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Who do you tip?

Godber

Godber

master brummie
There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.
 
Godber said:
There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.
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Tipping is alive and thriving on this side of the pond. In fact, it's constantly a topic of conversation in all media. Tipping has always been a way of subsidizing the hospitality industries use of the minimum wage. However, since Covid, things have really got crazy. Minimum wages were hiked substantially, but tipping became a moral issue, where you are made to feel guilty when you refuse to tip someone that has not performed a service or waited on you. We are talking a minimum starting at 15% and some as high as 30%. So, if you miss tipping, I suggest you might relocate to this side of the world.
Dave A
 
I'll tip for above and beyond and for a fast attentive service. Mainly just eating out but again the good service and food rule applies. I admire that you tip for your first pint but things are so expensive now. I can agree with adapt2it as I went to New York for 10 days last year and it cost me a bomb in tips! Should be stopped though now they're not on minimum wage anymore. They must be laughing!
 
Godber said:
There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.
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I'm the same as you with my tipping. I still tip the dustmen (I come under Walsall), they collect all gifts together and they're distributed among them at Christmas. Same with the postman and the barber (although he doesn't need to do much these days;)). I feel if anyone goes the extra bit for you, then it's worthwhile. Being a regular visitor to the States in the past, that degree of tipping took a while to get used to in the 90s, but the friendliness it bought you, made it very worthwhile imo.
 
Astoness said:
i always tip my window cleaner at christmas but the days of tipping the bin men has long gone...its not the hardest job in world now as i consider that we now do half of the job for them..not like it used to be back in the day

lyn
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Bin men these days supposed to come at 6-7 am but arrive at 10 am and fling empty bin across to neighbour's side. No tips from me.
 
lmr3103 said:
We tip our lovely window cleaner and we still have a milkman so he’s included too.
I agree about the bin men Lyn, and our postman/ lady changes constantly these days.
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I had a card and tip ready for our postman last Christmas and the new postman said he had retired two weeks before!
 
Godber said:
There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.
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I used to love working in a pub as the saying "have one for yourself" ended up filling my tips glass! It helped a lot as wages in the 70s were low.
 
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