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jiwusf
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Hey as an American I'm so used to tipping in American clubs for drinks and such. I've heard that in the European clubs and Ibiza this is not done. Is this true or just a rumor??
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in the clubs, do not tip! you are already paying a fortune for your drinks.
infact in clubby bars in ibiza town, and san an don't tip either, once again your already paying far too much for your drinks.
But if you eat at a restaurant then it is best to tip of 10% of the total bill price.
infact in clubby bars in ibiza town, and san an don't tip either, once again your already paying far too much for your drinks.
But if you eat at a restaurant then it is best to tip of 10% of the total bill price.
obscura101
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I agree. Don't tip at the clubs...It doesn't help the service either.
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jiwusf
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Thanks!!!
That will save mucho $$$. Since I always throw in an extra buck with drinks.
That will save mucho $$$. Since I always throw in an extra buck with drinks.
puppylover
Active Member
stuie said:sometimes they try and influence you to give them a tip. at privilege last year they kept tryin holding the change up to the tip jar and expect you to agree. quote]
Well the clubs aren't much better in that respect when the bar staff rudely don't offer to give you your change back and instead try to put it into their tip jar..........ask me first!!! (but I'll still say no ....I might be battered but I'm not that battered......)
Other than restaurants I have almost stopped tipping. Like everyone has said, the drink prices are ridiculous - I dont complain about paying them but I dont think tipping is really an option.
If you buy a single beer in Pacha the tip would work out at about 1Euro or 70p. Im afraid no matter how poorly paid the bar staff are, it aint worth 70p to reach into a fridge and take the top off a beer or hand over a bottle of water. No one tips the PR's, dancers, the resident DJ's at the bars, or the guys on the doors and they are paid crap wages too. I used to work in a club in the UK, the wages were equally rubbish and almost no one got tips there, so why should it be different elsewhere.
Working behind a bar in a club might not pay well and be particularly hard work and not all that glamourous but usually does have its benefits - such as guranteed free entry to any night you like and free drinks off your mates behind the bar (aside from some other slightly more, ahem, less well known benefits).
Taxi drivers think are slightly different. On occasion I think its worth the tip, if for example they are cheerful and appreciate the attempted use of Spanish or provide an unexpectedly speedy arrival at the destination. Actually, sometimes I think just arriving at your destination alive is almost tip worthy.
I have noticed a slight trend in Ibiza cabbies to take a more circuitous route but I still think this is the exception rather than the rule. Driving slower wont necessarily increase the fare as, if they use the same system as London taxis you are charged a set rate for every fifth (I think its a fifth) of a mile while moving and then another rate while the cab is stationary. Therefore if two cabs did the same distance without stopping but at different speeds the fare would be the same.
If you buy a single beer in Pacha the tip would work out at about 1Euro or 70p. Im afraid no matter how poorly paid the bar staff are, it aint worth 70p to reach into a fridge and take the top off a beer or hand over a bottle of water. No one tips the PR's, dancers, the resident DJ's at the bars, or the guys on the doors and they are paid crap wages too. I used to work in a club in the UK, the wages were equally rubbish and almost no one got tips there, so why should it be different elsewhere.
Working behind a bar in a club might not pay well and be particularly hard work and not all that glamourous but usually does have its benefits - such as guranteed free entry to any night you like and free drinks off your mates behind the bar (aside from some other slightly more, ahem, less well known benefits).
Taxi drivers think are slightly different. On occasion I think its worth the tip, if for example they are cheerful and appreciate the attempted use of Spanish or provide an unexpectedly speedy arrival at the destination. Actually, sometimes I think just arriving at your destination alive is almost tip worthy.
I have noticed a slight trend in Ibiza cabbies to take a more circuitous route but I still think this is the exception rather than the rule. Driving slower wont necessarily increase the fare as, if they use the same system as London taxis you are charged a set rate for every fifth (I think its a fifth) of a mile while moving and then another rate while the cab is stationary. Therefore if two cabs did the same distance without stopping but at different speeds the fare would be the same.
hey yeah as an american too...i found that odd that u really dont have to tip... i agree dont tip unless u meet a really cool person who u feel deserves an extra something ....
i heard it sucks working out there cause the pay is not that good...so look out if someone is cool...
i heard it sucks working out there cause the pay is not that good...so look out if someone is cool...
MarkSimpson
New Member
European countries have a higher minimum wage than America, so whereas you might tip unless you're given a reason not to, as a rule we won't tip unless there is a particularly good reason to do so. I don't think serving a couple of drinks merits that, unless it's a particularly big round and the same person has served you several times or it's New Year's Eve or a similarly shitty night to be working.
In El Divino earlier this year i'd been buying drinks at 8 euro's all night then when it was clear i was more funked that before they became 10 euro's. I wasn't that funked but let it go. I stood around and watched her for a while and it became apparent that she would pocket a few euros off of people who seemed more buzzing.
My friend then bought a round and i told him to watch out for what she was doing. She rang up the correct amount 28 euros for instance then took his fifty. got the 22 change and only passed him the 20 note whilst slipping the 2 euros under the counter. He questioned it and she gave him the extra 2 pretending she dropped it.
A few days later i spoke to a girl who used to work there and she said it was common practice!
Beware
My friend then bought a round and i told him to watch out for what she was doing. She rang up the correct amount 28 euros for instance then took his fifty. got the 22 change and only passed him the 20 note whilst slipping the 2 euros under the counter. He questioned it and she gave him the extra 2 pretending she dropped it.
A few days later i spoke to a girl who used to work there and she said it was common practice!
Beware
Robo said:
Guess some aren't used to their meters yet, at the weekend our driver freaked out and started punching the steering wheel when, outside Pacha, he realised he hadn't set the meter running! He'd picked us up from Bora Bora and we were going to Talamanca (about a 5 min walk from Pacha!). We gave him a big tip to make up for it!
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Julie
Guest
Phat Kev said:stuie said:sometimes they try and influence you to give them a tip. at privilege last year they kept tryin holding the change up to the tip jar and expect you to agree.
They're doing it at Amnesia this year & it's very annoying!
Happened to me in there last year too - will watch out for it again this year
) but cause i already pay outragous prices for the drinks as it is (not to mention entrance fee!)
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PURRIE
Guest
when we went to Release Yourself at pacha at the beginning of August we got a free drink with our ticket, we went up to the funky room as it is always quiet pretty early and we can get served quicker, there were 3 (extremly hot) women workin on the bar.
As usual we asked for our drinks then preceeded to hand over the ticket stub for a free drink, we got a total look of disgust and a plate with a bit paper on it which in huge letters said TIPS, they held back on putting our drinks on the bar until we had tipped.
A few of the guys didnt have any loose change so the free drink ended up costing another 5 euros!
As usual we asked for our drinks then preceeded to hand over the ticket stub for a free drink, we got a total look of disgust and a plate with a bit paper on it which in huge letters said TIPS, they held back on putting our drinks on the bar until we had tipped.
A few of the guys didnt have any loose change so the free drink ended up costing another 5 euros!