What is the situation re tipping? For instance do you tip when you get petrol cos i did as i thought i read somewhere that this was expected,which was fine but i could do with doing what is what.

Only tip for good service.
Petrol, no, its a standard price.
Bars/Restaurants maybe 5-10% depending how good the service is.
Never tip friends as they may take it as an insult.
Just use comon sense and you can´t go wrong.
Enjoy your holiday.

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thanks for the advice. am on my way...flight at 7.05 in the morning from cardiff.8)

cy this is an interesting post theres a couple of bars i go to and i get locals discount on my beer:Dso if my bill is say 16euros i always give them 20e (so not getting a discount really)but im not botherd about that, please dont tell me im offending them by doing this.

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No, that would be them accepting a beer or two from a friend.
The bill would already probably be higher than what you paid in the end so you´re not really tipping them.

surpised you know cy you never tip the staff in the bar and imagine the same in Jaspars when you go in there, are you saying you don't get good service?;)


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what cy you dont tip your'e local bars,i guess its cos they're friends and you dont want to offend them:D:D

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It is customary to tip the guys and gals who put the fuel in your car for you.

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never knew that Mike and been here over 12 years, and never once had a sigh of dismay from any of the attendants in any service station on the island.

Note to myself to bear that in mind.

As for cy.... well him not tipping is another story, he thought tipping was a place in China:D

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I must admit I don't tip the petrol attendants either and have never been sighed at or anything. I did tip when I first came here and got looked at a bit wierd so never did it again.

It is nice though not to get covered in diesel everytime I fill up :D

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My tips in spenders are the tip of my boots.[:p]
If I didn´t feel that the staff in Spenders were highly paid by the big boss I would tip them!8)

I give my change to the SARA box excellently positioned next to the Strongbow cider pump in Spenders!

"I give my change to the SARA box excellently positioned next to the Strongbow cider pump in Spenders!"

Only one thing wrong with that staement cy is that you always pay with the correct money!!

So my tip to you could be the end of my boot next time I see you in there:)

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Touchée señor!

Ask Nat and Steve, I´ve been dropping cash in that cute white and green box for a while.

Chill out mate chill!!!! went fishing and reeled you in lol

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I think cymonns main comment ie tip for good service is a good rule to follow. It is a part of life unlike the UK, but we tip most places we go. Remember a small tip can get the point about service accross just as well as a big one. I tip the water man when he delvers to our house, petrol guys, taxi drivers. Pretty much everyone apart from shops / supermarkets.

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