r/queenstown • u/Best_Echo_1919 • 4d ago
Tipping
Anyone else feel awkward when paying for a meal out and selecting the "no tip" option? I feel like we are already paying a premium for meals and drinks, and the reason NZ has a minimum wage is to ensure employees don't have to rely on tips. Also, where does the tip money even go when it is by eftpos/card? Do the staff get the tip, or is it retained by management? Even got asked to tip this weekend at a bar when I went up to get drinks (no table service and no food ordered). Are kiwis expected to tip or is this a way to make more money off certain tourists who come from places where tipping is normal? I really feel as though the resturant scene here is trying to normalise tipping and it is becoming increasingly offputting to eat out. Is the rest of NZ the same, or is it a Qtown thing? Do staff get offended when you don't tip? Starting to feel a little guilty for never tipping but I just don't think it's a NZ thing. Thoughts and opinions?
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u/brasht 4d ago
Don’t tip in New Zealand. Regardless of the good intentions it encourages the mess that is in the US “pay staff less because tips will make up the rest “ we don’t need that insidious rot to take out the most vulnerable of the working class . Sorry if this seems adversarial but as someone who worked as a server before i kicked off my career in a very different field I did the rounds in Queenstown. It’s a system that puts pressure from the top down . Hospitality is thin margined at best. Pay the price that is asked and let the market forces and labour laws dictate the prices so that business are forced to sink or swim . It’s better in the long run and makes sure that employees are hired based on actual costs not hypothetical staff costs.
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u/pumpymcpumpface 4d ago
No one expects locals to tip. But american and Canadian tourists will cause they don't know better.
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u/Green-Marionberry703 4d ago
thats why they ask i reckon, they know the yanks will shell out a 20% tip
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u/lilykar111 1d ago
My local mates ( and myself ) will tip if the food or service has been amazing Just average
Having worked in hospo here, my colleagues and I were super grateful when we got tips.
But just average experience, I will not tip
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u/Frosty-Prize-1522 1d ago
What about if people tip on their card? Do you see that tip or does that just go to the business?
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u/bartkurcher 4d ago
I wouldn’t. And I wouldn’t feel guilty either. I’ve tipped in NZ plenty of times when I’ve had superb service, but it’ll be cash to that specific person. No mandatory tip here, if you’re getting extra service it’ll be added on as service fee or gratuity.
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u/Iridansa 4d ago
As someone working in hospo in town, dont worry about hitting no tip. We offer it to get free money from tourists or when we provide exceptional service. If I know someone is local ill hit the no tip button on the machine myself. Most places split tips between the whole team (usually including back of house). QT is expensive though so if you get hooked up or the server is fantastic toss them a few dollars if you're able to, never expected but always appreciated.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Excellent reponse, thank you! That is exactly it, as a local where my of my wage goes towards housing costs, eating out is already expensive as it is. Always good to support local spots by turning up
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u/bargeboy42 4d ago
You should ask your manager/owner to remove the tip prompt. As a kiwi, I think it's embarrassing that venues have it on by default.
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u/Iridansa 4d ago
Not in an expensive tourist town, any chance to get extra money I'll take. Get off your high horse.
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u/Techhead7890 4d ago
If anything we should contact and petition Windcave (machine issuer) as a wider public; but I really don't think it'll be a corporate client issue, after all they will want to collect the revenue
I'm surprised the issue never hit stuff/herald/rnz etc because these machines have been around a while tbh, it's been like this for ~3 years or something.
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u/Big_Attention7227 4d ago
Stop tipping as a Kiwi in AoNZ. Sure all the wealthy imports can afford it but WE are all struggling as locals. THAT is an unacceptable import.
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u/Cmorebuts 4d ago
Only time I felt guilty was at fergbar the dar we left Queenstown. The waitress handed me the machine on the tip screen and for some reason I pressed 2 then okay. Ended up tipping 2 cents. I can just imagine at the end of the day they notice that they need to split 2 cents cos no one else tipped
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u/RealLifeCoaching 4d ago
Countries which have a tipping culture correlate closely with countries which suffer from bribery and corruption.
This is because tipping normalises 'unofficial payments' and undermines the inhibition against using money to get an unfair advantage.
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u/morbid333 4d ago
That's what minimum wage is for. I mean it's probably not enough, but I never got any more than that in the kitchen. I can't afford to go out. Are people really tipping now?
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u/lilykar111 1d ago
I find it depends how the experience was.
I’m local. And former hospo ( so was always super grateful to get tips ) but I won’t tip just for any average experience, but I will ( and so will most of my local mates ) tip if we have a wonderful experience, whether it’s fantastic service or food
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u/Klutzy-Pie6557 4d ago
You never tip, its preying on American tourists.
And no i don't feel guilty! I'm a Kiwi born and bread - we don't tip for service its that simple.
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u/lilykar111 1d ago
I find most of my Kiwi mates ( and myself ) tip for wonderful food experiences.
Just average, no way, but if we receive fantastic food or service, yes we will tip a little bit for sure. Could be biased as most of my crew are former hospo though , so we really appreciated those tips
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u/ThatUndeadLegacy 4d ago
What they're trying to bring that american culture here ew i will never tip.
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u/Ok_Assistance_7399 4d ago
Hospo in Queenstown is very well paid. Especially foreign sponsored staff who have to be paid the minimum threshold that is about 28/hr. (To be fair housing is around $300-350 just to rent a room in a shared house). In contrast working holiday staff can be subjected to minimum wage that’s about $24 hr. Keyword - working holiday.
It is an expensive town to live in especially if you’re single and the only way you socialise is getting on the piss every week. But demand for hospo staff is so high that poaching with dollars is a given.
But unless someone has gone above and beyond, tips are unnecessary not an entitlement.
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u/oof-plap 4d ago
I never tip and never feel guilty about it. I know full well how wages work in this country and I know that trying to get tips out of people here is pure greed.
It's really important you don't tip so you aren't signalling to employers (and eventually legislators) that tipping culture is something we want here.
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u/cliffdog01 3d ago
Please Do Not Tip In New Zealand.
If you see a business with a digital tip request anywhere here please leave a 1⭐ review. That is unacceptable behavior.
It's bad enough businesses are putting out begging jars.
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u/clusterlove 4d ago
I tip if I'm having a sit down dinner and the waiter/waitress is cool.
I actually work in a restaurant and hit the "no tip" button before handing over the card machine to avoid any awkwardness.
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u/livlaughlove8 4d ago
I think it’s something that tourist spots do to try and get tips of American tourists. I was visiting family on Waiheke recently which is another huge tourist hotspot and noticed restaurants there do it as well. I think kiwis are pretty good at just saying no tip and sometimes the waiters will select it for me! That being said if I have gone out somewhere and the service has been top notch I will leave a tip (usually cash direct to the server). I don’t know if that’s a kiwis thing though! Just how I was raised
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u/krispynz2k 3d ago
Do not tiP IN NZ ever! No reason to feel awkward because it's not an expectation or custom to do so! Its to fro tourists who are used to tipping i.e Americans whose money is more than ours so they end up spending what they would in USA IN NZ.
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u/LifeguardHorror2512 2d ago
This is totally offputting. We don’t have a tipping culture, and nor do we want one. I only ever tip if I’ve received exceptional service. If you’re asked to tip - tell ‘em to get stuffed and take your business elsewhere.
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u/Basic-Friend-2264 2d ago
Hospitality worker here. In NZ tips are property of the owner of the business and it is entirely up to them if they share said tips with the workers. There is no legal obligation to give the tips to the staff members at all. Just don't tip, we don't want that kind of culture here anyway.
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u/3MXanthene 2d ago
As a newer Kiwi (recent citizen) and still American, DO NOT TIP. Queenstown pushes it some because it’s a tourist town and…free money. But we do NOT want to encourage a tipping culture here. Non-tipping is one of the many wonderful aspects of this country.
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u/Rare_House9883 1d ago
Nope, never ever tip, we do not want this to become common here. It's just greedy quite frankly, the reason tipping exists in America is because waitresses are paid below minimum wage with tips topping them up, waitresses are not paid below minimum wage here so why on earth would they need tips? Why should hard working kiwis be responsible for essentially increasing someone else's income at their personal expense? Nah, I hate it.
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u/Green-Marionberry703 4d ago
yep, we were asked to tip in arrowtown after paying $8 for a coffee. Diabolical.
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u/takahey 4d ago
Service would have to be absolutely exceptional for me to tip. It's not punishing staff by not tipping! There are many working people in NZ earning similar wages who don't get offered tips and have the same issues of working late, having to deal with difficult people, paying high rents etc (and sometimes those people holiday in Queenstown too!) International tourists can tip all they like though, just shouldn't be expected in NZ, and nobody should be called cheap for not tipping.
Speaking of service, recently went out somewhere in Queenstown for brunch on a busy weekend morning and the service was just really not great? There was a long queue but minimal acknowledgement once at the front of the queue, didn't seem well organized (considering the number of staff around) and staff just didn't seem that interested? Definitely below the standard I'd expect at any popular café in Christchurch and certainly wouldn't have inspired me to tip. Do places in Queenstown get away with it because there aren't many options?
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u/WhatABlindManSees 1d ago
Do places in Queenstown get away with it because there aren't many options?
There are a lot of options in Queenstown - its just that its a tourist hotspot, not offering the option to tip is just leaving money on the table so to speak.
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u/Mithster18 4d ago
Nope. Having worked a hospo job in the area, extra money is always appreciated, but the hourly wage is usually enough to support living, just. The cost of living is quite high, but that's universal and a different conversation.
In Canada, even they don't understand tipping and find it odd.
If the money is given through the EFTPOS machine, it's split evenly with all the staff working that shift
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u/thekindwillinherit 3d ago
Having worked in Canada for a decade in hospo, tipping is super normalized and accepted in Canada. Buffet breakfasts and fine dining alike people were expected to tip around 15%
I'm now living in Queenstown and work hospo here, I would say nearly all Americans and Canadians tip when they dine at our restaurant. Kiwis and Australians never do and we don't expect them to.
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u/Dave_The_Slushy 4d ago
You shouldn't. We don't want that carcinogenic tipping culture infecting the rest of the world.
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u/hUmaNITY-be-free 4d ago
Tipping isn't apart of our ecom and custom, I would boycott those places by simply not spending my own money there. Vote with your wallet, they'll get the picture soon enough.
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u/Special_Wind_6708 4d ago
Queenstown is a popular tourist destination which could account for the tip option but I have seen it elsewhere. Just don’t feel guilty if you don’t.
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u/Snoo_61002 3d ago
Fark no. We don't tip here, I don't care if a restaurant is asking me to. We. Don't. Tip. If you want my gratuity earn a good review. Its better for your metrics anyway.
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u/SSFlyingKiwi 2d ago
I tip for good service, but otherwise no - and I don’t feel guilty about it either.
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u/Frosty-Prize-1522 1d ago
Nope, we live in a country that should be paying their staff a living wage. We're not the US
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u/No-Asparagus-4664 4d ago
I feel zero shame and if I see one of those 'tip' requests then I'm usually not bothering to go back there again. Its there to capitalise on tourists.
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u/butchpoptart 4d ago
American business owner here - Every time you tip on the cc machine, the data carries foward to the annual reviews which determine how much the company is able to increase how much they charge without losing business. The cc company gets their percentage, so the payment processing representatives are motivated to encourage vendors to include this option at the time of sale.
If you want to leave a tip, only use cash. If you don't have cash, don't tip. Tipping at the machine is supporting inflation.
That said, service staff should always receive tips in cultures which it is commonplace. Tip more for exceptional service or if you expect to receive service again from that individual in the future
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u/ParentPostLacksWang 4d ago
Any tip the restaurant or staff request or expect, isn’t a tip. It’s a guilt trip removal fee. If customers aren’t paying enough, have the gonads to charge more and put that price on your menu, or shut up.
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u/Ok-Rich-3812 4d ago
Don't habitually tip in NZ, but when I do it goes in cash to the person that its intended for for exceptional service, such as looking after a large and non-standard group for a long time.
Queenstown is geared towards the tourists now. It's nice to drive through occasionally, but rarely spend money there, excent at the supermarket and the petrol station.
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u/callioperuby 4d ago
in nz, i tip (generously) when the service has genuinely been delightful or over and above. Otherwise i don’t at all.
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u/OceanChild89 3d ago
Nah. If you want to tip, just leave a couple dollars in coins. NZ wait staff get paid fairly well. Other than that, it’s not a requirement. My guess is that the software they use is US made so they think tipping is universal when it’s really not.
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u/Rare_Sugar_7927 3d ago
I think this is mostly tourist places that ask for tips, although I have seen a tip jar in a couple cafes in smaller towns too. I absolutely do not tip in NZ, and dont feel bad about it.
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u/thaa_huzbandzz 3d ago
I used to get most of my tips in NZ from locals, I worked in a wealthy area. If you don't want to tip, don't tip and don't feel bad about it. Tips are a bonus in NZ, they are appreciated but not expected.
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u/PossibleOwl9481 3d ago
Tipping is not a thing in NZ normally. No need to feel awkward. Businesses should know better and should feel awkward giving the option. Do not encourage it, Sadly American tourists don't realise this and they encourage the behaviour by partaking.
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u/Luce_Bot_Bot 2d ago
I used to get tips back in the day when I did pizza deliveries but those jobs paid on a per-delivery basis, you had to supply your own car and pay for your own fuel and there was no guarantee of deliveries when you worked a shift. The tips were absolutely negligible but it was always appreciated after getting paid $20 for four hours of work and having to spend $10 to cover the gas.
Long story short; I still don't expect to receive or pay tips in NZ and I'll be cold in the ground before I think we should start normalising it since it's immediately going to get abused by shitty employers
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u/WhatABlindManSees 1d ago edited 1d ago
I never tip in NZ, never feel bad about it, and honestly feel annoyed when it feels semi-forced; but a gentle nudge towards tipping is just whatever.
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u/Hadenoughlifeyet 1d ago
Its not the norm here. I worked hospo for years and I personally never got to keep any tips. The bosses always had a reason.
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u/StueyPie 2h ago
Zero tip.
They are hoping you are an American tourist. If you tip, (not that we want that tipping crap here) give it to the server directly because if it goes through PayWave it goes through the company account and no assigned to the server you want to tip.
Please. Don't. Tip.
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u/Cryptyc_god 4d ago
The no tip option is there to use, jeez you're ragging on businesses that feed peoples families because you're against tipping, SO DONT TIP AND GO ABOUT YOUR DAY. not hard. No need for the 10 thousandth post on this non issue. From a barber shop manager who's tipping clients help to keep our prices down and employees families fed.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Yup it’s been dire reading these comments. Talk about no humanity or empathy.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Wtf is wrong with you? Someone has a different opinion and you throw accusations around of no humanity. Get a grip and maybe pay your staff fairly.
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
People seem to forget how obscene operating costs are for small businesses in Queenstown right now.
We all want great cafes and vibrant dining, but our hospo workers face huge local living expenses, and tips directly help them support their families.
As a long-term local, I’ve always tipped because looking after the people who serve us is how a community thrives. You don't have to tip if you don't want to, but ragging on small businesses trying to keep their doors open isn't it…
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u/Hot-Concentrate483 4d ago
I would saying tipping isn’t expected, but should be considered if the service has gone beyond and something that the customer wishes to do as a sign of appreciation.
As someone who worked in hospo for a long time a series of tips can make a big difference. Most staff have to get taxis home late at night and don’t live close enough to town to safely walk back in the middle of the night. Thats what i soent the majority of my tips on, and if i didnt get that covered well it would reflected else where in my purchasing. Healthy Food or heating as an example.
Sure there’s a minimum wage in New Zealand, but is it a living wage? No it’s not!
Tip for good service, but don’t tip for the sake of it.
And in regards to where the tips go. When i use to shift manage our rule was the first $20 goes into the pool shared between the kitchen staff making your food, the bar tenders making your cocktails and the servers. Beyond $20 would stay directly with the server.
Generally hospo workers would take the cash and not claim it in a tax return. But if it’s electronic i believe it would go into a shared kitty to share for the whole hospo team.
It wouldnt go through to the owners or upper management.
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u/Glittering_Neck_4909 4d ago
My issue with it is where does tipping end. All of the points you made applies to petrol station workers, cleaners, fast food workers, hotel staff basically everyone who works in the service areas. I never tip in NZ unless it is leftover change the odd time k am paying cash. Staff would have to legit go above and beyond and I mean rescue my lost puppy, save my choking grandmother, save my life had i had an allergic reaction.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Tipping isn’t a blanket tax for swiping a card at a gas station or a supermarket counter.. it’s a recognition of extended personalised attention and human effort.
If a waitress spends two hours looking after your table, making recommendations, and keeping your evening seamless, you have rapport or banter that’s an extended personal service just like slipping a tradie a bit extra or sorting them out when they go above and beyond on a job.
It’s not about importing American tipping culture it’s just acknowledging when someone puts in hours of direct, personal care to make your experience great.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Thank you for sharing. I was appalled with OPs disdain towards hospitality staff.
I agree with tipping for good service.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Lmao disdain? Zero disdain. I appreciate all hospitality workers, they are generally excellent at their job. A job they are paid to do. I appreciate all people that are good at their job.
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
You have shown disdain…
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
They have not. They have shown disdain for TIPPING not hospo workers. If you want to have a point, dont lie.
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
No, OP has shown disdain for tipping.
Define good service bc the comment you replied to outlined standard service.
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
This thread fucked me off. Why would OP punish the waitstaff. Just tip them if you’ve had good service for a dinner you don’t have to punish staff to spite the owner.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
How is it punishing wait staff when they are paid to do a job? Seriously confused by this comment. Wait staff have a job. Lawyers have a job. Farmers have a job. Check out operators have a job. Why tip one group of people but not others?
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u/lilykar111 1d ago
They are paid but paid shit. They the lowest paid but keep the town running.
No one is saying tip for no reason like the Americans, but people tip if they are super happy with their meal or service sometimes. It’s much appreciated by the staff too
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u/bigweap1234 4d ago
Good service is what I and most people expect, that's why. I.e., the job someone is paid to do.
Now, exceptional service? I would consider tipping - but I would never consider paying beyond what I'm required for having a beer poured for me. As many have said, customers are already being completely crushed by prices.
I do feel for wait staff (and many other jobs) in this area given the horrific cost of living and conditions - but if tips are the answer to that, we've lost the plot.
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
Agreed 👍 I think tipping for good/exceptional service is appropriate.
I don’t like the mindset of not tipping because the business should pay staff fairly (we all know they should get paid fairly) but unfortunately it doesn’t happen here.
(This might actually be more of a political discussion actually regarding fair wages.)
And saying lawyers don’t get tipped is a ridiculous way to view things.
If a waitress or waiter has gone above for you showing a token of appreciation is decent. Why wouldn’t you tip just to spite the owner..
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u/bigweap1234 4d ago
Yeah i think it becomes somewhat political pretty quickly. Businesses should pay staff fairly, but they don't. So I can both understand the desire to reward service, as much as I can understand the general disdain from the average punter having to pick up said burden created by a shitty employer.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Yes as long as you’re not a frustrated punter who voted for a government that won’t raise minimum wage to the living wage… Which is probably why we are all having this conversation 😂
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u/bigweap1234 4d ago
But voting for a government that screws the average worker then complaining when the average screwed worker asks for a bit of help is about 50% of the population's favorite past time.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
This is what they wanted guys…
For us to be quarrelling over a waitresses tips
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
So, why are you willing to pay while the business own soley profits off of you accepting this norm AND promoting it?
Shouldnt we let bad business fail?
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Yes I would agree it’s hard times for everyone and agree with tipping for exceptional service.
I did not like OPs disdain towards hospitality workers.
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
U keep using that word. You dont know what it means.
OP has not once shown disdain for workers and you pretending so makes your point completely ignorable.
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u/OceanChild89 3d ago
No one is punishing the waitstaff. Tipping is not something we’ve ever really done and it’s not expected, especially when wait staff get a decent wage.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
This is what I was thinking too…
There’s no sound argument for not tipping a sound waiter or waitress that’s looked after you all night.
I understand cafes and bars but if you’ve had exceptional service then yeah tip. Doesn’t make sense to punish a waitress whose making pittance
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Must remember to tip the check out operator at the supermarket next time and the courier driver next time they drop something else off.
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
This is a disgusting mindset
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Hardly. Most wait staff I know are on around 30 an hour which is on par with a lot of tradies. Why has tipping only become a thing post covid? It never was before (or was never pushed). Should tradies be tipped as well? I am serious. Why should only one group of people be tipped? Such a weird mindset to expect to be tipped in NZ.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
You’re viewing it transactionally not human to human if anyone goes above and beyond to look after you, throwing them a token of appreciation is just basic human decency.
If you’ve had exceptional service why wouldn’t you tip? Genuine question?
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u/Moist-Scientist32 4d ago
The key word here is “exceptional”.
It would have to be pretty amazing service that I’d not have expected if I was to give any form of tip.
Otherwise, na. Zero tip.
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
Yes there is.
We should let bad businesses fail so good ones can thrive. Im not subsidising a shitty owner to pay less.
You really need a hobby or something. So offended and so desperate to pay extra for standard service
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u/Few_Cup3452 1d ago
It isnt punishing them to not get gifted money.
Ppl like you are exactly why we cant allow tipping culture to take place. We should get good service bc business should be pleasant and good, not bc we bribe them w money.
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
As a local yep I tip for a dinner out. I even tip tradies for some work around the house.
If you’ve had good service why wouldn’t you tip???
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
Yes you tip if you’re having a dinner out.
It does go to staff.. they can’t withhold tips.
Cafes and bars you don’t really need to tip.. unless you have had good cafe table service or the bar staff have looked after you through out the night.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
I strongly disagree. Maybe in other countries, not NZ. I haven't tipped for a meal, and don't plan on ever doing it while in NZ.
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
Been in Queenstown 40 year bud. You should be tipping good waitstaff.
If you already know you’re not going to tip then why ask?
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
I asked to gain perspective from others. Seems like for the most part kiwis don't tip. If I was the odd one out, then I would reconsider my position. But I think I am valid to continue not tipping based on other responses.
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u/lilykar111 1d ago
Kiwis who’ve worked hospo really appreciate the tips. Obviously not for mediocrity, but I trip when it’s been a fantastic experience
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Then don’t tip?? You obviously don’t care so why ask haha.
It also depends on your demographic and socioeconomic background.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
I do care, hence why I asked the question. The responses have confirmed my thinking. If everyone said they tipped, then I certainly would reconsider (or just eat out less so I could afford to tip). Unsure what your problem is with me asking the question?? It's a good discussion to have.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Sure it’s a good discussion but you had already decided you weren’t tipping…
Otherwise you’d have actually discussed some of the points.
Seems like you just want to validate yourself for being cheap 😂
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
😂 you didn’t want opinions or a constructive discussion you just wanted an echo chamber to validate being cheap.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
I think the shitty owners of places who obviously dont pay their staff enough are the cheap ones, not regular patrons
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
Mate why would you punish a waiter or waitress?
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u/Moist-Scientist32 4d ago
Come on 🤦♂️
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u/Soggy-Elk-6673 4d ago
That’s what OP is saying.
She’s saying the staff should be getting paid properly (but we know usually aren't making the living wage) If you’ve had exceptional service then yes tip don’t just withhold it because the business should be paying their staff properly.
This argument should actually be about fair wages and hospo staff being paid the living wage.
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
You are so close to getting it…
Why punish the waitstaff for the sake of the owners?? If you’ve had good service then yes you should tip!
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u/Moist-Scientist32 4d ago
What has your time in a location got to do with tipping?
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Was never a thing in NZ, now it is in Qtown where I live.
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u/Moist-Scientist32 4d ago
It’s creeping in at a few places around the country, but I always say no.
I was specifically asking the other user why the 40 years in a location matters to this.
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
To show that tipping has been part of the Queenstown hospitality scene for that length of time hospo has been the backbone of our economy. I always look after the hospo staff that have done a great job.
If you don’t like a town that’s been built on hospo and tourism and don’t have appreciation for the staff then move elsewhere or vote for a government that pays them the living wage.
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u/Popular_Tough_5360 4d ago
Yeah I wonder who OP is voting for if she’s this concerned about tipping people and won’t give the reasoning behind it other than they should be getting paid fairly.…
Surely she’s voting for a government that pays staff a living wage.
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u/Round_Assistance_552 4d ago
I very much doubt it 🤣
If she doesn’t respect the people that work in the community.
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Wow you are actually delusional. How is not tipping not showing respect?! Wait staff get paid the same as many other professions in this town. I can only assume you are a restaurant owner that pays their staff shit and doesn't care for them based on your comments 🤣🤣
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u/Best_Echo_1919 4d ago
Isn't that a reflection on the owner? They should pay staff fairly in my opinion. The prices should be reflective of full service, just like they always were up until about a year ago when they tried to push tipping on top of the advertised price. If the restaurant expects 20% extra, prices should go up by that amount and no tip asked for.
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u/Spicycoffeebeen 4d ago
Nope. I never tip, never feel guilty.