NSWP Posted May 2, 2022 #7126 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) How is this for a breakfast pie? Meat in gravy, egg, cheese and bacon on top, lubbly jubbly. Edited May 2, 2022 by NSWP 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 2, 2022 #7127 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted May 3, 2022 #7128 Share Posted May 3, 2022 3 hours ago, NSWP said: How is this for a breakfast pie? Meat in gravy, egg, cheese and bacon on top, lubbly jubbly. Wait staff ready to assist with your dining experience. Don’t forget to tip. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted May 3, 2022 #7129 Share Posted May 3, 2022 31 minutes ago, Docker123 said: Wait staff ready to assist with your dining experience. Don’t forget to tip. I don't tip in the dining room.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted May 3, 2022 #7130 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Cardio pie? That would make my Atrial Fibrillation jump hoops.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 3, 2022 #7131 Share Posted May 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Aus Traveller said: I don't tip in the dining room.😁 I do, it is part of the auto grats whether you like it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted May 4, 2022 #7132 Share Posted May 4, 2022 17 hours ago, MicCanberra said: I do, it is part of the auto grats whether you like it or not. On most Australian-based cruises, the gratuities are included in the fare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 4, 2022 #7133 Share Posted May 4, 2022 43 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: On most Australian-based cruises, the gratuities are included in the fare. Exactly, which means you have already tipped them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 4, 2022 #7134 Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: Exactly, which means you have already tipped them. Always thought it strange that you pay tips before you receive the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted May 4, 2022 #7135 Share Posted May 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Always thought it strange that you pay tips before you receive the service. Ah yes there is a difference between "Tips" and "Gratuities" TIPS stands for To Insure Proper Service and are given up front, as a bribe as it were. There is a great line in a movie starring Dustin Hoffman. It is set in the 1920s, Hoffman plays an American Journalist visiting the UK. As he enters an establishment he says "Would it be considered gauche if I offered you this to insure the best possible service?" as he slips a bank note to the person being bribed. Gratuities are given after service as a thankyou for excellent service, unfortunately in North America and other places they have become expected no matter how good or bad the service is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 4, 2022 #7136 Share Posted May 4, 2022 57 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: Ah yes there is a difference between "Tips" and "Gratuities" TIPS stands for To Insure Proper Service and are given up front, as a bribe as it were. There is a great line in a movie starring Dustin Hoffman. It is set in the 1920s, Hoffman plays an American Journalist visiting the UK. As he enters an establishment he says "Would it be considered gauche if I offered you this to insure the best possible service?" as he slips a bank note to the person being bribed. Gratuities are given after service as a thankyou for excellent service, unfortunately in North America and other places they have become expected no matter how good or bad the service is. Thank you. That is interesting. Being an Australian where the giving of tips is a foreign concept, I've always been fascinated with the custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 4, 2022 #7137 Share Posted May 4, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted May 4, 2022 #7138 Share Posted May 4, 2022 34 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Thank you. That is interesting. Being an Australian where the giving of tips is a foreign concept, I've always been fascinated with the custom. Actually "TIPS" are rarely done anymore (usually to get a good table in a busy trendy restaurant. Gratuities are expected, almost demanded even for the most mediocre of service. I think I would rather pay more for the food and have the restaurant pay their staff a living wage. I think that wait staff often prefer the gratuity system, in BC the minimum wage is $15.00/hr. so if they are serving 4 tables and they turn over each table every 45 minutes (think normal restaurant not fine dining) and each table leaves an $8.00 gratuity that is $32.00 plus the $15.00 minimum wage. Yes these gratuities are split up among those that don't receive gratuities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 4, 2022 #7139 Share Posted May 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: Actually "TIPS" are rarely done anymore (usually to get a good table in a busy trendy restaurant. Gratuities are expected, almost demanded even for the most mediocre of service. I think I would rather pay more for the food and have the restaurant pay their staff a living wage. I think that wait staff often prefer the gratuity system, in BC the minimum wage is $15.00/hr. so if they are serving 4 tables and they turn over each table every 45 minutes (think normal restaurant not fine dining) and each table leaves an $8.00 gratuity that is $32.00 plus the $15.00 minimum wage. Yes these gratuities are split up among those that don't receive gratuities. Yep, minimum adult wage here is a touch over $20 per hour, one reason tipping isn’t near as much of a thing here as in the USA, also why meals might be a bit more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted May 4, 2022 #7140 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MMDown Under said: Thank you. That is interesting. Being an Australian where the giving of tips is a foreign concept, I've always been fascinated with the custom. I detest tipping, here, there and everywhere. No one ever tipped me, I would have ended up with the sack and time in the 'big house.'👮♂️😬 Edited May 4, 2022 by NSWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 4, 2022 #7141 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Most of my tips were about getting a good job and a haircut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted May 5, 2022 #7142 Share Posted May 5, 2022 22 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: Ah yes there is a difference between "Tips" and "Gratuities" TIPS stands for To Insure Proper Service and are given up front, as a bribe as it were. There is a great line in a movie starring Dustin Hoffman. It is set in the 1920s, Hoffman plays an American Journalist visiting the UK. As he enters an establishment he says "Would it be considered gauche if I offered you this to insure the best possible service?" as he slips a bank note to the person being bribed. Gratuities are given after service as a thankyou for excellent service, unfortunately in North America and other places they have become expected no matter how good or bad the service is. You might want to add Daily Service Charge (DSC) to the list. Had someone on CC correct me telling me officially on cruise ships it is not a gratuity or a tip but a DSC😂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted May 5, 2022 #7143 Share Posted May 5, 2022 3 hours ago, ilikeanswers said: You might want to add Daily Service Charge (DSC) to the list. Had someone on CC correct me telling me officially on cruise ships it is not a gratuity or a tip but a DSC😂. Well they have to come up with new "P" correct terms, the one being bandied about most is "Crew Appreciation" sounds less demeaning than TIPS or Gratuities apparently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 6, 2022 #7144 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Richie's Bakery Tewantin - What a find! We spent $50 on traditional Cornish Pasties, gourmet bread, cakes, slices, Portuguese tarts, and muffins. They are located at the back of a garage so not easy to find. richiesbakery.com.au 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 6, 2022 #7145 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/5/2022 at 3:27 PM, Blackduck59 said: Well they have to come up with new "P" correct terms, the one being bandied about most is "Crew Appreciation" sounds less demeaning than TIPS or Gratuities apparently. I don’t care what they call it, I don’t like it. I paid for a cruise that advertises for service, room cleaning etc and expect it all to be included in the price I am paying not some additional near enough to compulsory costs. So glad they did away with it on ships sailing here. And first cruise it was never mentioned anywhere that between us we would be hit for an extra couple of hundred bucks once on board. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 7, 2022 #7146 Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, GUT2407 said: I don’t care what they call it, I don’t like it. I paid for a cruise that advertises for service, room cleaning etc and expect it all to be included in the price I am paying not some additional near enough to compulsory costs. So glad they did away with it on ships sailing here. And first cruise it was never mentioned anywhere that between us we would be hit for an extra couple of hundred bucks once on board. I don't like it. I feel uncomfortable tipping people. I also don't like the attitude of some people who expect preferential treatment when they tip in advance.. I also don't like when cruise lines say "no tipping" then leave a box for tips out as you leave. I think you have to be born to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted May 11, 2022 #7147 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 5:09 AM, MMDown Under said: Richie's Bakery Tewantin - What a find! We spent $50 on traditional Cornish Pasties, gourmet bread, cakes, slices, Portuguese tarts, and muffins. They are located at the back of a garage so not easy to find. richiesbakery.com.au I'll have to remember that find. Do you need a password? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 11, 2022 #7148 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Mareblu said: I'll have to remember that find. Do you need a password? No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 11, 2022 #7149 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Chicken pie yesterday, Steak and mushroom pie today from a Croydon Bakery, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 15, 2022 #7150 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Mrs Gut must love me (silly girl) chicken and Camembert pies for lunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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