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] Date Posted: 16:00:09 07/17/01 Tue In reply to: Morbium 's message, "Tipping" on 15:51:51 07/17/01 Tue Taxi drivers and waitpersons depend on tips for a substantial part of their income. If you didn't tip, presumably they'd expect to be paid more, and your restaurant bills and taxi fares would consequently be higher. The fifteen percent standard is mostly a question of what the market will bear. In New York, the figure these days is twenty percent; European restaurants generally add a ten percent gratuity to the bill. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: The Land Yacht [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 23:26:45 07/24/01 Tue >Why do cabdrivers expect a tip when their job is to >provide door-to-door service? I can understand giving >a tip if the cabbie has to handle luggage, but they >expect one regardless. --Karen G., Chicago OK, I can answer this one since I've been in the service industry all my life. You might as well ask "why does a waitress in a posh restaurant expect a tip when their job is to bring you your food"? Not all waiters get tips regularly. That's just like not all Cabdrivers get tips regularly. If all you are getting is door to door service, DON'T TIP! If, on the other hand, you get PLEASANT door to door service, then tip accordingly. Scott Powell The Land Yacht www.thelandyacht.com Austin, Texas 512-626-8294 |
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