Tipping At Bars

Yeah but you drink shit beer.

 

I don't remember ever posting a picture of my beer in a wine glass. Depending on the beer, I either use a tulip glass, a snifter, or a good old fashioned pint glass. None of these are used to serve wine.

 

Good beers are often overpriced here as well if you do not buy them at the supermarket/liquor store. I thought they were more expensive in a bar because you also pay for the location you enjoy it and the staff that is employed there. When sitting outside (pretty much the only time in a bar I get drinks brought to me btw) it is very common to tip. I do it as well. Partly of course to ensure you don't have to wait half an hour next time you need a new beer
Personally I would rather pay a little more for the food and be done with it. Beers are expensive enough as it is, I don't wanna pay around 8 dollars for a beer! And still have to tip! Lol... Paying a normal price for good food (which when real good I am happy to give a little extra) and a slightly above extra price for the drinks (just because you are in a nice place that pours your beer in a nice glass and has to pay rent and stuff) is how it works best for everyone. Except maybe if one works in a touristy or similar area or bar where you happen to get an above average amount of tips.

 

When I first moved in the town I live in. It was right about the time that the penguins won the Stanley cup. I went there to watch the final game because my TV wasn't hooked up yet. When the pens won I was happy I got extra beers and bought for those around me. I had planned on leaving a huge tip. Then the bartender says to me "you know around here we have a tradition of leaving tips" I havnt even gotten my last beer yet. This mother fucker begging for a tip? I still left a big tip, not as big as I was going to. Every time I went in there for the next year or more...if that guy was working I walked out and drank at home. Later on him and his sister who was the first bartender ever there were both fired for stealing.

 

This is simply what happens if people have to rely on them in order to make a normal income. Yes, my mind works the exact same as yours in such situations: I would find it annoying as well. But at least in your country they have a solid reason for being alert on it

 

That makes no sense

Were you previously talking about tipping $1 for an $8 beer.....12.5%


Now in a busy place where the bartender could serve someone every 30 seconds, you are basically paying them $120 an hour

Or 3 people bartender, busboy, dishwasher $40 an hour

If I pay some $120 an hour, i'd at least expect a handjob

Truth is you have no idea who gets what part of that tip or how much they are all actually earning. Seems dependant on how busy the place is rather than service

Is $7 a pint the low end of what you pay for a regular beer there - thats $9.27 AUD....doesnt sound cheaper. Here, low end for a standard beer is about $US3.80 in a pub


Increase in wages? Most setups, food cost should be 30-40%, labour 15-20% (in a non tipping scenario), insurance alone is usually 10%, 30-40% for rent and everything else

120 * $7 beers served in one hour, 3 employees involved in every round trip of that beer mug, already paid $5 an hour each, to "tip" then up to a $14 an hour mark....

the tip for each of those $7 beers should be 22.5 cents


Man, I have too much time on my hands

 

So what your Basically saying is that in spite of being on the ball with all these conspiracy theories and government manipulation of the masses! PR is being led down the "Primrose path " as regards to Tipping in Bars ?

 

We tip at restaurants, although if we don't they aren't exactly gonna chase us down the street- almost every British tourist to America has a horror story about this happening to them. Or the one about how they arrived at a hotel and someone pulled their bag out of their hands, carried it 3 steps and then demanded payment. Or the one about how all "classy" restaurants have to have a "valet" service where you give your car keys to a stranger, who'll drive it for a few feet then demand payment. Your tipping culture is weird and intimidating.

But in a pub or bar? fuck no, no-one gets extra money for pulling a pint or literally handing you a bottle from a fridge.

ffs, just pay them a living wage.

 

What places are you brits going too?

 

That's all just make made up words for "fancy smancy look at me, I'm higher class than you" glassware.
That shit's gay bro.

 

Glasses don't even have genitals

 

I dunno, I've never been. At a guess I'd say New York mainly. Is it also true that you don't add VAT to things in shops? thats a big complaint too

 

Nothing says "I'm a pretentious little princess" quite like wrapping your fingers around one these bad boys.

 

Pretentious is wanting to get the best taste from your....never mind I just remembered what kind of beer you drink. Taste is not even a thought.

 

Yeah, sure. Your glassware makes a huuuuge difference in the overall taste of your beverage. I never knew that. Does green glass taste different to clear glass? I'm just wondering. Perhaps thicker glassware keeps your stout nice and thick? But I don't drink stout. Shit, could it be that, I have different taste buds to other people, and that I drink what I personally enjoy drinking.

Shocked. =0

 

I have gone to many hotels of various quality and never once had a bellboy even hint at receiving a tip. However I lived near NY so never had a need to stay at a hotel there. I don't remember ever seeing a valet at any restaurant in NY. Only in Vegas and LA I avoid them at all costs and even told them I will park it myself.
No VAT google didn't help, not sure why you would want an extra 15% tax...what am I missing with that.

 

Ummm yeah, good point

 

My understanding is that in America they do not include VAT on pricing labels, whether it is owed or not. You want it on there so that you can look at the pricing label and know how much an item costs to purchase. To an outsider, not having the VAT included seems odd because you can't know how much an item costs just by looking at the label.

 

Right?

Or dare I say it, stay sober.

I am not a fan of drinking while at a concert. I do not like having to miss part of the show because I have to go pee.

 

$2.13 is the federal minimum wage for service staff who receive at least $30 a month in tips.
beyond that is up to the state to set the minimum wage. 50% of the states pay the $2.13 minimum.

https://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm



am I the only one who bothers to look shit up?