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who to tip in disney
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djmatthews
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barnum42 said:Reason being because we get ripped off so much there is nothing left in the kitty for tips
All very true! Plus we have a pretty good minimum wage system compared to the US.
I really don't understand however tipping bar staff and not McDonalds staff or cabin crew for example.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
djmatthews said:
The only reason I tipped housekeeping is as a kid my dad always left a tip for the maids at the end of our stays in Spain, so I figured it was the norm.
Even tip in the UK if I stay longer than a night, try and stick it on expenses though.
:animwink:
Steve-Matt
Member
Tipping Is Good
Being British blokes we find the customer service over here can go from excellent to pants poor, most of the time it's pants poor. That is one reason why we holiday in Florida, you get great customer service!
The tipping system creates good customer service and benefits both the customer and the employee, if you give great service you get paid accordingly by the customer.
If we receive great service in England, after the shock, we tip. This is rare because most service sector employees are paid minimum wage and most are more interested in getting their shift over with rather than what the customer wants. Another off spring from the minimum wage is that a majority of the jobs are taken by young school leavers that have no interest in that job and not much life experience to give good customer service. So tipping, we think, would give an extra interest in that minimum wage job, the better you are at your job the more you could earn!
Being British blokes we find the customer service over here can go from excellent to pants poor, most of the time it's pants poor. That is one reason why we holiday in Florida, you get great customer service!
The tipping system creates good customer service and benefits both the customer and the employee, if you give great service you get paid accordingly by the customer.
If we receive great service in England, after the shock, we tip. This is rare because most service sector employees are paid minimum wage and most are more interested in getting their shift over with rather than what the customer wants. Another off spring from the minimum wage is that a majority of the jobs are taken by young school leavers that have no interest in that job and not much life experience to give good customer service. So tipping, we think, would give an extra interest in that minimum wage job, the better you are at your job the more you could earn!
FanofDinsey1981
Active Member
A good thought was brought up earlier in this thread. does anyone tip the staff on their flights? My only thought is I will probably have a drink on the way down to Orlando, do I need to tip an extra dollar or so to whoever serves me the drink?
Here is a tip I got from my cousins, who are very creative people. For those people whom we normally don't tip (the front desk people, counter service people, those who were serving them on the flights, and CMs that made their day special) they made up cards (about the size of a flash card/a 3x5 inch card) that they colored, added a nice message such as "thank you for making our vacation a magical one! love, the such and such family" and laminated to hand out. They gave out about 20 or so of them on their journey, and each one was greated with a big smile!
Here is a tip I got from my cousins, who are very creative people. For those people whom we normally don't tip (the front desk people, counter service people, those who were serving them on the flights, and CMs that made their day special) they made up cards (about the size of a flash card/a 3x5 inch card) that they colored, added a nice message such as "thank you for making our vacation a magical one! love, the such and such family" and laminated to hand out. They gave out about 20 or so of them on their journey, and each one was greated with a big smile!
djmatthews
Well-Known Member
Steve-Matt said:
I have to agree with that, I used to be a waiter whilst at sixth form. I made a lot in tips, so I hope that my customer service skills were satisfactory. I do tip waiting staff in the UK and abroad but only for good service. I hate restaurants that include gratuity in their bill... this just laziness.
righttrack
Well-Known Member
Yellow Shoes said:
LOL! Yes, to a degree. If you tip poorly in NYC, they will call you out on it. Ontime I paid a check and a collegue offered to tip. He tipped poorly, and we were greeted at the door by the waiter and 4 additional members of the waitstaff. It looked like a rumble was going to take place.
djmatthews
Well-Known Member
righttrack said:
Wow, that's really out of order!
Thessair
Well-Known Member
I over tip. Insanely. You know it’s got to be difficult to be a cast member, especially in food service (quick or otherwise). I really can’t help but feel sorry for them most of the time. Living where I do, I’ve learned how poorly wait staff can be treated and tipped so I tend to overcompensate for that too. Even with questionable service, I can’t usually bring myself to tip less than 20%. Average sit down tips for me are in the 40%-50% range. Exceptional service has been known to reap tippage in the 100%+ range. No, I’m not even remotely well-off financially and yes, it’s absolutely crazy. But, most of the wait staff I’ve dealt with work ridiculously hard and have to put up with some of the most horrible things for what they earn. If I enjoy myself at a meal and never have to ask for a drink, even after the check has arrived and we’re just hanging out and talking, than the expenditure is worth it to me. Of course, I always try to make contact with a manager when I receive outstanding service as well. The extra recognition can sometimes do more for someone’s morale than the money does. 
Buckeye
Active Member
Dwarful said:
We had a similar problem with a group of 8. Our service wasn't awful, but it wasn't all that great either. Certainly not 20% great. 20% tips should be granted for "exceptional" service. Anyway, it almost seemed to me that, since they knew they had a guaranteed 20% tip, they wait staff was actually LESS attentive than if the tip was "up in the air".
For a 7 day/6 night trip, I'd bet we gave out $250+ in tips alone. That includes meals, luggage service, mousekeeping, limo drivers, etc. It wasn't just my generosity, a few of the gratuities were added due to our party size, and I felt obligated for others.
SpenceMan01
Well-Known Member
I don't tip. Sometimes I lean, however.
Totally. If they do a crappy job, they don't deserve a tip. I don't usually stiff waiters/waitresses unless they really sucked, and I've been known to tip well for good service, but like I said: Do a good job or don't expect a tip.
Thats really scary. I would put the credit card charge on dispute and get on the horn to the BBB if that ever happened to me.
Trishnh said:
Totally. If they do a crappy job, they don't deserve a tip. I don't usually stiff waiters/waitresses unless they really sucked, and I've been known to tip well for good service, but like I said: Do a good job or don't expect a tip.
righttrack said:
Thats really scary. I would put the credit card charge on dispute and get on the horn to the BBB if that ever happened to me.
Try to imagine if you spent 2 hours of your day kissing a table's ______, and all you made from it was a few measly coins? waiters make about 2.75/hour in the US, WELL below minimum wage. If I ever had to wait tables again I know I'd be fired for starting a fight with some self-important jerk who thinks a handful of change is sufficient pay for a meal. These people handle your food, do you really want them to be mad at you?
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Slosh said:
So you approve of blackmail and extortion then?
Siegemon
New Member
I have to admit that when we was down in June this year (Our first time at WDW) We didn't know about the tipping of the mousekeeping. So to the persons responsible for taking care of our room (very nicely at that I may add) if you are on this board I am so sorry we didn't leave you a tip, we loved the towel animals and all the little extras you did for us.
I also saw somewhere on this board where someone uses a dry erase board to leave little notes to mousekeeping, I liked this idea and I think we are going to use this the next time we go.
Now for my question we are going in December and January for the holidays, there will be 8 or 9 of us going and we will have the magic your way with dining option, I know it already includes a 15% tip, so do we add extra at the table if we are all eating at the same place or will it change to a 20% tip when we book the vacation seeing how there will be 8 or 9 in the party?
I also saw somewhere on this board where someone uses a dry erase board to leave little notes to mousekeeping, I liked this idea and I think we are going to use this the next time we go.
Now for my question we are going in December and January for the holidays, there will be 8 or 9 of us going and we will have the magic your way with dining option, I know it already includes a 15% tip, so do we add extra at the table if we are all eating at the same place or will it change to a 20% tip when we book the vacation seeing how there will be 8 or 9 in the party?
Dwarful
Well-Known Member
On our grand gathering if we ate all together it was an automatic 20% add on. Now we did this prior to the MYW meal options, so your best bet is to inquire before hand. I'm all for being generous when it is warranted, but you sure don't want to be tipping 35% on a bill for 9 people! that will cut way into your souvineer money
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Slosh said:
Im with you there comrade. Lets man the baricades.