Getting a photo shoot that is a package deal; photographer has let me know that I should be ready to pay her and the makeup/hairstylist separately. Do I tip the stylist?
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posted by not that girl
on Feb 4, 2013 -
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Are there any restaurants or bars in NYC that pay their workers with proper, decent wages, rather than with tips?
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posted by suedehead
on Jan 6, 2013 -
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Is it ethical for employers and managers to tier the tips of servers and bar staff as a means of creating an "incentive" programme?
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posted by _superconductor
on Nov 9, 2012 -
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As a result of my family, I've been a fairly mindful tipper for restaurants/bars/etc. involving service and have adjusted the percentage I tip based on what's considered the norm irrespective of quality of service (now, doubling tax which is close to 10% in CA and rounding up). I ran across
minimum wages for tipped employees as a result of an argument with a cheap tipper and discovered that in CA waitstaff is paid at least minimum wage ($8, and higher in SF) without tip credit. I've looked at previous AskMes about
dealing with bad tippers,
contextual tipping, and others.
Knowing that tipping in CA no longer goes toward maintaining basic wages, (based on size/# of staff, i.e. tip out), would it be socially acceptable to move toward a quality-based criteria for the value of the tip, and what would you consider an appropriate minimum assuming a properly run restaurant where employees are getting paid on-time and full salaries? Feel free to correct me if I've misunderstood anything.
posted by palionex
on Feb 28, 2010 -
43 answers
I have an upcoming salon appointment where one person will be cutting and coloring my hair, another person will be waxing my eyebrows, and yet another person will be giving me a manicure. How do I tip?
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posted by katillathehun
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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Ok, so I'm traveling to the States from the UK for the first time and I realise that you guys tip pretty much everyone. So I need to know when to tip, who to tip and how much to tip?
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posted by stackhaus23
on Apr 29, 2008 -
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New Yorkers, please advise me on appropriate holiday tip amounts for building staff.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 31, 2007 -
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Have you used 1-800-got-junk, or a similar trash pick-up service? Did you tip?
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posted by peep
on Jun 20, 2005 -
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My wife recieved a gift-certificate for a massage as a baby shower present. I've searched google and found that it's common practice to tip your massage therapist, but how about in this situation? Should we assume the tip is included in the gift-certificate?
posted by TuxHeDoh
on Nov 12, 2004 -
5 answers
Tipping etiquette: Should I add a tip on top of a delivery charge?
posted by gd779
on Oct 10, 2004 -
16 answers
