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Re: [84attendees] Tipping for a buffet breakfast

Mary Barnes <mary.h.barnes@gmail.com> Sun, 29 July 2012 20:11 UTC

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From: Mary Barnes <mary.h.barnes@gmail.com>
To: "Worley, Dale R (Dale)" <dworley@avaya.com>
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Subject: Re: [84attendees] Tipping for a buffet breakfast
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That's incorrect.  The standard tip for a buffet is 10%:
http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/a-guide-for-everyday-tipping/

Mary.

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Worley, Dale R (Dale)
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> > From: Emil Ivov [emcho@jitsi.org]
> >
> > Are we expected to tip waiters that bring beverages during a buffet
> breakfast?
>
> The rule I've generally heard in the US is that one does not tip for
> buffets.  I would guess that the practice is the same in Canada.
>
> Dale
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