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Estebanh
 Post subject: Tipping Guide
PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:44 pm 
I, like most gringos, have probably tipped too much in CR. Here is a good guide:

http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... -tipping/4
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Bktuna
 Post subject: Re: Tipping Guide
PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:15 pm 
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10% is included by law on all bar and restaurant bills. Check your to go meals it probably is incorrectly added. Ticos do not tip on top of that. I usually tip 10% more.

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Estebanh
 Post subject: Re: Tipping Guide
PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:21 pm 
Bktuna wrote:
10% is included by law on all bar and restaurant bills. Check your to go meals it probably is incorrectly added. Ticos do not tip on top of that. I usually tip 10% more.

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The guide says no tipping at bars. Is this the custom?
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Bktuna
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:24 pm 
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The ticos do not tip period.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:53 pm 
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And not tipping is an extremely important thing to them. The first phrase I was taught in spanish school in CR was "the servicio is enough". Pinche codos.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:59 pm 
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10 percent at bars that serve food; none for drinks alone.

That means DEL REY. No need to leave the bartender $20 tip because she smiled at you or you know her name. :roll:
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JazzboCR
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:46 am 
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From what I've heard and read, you don't gain respect by tipping--you lose it.

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Zebra
 Post subject: Re: Tipping Guide
PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:18 am 
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JazzboCR wrote:
From what I've heard and read, you don't gain respect by tipping--you lose it.



Yeah.....it's difficult to understand why this is. It seems to be counter to what seems logical. However, I do think this happened to me during my June trip. I'm rethinking my tipping habits in CR.
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Berk2302
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:59 am 
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Here we go... 47 pages on the pros and cons of tipping. Like this topic has never been hashed around before.

The concept that one loses respect if they happen to tip is BS. It's just a simple rationalization to be a cheap bastard. WE ARE NOT TICOS. We are gringos from a tipping country. When we show up in "gringo locations" like the HDR "they" expect the extra tip. Show up in a tico joint the expection is not there.

If one wants to tip... tip. If one wants to pay cien... pay cien. It's your $$$ do as you please.

Why is it that average ticos don't lay down an extra propina? Simple... they are, in general, broke.

Berk.....

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:52 am 
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:33 pm 
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i read your entire stupid article and i still don't know what to tip the ladies at hlh when they give me a bbbjcim.. what good is the article if it cannot contain something i can use in daily life??? dumbass post.. :mrgreen:

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Estebanh
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:41 pm 
Cariden wrote:
i read your entire stupid article and i still don't know what to tip the ladies at hlh when they give me a bbbjcim.. what good is the article if it cannot contain something i can use in daily life??? dumbass post.. :mrgreen:


It depends on if they really swallow or not and how big the load is :P
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JazzboCR
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:38 am 
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Tipping--Isn't that a city in China? I'm so confused.

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