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Tipping in Australia
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| klingklang77 |
I've lived here for almost three years and have never tipped at a restaurant b/c my husband tells me that you don't tip in Australia, the servers make an hourly salary and it isn't like the US (I am American).
I was talking about this with some co- workers and they all tip at restaurants and they couldn't believe that I don't. My husband firmly says that you don't.
So, do you tip? |
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| batemanscott |
| if i feel the food/service was better then i expected for what i am paying then definitely. :) |
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| Fpcookie |
| i pretty much always tip unless the service/food is bad or i dont have any spare cash |
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| Trance Nutter |
no. Tipping is a reward (not the expectation that it is in the US, system), so if they do a really good job I might. However thats pretty rare (almost never).
| quote: | Originally posted by Fpcookie
i pretty much always tip unless the service/food is bad or i dont have any spare cash |
so you tip someone for doing their job? The employer pays their wage, not you. If they do a good job maybe, but just if they're not bad? Hell no, thats just stupid. |
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| narcism |
| if i enjoy the meal and the service is excellent (and im paying) of course i tip usually ten bucks or something like that, if i have a really poor waiter then i never tip |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
if i enjoy the meal and the service is excellent (and im paying) of course i tip usually ten bucks or something like that, if i have a really poor waiter then i never tip |
What if it is your normal, average meal? Service isn't spectacular, but the food was good, then what do you do? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| sometimes, but rarely. hospitality workers make decent money in australia, i see no reason why they should expect a tip on top of their wage. |
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| Fpcookie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
so you tip someone for doing their job? The employer pays their wage, not you. If they do a good job maybe, but just if they're not bad? Hell no, thats just stupid. |
yep, im generous. its a good quality imo.
pkc, i dont think they expect it. certainly nobody i know tips because they think the staff expect it. |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
What if it is your normal, average meal? Service isn't spectacular, but the food was good, then what do you do? |
average meal would usually be over $150 or something like that
if its just pizza or pasta ala lygon st then it all depends, it really all comes down to the waiters i think because they are the ones you are dealing with, if the food is awesome i usually tell the waiter to tell the chef or some like that |
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| Aesthetic |
| dont you wish you could make a deduction sometimes, like if the waiter is an absolute cockhead you should discount your meal rather than tip him |
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| Simon00 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aesthetic
dont you wish you could make a deduction sometimes, like if the waiter is an absolute cockhead you should discount your meal rather than tip him |
So you want to pay less for your Big Mac value meal Begic, you tight arse? |
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