A little early for this rabble rousing dribble, hop on the bandwagon low-end, repetitive content.
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Tipping at All-Inclusive Resorts
Please, for the love of all things good, stop beating this topic like a redheaded stepchild. It's becoming like the overstay topic and we don't want to go down that road again. Let's move on to something more refreshing and enjoyable!
We tip restaurant and cleaning staff, but not bartenders. Last time we went to a resort we tipped the waiters $100-$150 pesos each time we went to eat. At the restaurants, we tipped everyone who waited on us, except for the ones who were more focused on gringos. Like a waiter who told us he couldn't get us juice and that there was this rule we needed to go get it ourselves, which was not true. We tipped the cleaning lady on the last day we were leaving.
For a 1 week AI, I usually take 50 x 1USD bills for tipping buffet staff and bartenders. I usually leave about 5 or 10 USD's and remaining pesos (if i have any left over) for cleaning staff.
If there's any attitude or disrespect shown toward me; then nada!
Life is tough for these Dominicans and every little bit helps.
If there's any attitude or disrespect shown toward me; then nada!
Life is tough for these Dominicans and every little bit helps.
When I was a freshman at an unknown university, supposedly known for a “rock” and its orange uniforms, in the western part of The State of South Carolina, my football player bearded roommate took me to a strip club for my 18th bday and made nose cone dollar bill tips for the lovely ladies, little did I know way back then how long the dollar bill tip would go on!
apart from saying that you are really old, you also like to draw conclusions and judgements and show how witty you are.
So, you're saying that a dollar tip is useless? are you trying to slight me? did I mention that i tipped a dollar?
You must be bored!
It was convenient to have that changed at my home bank. later i was changing to pesos at the resorts i stayed at.
A peso to a Dominican is the same as a dollar to an American. A dollar tip for them is like you getting a 55 dollar tip in the states.
Get away from an environment influenced by dollars, and you quickly see how valuable a peso is to Dominicans.
Get away from an environment influenced by dollars, and you quickly see how valuable a peso is to Dominicans.
No, just no. I don’t know what economy of scale you are using, but I just called the paramedics to pull you out of the deep end of the pool.
You missed this:
"Get away from an environment influenced by dollars, and you quickly see how valuable a peso is to Dominicans"
It’s still wayyyy off. The value of money is known to the common folk by what a dollar or peso buys in any economic period. There is no way. 6 dollars gets you a good quality dozen eggs in the US. 6 pesos gets you one egg in DR. I like what @Big says “if you’re going to tip a dollar may as well give them the middle finger”
One more time: Get away from an environment influenced by dollars.
I have watched Dominicans thousands of times arguing over 1 peso.
How many times have you seen an article about someone shot over 100 pesos.
A peso is important to a Dominican and they are acutely aware of how little it buys.
I have watched Dominicans thousands of times arguing over 1 peso.
How many times have you seen an article about someone shot over 100 pesos.
A peso is important to a Dominican and they are acutely aware of how little it buys.
One more time: horse hockey! I also don’t know where you saw Dominicans arguing over one peso. Maybe when you got to DR in 1967
Your 40 years experience of living in the DR obviously means nothing here, among the educated at a fancy britches University in South Carolina .
LMFAO ..
I am starting to see that we cant use Examples, or metaphors up in here .
Some folks here would even dispute this old wise saying
" watch the pennies and the dollars will watch themselves"
claiming that Pennies are not people and dont even have eyes.
Lol...you need to come to our family game night...talk about arguing over a peso.
There you go again, trying to pull me onto your illiterate blue collar merry-go-round. I’m surprised that you would say University of SC! Close, however. Thank God you put all those SkyMiles business articles to work for you sir. Have a blessed evening!
Try leaving a peso tip anywhere and watch the reaction you'll get.