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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
[Re: Carib_Ian]
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Carib_Ian said: As RonDon said: The tip on the French side is a "Pour Boire" A small cash gift enough for a drink.
What I don't understand is if you don't have cash and want to leave extra on your credit card, what are you supposed to do? Ask the waiter to add whatever extra amount that you want to tip at the time that you give him your card.
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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
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ruralcarrier said: No, he told me the SERVICE CHARGE was included in the menu price. Remember, tip and service charge are two different things on the French side. We would always round the bill up or leave another 5% or better.
I would often ask Bruno about the service charge if I had new people with me so they could see how it was supposed to be handled on the French side.
Bruno was a joy to talk to and put out a really decent meal for a very fair price. His wife was in the kitchen and the dog, Mic Mac, was often hanging around also. I think most people consider service and tip the same---That is why when they add 15% service on the Dutch side, people either don't tip or leave a small amount for good service. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Crazy.gif" alt="" /> It seems it's almost the same on the French side, since no one seems to tip much, being that service is in the price. Enough said.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> Loved Francoise and Mic Mac. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Woof.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Woof.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
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01/28/2017 05:15 PM
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Carol_Hill said: It shouldn't be a huge amount, regardless. You literally don't carry ANY cash?? There are times when I may not have small bills or euros. It happens
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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
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01/29/2017 09:01 PM
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just Watching Alfred Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief" with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on Netflix and not to far into the film the subject of 'Service Compris' comes up when paying the check in Cannes, France. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
Good flick with great scenery of Cannes.
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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
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01/30/2017 07:21 PM
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There are no unanswered questions. Wait staff in France (including St Martin) are paid a wage, unlike wait staff in US who may, depending on where they are located, be getting only a little more than $2 per hour. In US, restaurant wait staff almost always are specifically called tipped employees. To be "fair" to US wait staff, you need to leave a tip in the range of 15%.
In France, wait staff are happy to get tips (of course!) but it is NOT necessary to tip them to be "fair" to them as it is with tipped employees in US.
Do you really expect an owner or manager of a restaurant to post on a public site (or respond to an email from someone whose motive they do not necessarily understand) and say "hey, you do not need to tip my wait staff." That would go over really well. Tipping or not tipping is your choice!
You decide if you want to tip or not. You can leave nothing, a few coins, a few bucks, or a hundred dollar bill. Do whatever you want. It is purely your choice. Any rationale you have to tip a certain amount is simply your rationale and your choice.
Any waitress at any restaurant in France who "demanded" a 15% tip from me would get nothing from me except a comment to the owner or manager if I knew them personally. Hard to totally blame the waitress, however, if such "demands" work more often than not.
What more clarity can there be?
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Re: Dreams today .. tipping question
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01/30/2017 08:29 PM
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I think snorkeler answered this question as well as could be answered. This one is done.
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