Who do you tip?

[Ihatepcos]

I live in England and the only place I tip is in a restaurant if the service has been good, I will also remove the service charge if I feel it's undeserved.

I will occasionally allow people to keep the change up to £10 if paying for a service like hair etc in cash and I think they have done a good job, but definitely not every time.

I have noticed more and more places seem to be following America and giving the option to add a tip on card machines etc.

I tip taxi drivers - mostly because I use Uber and if you don’t tip the drivers give you a bad score, and then it’s hard to get cabs in future. About ten percent but at least a £1 (some of my journeys are short so ten percent would be less than a £1).

Also waiters about ten percent.

But that’s it. If I use a particular service regularly I will give Christmas gifts though.

America is actually insane now - even trying to buy a cold drink in Starbucks (ie I pick up bottle, take it to till and pay) the card machine gives you the option to tip 20 percent, 25 or 30 percent and you have to select to opt out of the tip. It’s absurd.

I tip restaurants (10-15%) and my hairdresser. I would tip a taxi driver (but I hardly ever take taxis). I give my cleaner some extra at Christmas. That's it I think.

Nobody. When you tip, all you’re doing is keeping wages low and working conditions poor, because employers have no incentive to increase wages as you’re basically doing it for them.

So you can tip and feel good about yourself if you want, but you’re not actually helping at all.

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That's madness! A 30% tip for making a takeaway coffee

Are you in the UK?

I tip taxi drivers, hairdresser, my nail girl, in restaurants, and takeaway delivery drivers.

I do agree with this.

I also don't tip generally - I work in customer service, earn NMW and no-one tips me, so I don't understand why I should tip others 🤷🏻‍♀️

Restaurants and taxi drivers .

Yes.

I don’t in general, we have a minimum wage so we’re not obligated to tip.

occasionally i have such as at a big event and tipped £5-£10 to staff that have busted their butts off. Also usually say keep the change if paying £5 for something £4.80- all the little bits like that used to build up when I worked in a bar.

you shouldn’t rely on tips- they’re a nice bonus

I don't really tip, especially now that most of the time services are paid for by card or online.

If I'm paying in cash for a coffee or something, I wouldn't wait for a few pence change but otherwise I just pay the asking price.

I'm not well off and there is a minimum wage in place, unlike America - I understand it's not really enough but we don't tip checkout staff or bus drivers, why does tipping only apply to some jobs?

Why?

I tip in restaurants and cafes unless service is really poop. Usually 10-15% I also tip my hairdresser, beautician, taxi drivers... At Christmas I'll tip the postie, bin man and milkman. Probably a fiver
I've lived in the USA too (and worked in customer facing roles) and 20% is the norm there.

Why?

Because they provide me with a service. Not a service I need, but a service I want. I appreciate the service and so tip accordingly.

I don't generally tip, I pay the mutually agreed price for the service required. I don't see what the extra should be for.

Nobody. Never have done. I earn 50p more than minimum wage. I don't get any tips.

Oh and I work in a care home. You know, those places that are supposed to be the answer to all the NHS problems yet we can't strike to ask for more wages.

I tip taxis , hairdressers , restaurants ( if no service charge or to the person if they have been great ) and delivery drivers but depends how much change I have

I am not sure now but hairdressers used to have an amount to their tax bill for "expected tips" - truly don't know if that is true now.

No one. I dont see the need to tip. Its extremely rude to whack it on a bill.

I nearly always tip in restaurants unless it's crap service. Mostly because I know from experience how hard they work running round in chaos all day and night. Handling complaints/rude people/cleaning up after people's little darlings. Then not finishing till very late and having to clean down the restaurant - all whilst never have a minute to sit down.

There's a big difference between a waitress in a busy restaurant on minimum wage and someone sitting behind a Boots counter on minimum wage. Most hospitality staff wouldn't work if it wasn't for the tips.

Hairdressers and taxi drivers are on much better money than minimum wage and can sometimes even set their own fee. Doesn't make as much sense to tip them.

I also believe what you give out in life, you receive back tenfold. I don't have a lot of money, but I think a Scrooge mentality I.e "I don't get tips in my job so why should I tip them" just ends up making you more poor and bitter.

I also believe what you give out in life, you receive back tenfold. I don't have a lot of money, but I think a Scrooge mentality I.e "I don't get tips in my job so why should I tip them" just ends up making you more poor and bitter.
See, I agree about the mentality and giving to others, but I choose to give to people poorer than me instead such as the foodbank and acts 435 when I am able to. I very rarely eat out as I can hardly afford it without extra on top though.

@inky1991 So going by that logic you tip in McDonalds then, do you?

Because they work long, hard hours, running around, dealing with customers and complaints, table service, not getting out until late, all the cleaning afterwards etc.

I tip for good service.

When my dad was 80 we had about 30 people in a pub and the staff got everyone's food out at the same time (we had pre ordered) and generally kept everyone happy. They got a decent tip and they had earned it.

Tipping in the US is a dreadful system and actually links to the end of slavery.