped because your parents pay for your food.

As others have said, in Australia I will only tip if the service has enhanced my experience. Even in hospitality, everyone here is getting paid a decent wage, and it isn't like the US where you know that the tips are actually helping someone pay their utility bills and put food on the table.

 

[patsmith]

i couldn't care how good the service was, have never and will never tip in australia.

Don't agree with that. If someone goes out of their way to make your meal particularly memorable, I think it's just common decency to reward them (if you can afford it).

With an attitude like that, I hope you never complain about bad service.

 

[yeah_nah]

Seriously though, if a delivered pizza costs $16-$19, I'll just tell Dougie to keep the $20.

I would too, but only because I couldn't be bothered waiting for the fagget to scrape some shrapnel out of his little man purse when I have been waiting for over 45 minutes (probably) for this shitty, tiny, overpriced pizza.

 

[nylexbandit]

With an attitude like that, I hope you never complain about bad service.

No doubt he complains more than those who tip. Generally those who have a sense of entitlement are the worst customers to have. Not sure if they've never worked in a similar industry or what the deal is but they expect someone making $20 an hour to provide a 5 star experience for them every time.

 

[KUNG FU]

Good service at a quality place, especially when I'm a regular, then I'll tip sometimes, but no more than 10%.

As someone else, at least we have a reasonable minimum wage in Australia, which prevents the need for tipping. In the States when someone is getting paid $6 an hour, then tipping should be compulsory.

Mr Pink, the selfish bastard, is the first that looks to run with the jewels and he gets away with it in the end. Taratino isn't exactly a noted moraliser though.

 

[rofltown]

the only people i tip is pizza delivery guys, they have to use their own cars now or even ride around on scooters with nothing but a cheap helmot and a dominos polo protecting them

 

[Notorious_29]

Never tipped, doubt I would if I went overseas as well.

 

[krusden]

No doubt he complains more than those who tip. Generally those who have a sense of entitlement are the worst customers to have. Not sure if they've never worked in a similar industry or what the deal is but they expect someone making $20 an hour to provide a 5 star experience for them every time.

actually I don't complain about "bad service".

I just don't see why I should tip people in australia for doing their job.
I see why I should in america when they're getting paid **** all and survive on tips, but that isn't the case in australia.
Oh, and I worked in hospo for years in australia and never expected a tip from anyone for doing my job.

 

[thurmanmunson]

Good service at a quality place, especially when I'm a regular, then I'll tip sometimes, but no more than 10%.

As someone else, at least we have a reasonable minimum wage in Australia, which prevents the need for tipping. In the States when someone is getting paid $6 an hour, then tipping should be compulsory.

Mr Pink, the selfish bastard, is the first that looks to run with the jewels and he gets away with it in the end. Taratino isn't exactly a noted moraliser though.

The cops shoot Pink in the end, if you turn up the sound during the White/Orange final scene, you can hear the commotion outside

 

[Soul_Pie]

I don't really get the point. If we feel like we've been served really well in a restaurant we apparently should give them extra money, yet if a JB Hifi employee goes out of their way to offer good customer service to us do we give them a tip?

Probably the only reason this has caught on is because of exposure to the American culture which is entirely different to ours. I don't think it's ever been a part of our culture in Australia and there is no reason for it to be.

 

[standingroomonly]

You don't have to tip in Australia, don't let any snobby waitress/bartender/etc. make you feel that way. It's always something i drum into new staff, forget about what you've seen in American movies/tv you don't get tips unless you do something worth getting tipped.

My casual bar staff get about $30 an hour on sundays, more on public holidays. They don't need the tips.

That being said i do tip myself but i'll do it for a reason.

If i go to a club or a nicer bar i'll tip well on the first round or so, if it's not too busy i'll have a quick chat which usually means when they are getting pumped later on i'll get served quicker.

Also at nice restaurants that i go to a lot i'll tip, Cafe Di Stasio in St. Kilda is a prime example of that. I tip well when i go there but normally when i'm paying i'll notice that my bill is missing a few drinks here, an entree there. Or if i tell them i'm coming in for a birthday or a special occasion they'll come over and make a fuss with a bottle of wine/champagne etc. on the house.

So i guess the moral of the story is if you want something more than what they have to provide then you have to provide something that you don't have to. Work is every industry, not just hospitality.

 

[krusden]

I don't really get the point. If we feel like we've been served really well in a restaurant we apparently should give them extra money, yet if a JB Hifi employee goes out of their way to offer good customer service to us do we give them a tip?

Probably the only reason this has caught on is because of exposure to the American culture which is entirely different to ours. I don't think it's ever been a part of our culture in Australia and there is no reason for it to be.

great point.

the poor buggers working in woolies over XMAS and in retail don't get tips and they put up with heaps of s*** and try their hardest to help people and we don't tip them either.
so, why should we tip people in restaurants/bars/etc in australia?

 

[KUNG FU]

I don't really get the point. If we feel like we've been served really well in a restaurant we apparently should give them extra money, yet if a JB Hifi employee goes out of their way to offer good customer service to us do we give them a tip?

Probably the only reason this has caught on is because of exposure to the American culture which is entirely different to ours. I don't think it's ever been a part of our culture in Australia and there is no reason for it to be.

Most of the sales staff work on a commission.

 

[KUNG FU]

The cops shoot Pink in the end, if you turn up the sound during the White/Orange final scene, you can hear the commotion outside

Oh shame on me.

Actually, doesn't he just get arrested? They shoot White though.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Never go out of my way to tip someone in Australia.

If I get a good cab driver I'll let him keep the change. If the food, drink & service is really good at a restaurant + food is cheap then I'll tip (have done it a few times - usually Chinese or Korean) but wont tip if the food is good but expensive , after all it's expensive - it better ****in be good.