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Christmas Tipping - Old Bay - 12-04-2009
Should you tip a great fishmonger or butcher at Christmas? I have a butcher who has dry aged beef for me three times this year and cut into steaks and roasts, and is now doing a 12 bone, Frenched, crown roast of pork (tied), really charging only for the meat--I think I should give a Christmas tip--if you agree, how much?
Re: Christmas Tipping - Gourmet_Mom - 12-04-2009
Funny, I just heard a radio show talk about this. They were taking off from an article they read online. I'll try to look for it, but I want to say this level was about 15% (I'm guessing the total cost of the meat you have purchased, maybe?)
Actually, I think I found it: Holiday Tipping
Re: Christmas Tipping - Lorraine - 12-05-2009
I would tip him. I think 15% sounds about right. I'm giving my produce guy a jar of brandied cherries, as he would always tell me when fruit was going on sale during canning season. He saved me a lot of money.
Re: Christmas Tipping - cjs - 12-05-2009
or if he/she is a drinker a nice bottle of champagne or wine.
Re: Christmas Tipping - BarbaraS - 12-05-2009
You should read this blog: Waiter Rant
http://waiterrant.net/
He wrote a great book that really opened my eyes. Yeah, you should definitely tip your meat guy, he sounds like a treasure. Good ones are truly hard to find!
Barbara
Re: Christmas Tipping - Old Bay - 12-05-2009
Quote:
You should read this blog: Waiter Rant
http://waiterrant.net/
He wrote a great book that really opened my eyes. Yeah, you should definitely tip your meat guy, he sounds like a treasure. Good ones are truly hard to find!
Barbara
GREAT blog--should be required reading for all of us (just get thru the "colorful" first blog)--the 2nd one is quite informative, and the others are quite funny and should give you pause, making you consider consequences of your public behavior.
