First Tattoo..how much do I tip?

Love · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 5336 **Location:**

You seem to be missing the point, 200 bucks an hour is premium. You tip service workers couse they take care of you and they dont get paid much.

I Am Vegeta · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:38 am

inky wrote:

A lot of restaurants pay their employees off-the-books so it's below minimum wage in a lot of cases or close to minimum. I'm talking about Chinese take-out places or Thai food spots -- those usually pay below minimum. Places like T.G.I.Fridays and Dallas BBQ pays above minimum wage but close to it so they still depend a lot on tips to make a good living.

By the way, I think I got my tipping figured out. $100 per session and a little extra gift at the end. It's fitting:

better post the result, 300$ a session, i definetly wanna see the piece

MrTwilliger · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 1374 **Location:** Hiding

Last night Laura, Ben and myself went to our usual coffee shop that we go to late at night. We all got coffee, chilled for about 2 hours and at the end we paid for it all. I paid the owner in notes and told him to keep the change, which was like $1 or $2. He said it's fine and tried to hand me the change. I assured him that its ok that he took it and that I was giving him a tip for providing such a good service. But even after being super polite about it he still didn't want to accept it! In the end he eventually did and he was incredibly thankful and kind about it.

It's so strange to think that in one first world country tips are almost considered mandatory whilst in another they are a complete rarity.

Oh and your minimum wages are single digits? That's crazy! The average minimum wage for an adult ($18+) in Australia is $15.96 p/h. The rates are lower for juniors (under 18) and for traineeships/apprenticeship but that's a different category all together. I earn $20 an hour at my current job (which in all honesty is just a generic labour job that I'm doing before/during Uni) and I think that I am incredibly under paid. I doubt I'd get out of bed for $6 p/h.

I Am Vegeta · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:00 am

MrTwilliger wrote:

Last night Laura, Ben and myself went to our usual coffee shop that we go to late at night. We all got coffee, chilled for about 2 hours and at the end we paid for it all. I paid the owner in notes and told him to keep the change, which was like $1 or $2. He said it's fine and tried to hand me the change. I assured him that its ok that he took it and that I was giving him a tip for providing such a good service. But even after being super polite about it he still didn't want to accept it! In the end he eventually did and he was incredibly thankful and kind about it.

It's so strange to think that in one first world country tips are almost considered mandatory whilst in another they are a complete rarity.

Oh and your minimum wages are single digits? That's crazy! The average minimum wage for an adult ($18+) in Australia is $15.96 p/h. The rates are lower for juniors (under 18) and for traineeships/apprenticeship but that's a different category all together. I earn $20 an hour at my current job (which in all honesty is just a generic labour job that I'm doing before/during Uni) and I think that I am incredibly under paid. I doubt I'd get out of bed for $6 p/h.

everything in australia is overpriced though

inky · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4025 **Location:**

It is odd. Then again, it might be that the cost of living there is much higher. I had one incident where I went to an Asian restaurant (Thai, I think) somewhere in Queens with my girlfriend, my cousin and his girlfriend. We all pooled in money to pay for the dinner and my cousin, who is terrible at calculating tips, left $6 for a $60 dinner (or somewhere around that ballpark) without telling us. While we were going outside, the waitress ran to him and told him he didn't pay enough so I had to leave another $5.

I go to a "Hot Pot" food spot close by where I live once every few weeks. I always tip them at least 30% per dinner so every time we go there, we always get a good spot and great service even on the busiest nights.

Majorharper · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:37 am

In Quebec, if you go to a fancy restaurant, you always calculate the taxes combined. It gives around 14% of the total cost

Toshiharu · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4222 **Location:** Nowhere

I Am Vegeta wrote:

MrTwilliger wrote:

Last night Laura, Ben and myself went to our usual coffee shop that we go to late at night. We all got coffee, chilled for about 2 hours and at the end we paid for it all. I paid the owner in notes and told him to keep the change, which was like $1 or $2. He said it's fine and tried to hand me the change. I assured him that its ok that he took it and that I was giving him a tip for providing such a good service. But even after being super polite about it he still didn't want to accept it! In the end he eventually did and he was incredibly thankful and kind about it.

It's so strange to think that in one first world country tips are almost considered mandatory whilst in another they are a complete rarity.

Oh and your minimum wages are single digits? That's crazy! The average minimum wage for an adult ($18+) in Australia is $15.96 p/h. The rates are lower for juniors (under 18) and for traineeships/apprenticeship but that's a different category all together. I earn $20 an hour at my current job (which in all honesty is just a generic labour job that I'm doing before/during Uni) and I think that I am incredibly under paid. I doubt I'd get out of bed for $6 p/h.

everything in australia is overpriced though

What's funny about that though the exchange rate for AUD to USD is almost 1:1

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

I Am Vegeta wrote:

everything in australia is overpriced though

But isn't that the case almost everywhere else?

Fury · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 1596 **Location:**

The cost of living in australia isnt high at all. Granted some things are way cheaper in other countries, eg. cigarettes...fkn costs us $16 a pack and we have disgusting photos on ours lmao.

Spoiler!

Bartic · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:56 pm

Fury wrote:

The cost of living in australia isnt high at all. Granted some things are way cheaper in other countries, eg. cigarettes...fkn costs us $16 a pack and we have disgusting photos on ours lmao.

Spoiler!

I never smoked, but I think I have tongue cancer. Q.Q

omier · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 5985 **Location:** ...

^Snus?

_MvP_ · **Joined:** Jan 2009 **Posts:** 1423 **Location:**

MrTwilliger wrote:

Tip...? D:

If someone charges me for something than I just pay them what they are asking. If they wanted another 10% then they should just charge it in the first place. I truly don't understand the concept of mandatory tipping.

+1

inky · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4025 **Location:**

I Am Vegeta wrote:

better post the result, 300$ a session, i definetly wanna see the piece

Will do. Sample of previous work:

I Am Vegeta · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:58 pm

*BlackFox wrote:

I Am Vegeta wrote:

everything in australia is overpriced though

But isn't that the case almost everywhere else?

nah they have to import almost everything so the prices are highers

steroids possession and use are illegal too, lol **** you skippy

@inky that look awesome

Bartic · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:05 pm

Sanktum wrote:

^Snus?

Nah, never tried it and never will. Just that my tongue looks totally fucked up.

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

I Am Vegeta wrote:

steroids possession and use are illegal too, lol **** you skippy

This should be everywhere!... Just for fun! lulz

Btw: Not bad at all @inky

inky · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4025 **Location:**

Yep. That's the reason I didn't mind scheduling it with the artist even with that price tag.

Isis · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 4171 **Location:**

I've never tipped my tattoo artist, getting inked is an expensive hobby (for me anyway!).... I pay £65 per hr, can't afford to be tipping as well! Having my sleeve started in just over a week! And half my back is done!

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