hershey2014
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- Jan 1, 2015
I just want to be clear about this before getting there. We are going as a party of 8. Is it mandatory to pay the full 18-20% tip or can we leave them a tip that we think is suitable on the table?
I just want to be clear about this before getting there. We are going as a party of 8. Is it mandatory to pay the full 18-20% tip or can we leave them a tip that we think is suitable on the table?
I just want to be clear about this before getting there. We are going as a party of 8. Is it mandatory to pay the full 18-20% tip or can we leave them a tip that we think is suitable on the table?
This is what I want to do! I just want to have the cash saved up ahead of time. How did you know how much you were going to tip for each meal that far ahead? Some of the meal pricing on the website is pretty vague.I tried on one of our trips to put the tips on a gift card and honestly it was too hard to keep track of how much was left on the card, so we go the easy cash route. We also do the envelope thing to make it so much easier. I start about sixes months before stashing money into the individual envelopes!
I tried on one of our trips to put the tips on a gift card and honestly it was too hard to keep track of how much was left on the card, so we go the easy cash route. We also do the envelope thing to make it so much easier. I start about sixes months before stashing money into the individual envelopes!
This is how I plan my tips...if it is buffet, I usually look at when they post a range of price(let's say $23-$32 pp) I got with the highest number and just figure 20% of that. That way if it comes out as less I have a little extra cash for snacks/drinks not on the DDP. If it's a regular table service restaurant, well the kids price is a flat rate no matter what they pick and then I do the highest thing on the menu for one of us and a middle priced entree along with the dessert the same way and figure out 29% of that. I hope that makes sense!This is what I want to do! I just want to have the cash saved up ahead of time. How did you know how much you were going to tip for each meal that far ahead? Some of the meal pricing on the website is pretty vague.
If on the DDP pay attention to your ending trip bill. I stopped tipping in cash for this reason. Even though we were leaving more than 18% in cash (as a former server I always preferred getting cash tips), we were still getting the 18% charge on our bill. I noticed all the charges when we were checking out and had to call each restaurant individually to get them removed. We went to 7 TS meals on our last trip and this happened at 3 restaurants. So I'm just leaving tips on my account for now on unfortunately.
This is why you should always check your receipts before you sign for them If you were a party of 6 and subjected to the auto grat, then leaving cash isn't helping out a server. Any auto grat, cash or charge goes back to WDW and is paid on a servers check
Here's the thing, when you got the receipt it already had the charge on there. You crossing it out doesn't make the charge go away and telling the server you are paying the grat in cash doesn't fix it either without putting the cash in the tip book and signing for the DP only. You signed for the room charge.Well that is why it was odd b/c I always told the server I'm going to pay in cash and then cross out the gratuity and put "paid in cash" on the receipt where I signed (had to sign for the DDP). but keeping my copy of the receipt always helped to expedite the removal later on.
Here's the thing, when you got the receipt it already had the charge on there. You crossing it out doesn't make the charge go away and telling the server you are paying the grat in cash doesn't fix it either without putting the cash in the tip book and signing for the DP only. You signed for the room charge.
I'm not saying that you didn't pay it in cash but so many times a guest will say they are paying it in cash and don't or they will say they did pay in cash and have the charge removed.
The safest way is always room charge/credit/gift card the tip and add cash for over and above
Here's the thing, when you got the receipt it already had the charge on there. You crossing it out doesn't make the charge go away and telling the server you are paying the grat in cash doesn't fix it either without putting the cash in the tip book and signing for the DP only. You signed for the room charge.
I'm not saying that you didn't pay it in cash but so many times a guest will say they are paying it in cash and don't or they will say they did pay in cash and have the charge removed.
The safest way is always room charge/credit/gift card the tip and add cash for over and above
For parties of 6 or more