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Oh dear!! :( She really took advantage; sorry to hear that Zed. :o Yes they do "try it on" but if you ever find yourself in that situation again remind them of their labor guidelines and that they have already been tipped. :o Rules will vary from State to State (see Cal) however the...

So true Dan, that's why it's good to add these comment because if it helps someone not get "ripped off" then it was worthwhile mentioning. I'm all for paying a little extra for good service, but to "try it on" for a few extra bucks is in poor form IMO; you just need to be AWARE of it...

Yes thanks for that Zed Kid, I was curious and looked it up (geez, you learn something everyday) !! :p You're right of course, they do EXPECT 10% (as a rule of thumb) HOWEVER when there is a gratuity attached to the total of your bill, you are doing yourself a disserve by shelling out more IF...

No VY you're not a freak. I'm the same, I travel to the US fairly regularly and though I didn't agree with the whole "tipping" notion at first, I quickly came to understand its purpose and indeed how it affects the level of service you receive. In a country where the level of customer...

??? what is 10char ???

And you know this for a fact do you?? :confused: May I suggest you look up the labor laws on tipping and how they are distributed to minimum waged employees. Then once you've understood this, it may help you make the connection between gratuities and tips which are one and the same. What you...

Hardly a comparison to state and/or federal taxes on property!! Gratuity is NOT a tax, it's a service charge. Customers in some places (not all) are charged this as customer service workers in that establishment are on minimum wages!! When this is applied to a customer's bill, it is NOT...

I omitted to mention type of home ownership, but you're absolutely correct RE it is: The Great Australian Dream :)

And in the case of most people on this forum, not just ALIVE but KICKING A$$ !!! :D

Gee, my understanding of the "great Australian dream" was always about home ownership, that is, a roof over one's head, not an investment property (though this would be cream) and regardless of its size or location!

Maybe you should tell him the story of the travellers who cleverly made "stone soup" with the help and contributions of the villagers walking by their pot of boiling water and a mere rock which they turned into an awesome soup to be shared by all!! :)

You kidding me??? :eek: Value for money??? How much value is there (hello am I alone here) in NOTHING!!!!!

How old was that check out chick or taxi driver when they bought their property....hmmmm???? I bet they had to scrape together even tip (taxi driver) or discount on grocery item (check out chick) to do it!!! Had they have gone to a few night clubs less, or at least made some cut backs on the...

Really??? Then you must be forgetting about the spaced out, drunken (or both) types who have all nighters down at the local nightclub with drinks costing minimum $5 a pop (and that's bottom shelf), smoking cigarettes (and I'm not even touching on the subject of pot) by the carton loads, all...

Rubbish, if they forego the high end / latest EVERYTHING from mobile phones to shoes to cars, they may, just MAY get somewhere!! Until they realise that they are spending thousands of dollars wasted on luxuries that they can do without, they will go without (a roof over their heads to call their...