£20.50 for two drinks in Glasgow Airport, so do I want to add a gratuity to that?

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No, I f#cking wouldn't just so the bar can donate to charity in their name or even pocket it themselves? Sick to death of being leeched to death by places.

I agree with you. I donate to various charities and work for 2.

BUT the "pay 65p" or whatever on my shopping bill irritates me.

I think it is because the stores then can claim through various tax/VAT schemes and meet their policies of social responsibility via our money and not their profits. Ranty rant rant..

Ask yourself this: What would Rab C. Nesbitt do?

Why did you go for a drink if it's too expensive?

Why is everyone banging on about the US? We have always had a tipping culture in the UK. It’s not exactly arduous to press the no button.

That would be about right, it would be about 8 pounds for rhe pint and 12 for the double vodka and coke. Airport bars are always more expensive due to the rents charged, but to be fair, no one needs to buy there,

I'm not Russell Grant, so I didn't know in advance it'd be so steep. We were there almost exactly a year ago and the same drinks were about £16 or thereabouts, I remember.

So you’re upset it’s 4 quid more?

Especially when they just say "to charity" without specifying the charity.
I always say no and don't feel any guilt. I have several charity standing orders and also do a lot of volunteering

I’m sick of tipping culture

2 Pints of Dom Perignon, I fervently hope!

Dalaman airport is notorious. I got charged 8 euros for a tiny bottle of water last time. Everyone is wandering around because you can't sit down as all the seating belongs to the cafes so they boot you off. Cafes are 95% empty too.

Bloody hell. Lighten up! Youre going on holiday and one of those was a double so really not too bad. If you dont want to tip just dont tip! No need to be angry about it.

Because being asked for tips at a bar or on payment machines at self service spots is relatively new in the UK.

And no one said it was arduous to press a button. They said it pisses them off to be asked in the first place, because it HASN'T traditionally been the custom here

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Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was one of those message boards where we could chat about things on our mind and happenings in our day to day lives. Please forgive me and, in the future, I'll run anything on my mind past you first.

I get the impression you're spoiling for an argument, for some reason. God knows why, I was only voicing an opinion.

It’s all getting very American . People are expecting tips now for just doing their job, nothing over and above just the job .

The funniest is when you go to a function like a wedding reception, for instance, and it's card only at the bar, bit there's a glass, cup, or bowl with a 'Tips' sign* *next to it. Ffs, you can’t have it both way. If it's cashless, where are we going to get change to tip you for you know, doing your job...?

That’s because contactless payments are relatively new. It has always been UK culture to tip.

Do you really never tip your waitress or hairdresser?

I tip at the salon, tip waitresses, and taxi drivers, but very rarely tip barstaff.

Well it’s no different. They’re all just doing their jobs. Bar staff are usually tipped by saying ‘and one for yourself’.

I completely agree OP. The minimum wage is now £12.71 an hour, which is a perfectly reasonable amount for unskilled service industry workers. In real terms it’s more than double what I was paid doing bar work as a student in the 90s. So no, I don’t tip.

Tip: take a refillable bottle. We always take in our own water bottles and never had an issue at bag check - haven't done Mamma Mia but lots of other London shows. The bar staff always top up the water from the tap when we ask too. We also take in our own Minstrels but they maybe sneak under the rader at bag check so not sure if it was obvious they'd be allowed.