Re: [84attendees] Tipping for a buffet breakfast

Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu> Sun, 29 July 2012 20:49 UTC

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On 7/29/12 1:11 PM, Mary Barnes wrote:
> That's incorrect.  The standard tip for a buffet is 10%:
> http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/a-guide-for-everyday-tipping/

Perhaps someone who has worked in a restaurant could enlighten - when I 
leave a tip at a full service restaurant, what percentage of that ends 
up going to the bus boys, etc.? That is the service I would be tipping 
for at a buffet.

	Thanks,
	Paul

> Mary.
>
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Worley, Dale R (Dale)
> <dworley@avaya.com <mailto:dworley@avaya.com>> wrote:
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>      > From: Emil Ivov [emcho@jitsi.org <mailto:emcho@jitsi.org>]
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>      > 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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