Tipping culture

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Mr Pink said it all before

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@binkybarnes must go around with a fanny pack full of coins that he spends the day dispensing.

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This was take away. To my mind you are paying four quid for something that probably costs 50c to make. The mark up is sufficient to pay the staff a wage. It never occurred to me to give a tip for take away, any more than it would a bag of chips. Iā€™m just wondering if it is now the done thing to tip all service staff, or reasonable to be asked to do so, and Iā€™m not talking about staff who wait on your table.

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I actually carry money to tip. Dont do it by card for 2 reasons. Government will claim VAT and Income Tax on it, so the service provider only gets 50% of the gratuity.

I f**ng hate them sticking those tipping machines in my face where I have to scroll down to find the no tip toggle. I find it embarrassing for all parties.

Guess its a downside for service providers in this cashless age.

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Itā€™s an automatic payment method, these coffee shops will have sit down and takeaway
I wonā€™t tip for a takeaway coffee, thatā€™s insane really but Iā€™ll usually tip if I wa taking a seat
Iā€™m not on a six figure salary :man_shrugging:

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I tip the cashier in the bookies when collecting a decent amount of cash.

Always tip my barber.

Will give spare change in a coffee shop.

My other half spent her younger years working in hospitality so she always tipped and it rubbed off on me although these tips for 10/15/20% getting a coffee is not ideal at all.

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a matcha in south fingal is usually about 4.20

imagine not rounding that up :grinning:

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Maybe you should pay the staff a living wage mate?

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you ok bro?

you are a but snappy these days

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Any introspection at all or is it just tips for the rest of us?

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Who was playing?

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sorry guys, backlash understandable

typo - i was trying once again to push the pro matcha superfood agenda

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I fucking knew a matcha attack was on the cardsā€¦

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No, Iā€™d probably pay a quid if i was asked. I know u probably werenā€™t given that option in this case.

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No Mr Pink i donā€™t but if i was asked i might.

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This is it exactly . I worked in jobs where tips were beyond precious. Itā€™s easy to say the owners should pay their staff a decent wage(and they should) but very often they just donā€™t.

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Why are barbers a special case for tipping on TFK?

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I tip the barber. Iā€™ll tip for a dinner out in a restaurant as long as service is ok. If itā€™s excellent, Iā€™d be quite generous in tipping. I donā€™t buy takeaway coffee. If Iā€™m having lunch in a cafe which would be rare enough, Iā€™d usually throw a few coins in the tip jar. As someone whose other half has generally worked jobs close to or at minimum wage, itā€™s almost impossible to survive on them. Supermarket chains pay more as clearly there isnā€™t a tipping culture for working the checkout desk.

Move away from card lads to good auld cash and you wonā€™t be stuck with this predicament as much.

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Barbers/ hairdressers generally paid quite poorly. Has always been a tipping culture around them.

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I tried to tip my barber a tenner last Christmas and he insisted on splitting it and giving back five. I wouldnā€™t tip him any other time.

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