WOW - What a week at WDW

[Ayla]

Yes, COLA is around 2% a year, but in recent years, minimum wage and tipped wage have surpassed that. You can argue the wage was stale, and justify the increase. Either way, I am sure I speak for a lot of people when I say 18-20% on top of an expensive dining bill can be hard to provide. I have a family of 4, at Cinderella’s Royal Table, a 20% tip would be over $50 for 1 hour of service, for 1 meal. This has no ill will towards servers, but the overpriced menu, increase wage, and additional credit fees, makes 18-20% hard to support.

Then you can't afford it. Being cheap is no excuse.

 

[Chi84]

IMO, fast casual and kiosk ordering are the next generation in dining. A big reason we much prefer them is because food orders are far more accurate. In that sense, we consider it the next generation of dining.

Maybe, but they aren’t in competition with fine dining. People patronize the latter restaurants for the experience.

 

[Disneylover69]

IMO, fast casual and kiosk ordering are the next generation in dining. A big reason we much prefer them is because food orders are far more accurate. In that sense, we consider it the next generation of dining.

I like fast casual but not kiosk, I don’t like either with a tipping option. At that point just give me full service when I’m tipping same amount

 

[Disneylover69]

Having worked as a restaurant server, walking out with money in my pocket was one of the things I loved about the job, but that was back when most people paid in cash.

Nowadays, I'm inclined to say the tipping system is broken. During the pandemic, I could see adding a tip to some carry out orders, but the add-a-tip option is now everywhere, and out of control. And the SUGGESTED amount often STARTS above 20%. For carry out!

One problem is the retail places that now ask us to round up and add a donation. It is just kinda everywhere, and a bit overwhelming to be asked for extra with every retail purchase.

These days, outside of WDW, I rarely dine at table service places anymore. I much prefer fast casual places where I can choose my own food combinations. It now seems backwards to me to dine at places where the chef insists that all the salads and entrees come with specific vegetables, a specific starch, and the amount of salt/seasoning the chef prefers.

I would love to see tipping go away, but I doubt the people of this country could agree on fair wages and fair prices for food.

At that point it’s just easier and same price to do delivery!

 

[NelsonRD]

Then you can't afford it. Being cheap is no excuse.

It seems like in your quest to defend what restaurant servers make, you are perfectly fine offending me with what I make.

 

[Disneylover69]

It seems like in your quest to defend what restaurant servers make, you are perfectly fine offending me with what I make.

Yea that person thinks they all high and mighty. But they just look ignorant

 

[Chi84]

It seems like in your quest to defend what restaurant servers make, you are perfectly fine offending me with what I make.

Many servers can’t afford to eat at the type of restaurants where they work.

Please don’t make this about not being able to afford tips. If you’re complaining about an 18% tip coming to $50, the check had to be close to $300, right?

No one is “offending” you for what you make but if you choose expensive restaurants you should be prepared to leave the customary tip.

 

[Ayla]

It seems like in your quest to defend what restaurant servers make, you are perfectly fine offending me with what I make.

If you can afford to pay for 4 people to eat at CRT's, you can certainly afford the customary tip.

 

[Ayla]

Many servers can’t afford to eat at the type of restaurants where they work.

Please don’t make this about not being able to afford tips. If you’re complaining about an 18% tip coming to $50, the check had to be close to $300, right?

No one is “offending” you for what you make but if you choose expensive restaurants you should be prepared to leave the customary tip.

Yes, ma'am.

 

[Disneylover69]

Many servers can’t afford to eat at the type of restaurants where they work.

Please don’t make this about not being able to afford tips. If you’re complaining about an 18% tip coming to $50, the check had to be close to $300, right?

No one is “offending” you for what you make but if you choose expensive restaurants you should be prepared to leave the customary tip.

That’s just insulting saying servers can’t afford to eat where they work, and it most certainly is not the case at Disney

 

[Chi84]

That’s just insulting saying servers can’t afford to eat where they work, and it most certainly is not the case at Disney

It’s not insulting at all; it’s true of many high-end restaurants.

What on earth do you know about the finances of servers who work at WDW? That’s a baseless opinion.

 

[Disneylover69]

It’s not insulting at all; it’s true of many high-end restaurants.

What on earth do you know about the finances of servers who work at WDW? That’s a baseless opinion.

I mean I can do basic math. At an average tip rate of 18-20% it will take about 5-6 adults served for them to eat their themselves

 

[Chi84]

I mean I can do basic math. At an average tip rate of 18-20% it will take about 5-6 adults served for them to eat their themselves

I’ll leave it to you to figure out why that makes no sense whatsoever. Or to someone who has more patience to explain it.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I am a generous tipper. I tip 50%-100% but if you suck, I will leave 0-5% without hesitation.

My general tipping points are:

• Not running out of water.
• Asking how the food is or if I need anything else at least once.
• SOME general kindness/enthusiasm for being there and acting like you care.
• Not getting my order wrong and if it is wrong, correcting it without acting like it was my fault.
• Bonus points, asking if I'd like dessert. I dunno, I get irritated when they just bring the bill abruptly and fail to ask if we're done.

 

[Disneylover69]

I’ll leave it to you to figure out why that makes no sense whatsoever. Or to someone who has more patience to explain it.

You said they can’t afford to eat where they serve. I told you the math

 

[Chef Mickey]

I can see why the manager may have been a bit confused then. If you wanted to leave 25%, you could have just added to the tip.

He was probably trying to explain that you that the 18% didn’t have to be the complete gratuity if you obviously wanted to add more.

I know you're probably just being argumentative for sport and I kind of feel you on that, but just take what OP said at face value. Personally, I think this is unlikely, but if a manager actually said the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity, would you question that? Forget about whether the OP should have been talking to the manager or not about something something trivial. Why would a manager say the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity? That is an insane statement.

 

[Chi84]

I know you're probably just being argumentative for sport and I kind of feel you on that, but just take what OP said at face value. Personally, I think this is unlikely, but if a manager actually said the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity, would you question that? Forget about whether the OP should have been talking to the manager or not about something something trivial. Why would a manager say the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity? That is an insane statement.

It’s so insane, it’s actually incredible. As in not believable.

As I said earlier, people who are upset can sometimes innocently misinterpret or possibly exaggerate what was said.

I wasn’t there and don’t know what was said. But I don’t take everything I read from anonymous posters on the internet as completely true or accurate.

Relying on my own experience and common sense, I don’t believe the manager intended to convey the notion that the server would get no part of the 18% and that another tip altogether should be added for the server.

I suppose it’s possible a manager could intentionally lie to someone or could be so incompetent as to not know Disney’s policy, but it’s highly unlikely.

 

[Chef Mickey]

It’s so insane, it’s actually incredible. As in not believable.

As I said earlier, people who are upset can sometimes innocently misinterpret or possibly exaggerate what was said.

I wasn’t there and don’t know what was said. But I don’t take everything I read from anonymous posters on the internet as completely true or accurate.

Relying on my own experience and common sense, I don’t believe the manager intended to convey the notion that the server would get no part of the 18% and that another tip altogether should be added for the server.

I suppose it’s possible a manager could intentionally lie to someone or could be so incompetent as to not know Disney’s policy, but it’s highly unlikely.

I didn't say you should. I'm just saying, at face value, that was a ridiculous statement by the manager.

What do you tip at a Disney buffet? I personally think the service actually has gone downhill, but sometimes you get a great CM.

 

[Chi84]

I didn't say you should. I'm just saying, at face value, that was a ridiculous statement by the manager.

What do you tip at a Disney buffet? I personally think the service actually has gone downhill, but sometimes you get a great CM.

Most of the time we’re at buffets we’re with other family members. This last trip we had 6 adults and 4 very young kids. The server at Boma spent a ridiculous amount of time clearing our plates and being friendly to the kids.

The 18% was added automatically but I’m pretty sure my husband added something to it.

When it’s just the 2 of us we don’t go to the buffets.

 

[Disneylover69]

I know you're probably just being argumentative for sport and I kind of feel you on that, but just take what OP said at face value. Personally, I think this is unlikely, but if a manager actually said the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity, would you question that? Forget about whether the OP should have been talking to the manager or not about something something trivial. Why would a manager say the server doesn't get any of the 18% gratuity? That is an insane statement.

I like that line “for sport”