Everybody's Favorite Topic: Tipping

Replies: 35 - Last Post: Sep 25, 2012 2:44 PM Last Post By: retiree

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PoppyG

Sep 23, 2012 3:49 PM
Posts: 7,821

My guess is such that service charge (restaurants, Europe, some of the countries) ) is VAT

isn't VAT a tax which is entirely different to a service charge.

ianw6705

Sep 24, 2012 6:49 AM
Posts: 8,296

Correct Poppy ... there is no way that a "service charge" on a bill is a euphemism for the VAT charged by government. It (the service charge) is institutional tipping, indeed.

bleen68

Sep 24, 2012 8:20 AM
Posts: 441

And another thing to add.......what about the infamous charge for "bread"?

ianw6705

Sep 25, 2012 3:49 AM
Posts: 8,296

I don't even tolerate menus that have a price for "mains" (entrées I think in the USA), then everything you want with the meat you pay extra for - vegetables, carbohydrates, sauces, etc. They'll have a separate charge for knives and forks soon. No wonder we eat at home almost always.

battybilly