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who to tip in disney
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polarboi said:If you take Magical Express, those drivers aren't working for Disney, and they generally do expect tips. The same goes for any other airport transportation. One site recommends that shuttle drivers be tipped $1 per person plus $1 per bag that they help load or unload. Another site says no tip is necessary for free shuttles if they don't help with your bags. I'm not sure what is expected or how this would translate to Magical Express, but there ya go.
-p.b.
first of all thanks to everyone for the great advice
but here is one time i would not have thought to tip, the magic express driver, i didn't tip the driver for mears shuttle last year either does everyone else agree you should tip the magical express driver? has anyone done it and how much did you give, at the amounts listed above my family would be giving the driver $10 or more each way thats seems a bit much to me what do you think?
i should add with the mears shuttle i figured the amount i payed to ride it was enough i didn't need to tip i feel so bad now:fork:
Kadee
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barnum42 said:
You know, I think I may move to the UK.....They seem to do things the common sense way.
I agree with some of what was said, but not all. I don't go to bars while in WDW, so the bartender tip is moot. I still think $5/day for mousekeeping is too much, but that was a whole other thread and I spoke my piece.
THe one thing that surprised me was that a few of you said you do not tip at buffets because the server doesn't do much. I tip at least 10% at a buffet if they keep my drink full. In WDW, it is a little more, because the service is so good 99.9% of the time. Servers at a buffet don't get paid minimum wage. They depend on tips.
Isn't the magical express thing a BUS ride? I'm not sure...this is why I am asking. I have never tipped a bus driver. I can see tipping a cab driver or towncar/car service driver, but a BUS driver? Maybe it is just where I am from, but I've never heard of tipping a bus driver.
polarboi
Member
Kadee said:
Agreed. Personally, I think that the whole tipping system is ridiculous. I would much rather that servers, bellhops, bartenders, and everyone else get paid a decent wage by their employers and leave tips only for exceptional service.
However, the fact is that they don't get paid even as much as a McDonald's employee. They work for tips. While I think that the tipping system is silly, that's the system that pays their bills. Refusing to tip them only hurts the individual; it doesn't change the system. Now if we as consumers do more to demand systems like the MYW+D plan where the wage is totally paid for by the employer, then that would change the system. I'm all for it.
It depends, I think. Public bus drivers are generally paid by the government, and don't take tips. Airport shuttle drivers usually do get tips, or at least that's my understanding. Maybe someone else knows more.
-p.b.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
barnum42 said:I'm British. We don't tip
Dont start that one off again.
You dont want to cause any climbing accidents on the moral highground. :lookaroun
Pumbas Nakasak
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Slosh said:
Oh I understand, thats why you pay $5 from the start. Good idea.
Dwarful
Well-Known Member
Well correct me if I am wrong, but I think that Disney pays all of their employees at least min. wage. Also with the MYW it ws my understanding that the drivers are not to have those signs up asking for tips.
As far as us objecting to the tip add on at the buffet the one time, I would do it again in a heartbeat if the service was that horrid. I think that the server saw a group of 12 an hour and a half before closing and knew that a 20% add on was a sure thing and we got bad service because of it. Besides the fact, why should I pay the same tip at a buffet dinner as I pay for a sit down lunch if the service is not good? I don't think tips in America should be an absolute, if you receive excellent service, tip accordingly, if the service is less than stellar then again, tip accordingly.
I have worked in the food service industry and usually tip the norm, add on for great service and tip less if service wasn't as good. I am spending my hard earned money for good food and good service.
As far as us objecting to the tip add on at the buffet the one time, I would do it again in a heartbeat if the service was that horrid. I think that the server saw a group of 12 an hour and a half before closing and knew that a 20% add on was a sure thing and we got bad service because of it. Besides the fact, why should I pay the same tip at a buffet dinner as I pay for a sit down lunch if the service is not good? I don't think tips in America should be an absolute, if you receive excellent service, tip accordingly, if the service is less than stellar then again, tip accordingly.
I have worked in the food service industry and usually tip the norm, add on for great service and tip less if service wasn't as good. I am spending my hard earned money for good food and good service.
Trishnh
Active Member
I am really shocked at some of the tipping practices reported here!! I do need to have money left for the vacation!! I tend to tip on service..If the service is good, I will tip well, If the service is bad..well you guessed it!! Generally, I tip 20% at a sit down restaurant, 10-15% at a buffet, $1 per bag for the bell hop and the maid tip totally depends on the service. We straighten everything in the morning so if we return & see they haven't even vaccuumed or 'stocked' up supplies their tip goes way down.
It gets a little annoying where EVERYONE expects a tip nowadays. It drives me crazy when you go into a Dunkin Donuts or ice cream joint and see a tip cup there! For scooping a bit of ice cream and placing it on a cone or pouring a cup of coffee?? Come on!! I also think it is harder now with ME because several people are handling your luggage and it is impossible to tip them all!
I guess I can count on the Brits for making my tips look good :lol:
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It gets a little annoying where EVERYONE expects a tip nowadays. It drives me crazy when you go into a Dunkin Donuts or ice cream joint and see a tip cup there! For scooping a bit of ice cream and placing it on a cone or pouring a cup of coffee?? Come on!! I also think it is harder now with ME because several people are handling your luggage and it is impossible to tip them all!
I guess I can count on the Brits for making my tips look good :lol:
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righttrack
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I tip quite a bit when I get good service. On the other hand, I don't tip for takeout, ie Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
heres my tip, wear a hat and at least factor 15 sun block
Dwarful
Well-Known Member
I guess it does depend on how you leave your room. If your a slob, then sure the mousekeepers deserve a great tip. I pack a Bongo bag and stick it in the corner so we keep all of our dirty laundry in the hamper until I go do laundry. Also, I am a bit of a neat freak and like everything in its place, table clear etc., So basically they run the sweeper, wipe things off and leave towels and soap.
I was talking this over w/ a friend who thinks we need to tip extra because people aren't making a great hourly wage. But then if mousekeepers make 50 rooms a day (what is their average room count?) and got $5 from each room thats $250 a day @ 5 days a week would be $1250 + their hourly salary. This is of course NOT FACT I am just guestamating to put the tip issue into perspective. I certainly don't budget $50 a day for tips.
I was talking this over w/ a friend who thinks we need to tip extra because people aren't making a great hourly wage. But then if mousekeepers make 50 rooms a day (what is their average room count?) and got $5 from each room thats $250 a day @ 5 days a week would be $1250 + their hourly salary. This is of course NOT FACT I am just guestamating to put the tip issue into perspective. I certainly don't budget $50 a day for tips.
Yellow Shoes
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Somewhere I read that the only jobs that are paid under mininum wage are restaurant servers/bartenders, and valet parking attendants. They are expected to make the majority of their wages via tips.
In fact, the IRS assumes that they make at least a certain percentage (where are the accountants here? What is it??) of their wages in tips and taxes them accordingly. So even if they don't make $X.xx they are taxed for it. How much does that stink??
RE mousekeeping, I love coming back to a clean room, so don't have a problem with it.
I do have a problem with paying a bus driver to get my bag out of the luggage compartment.
Honestly, it seems to be a regional thing. People on the coasts, especially NYC, tip a LOT and often. Is it "protection" money you're paying??
In the Midwest, tipping is less common, and I suspect less generous.
In fact, the IRS assumes that they make at least a certain percentage (where are the accountants here? What is it??) of their wages in tips and taxes them accordingly. So even if they don't make $X.xx they are taxed for it. How much does that stink??
RE mousekeeping, I love coming back to a clean room, so don't have a problem with it.
I do have a problem with paying a bus driver to get my bag out of the luggage compartment.
Honestly, it seems to be a regional thing. People on the coasts, especially NYC, tip a LOT and often. Is it "protection" money you're paying??
In the Midwest, tipping is less common, and I suspect less generous.
djmatthews
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I love these 'tipping' threads. We Brits tip very little as a rule of thumb. I would never ever have thought to tip housekeeping if it wasn't for these boards..... Now it makes me think.