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Tipping in USA/Canada
In message mrtravel
wrote: James Robinson wrote: There are also some shady restaurant owners who demand a cut of the tip revenue. Those are not common. It seems only fare they recoup the credit card fees on the tip charges How is one related to the other? -- You can get more with a kind word and a 2x4 than just a kind word. |
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Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +1100 in rec.travel.air, Qanset wrote: I'm going to cop a lot of flak on this subject, but never mind I have and open mind on accepting advice on World Travel. if you have an open mind, the usual gratuity for good service is 15 per cent of the tab. it does not apply in fast food places where you take your own food to the table. i understand it does not apply down under, but it does in the americas and europe In Europe people normally give 15 percent??? No way. |
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DevilsPGD wrote:
In message mrtravel wrote: James Robinson wrote: There are also some shady restaurant owners who demand a cut of the tip revenue. Those are not common. It seems only fair they recoup the credit card fees on the tip charges How is one related to the other? If someone puts a tip on a credit card, the merchant has pay a fee for this charge. |
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:36:25 -0800, mrtravel
wrote: James Robinson wrote: There are also some shady restaurant owners who demand a cut of the tip revenue. Those are not common. It seems only fare they recoup the credit card fees on the tip charges So many people sue credit cards in restaurants these days I would assume the costs of the credit card fees are already included in the price. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:07:36 -0800, mrtravel
wrote: DevilsPGD wrote: In message mrtravel wrote: James Robinson wrote: There are also some shady restaurant owners who demand a cut of the tip revenue. Those are not common. It seems only fair they recoup the credit card fees on the tip charges How is one related to the other? If someone puts a tip on a credit card, the merchant has pay a fee for this charge. Since the cost of the meal is already on the card, the tip is minor. But you make a fair, if small, point. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Tipping in USA/Canada
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:06:14 -0800, mrtravel
wrote: Dennis P. Harris wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +1100 in rec.travel.air, Qanset wrote: I'm going to cop a lot of flak on this subject, but never mind I have and open mind on accepting advice on World Travel. if you have an open mind, the usual gratuity for good service is 15 per cent of the tab. it does not apply in fast food places where you take your own food to the table. i understand it does not apply down under, but it does in the americas and europe In Europe people normally give 15 percent??? No way. Please re-read subject line. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Martin D. Pay wrote:
(Dennis P. Harris) mangled uncounted electrons thus: it's an unfortunate fact of life that the american restaurant industry has refused to pay their employees a living wage and expects them to live off tips, to the point that it's actually the law and they will be taxed on tips that the govt expects them to receive even if they don't. That's the bit I find extraordinary! Can the worker reclaim any overpaid tax at the end of the year, if they can demonstrate a lower actual income than the amount on which they've been charged? (Even with the rapacious tax regime in the UK, this is possible.) The tax authority (IRS) estimates what the person should receive in tips based on the total sales of the restaurant, and tax returns filed by other people in similar jobs. If the amount reported by someone varies significantly from the estimates, the onus is on them to prove why they are different than the trend. In many cases, they simply take the easiest course and accept the IRS estimate. |
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Tipping in USA/Canada
"mrtravel" wrote in message . .. Dennis P. Harris wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +1100 in rec.travel.air, Qanset wrote: I'm going to cop a lot of flak on this subject, but never mind I have and open mind on accepting advice on World Travel. if you have an open mind, the usual gratuity for good service is 15 per cent of the tab. it does not apply in fast food places where you take your own food to the table. i understand it does not apply down under, but it does in the americas and europe In Europe people normally give 15 percent??? No way. The OP was planning a trip to the U.S. and Canada. (And in Europe, when there is not a service charge added to the bill, it is customary to tip as well. But each European country their customs may vary). |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:49:44 +1100, Qanset wrote:
Not really, I try to be flexible when observing local customs, but I will not be bullied into tipping, which I have seen happen. Then as someone said, don't eat at places in which the employees depend on tips to earn their living. Do you always try to change everyone's customs when you travel? |
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