Budgeting for Tips w/ DDP

[goldenears]

Anyone have any good suggestions for budgeting for DDP tips prior to your trip?

 

[VAN]

Well, you only have to tip for TS meals - so, looking at the menus for those places you have selected, take the most expensive item, add any extras you might generally order and times it by 18% times the number in your party.

Example:

Entree/drink/dessert cost ($38) + appetizer ($9) + beer ($6) = $53 x 18% = $9.54 x 2 in party = $19.08 ... or round up to $20.

If you just want to do a guesstimate, I'd say $10/per meal per person should be plenty for budgeting purposes. [Note, I did not include the tax ... but I don't believe you tip on tax ... only on the food/drinks.]

Now if you have HDDR, the gratuity is already included unless you order special drinks that might cost extra. Also, some feel you don't need to tip 18% for buffets, so if you are of that school, the tip would be less for buffets.

Hope this helps!

 

[bytheblood]

VAN has a good method.

We reserve $10 per person per meal.

We average a $50 meal per person at table service (high budget) and save 20% per each meal, which is $10 per TS meals.

So, if the service is not great and we tip 15% - %18 we are good. If the service is good, we have the %20 already and if the service is outstanding, I always have an extra $5 or so in my bag.

I also do not tip on tax.

 

[Tricia1972]

Another thread that may help you is the official tipping thread. I believe it's designed for both the regular and the DDP boards. It's a sticky at the top of the dining board.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1870320

I believe that the intent was to create one master tipping thread for all tipping questions instead of many individual tipping threads. Unfortunately tipping threads can get heated and are hard to moderate.

 

[goldenears]

Thank you all for your replies. Your suggestions are helpful. I will also check out the tipping thread...didn't realize it existed