Who do you tip and how much?
Who do you tip and how much?
Restaurants with servers; 15 per cent, more or less, same as home.
Hotel housekeepers, a couple of dollars a day for routine service, more if they do something above and beyond.
I usually leave a couple of dollars or all my Jamaican change in my pocket and some chocolates or candies, etc.
I always tip in cash, same % as at home and give it personally to the server. One other thing I've noticed: write-in tips on a credit card receipt do not always get passed along to the server. I hope this is more a cash flow issue for some places rather than owners cheating the servers.
What ever we tip is given personally. Know of some envelopes left for servers or housekeepers that never make it into those hands.
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I asked the staff at the Rondel what happens to the tip if you write it on the bill. They said it gets spread around..eventually...sometimes only a month later. If you want to tip someone do it personally
..and discreetly in some cases. I left $5.00 a day for housekeeping and gifts. 15% as a rule for meals and I tipped the security $5 a couple of times.
"When I feel like dancing, I dance. I don't care if anyone else is dancing or if everyone is laughing at me.. I dance.."
I'm the outcast lol I tip for good service. I don't let anyone make me feel I have to. If I did them they should just charge me for it as it is expected. Don't take me wrong I tip very well but only when I feel it is above and beyond or a great experience. Many times over the years I have had a not so good time or service and was expected to tip, but I just cant. Tip to me is an extra thing not a necessity.
Agreed DJ. We went to Zimbali and the waitress at the bar started to "keep the change" which was substantial in some cases without permission. I will be writing the restaurant about it as I'm sure that is not acceptable practice by that restaurant.
"When I feel like dancing, I dance. I don't care if anyone else is dancing or if everyone is laughing at me.. I dance.."
Giving someone a tip 'personally' doesn't always ensure that person will get to keep that tip.
Some places have a mandatory tip pool that is collected and divided among more than just the servers to supplement their pay.
There's always the other despicable practice of 'kicking back to the house'. Some servers pay 1, 2, 3, or more percent of their SALES back to the house.
So if a server sells a thousand dollars in food and drink during their shift, the house might get 10, 20, or 30 dollars whether the server gets tipped that much or not.
Usually they do of course, but it amounts to paying to keep your job.
One of the reasons why at times I did the handshake tip..discretion.... There are no 100% ways if ensuring the right person gets the tip but I'm pretty sure adding it to the bill isn't the best practice. I noticed they often added a tip to the bill when we got it.
"When I feel like dancing, I dance. I don't care if anyone else is dancing or if everyone is laughing at me.. I dance.."
Big fan of the hand shake tip! That's usually how we do itOriginally Posted by chris55
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