Has Tipping Culture become embedded in Ireland?

[El Guapo]

I just had to refuse a tip on a card machine for take away chips

A couple of weeks ago I refused to tip a barman for bringing us 6 glasses of wine from the menu for which no advice was requested or given

This is not the US, all of these people are on a living wage.

My tipping policy is mostly 10% on dinners.

I tend to not tip lunch service. I've never tipped a barman or a barber as my shitty haircut will attest nor a taxi driver for that matter.

Am I just a tight wad screwing hard working people or is this a shitty American import that needs to be resisted?

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

I just had to refuse a tip on a card machine for take away chips

A couple of weeks ago I refused to tip a barman for bringing us 6 glasses of wine from the menu for which no advice was requested or given

This is not the US, all of these people are on a living wage.

My tipping policy is mostly 10% on dinners.

I tend to not tip lunch service. I've never tipped a barman or a barber as my shitty haircut attest nor a taxi driver

Am I just a tight wad screwing hard working people or is this a shitty American import that needs to be resisted?

I tip in restaurants but I'm a fairly generous tipper because I spent so many years living off tips myself. But I would never tip unless some service has been provided. Like I wouldn't be tipping when getting a sandwich in O'Briens.

Sometimes I'll buy the barman a pint, aka put a fiver into the till for them, but I generally only do that if I'm up the country and want the barman to think I'm sound.

Generally though Irish hospitality staff are well paid and customers shouldn't be expected to supplement their incomes as is the case in the US.

I bought a can of Bud Light in Madison Square Garden last time I was in NYC. $22, and yer man wanted a tip for opening the can for me. Off you fuck, said I.

The same night I bought a tshirt at the gig, and they held out the card machine giving me an option of what tip I wanted to leave. Not a hope.

 

[PussyinBoots]

I give sweet fuck all.

Except in Bunsen cause when I pay with my card they have it set up where you kind of have to give a tip. I don't mind too much caused that burgers and chips are lovely but with the tip it comes to about 20 sheets.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Countries such as Japan, have a no tip culture, and have amongst the best service in the world. They would almost be offended, if you tried to tip them. I think they have it right.

 

[Clubber_Langer]

I just had to refuse a tip on a card machine for take away chips

A couple of weeks ago I refused to tip a barman for bringing us 6 glasses of wine from the menu for which no advice was requested or given

This is not the US, all of these people are on a living wage.

My tipping policy is mostly 10% on dinners.

I tend to not tip lunch service. I've never tipped a barman or a barber as my shitty haircut will attest nor a taxi driver for that matter.

Am I just a tight wad screwing hard working people or is this a shitty American import that needs to be resisted?

normally leave a fiver at the barber. will give a taxi man one or two euro if I have it. I will generally tip for lunch and dinner, 10%. make a point of not tipping if the service is bad. waited in restaurants back in the day and people doing a shit job arent getting a tip.

 

[Turf cutter]

I tip in restaurants but I'm a fairly generous tipper because I spent so many years living off tips myself. But I would never tip unless some service has been provided. Like I wouldn't be tipping when getting a sandwich in O'Briens.

Sometimes I'll buy the barman a pint, aka put a fiver into the till for them, but I generally only do that if I'm up the country and want the barman to think I'm sound.

Generally though Irish hospitality staff are well paid and customers shouldn't be expected to supplement their incomes as is the case in the US.

I bought a can of Bud Light in Madison Square Garden last time I was in NYC. $22, and yer man wanted a tip for opening the can for me. Off you fuck, said I.

The same night I bought a tshirt at the gig, and they held out the card machine giving me an option of what tip I wanted to leave. Not a hope.

America would annoy you with that culture. Gave 10 dollars one time in NY as tip which was around 10% and server was like a dog, horrible attitude. It's accepted there that wages are topped up by paying customer. Here we would say pay the person properly to the business and rightly fucking so. It's creeping in here with specific tap machines for tips in cafes now.

 

[Turf cutter]

I give sweet fuck all.

Except in Bunsen cause when I pay with my card they have it set up where you kind of have to give a tip. I don't mind too much caused that burgers and chips are lovely but with the tip it comes to about 20 sheets.

How so?

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I tip delivery food stuff guys and waiting staff for meals.

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

What did the leper say to the prostitute?

You can keep the tip

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Tis only the tip of the iceberg lettuce