Cheshire Figment
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I just got done watching Rachel Ray on the $40.0 per day having "done" Orlando. For those familiar with locations the show was good for a laugh.
Her breakfast was in Winter Park. To get to WDW would have been about 25 miles, mostly on I-4, going through downtown during rush hour; Sea World would not have been quite so far. She had some solid food and coffee for $4.00. Did not consider the $0.26 sales tax and, even though the food was served to her, left no tip.
She spent the morning at one of the (unnamed) attractions.
Her lunch was North of downtown Orlando, about a mile North of Colonial on Orange Avenue. Cost was $7.95. She did not consider the $0.52 in sales tax, and again did not leave a tip even though it was table service.
She spent part of the afternoon at another tourist attraction.
Her snack, which cost $8.00 was in Casselberry, which is in Seminole County (North of Orange County). She did not include the $0.56 Sales tax in her calculation, and again no tip. (Note tax rate is slightly higher in Seminole County compared to Orange County.)
Dinner was on International Drive, near the Convention Center. The price was $15.00. Again, she did not consider the $0.98 Sales Tax in her computations, and again, did not leave a tip.
BTW, other than the coffee at breakfast and tap water with her meals, she had no beverages all day.
If she had tipped exactly 15% of the pre-tax amounts, with no rounding, her tips would have been $0.60, 1.19, 1.20, and 2.25 or a total of $5.24. Adding the $34.95 she spent, plus the $2.32 in Sales Taxes, her total would have come to $42.51.
Thi does not take into consideration that she would have driven about 120 miles, with about half of it on city streets, or about 3 to 4 hours driving. I wonder how much she was able to see of the tourist attractions!
Her breakfast was in Winter Park. To get to WDW would have been about 25 miles, mostly on I-4, going through downtown during rush hour; Sea World would not have been quite so far. She had some solid food and coffee for $4.00. Did not consider the $0.26 sales tax and, even though the food was served to her, left no tip.
She spent the morning at one of the (unnamed) attractions.
Her lunch was North of downtown Orlando, about a mile North of Colonial on Orange Avenue. Cost was $7.95. She did not consider the $0.52 in sales tax, and again did not leave a tip even though it was table service.
She spent part of the afternoon at another tourist attraction.
Her snack, which cost $8.00 was in Casselberry, which is in Seminole County (North of Orange County). She did not include the $0.56 Sales tax in her calculation, and again no tip. (Note tax rate is slightly higher in Seminole County compared to Orange County.)
Dinner was on International Drive, near the Convention Center. The price was $15.00. Again, she did not consider the $0.98 Sales Tax in her computations, and again, did not leave a tip.
BTW, other than the coffee at breakfast and tap water with her meals, she had no beverages all day.
If she had tipped exactly 15% of the pre-tax amounts, with no rounding, her tips would have been $0.60, 1.19, 1.20, and 2.25 or a total of $5.24. Adding the $34.95 she spent, plus the $2.32 in Sales Taxes, her total would have come to $42.51.
Thi does not take into consideration that she would have driven about 120 miles, with about half of it on city streets, or about 3 to 4 hours driving. I wonder how much she was able to see of the tourist attractions!
Seriously though I did email and say peeps do not want to drive all over and they should concentrate on a park. I suggest Epcot because of all the different countries you can eat at. Included a sample menu.....I should have been looking at a Epcot map when I did this but oh well it could be rearrange in order to make the loop around World Showcase.
