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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: Bigdaddy]
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11/04/2018 02:03 PM
11/04/2018 02:03 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 18,582 St Maarten
BillandElaine
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Sounds like a place to avoid. Been to plenty "French" restaurants on the island and never had that treatment.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: LBI2SXM]
#174197
11/04/2018 02:23 PM
11/04/2018 02:23 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 14,649 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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French tax on the Dutch side, HUH?? I had the exact same thought. And the following may not be well-received. Call me cheap if you will but....... I’ve developed a new policy with regard to establishments where ‘a percentage added’ to my dinner check is concerned. We would typically tip the standard 20% plus a round up when it’s our choice but I’ve now decided ANY added percentage is a tip and if it’s ten, fifteen or twenty, that is exactly what I’m leaving with no additional monies. I have no issue with a large table being charged a mandated tip for the obvious reasons but beyond that specific situation, I strongly resent this being done regardless of what it’s called or where the money goes in the end. And while I feel for the waitstaff who might come out in the short end under my policy, I strongly believe this approach often encourages poor or lackadaisical service in many instances and I don’t personally think management should be dictating the size of the gratuity I choose to leave. If the waitstaff has an issue then they need to address it with their bosses. We’ve had waiters tell us they don’t get their tips; that the service charge isn’t a tip; that the house keeps the monies and lots of other stories as well depending on which side of the island I’m dining on. A tip is a personal thing and should be deserved by the server and offered by the guest and NOT, in my personal opinion, mandated by the owners. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it! For now anyway.......
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#174233
11/05/2018 12:32 AM
11/05/2018 12:32 AM
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Posts: 4,313 Vancouver, WA
Todd
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I will state that if a place on the Dutch side or in the US that has a higher percentage of customers from countries that don't tip and they are clear and up front on what they have added I have zero issue with it and will add if I see fit based on what I would normally tip.
When a place is deceptive on what the charges that are added to the check verbally or in writing I consider it dishonest and besides not adding to the amount I don't return. The policy of what they do with the money at the establishment is not my problem.
That is my policy.
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: Bigdaddy]
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11/05/2018 12:47 PM
11/05/2018 12:47 PM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,081 Clearwater, FL
Biturbo
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A French tax on the Dutch side? Hmmm, methinks they're pulling your leg.
I'm going where the weather suits my clothes.
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: LBI2SXM]
#174286
11/05/2018 01:14 PM
11/05/2018 01:14 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,863 Central Florida!
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Yeah--no way in H*ll I would pay a French tax on the Dutch side. And there IS no 15% French tax, even on the French side!!
Carol Hill
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: LINNY]
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11/05/2018 01:19 PM
11/05/2018 01:19 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,863 Central Florida!
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Pineapple Pete has added service charge to their bills for a couple of years now, but the amount IS the tip and you are not expected to tip anything on top of it. It used to be 15% though..
Carol Hill
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Re: altro Porto Cupecoy
[Re: RI Bob C]
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11/05/2018 01:33 PM
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Posts: 82,863 Central Florida!
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I don't have any problem tipping, as we tip well, or getting an auto tip put on a bill, per se. But don't insult my intelligence by claiming there is a French tax on the Dutch side...
Carol Hill
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