queendisney
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I love the "when in Rome" analogy. When visiting Korea I don't eat dog like the "locals".
Tipping is discretionary and not compulsory.
oh please! Really!
I love the "when in Rome" analogy. When visiting Korea I don't eat dog like the "locals".
Tipping is discretionary and not compulsory.
oh please! Really!
Oh dear what have I started? ???
Elise79 said:I tip separately in cash for bar drinks - unless we are using our TIW card when it gets added on automatically to our check.
Azza1987 said:I have a friend who bartends in NY, and her wage slip at the end of the month says $0! She gets nothing in the form of a salary from her employers, and makes all her money in tips. Knowing this makes has ensure I allowed the following in our budget,
4 Days in NYC -
$3 tip per round of drinks (I think this would be about $50 total)
$20-25 evening meal tip (2 people, approx $100-$125 meal) = $100
(We'll eat breakfast at the apartment and just get snacks for lunch)
WDW -
$3 Per day Mousekeeping (8 nights = $24)
$3 tip per drinks round (2 people, 3-4 drinks per night, 3-4 nights drinking = $50)
$20-$25 evening TS meal tip (2 people, approx $100-$125 meal) = $200.
Again we'll probably QS Breakfast and Snack during the day, we're on DDP!
Misc tips (just in case! = $40).
= $464 total for our 12 night holiday.
Its alot out of my budget of $3000. However I wouldn't dare not follow their etiquette! When in Rome..... and all that! I knew about USA's tipping culture before I even booked the trip, so I've factored in $500 extra to what I was going to take just to cover off the tips. Its alot, but I couldn't bear the thought of some young male/female not making rent because us tourists cant be bothered to fall in line!
I budget £400 for tips on a Disney trip.
This is why I hate the tipping culture in the US. Grumpy Yorkshireman, sure... but 18-20% is expected. I'm not calling you cheap, Scooby but £400 is probably a conservative estimate.
It just bugs me. That being said I usually do about 10% here in UK if it is good.
Oh - I dunno...
*wanders off muttering to self and not sure why this winds him up so much*
EpicKevin said:This is why I hate the tipping culture in the US. Grumpy Yorkshireman, sure... but 18-20% is expected. I'm not calling you cheap, Scooby but £400 is probably a conservative estimate.
It just bugs me. That being said I usually do about 10% here in UK if it is good.
Oh - I dunno...
*wanders off muttering to self and not sure why this winds him up so much*
I always tip 20%. 15% at buffets minimum. Have been to WDW 5 times in 7 years. £400 is about what it costs us. I am absolutely not cheap. I spent 5 years at Uni waiting tables.
ok so i need a tips budgets its 18-20% table meal and 15% or a buffet
what if you are at a bar and drinking soft drinks are you expected to tip 1$ then
also at disney restaurants are the tips added to the bill automatically? do i have to calculate it myself and then just add it on ??
what if you are at a bar and drinking soft drinks are you expected to tip 1$ then?
wilma-bride said:Yes, if you are at a bar, even if you are drinking soft drinks, you should still tip the bartender.
I have only once in Disney had an auto tip at a bar, it was a DISmeet at OKW, the barman said because there were over 6 of us he added 18% tip.Do you just leave the $1 on the bar or do they add it to the price automatically?
wow after reading this i feel aweful .. been going to disney world and disney parks .. for years disneyworld and anheihm and always thought you were not meant to tip ?
Ofcause outside I always do .. but not in the parks
so where would you not tip ... cast members who have been mega helpful ? fast food over the counter places ?
thanks
No its not required to tip CM's or fast food places.
We usually tip at WPE since they bring your food to you and we have also had them offer to refill our drinks too. So, although it's a counter service place, we tend to tip because it's got an element of service too.
minimousefan said:wow after reading this i feel aweful .. been going to disney world and disney parks .. for years disneyworld and anheihm and always thought you were not meant to tip ?
Ofcause outside I always do .. but not in the parks
so where would you not tip ... cast members who have been mega helpful ? fast food over the counter places ?
thanks
Hi I'm just mega curious at why you didn't think you had to tip anywhere in Disney world or Disney land??
Did you read/hear that you didn't have to? I'm guessing you have never been a party of 6 or more then lol,
I was gutted when we became a party of 6 as we do at least 1 TS a day sometimes two! Next trip we may not be taking my mum so that will be cheaper haha