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I think you're spot on that Groupon customers are poor tippers. This was in the UK though where the tipping culture isn't so common place.

petercooper 15y ago
Yeah, it's already common to not tip anyway. Sometimes I tip, sometimes I don't (though when I do, I'm more generous than the standard 10%).
- mikbetk 15y ago
  FYI: 10% isn't standard: 15% is standard, 20% is good, and 25% or more is for great service.
  - jeffreymcmanus 15y ago
    Those are the norms in the United States, which has a tipping culture that is more or less unique compared to other countries.
  - rb2k_ 15y ago
    (in the US, not Europe)
  - paulca 15y ago
    In the UK, 10% is standard and entirely optional. 15-20+ is if you're feeling super generous.
    - Silhouette 15y ago
      Yes, although it's also common in the UK for restaurants of any level to add 10% to the bill for larger groups of perhaps 6+ or 8+ people in a way that is clearly not meant to be optional. I never quite understand people who always pay 10% for service here, though. If I have received good service, I will tip perhaps 15% or more, partly to reward the good work financially and partly simply because it shows that I appreciated their efforts and encourages similar behaviour in future. Likewise, I will drop a tip to 5% or even not leave anything at all if service has been poor. In a happy coincidence, this means I tend to be regarded as a good tipper in the kind of place I want to go back to, and a poor tipper only where it doesn't matter. :-) I also only ever tip in cash, directly into the hands of the waiting staff I've been served by. What they choose to do with it after that is up to them, but you'll never catch me adding some arbitrary amount of "service" onto a bill that's going to be paid on a card machine and go straight into the hands of the management.
  - rmc 15y ago
    That's standard in the USA. In the UK it is not standard, however 4 weeks minimum paid vacation (and about 8 days paid public holidays) are standard. Different countries.
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petercooper 15y ago

Yeah, it's already common to not tip anyway. Sometimes I tip, sometimes I don't (though when I do, I'm more generous than the standard 10%).

mikbetk 15y ago
FYI: 10% isn't standard: 15% is standard, 20% is good, and 25% or more is for great service.
- jeffreymcmanus 15y ago
  Those are the norms in the United States, which has a tipping culture that is more or less unique compared to other countries.
- rb2k_ 15y ago
  (in the US, not Europe)
- paulca 15y ago
  In the UK, 10% is standard and entirely optional. 15-20+ is if you're feeling super generous.
  - Silhouette 15y ago
    Yes, although it's also common in the UK for restaurants of any level to add 10% to the bill for larger groups of perhaps 6+ or 8+ people in a way that is clearly not meant to be optional. I never quite understand people who always pay 10% for service here, though. If I have received good service, I will tip perhaps 15% or more, partly to reward the good work financially and partly simply because it shows that I appreciated their efforts and encourages similar behaviour in future. Likewise, I will drop a tip to 5% or even not leave anything at all if service has been poor. In a happy coincidence, this means I tend to be regarded as a good tipper in the kind of place I want to go back to, and a poor tipper only where it doesn't matter. :-) I also only ever tip in cash, directly into the hands of the waiting staff I've been served by. What they choose to do with it after that is up to them, but you'll never catch me adding some arbitrary amount of "service" onto a bill that's going to be paid on a card machine and go straight into the hands of the management.
- rmc 15y ago
  That's standard in the USA. In the UK it is not standard, however 4 weeks minimum paid vacation (and about 8 days paid public holidays) are standard. Different countries.
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