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Tipping Gripe

WeDidIt! Posted: Jan 07, 2003 12:55 PM+

WeDidIt! MEMBER SINCE: 8/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1152 WEDDING DATE: Aug 01, 2003

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 12:55 PM

Tipping Gripe

Is anyone else a little bit put off when gratuity is included in the price that you are given. My thought is...if you do a good job, I will gladly tip you. To include the tip in the price almost implies that I may not provide good service to you, so I wan't to make sure that I get a tip anyway. Do you know what I mean?

nrvbrd Posted: Jan 07, 2003 12:56 PM+

nrvbrd MEMBER SINCE: 10/02 TOTAL POSTS : 5249 WEDDING DATE: Sep 06, 2003

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 12:56 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

I do understand your point. I think they include the gratuity to make things easier so that on the day of you do not have to come out of y our pocket.

wacky Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:02 PM+

wacky MEMBER SINCE: 11/02 TOTAL POSTS : 9976 WEDDING DATE: Jun 21, 2003

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:02 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

The church cracks me up, donation appreciated but the price is $450.00.

michele31 Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:03 PM+

michele31 MEMBER SINCE: 6/01 TOTAL POSTS : 10673 WEDDING DATE: Nov 02, 2002 WEDDING LOCATION: Tavern on the Green

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:03 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

Limo companies ALWAYS put the tip into their price. My hall had a 'service' charge but that is not the same as a tip, or so I was told. I agree that a tip is for a job above and beyond, not for just doing your job and driving me somewhere safely.

WeDidIt! Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:23 PM+

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Posted: Jan 07, 2003 01:23 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

bump

WeDidIt! Posted: Jan 07, 2003 04:12 PM+

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Posted: Jan 07, 2003 04:12 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

bump again

Misty Posted: Jan 07, 2003 04:16 PM+

Misty MEMBER SINCE: 9/02 TOTAL POSTS : 8409 WEDDING DATE: Jun 20, 2010

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 04:16 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

I'm put off when gratuity is included for Limo drivers and you are expected to grease their palms more at the end of the night. The catering hall doesn't bother me so much, because there is no way I'd be able to determine if every waiter and bartender at my hall did the job they were supposed to do. So let the hall tell me what to tip them and I will. It's up to us what the Maitre D gets though...

WishCandy Posted: Jan 07, 2003 05:16 PM+

WishCandy MEMBER SINCE: 4/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1946 WEDDING DATE: Apr 25, 2004

Posted: Jan 07, 2003 05:16 PM

Re: Tipping Gripe

I agree it's a little unnerving.. but, I guess they just want to make sure that they're people get some sort of tip. I'm sure that there are a lot of cheap people out there who would stiff the workers when it comes to a tip (even if they did an excellent job)- and this is just their way of avoiding that.
For 1 day, as special as this, I'm just overlooking it.