Buying the landlord a drink

[blacjac]

It seems obvious that bar staff can't drink at work and even if they could then they'd get drunk quickly as lots more customers use them, so obviously "have one yourself" means a tip and it's only a question of how big the tip is, £1 seems like a reasonable amount.

Don't talk tulipe

[AtW]

Don't talk tulipe

Why?

It seems obvious that we deal here with many-to-one relationship, even if the issue in question wan't intoxicating drink but candies, then you can't reasonably expect seller to eat candy everytime someone wants to leave a tip.

[Slumdog]

personally if i buy the gaffer and his missus a drink i expect them to have a drink not a tip and i expect them to have it with you, whether it's today, tomorrow...

i don't want to give them a £1 tip (I rather not bother). I'd rather spend more and buy em a beer. Purely social aspect.

[blacjac]

Why?

It seems obvious that we deal here with many-to-one relationship, even if the issue in question wan't intoxicating drink but candies, then you can't reasonably expect seller to eat candy everytime someone wants to leave a tip.

Because if someone wants to leave a tip they say "keep the change". If they say "have a drink on me" they are buying you a drink.

They are not saying "have a drink on me, but if you don't want one then keep an arbitrary amount of cash that some pillock from Russia thinks is appropriate".

Plank.

[AtW]

Because if someone wants to leave a tip they say "keep the change". If they say "have a drink on me" they are buying you a drink.

When I buy beer I use notes and the change is often more than is customary leaving as a tip, instead of saying keep £1 as a tip I much prefer saying have a drink on me fully aware that bars person won't be drinking. This is how it works here in Birmingham and I find it is a pretty sensible behavior.

They are not saying "have a drink on me, but if you don't want one then keep an arbitrary amount of cash that some pillock from Russia thinks is appropriate".

Oh the irony... it's how things work here in Brum's pubs - at least on my local high street, this is certainly not something that comes from Russia, who is the plank here?

[OwlHoot]

.. Oh the irony... it's how things work here in Brum's pubs - at least on my local high street, this is certainly not something that comes from Russia, who is the plank here?

I know, or think I know, you live off the Hagley Road somewhere. Isn't that near Bournville, where pubs are banned? George Cadbury would be turning in his grave.

[Lockhouse]

Good grief.

If you're giving it large and buying everyone drinks, you shouldn't start squeaking when the bill is bigger than you expected.

WHS

[realityhack]

What Jubber said, for smeg's sake. £1.50??? And AtW, you're spouting rubbish. Shut it.

[EternalOptimist]

Had a weird experience in the USA a few years ago. Being a Brit, I am not a heavy tipper, just the odd 'keep the change' once a night, so that the barmaid serves you quicker than the plebs.

In a jazz bar in Memphis, I went to get the fourth round in, the barmen wouldnt serve me. He just stood there looking at me for a few seconds, then he says

'What have I done to offend you ? am I not serving you properly ? is the beer not good ?'
'WTF ???'
'Well you havn't tipped me once, we dont get paid and we rely on tips to make our living. 10% is typical'

So I gave him a tip but it took the shine off the day

[sasguru]

And AtW, you're spouting rubbish. Shut it.

Yes he is as usual. And he's come out of hiding purely because I was in danger of catching his post count. It's clear AtW's one and only ambition is to hold on to his (3rd?) place ranking on number of postings. What a loser