TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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UK tipsgenerally i go for 10% in restaurants (unless they've already applied a service charge, in which case zero), and rounding up the the nearest 50p or £1 in taxis ... the idea of tipping shop assistants or bar staff (as in the USA) just seems weird
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writerblock ... embedding disabled by request on, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 21:46,
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I usually tip in bars as wellEvery few drinks that is, not for every drink. And it's more a 'keep the change' thing than anything else :) One dollar a drink in the US is extremely weird to me... (even weirder than tipping hotel staff etc, I really cannot see myself do that)
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It can work out quite well in the StatesWhen I lived there, shelling out a few extra dollars on the first few rounds meant really swift service and, more often than not, lots of free drinks later (providing you tip a dollar for every freebie you get...).
Still took a while to get used to though!
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