I tip the bag person, but not the cashier as they get paid much more. I give the guard at the bank 500 pesos at Christmas. Garbagemen the same.
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Tipping etiquette in Santo Domingo
How do you know?
I just take an example from Super Pola here in Sosúa.
I personally know some of those who work there.
The "bag person" (what a nickname
), can sometimes be a cashier, the security guard, someone who does something else.And just think of it, at the bigger supermarkets, if just one "bag person" attends 100 people during one day and everyone in average gives him 25 pesos.
That's 2500 pesos, tax free. Then if he works let's say 6 days a week, that's 60000 pesos per month.
Do you think a cashier makes 60000 pesos/month?
How do you know?
I just take an example from Super Pola here in Sosúa.
I personally know some of those who work there.
The "bag person" (what a nickname
And just think of it, at the bigger supermarkets, if just one "bag person" attends 100 people during one day and everyone in average gives him 25 pesos.
That's 2500 pesos, tax free. Then if he works let's say 6 days a week, that's 60000 pesos per month.
Do you think a cashier makes 60000 pesos/month?
I was in Nacional the other day and the card machine would not work. So they had to process my credit card manually and then they needed someone with an Amex to put into the register but said it wouldn't be charged. And two of the packers produced one.
Doesn't matter, as the tipper I decide whom I am going to tip, or my wife does, and I hand over the cash. Plus, not everyone tips, I bet the majority of Dominicans don't.How do you know?
I just take an example from Super Pola here in Sosúa.
I personally know some of those who work there.
The "bag person" (what a nickname
And just think of it, at the bigger supermarkets, if just one "bag person" attends 100 people during one day and everyone in average gives him 25 pesos.
That's 2500 pesos, tax free. Then if he works let's say 6 days a week, that's 60000 pesos per month.
Do you think a cashier makes 60000 pesos/month?
If you spent any time in the Supermarkets here you will find out what Bob just said. The majority of Dominicans give AIR to the bag person..............
They get paid in one of the chains, I can't remember which one, but mostly they just get tips. In Nacional / Jumbo they aren't paid, but they have to work under labor rules, ie. 44 hour week maximum and they can only do 89 days then have to have a 3 month break to stop them from being able to go to the Secretaria.
Can't be given as it's culturally not popular to tip here. I imagine that perhaps they are paid less, as waiters in the US are, and a percentage, perhaps a significant percentage of their pay comes from tips but still I can't imagine that is enough for it to be worth it.
Correct, unless some salaried worker is helping out the bag guys get no salary...........But there would be NO bag guys if they could not make a living out of it.......
In Pricesmart they get paid a monthly salary plus medical insurance.
And you would be right.
I have been going to JUMBO religiously since they opened, and have talked to baggers there almost every time I go. (I always give them 100 pesos and ask if that's what they normally get.)
The majority of the times, they tell me Dominicans will either not tip, or they give spare change which is usually 25 pesos or less.
In Bravo. the cashiers are the ones who do the bagging as they swipe each item.
Not true in San Isidro, which is my only Bravo. There is an army of guys, much like Jumbo. They bag and will take your shit to your car if you have one. They are also resonsible for cart-herding in the parking lot. The only exception to this are the 10 items or less cashiers. They bag themselves. They are also pretty good about telling the math impaired that 142 items is larger than 10.
four to five hundred (U.S) with wine and drinks. The restaurants are packed with tables just like us. Leaving a few hundred pesos for the servers (sometimes there are 2 or 3) would be the equivalent of flashing the middle finger.
I also tip the taxi driver and the uber driver. Often times they wait for me at the restaurant so when I leave, I just jump into the waiting ride. As I indicated I tip for service and take care of the people that take care of me.
So you leave a 30% tip, which is US$ 150, or RD$ 8,250? You think that's a reasonable amount to tip?