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Originally Posted by cutter1616
I wonder what the service is like in Australia? When I was in Costa Rica the service charge was automatically added to all the bills and the service was complete crap because they didn't have to work for an additional tip.
This is why I don't think you should leave a tip regardless. As another poster said, when they start expecting a tip, the level of service goes down.
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Hi Cutter1616,
The service is usually pretty good in Australian restauraunts because the employees get paid a wage and tips are not part of the package. I suspect that many of the service staff in Oz are Uni Students, out of work actors, artistst etc and the money they make helps them with their living expenses/fees etc. Some people tip some people don't but it is not expected.
I think in the States that tips are part of the salary package.
I was having dinner with a couple of expats in Phuket last year and they didn't tip because they lived there and had to be a bit careful with their money. Their attitude was that they were bringing business to the family run restaurant when things were quiet.
However, I have heard that, if the service is bad you leave a very small tip as way of expressing you disappointment with the service. Also, in Japan, apparently if you don't like the service from the taxi driver, you leave the door open rather than slam it shut. I like this idea and have used it over here.
Steve