Tipping, it's not just for cows....

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Kurben

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I only tip when in the states or on vacation. In Sweden tips are usually part of the original price for the thing/service so it is rarely people tip. Its more like "Keep the change" because the small coins bother us and weigh down your wallet. But mostly people pay by card. The exact amount. It is different in restaurants where there is oppurtunity given to tip in another way.
 

Grandpa

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Mar 2, 2014
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I'm currently in Seoul. It's a nontipping culture. No, seriously, it is. And you know what? You get prompt service. Customer service is off the charts here.

Back home, I tip about everyone. The cashiers with the tip jar - if they're serving food, anyway, either the coins I get back or a buck. Meal tips are 20% minimum, unless the service was just mean and/or nonexistent, and even then I'll still tip probably 15%.

The massage therapist - and no, DiO, it's not that weird, although it seemed that way to me up until my late 50s, when I got a massage as a gift, and I got cured of L5-S1 pain that I was having up to that point.

The haircutter, ten bucks or more. The barista, same as cashiers up above.

Housekeeping at hotels, unless it's in South Korea, usually five bucks a day. Sometimes I just don't want the room looked at and I leave the DND sign up and then feel guilty because it feels like I cheated housekeeping out of a tip.
 

Sundrop

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Jun 12, 2008
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I don't ask much from wait staff in a restaurant. Most of the time, as long as you make sure that my food is good, and that my tea glass doesn't get empty, I'm a good tipper.

As most of you know, I'm a hairstylist.....and we're used to getting tips for hair care services.
The reason I pondered this question is because my co workers and I have noticed a trend among customers, especially among the mid 20s age group, not to tip.....college students even act entitled to a "student discount", and still don't tip. I don't participate in student discount programs, because I feel it is unfair to everyone else who frequents the salon (or any business, really.....I mean why don't I get a discount for being a single working mother). I wonder if these younger folks weren't raised to tip?
We'll also get the occasional rude client, who will say something like "I'm not tipping today because you didn't do that much"...... I'm sorry, I just spent an hour of my life cutting and styling your hair, but I didn't do much?.....what do they expect, gold leafing???
 

Spideyman

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I don't ask much from wait staff in a restaurant. Most of the time, as long as you make sure that my food is good, and that my tea glass doesn't get empty, I'm a good tipper.

As most of you know, I'm a hairstylist.....and we're used to getting tips for hair care services.
The reason I pondered this question is because my co workers and I have noticed a trend among customers, especially among the mid 20s age group, not to tip.....college students even act entitled to a "student discount", and still don't tip. I don't participate in student discount programs, because I feel it is unfair to everyone else who frequents the salon (or any business, really.....I mean why don't I get a discount for being a single working mother). I wonder if these younger folks weren't raised to tip?
We'll also get the occasional rude client, who will say something like "I'm not tipping today because you didn't do that much"...... I'm sorry, I just spent an hour of my life cutting and styling your hair, but I didn't do much?.....what do they expect, gold leafing???

No to say all 20 something age group is the same, but most do go by a new set of "manners/ etiquette". The me generation of entitlement. Yes, I'm old and old fashioned in my ways.