Tipping

[rightfluff]

It strikes me that you've let a nice evening out with friends get ruined over 80 pence.

I agree that if the bill said £19.20 then that is what's owed. If there was a service charge (discretionary or otherwise) it should be as a clear separate line but included in the total at the bottom. Whether you choose to argue it with the manager is your choice.

You might get annoyed by the presumption of the barman but personally I would have been back enjoying the drinks with friends rather than waiting for the 80p.

As for the extra £3.33 per person, if it says "service charge will be added" then it's part of the agreed bill. If it says discretionary, it's your choice but IMHO it's part of the cost of a night out.

Getting worked up over whether £3.33 per person is a reasonable cost for having someone set your place, take your order, bring your food, clear your dishes and bring your bill is no way to enjoy time out with friends.

If you're not happy with the service and food from an establishment, don't go there again. If it really was a disaster, talk to the manager.

Don't fret the little things and enjoy the company you're with.

You don't half assume a lot. didn't ruin my night at all. thank you very much. Talked about if for 2 mins and that was it. Didn't talk to the manager. Don't remember saying that. I just told the bar man I wasn't going to pay service charge for drinks at a bar especially as he was slow. Took 1 min longer.

Oh. by the way. We paid the tip for the waitress. All smiles, prompt, funny etc. No problem at all there.

[Mr.Whippy]

If £100 is a lot of money to you to tip a minimum wage waiter then you're in the wrong game.

I agree with the OP, give the £100 to a worthwhile cause and a smaller tip to the waiter.

Most of the time restaurant staff do absolutely nothing to earn any gratuity as they expect it most of the time so they have no incentive to actually provide a good service.

[rightfluff]

A real contractor doesn't talk about their work for 'charity'.

If £100 is a lot of money to you to tip a minimum wage waiter then you're in the wrong game.

£100 to anybody on this board is a lot of money to tip a min. wage waiter for a £100 meal. don't make out you're something that you're not. If you do that then you're a mug.

you have to talk about your work for charity otherwise you won't get any sponsorship. what a tool.

[Old Greg]

£100 to anybody on this board is a lot of money to tip a min. wage waiter for a £100 meal. don't make out you're something that you're not. If you do that then you're a mug.

you have to talk about your work for charity otherwise you won't get any sponsorship. what a tool.

You have managed to completely miss the point, yet still come to the correct conlusion. Bravo!

[rightfluff]

I agree with the OP, give the £100 to a worthwhile cause and a smaller tip to the waiter.

Most of the time restaurant staff do absolutely nothing to earn any gratuity as they expect it most of the time so they have no incentive to actually provide a good service.

Thank you

[MarillionFan]

£100 to anybody on this board is a lot of money to tip a min. wage waiter for a £100 meal. don't make out you're something that you're not. If you do that then you're a mug.

you have to talk about your work for charity otherwise you won't get any sponsorship. what a tool.

I think your calling is in RF. Please take a look at light relief and park yourself in Test Please Delete with the rest of the whiners

HTH

MF

[d000hg]

I don't go to places where the staff are generally rude and unhelpful.

Seems to me the OP is at fault for not reading his bill in the first place, the total was £21.12 and the guy serving him let him off over a pound. I bet that pound meant more to him than 80p does to you, but he didn't feel the need to complain.

Read things before you hand over the money in future.

[MarillionFan]

I don't go to places where the staff are generally rude and unhelpful.

Seems to me the OP is at fault for not reading his bill in the first place, the total was £21.12 and the guy serving him let him off over a pound. I bet that pound meant more to him than 80p does to you, but he didn't feel the need to complain.

Read things before you hand over the money in future.

OP comes on a contractor forum. Posts a thread in General complaining about being charged 80p for service, then bangs on about how he's done a charity fun run and bought a red nose and wonders why he doesn't get any sympathy.

Sounds like a permie to me.

[Old Greg]

OP comes on a contractor forum.

Don't worry, I've wiped it up.

[d000hg]

I prefer to give money to people who really need it through charities not people on min. wage.

'tight ass' - ready. here we go.
I've done a few 10k runs, triathlons, movember etc. for charity. always sponsor myself, friends and colleagues generously. Have a monthly direct debit going to GOSH charity as well.

A real contractor doesn't talk about their work for 'charity'.

you have to talk about your work for charity otherwise you won't get any sponsorship. what a tool.

Yeah, talking about how you give to charities and about things you did in the past is definitely going to get you sponsorship money. Talk about things you're raising money for now, rather than trying to look good for boasting about what you did already.