Just curious. How much do YOU tip the grocery bagger and colmodo delivery person? What other services do you tip for and how much (ie. barber, taxi, motoconcho, waitress...)?
Just curious. How much do YOU tip the grocery bagger and colmodo delivery person? What other services do you tip for and how much (ie. barber, taxi, motoconcho, waitress...)?
J?sus Marie Joseph.... Andrea, I don't think you have what it takes to live here.... You don't seem to get the feel of this place... Always getting f***ed, beaten, screwed, in troubles and now, asking how much tip to give ???
Gimme a break... You tip what you can or what you want... that's it, that's all... You won't get in any more troubles that you were or are already.
at the caf? ...I normally get two caf? con leches and two croissants...it comes to 450 approx...I give 150 tip
the bag boy at the super market ..if he just bags the goods 100 ...if he brings to the car 150-200 depending on how many bags
the barber I give 100
at a good restaurant ..if service is good and the server is pleasant ...normally 10% to 15% of the bill
I worked as a bartender for years and I now have two bars in new York ...so I know what it is to work for tips and I believe in being on the generous side ....but if service is bad or after a number of visits I don't get the service I expect ...then the tip is reduced considerably ...if not removed altogether
J?sus Marie Joseph.... Andrea, I don't think you have what it takes to live here.... You don't seem to get the feel of this place... Always getting f***ed, beaten, screwed, in troubles and now, asking how much tip to give ???
Gimme a break... You tip what you can or what you want... that's it, that's all... You won't get in any more troubles that you were or are already.
I tip the Colmado guy who brings the water or coke, maybe 10 or 20 pesos. But Dominicans often don't I think.
In restaurants I think the majority tips, just not as generous as Americans would. Personally I round it upwards.
Grocery bagger, if I let him bring the stuff to my car between 20 and 50, depending on hoy many products, my mood and what change I have on me.
I don't tip the barber but give 50 or 100 pesos to the lady that washes my hair before and after.
at the caf? ...I normally get two caf? con leches and two croissants...it comes to 450 approx...I give 150 tip 30????
the bag boy at the super market ..if he just bags the goods 100 ...if he brings to the car 150-200 depending on how many bags WTF?????
Last time I got a hair cut in Santiago during my 2014 vacation I gave a RD $500 bill to my barber over.
That's why everybody in DR have a dream to migrate...
JJ
they all think money grows on trees in Nueba Yol when you do something like that. then they go to the USA and they cannot afford a haircut.
This is why I think that where ever you go, even if you receive good service and want to give a generous tip, it should be important to the rate and the tip to be in line with the local market rates.
I think the work done loses a bit of it?s value if you pay multiple times the usually charged rate.
To the tip amounts; In POP, grocery bagger + delivery 50 pesos (delivery to outside must be included), colmado delivery we don?t use, barber 50-100 pesos (varies), motoconcho (regular) on occasion 10-25 pesos and taxi no tip (fixed fare with occasional discount for being regular).
Restaurant, usually roughly 10 %, once we left nothing as both of us got sick of stomach almost immediately after eating a pasta meal in Cabarete we had to return the order once as they completely screwed up what we ordered - we haven?t returned...
The most lenient we?re with the guys at Jose Luis Supermercado, I have always found the service there top notch, the guys are friendly and do their job better than I would expect. They are usually also aware of which bag contains eggs or vegetables, and take care of themselves on how to place the bags in the vehicle.
barber 50-100 pesos (varies), motoconcho (regular) on occasion 10-25 pesos and taxi no tip (fixed fare with occasional discount for being regular).
Restaurant, usually roughly 10 %,
i do not understand tipping a barber 100 pesos. that is what he charges for a haircut. with a shave, 150.
unless you guys are paying strange numbers for haircuts..