Gratuities (Tipping) And The Expat

[chris49]

After you had Gone the Beggars came in Droves. Seems the top table was buying and giving through Drink (Being Drunk That Is) and it must have spread fast I felt sorry for Little Security guy as he was on a Loser Today.

As to the Tipping I reckon that Gysele got about 150 piso in tips within 1.5 hours from what I saw, with your 20 and my 10 that's about 180 piso and she only came on Duty not long before you arrived.  She goes off at 7.30 so to me not a bad Shift on her tables. That was 4 in Total

 

10 was low Mr Peterson!!  :lol:  :lol: But in both cases it's the gesture which counts. It more or less ensures Gysele will attend your table in future and you are getting good service.  Over tipping is also wrong in that situation as it eventually pushes the bar higher.

 

Having drinks over extended period is slightly different. If everyone threw 20 on the table and it came up to 100, that would be about right, consider the barman, the waiter and the server who brings the ice etc.

[Jack Peterson]

 

After you had Gone the Beggars came in Droves. Seems the top table was buying and giving through Drink (Being Drunk That Is) and it must have spread fast I felt sorry for Little Security guy as he was on a Loser Today.

As to the Tipping I reckon that Gysele got about 150 piso in tips within 1.5 hours from what I saw, with your 20 and my 10 that's about 180 piso and she only came on Duty not long before you arrived.  She goes off at 7.30 so to me not a bad Shift on her tables. That was 4 in Total

 

10 was low Mr Peterson!!  :lol:  :lol: But in both cases it's the gesture which counts. It more or less ensures Gysele will attend your table in future and you are getting good service.  Over tipping is also wrong in that situation as it eventually pushes the bar higher.

 

Having drinks over extended period is slightly different. If everyone threw 20 on the table and it came up to 100, that would be about right, consider the barman, the waiter and the server who brings the ice etc.

 

Yep! and I saw the smile that said Thank You! No matter how big or small and I am no subscriber of to too little or to much, I gave with Gratitude  (Gratuities) I was out for a Quick Lunch with Friends after an expensive Morning the star of Which, is a 500 peso "Pork Pie which My friends and I will enjoy on Sunday, I go to a Bar Resto or whatever for me, not anyone else and I show MY gratitude they way I feel.

I am here for me and not them but I will show the way I feel by leaving or Giving something for them. I just am not into this Gratuity Thing at all.

I say, as I have said before it is all about what happens at the time I go to eat. There is to me, NO right amount to give, I am not nor have I ever been one for Impressing People with what I have because I have what I have because I am Thrifty (Frugal)  To me, Big Tippers are just trying to Impress.

NO? Talk to my Wife, she is a 50 year old Filipina and comes from a family that knows the value of money. Dare I say it Something is far better than Nothing. The majority of Our Locals Know and Understand this. Just because we are Foreigners does not mean we have to join this long nose Attitude on things. 

 

End Off, as I think I have said my piece on this.

 

Jack :)

[robert k]

I have never been presented a bill in the Philippines with the tip figured into it. If I had, I would either pay it or pay it and complain if the service was poor. In the US I receive such bills and I may leave a little extra if I deem the server really did a good job, a couple of coins if I think they did not.

 

In PH, if a trike driver did a good job avoiding massive potholes, did not drive as if we were all immortal and held the damn brake while we were getting out of the trike, I would tell him to keep the change and maybe give him something besides to make sure he got 7-10 php at least. One that did well but not as well as that, I would probably just tell him to keep the change and pay within 5 php of the exact fare. If a trike driver hit every bump, drove like an idiot and did not hold the brake as we exited, it is going to be exact change even if I have to send someone to get 5-10-25 centavo coins.

 

A cab driver is much the same, except any cab driver reluctant to give change or I believe overcharges I tell them that their tip would have been bigger than that and I am glad they decided themselves how much they should get and saved me some money. Of course you virtually always negotiate before getting in a cab, starting with meter? The negotiations do get tiresome so I get my own transport as soon as I can. It also may be against the law for them to refuse to take you, but that probably does nothing for you at he moment.

[Petey]

I have never been presented a bill in the Philippines with the tip figured into it.

 

Here is called service charge. Shakeys have it printed. I think Kenny Rogers also.

 

Manila cabs are a pain and i wouldn't use one that doesn't use a meter.  Most will negotiate before hand, and its always going to be in their favor. I learnt early on the location of places i needed to get to and experimented. Only a handful of times a taxi would go off the beaten track - but with GPS on the phone you can see how far off they are and the direct them back on track. Soon as i got my own car everything felt better.