usa.gov/min…age"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51850770","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"FIFER03"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T11:51:33.000Z","text":"Cosmo restaurant in Glasgow added on a service charge without asking me first I wouldn't have minded so much but I put money in the tip jar before I noticed the charge on my receipt"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51851354","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Admast79"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T13:02:26.000Z","text":"Tipping is a joke.
Tipping is for the service that you got, not for everything. I have been in the US a few months ago and they even ask for tip when you are collecting take away pizza or as you say buying a coffee.
Every time we were selecting \"0\" or \"no tip\" with a smile. Even locals find it outrageous."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51854372","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joyf4536"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T19:29:32.000Z","text":"The last tip hubby gave anyone fell at the second fence."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51854661","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Lil6ix"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T20:08:38.000Z","text":"If they ask for a tip just say, \"never eat yellow snow\""},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51849962","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Azwipe"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T10:15:03.000Z","text":"We have been going to Orlando at least once a year for the past decade and haven't really noticed much change (last trips August and December). If you come across anything like a fast food place asking for tips you just decline it."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51850364","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bozo007"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T11:04:23.000Z","text":"In April, I saw service charge, tip and health insurance charge as separate line items at a restaurant in Atlanta. Only the tip line had to be filled in.
So I would say Yes, it is out of control in some cases. I blame the businesses for trying to hide the real price of the product / service (and refusing to pay a realistic wage) because it is the same with airline fees, resort / amenities charges from hotels, etc."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51850916","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Xippi"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T12:08:43.000Z","text":"Also common in Canada right across the board in hospitality. Minimum tip now seems to be 15% with 20% the norm. Both my kids have earned a bit of extra cash working in service at some point in their lives so I tend to be a soft touch. I always check for the added service charge and, if present, discretely check with waitstaff to see if they'd prefer me to have it deleted from the bill and to pay them the money directly."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51851396","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Willy_Wonka"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T13:07:38.000Z","text":"Tipping has always been the case in the USA. The culture is completely different over there.
I doubt there is much difference since the last time I went 25 years ago."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51854799","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"RoosterNo1"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T20:24:41.000Z","text":"I'm fully with Mr Pink here..."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51856279","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Gollywood"},"datePublished":"2023-12-28T23:25:41.000Z","text":"And our tourists then go abroad to places where there isn't a tipping culture and corrupt them!!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51857184","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"beanfungus"},"datePublished":"2023-12-29T07:03:49.000Z","text":"I use a petrol station ( Jet )on the Northbound A12 near Ipswich at least once a week, and every time I go to pay I have to press NO on the card reader as it is primed to charge you 0.25% of what you put in( says it’s for charity). :/"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51859800","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"harrythefish"},"datePublished":"2023-12-29T13:10:30.000Z","text":"In this part of Spain VAT when going out is 7%. Taxis seem cheap. We go out a lot and tip 10%-15% as it feels affordable here. We don't go out in the UK!"}],"commentCount":43,"interactionStatistic":14,"articleSection":"Misc"}