TO TIP OR NOT TO TIP ?
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Dear food lovers......i think lets discuss something concerning food but then not exactly food.........
There are hot discussions on the forum pages on that 10% service charge in restaurants --- OR abolish it and give tips instead.
What say you ?
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those tt charge 10% svc charge liao i dun tip
those no svc charge one i tip accordingly...... -
if the service is good ill tip. the service charge doesnt go into the pocket of the staff.
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nah.. actually i dunnoe how to tip oso.. i prefer juz charge 10%.
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how about those delivery man who send kfc,pizza hut and macdonald...u guys tip them?
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Normally.. if there is smal change, 50-60 cents, i will jus give.Originally posted by R3SsH|n:how about those delivery man who send kfc,pizza hut and macdonald...u guys tip them?
In terms of restaurants, i will tip if i find the service good. (2bucks) If the i find the service lousy, i wont. n i wont return also..
Just my 2 cents Worth -
if service good, i will tip $10.
if not so good, $2. -
If service good I tip $5. If service not good I tip letter to management.
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Tell them beforehand you're tipping them, you'll get world class service.
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sounds wierd if u're dialling up for a delivery.Originally posted by JuMbLeBoY:Tell them beforehand you're tipping them, you'll get world class service.
operator:hello pizza hut delivery service can i help u
me:hi i would like to order yada yada....
(all those crap)
operator
k so u can expect your order to be delivered to u in around 30 mins
mek.n erm i'll be tipping.
operator:huh?
me:i'll give tips
operatorh ok...
me:......
operator:....
me:bye.
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wah all like so generous..
normally if take the bill back
i just leave the coins there...
10% already for service charge..
whether or not go to the waiter/ress also not my business
somemore i not those super demanding...order eat den go liao -
i think tipping is a bad idea, at least in singapore.
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Originally posted by dragg:i think tipping is a bad idea, at least in singapore.
i think it will motivate service industry workers to provide better services since some restaurants don't give the service charge to their employees.
however, singaporean mindset are difficult to change, thus they may not tip in the beginning. -
singaporeans generally have attitude problems.Originally posted by Kenashi:
i think it will motivate service industry workers to provide better services since some restaurants don't give the service charge to their employees.
however, singaporean mindset are difficult to change, thus they may not tip in the beginning.
cant imagine if they start tipping. -
but isn't their job to provide good service?
I mean, you can have a choice whether to be a waiter/waiteress
but since u already engage in this job
u should fulfil the basic rquirements and in fact, excel on your part
for example
if you should finish certain amt of work each day
do you boss give u 10% to motivate u to finish.. -
that's partially correct.Originally posted by BufPuf:but isn't their job to provide good service?
I mean, you can have a choice whether to be a waiter/waiteress
but since u already engage in this job
u should fulfil the basic rquirements and in fact, excel on your part
for example
if you should finish certain amt of work each day
do you boss give u 10% to motivate u to finish..
they are to provide service, it just whether it is gd or bad, as long as they get it done, it is ok to them.
they only care about the end n not the process.
did yr letter of employment stated that u must perform gd work in yr job?? -
all your tips you gif in those 10 percent service charge blah blah blah will all end up at the outlet fish bowl at the counter lols
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it is damn easy to say.Originally posted by BufPuf:but isn't their job to provide good service?
I mean, you can have a choice whether to be a waiter/waiteress
but since u already engage in this job
u should fulfil the basic rquirements and in fact, excel on your part
for example
if you should finish certain amt of work each day
do you boss give u 10% to motivate u to finish..
how do you gauge good and bad service? it is very subjective.
i am sure people in this line hardly do it because they choose to. -
A customer gave a $100 tip once..for a $75 meal. Guess he was impressed by the customer service
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a customer give the waiteress his porsche after a $50 meal!!
this happened in germany -
road tax too expensive ? ...Originally posted by Kenashi:a customer give the waiteress his porshe after a $50 meal!!
this happened in germany -
Just FYI, If there is no service charge, its only polite to tip 10% of the total bill. Watched a documentary about dining in restaurants and this is what they say cause usually those really posh restaurants wont charge service charge. So yeah if you can afford to eat there you can afford to tip.
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cartel no svc charge
but it's not posh leh -
Actually, I think if one day, govt abolishes the service charge
Many restaurants will secretly up the prices
This happened in China, when they abolished the svc charge. Suddenly, you see many restaurants, their menus had a white label pasted over the original prices, and the prices are higher. -
For my experience in a small city in JiangSu, china, i tried to tip but in the end they didnt accept, and even discount me. after a few times, i dun tip anymore. Maybe it's just this area, i think southern area like GuangZhou accepts tips.
the situation is like this, i call the gal for bill, she said RMB174, so i think, just 6RMB, might as well dun get the change, so that no need to keep so many coins in my pocket. So i give her 180, and then i stand up and ask my fren to go off too, when i walk down the stairs, the gal give me back 10, say 174 count as 170 can liao. Then my fren laugh at me, say i want to tip them but in the end the gal tip me.
in singapore, i tip the coins, just a few dollars is ok.
cos i believe that those "service charge" will never go to the waiter's pocket.