Tipping in USA/Canada
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From: mrtravel on 9 Nov 2007 11:06 Dennis P. Harris wrote: > On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +1100 in rec.travel.air, Qanset > <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> 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.
From: mrtravel on 9 Nov 2007 11:07 DevilsPGD wrote: > In message <cJidnc7Jtp50Yq7anZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d(a)comcast.com> mrtravel > <mrtravel(a)a.a.a> 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.
From: Hatunen on 9 Nov 2007 11:16 On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:36:25 -0800, mrtravel <mrtravel(a)a.a.a> 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 (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Hatunen on 9 Nov 2007 11:17 On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:07:36 -0800, mrtravel <mrtravel(a)a.a.a> wrote: >DevilsPGD wrote: > >> In message <cJidnc7Jtp50Yq7anZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d(a)comcast.com> mrtravel >> <mrtravel(a)a.a.a> 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 (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Hatunen on 9 Nov 2007 11:18
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:06:14 -0800, mrtravel <mrtravel(a)a.a.a> wrote: >Dennis P. Harris wrote: > >> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:29:14 +1100 in rec.travel.air, Qanset >> <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> 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 (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |