Annual & Holiday Tipping

It’s an annual dilemma: What’s an appropriate holiday tip for the people who serve you throughout the year? Etiquette expert Peggy Post recommends a gift of a week’s to a month’s pay for full time help like a nanny; and the cost of at least one visit for people who provide a regular, less frequent service, such as a hairstylist. But you probably also want to keep in line with what your neighbors are giving so you don’t look like a [...]

Couple arrested for not tipping...

“Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner

When John Wagner and Leslie Pope visited the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, they never thought they would be leaving in a police car.  They never thought their service would be bad either.  Both kind of put a damper on a evening.

Lehigh Pub

Pope [...]

Another Point & Counterpoint on Tipping

To get a really memorable tip from me or from any other sensible Canadian, a waitress has to set herself on fire, cartwheel across the floor and deliver hot, heavy plates to the table with her feet. While whistling [...]

Tipping: Two sides of the argument – You be the judge.

WARNING: BOTH VIDEOS CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE

The Complaint

Response Video

How to tip in Greece

Tipping in Greece is confusing for most visitors. Here’s a simple guide that will let you return to any restaurant with [...]

To Tip Or Not – Cruise Etiquette

The issue of tipping can cause a lot of problems, usually as a direct result of a lack of understanding or clear communication. This is not helped by the fact that policies and [...]