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Included Gratuity: is this a thing in Miami?

johnjohn320

johnjohn320

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Been in and around Miami for the week. Every restaurant and hotel we've been to has had "included gratuity" of 15 or 18% on thr bill, for just two of us. I generally tip that much anyway so it's not like it's a problem, but I've never seen it automatically included so consistently in other parts of the country.
 
I've seen something similar in Washington where they add gratuity if the bill is over a certain amount. Won't be surprised if this becomes a more common practice in a few years.
 
Usually when they add gratuity automatically it is for parties of 5 or 6+. I've never seen it added for just 2 people, but sounds good to me. I HATE the tipping system (and this is coming from a guy who lived off of them as a waiter for about 8 years) and taking that out of the equation for me to figure out is great.
 
I loved it in Europe where I didnt have to tip and the tax was already in the price. Made splitting bills and paying much easier.
 
Just in the tourist areas. Lots of foreigners travel to the area and are not accustomed to tipping.

@rossman... Odd that Coconuts did that to you... Must be a new practice. I have eaten there a dozen or so times and never had the tip added. Of course it is right in tourist central.
 
If they include it as a mandatory charge then it's really not a gratuity, and they should just build it into the price of the meals/drinks like they do in europe. Either you want tips as a "thanks" for great service, or you make it mandatory service charge, but making it a mandatory "gratuity" is stupid.
 
They do it cause they get a lot of european traffic and in europe they don't have the BS notion of using tips as part of the salary.
 
In Florida, separating tourists from their money is a tradition.

Miami is in the process of evolving from a tourist economy to an economy based on being the regional financial center for Latin America.

For example, Sawgrass Mills Shopping center is the only place I've been in the US where they have currency booths where you can exchange different currencies while you shop. Many of the hotels have holiday specials where you come to the US to do your Christmas shopping. And then, the hotel sends your packages back home for free.

Its a bit different than any other place I've ever lived. But it still has its attractive attributes.

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Uno
 
johnjohn320 said:
Been in and around Miami for the week. Every restaurant and hotel we've been to has had "included gratuity" of 15 or 18% on thr bill, for just two of us. I generally tip that much anyway so it's not like it's a problem, but I've never seen it automatically included so consistently in other parts of the country.
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When a place puts automatic gratuity for me it's awesome. Because apparently they know how their services were performed better than me (the person they were serving), so apparently my opinion isn't necessary. Therefore, any additional tip isn't warranted since APPARENTLY they know more than I do about their performance 🙄

I'm just like you, 15% is the least I do, often 20% - but this mandatory tip bullshit makes me barf. If you auto tip, go fuck yourself because that additional tip line will ALWAYS remain $0.

edit: Also, a lot of places are VERY deceiving with their automatic tip - often times the final check will come and will have the auto tip in the total, with another tip line (as if there was no automatic tip and you are doing it for the first time). VERY deceiving, especially for people who don't read receipts in full, and people with just a few drinks in them.
 
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Whenever I see mandatory tipping I never give more, and I also order less. Just water, small entree, no appetizer or dessert.

Vote with your dollars people.
 
shortylickens said:
Whenever I see mandatory tipping I never give more, and I also order less. Just water, small entree, no appetizer or dessert.

Vote with your dollars people.
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In all honesty, if the service was bad enough to the point where a tip wasn't warranted I would be more than willing to a chargeback on the whole thing. Gratuity is for service. If I did not receive adequate service, you do not receive gratuity.
 
unokitty said:
In Florida, separating tourists from their money is a tradition.

Miami is in the process of evolving from a tourist economy to an economy based on being the regional financial center for Latin America.

For example, Sawgrass Mills Shopping center is the only place I've been in the US where they have currency booths where you can exchange different currencies while you shop. Many of the hotels have holiday specials where you come to the US to do your Christmas shopping. And then, the hotel sends your packages back home for free.

Its a bit different than any other place I've ever lived. But it still has its attractive attributes.

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Uno
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I've been to plenty of malls that have currency exchange booths on both coasts. I've actually gone to a couple of the places to exchange my leftover foreign currency for USD.
 
I usually tip very well 20-25% (assuming service is good of course) but if it's expected....it gets on my nerves and I end up not tipping AT ALL.
 
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