On a slightly different tack. It always surprises me that the people who help at the check-out at supermarkets and carry your groceries to the car(not that I have ever used them) are apparently not allowed by their employer to receive a tip - and at the local Publix there is a notice to that effect.
They are mainly either older folk, or young kids, who I suspect are on the minimum wage. Should I ever need their services I would be happy to give them a dollar or two.
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On a slightly different tack. It always surprises me that the people who help at the check-out at supermarkets and carry your groceries to the car(not that I have ever used them) are apparently not allowed by their employer to receive a tip - and at the local Publix there is a notice to that effect.
They are mainly either older folk, or young kids, who I suspect are on the minimum wage. Should I ever need their services I would be happy to give them a dollar or two.
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Here Here!!!!!! well said Robert!
Liesa
I do consider myself to be a pretty generous tipper but the thing I find most annoying is that with the percentage calculation the more you spend the more you are expected to tip. It has nothing to do with quality of service.
If I have a $10 bottle of wine then the tip is half what it would be on a $20 bottle despite the fact that the effort required and service of it is exactly the same.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Robert5988
On a slightly different tack. It always surprises me that the people who help at the check-out at supermarkets and carry your groceries to the car(not that I have ever used them) are apparently not allowed by their employer to receive a tip - and at the local Publix there is a notice to that effect.
They are mainly either older folk, or young kids, who I suspect are on the minimum wage. Should I ever need their services I would be happy to give them a dollar or two.
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I have seen them, even in the UK. They are often on the older side like Robert says. I did not know that they were not allowed to receive tips. Come to think of it, they are generally courteous and helpful (where required) and although I have also not used them so far, it would be nice to get an opportunity to hand over a small tip in such cases.
Nostromo
I can only speak for the 2 or 3 Publix stores I have been to but in most cases I have found that they decline the tip. It's a pity because it is actually well-deserved.
I didn't know they weren't allowed to receive tips either! Some of them are really nice and helpful too and can't earn alot.[msnoo][msnsmile]
Sarah
Thanks for everyone replying to my post. Real quick. Waiters and bartenders get paid a new wage of $3.13 an hour and declare a percentage of their sales not tips. Most people want their drinks to be extra strong and tip accordinally for it as people do for waiters or waitresses. I have since withdrew my plan to make %15 mandatory like it is in Europe. It was to generate the state more income which it wouldn't because we don't have state tax. I have moved on to other issues as most people should know who to tip and how much.
Jamie Gannon
I'm a horrible tipper and so is my American husband and so are all the Americans I come into contact via him. The most I ever seen tipped is like $5 and $10 when the service was absolutely exceptional. In the Disney area, the service isn't exceptional, it's mainly all you can eat buffets which are self service anyway and the drinks are like $2 each there so you're vastly overpaying for them. I think they call us English (or Europeans whatever you want to call us) terrible tippers because they expect oh so much more money because we're on holiday. However the way I see it is would you really tip five quid to someone bringing you a drink in England? No. Wages are horrible everywhere in Florida not just in the service industry. Personally I think they make enough money out of us English just by the sheer volume of cash alone we bring to help keep so many people in work. Just my opinion sorry.
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