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Gave delivery guy 5 pounds baksheesh tonight which he gave back to me saying was not enough! Okay says me, I will keep it then..never seen a jaw hit the floor so quick when I closed the door..sick of them ...ss!! Posts: 854 | Registered: Aug 2006
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I give them like 2 pounds and they're very happy with it, always get the fastest deliveries. Posts: 6335 | From: Straight to my heart. | Registered: Sep 2007
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No it won't. I give about three LE, depending on the delivery, and the guys who come repeatedly are usually very friendly. Posts: 3587 | Registered: Mar 2006
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I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely Posts: 643 | From: Over there | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
He can ask all he wants....I don't 'do' dollars.....not from USA..... Posts: 643 | From: Over there | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
He can ask all he wants....I don't 'do' dollars.....not from USA.....
IT MIGHT be euros then
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Same expierence. When I give 1 EP while there are Egyptians near me, it will be accepted with thanks. When I give the same without any Egyptians near me, it was refused because it was not enough. Respect???? What respect????
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
He can ask all he wants....I don't 'do' dollars.....not from USA.....
IT MIGHT be euros then
Don't 'do' Euros either...... Posts: 643 | From: Over there | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
He can ask all he wants....I don't 'do' dollars.....not from USA.....
IT MIGHT be euros then
Don't 'do' Euros either......
Pink Chery I Hope u dont take from him 5 le then
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded. Delivery people 2/3pounds. If they turn up there nose,I just say la feloose masr.....and smile nicely
lol do dont do that again or he can ask 4 dollars
He can ask all he wants....I don't 'do' dollars.....not from USA.....
IT MIGHT be euros then
Don't 'do' Euros either......
Pink Chery I Hope u dont take from him 5 le then
Why do you hope that???
I have never been a great believer in 'tips' for any one doing his job. But it is a canker in this country and getting worse. It is my way of protesting against this canker that I will only tip for a skill. I am with satanmademedoit on this..... Ok you can say a rebel without a cause....but someone has to make a stance, however hard it is going to be...... Posts: 643 | From: Over there | Registered: Aug 2007
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i am not saying u have to pay tips but 4 me i think these ppl having low sallaries even very low , so they depend on the tips ,so its good to leave something 4 them
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quote:Originally posted by esso7: i am not saying u have to pay tips but 4 me i think these ppl having low sallaries even very low , so they depend on the tips ,so its good to leave something 4 them
Oh! I understand where you are coming from, and I know about low wages. But the worker has got to learn to speak up to the employer....Egyptians are renown for their haggling...Low paid workers should make employers their first port of call in regard to wages....not the innocent recipient whether Egyptian or Western
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u r speaking because u rnt in his place , i agree with all what u r saying but if he comliants he will be dismissed and 10 other workers will accept with that sallary .
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quote:Originally posted by esso7: u r speaking because u rnt in his place , i agree with all what u r saying but if he comliants he will be dismissed and 10 other workers will accept with that sallary .
Yes...that is the reason thrown up when ever I discuss this matter...
I was a low paid worker in my country, what did I do to better my wages......worked harder. Once I proved that I was a valuable person to the company my wages were increased... That sort of work ethic is not practiced in this country.......could be worth a thought and tried..... Employers here are very greedy, and do not practice worker relations, it is one way this could help this country pull it's socks up, but they only think of grabbing money, hence the canker is passed on.........stalemate Posts: 643 | From: Over there | Registered: Aug 2007
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In the past we always tipped very well whether living there or on vacation.
Especially when you come on holiday you can avoid a lot of hassle if you just tip the right people.
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quote:Originally posted by Pink cherry: I save the 5 pound tip for my hairdresser.....a skill I feel should be rewarded.
Lol so true! I always give 10 Euro tip here since it's always the same girl and I like her and the way she does my hair. Nothing is worse than a bad haircut!!
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You tip a hairdresser 10 Euros? How much do you pay for your haircut, if you don't mind me asking.
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My friend from Zimbabwe who visited Egypt earlier this year was horrified at the tipping culture. When I made the usual excuses about poverty etc, she told me that Zimbabweans are much poorer than Egytians and she said they would never dream of asking for tips. Tips are completely at the gift of the person giving them and no pressure is put at all to give one.
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quote:Originally posted by Dalia*: You tip a hairdresser 10 Euros? How much do you pay for your haircut, if you don't mind me asking.
I don't even give the equivalent to this in dollars to my hairdresser here in my country,so go figure in Egypt.I consider it totally outrageous,too. Posts: 3833 | From: here,there,everywhere | Registered: Nov 2007
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quote:Originally posted by esso7: i am not saying u have to pay tips but 4 me i think these ppl having low sallaries even very low , so they depend on the tips ,so its good to leave something 4 them
Oh! I understand where you are coming from, and I know about low wages. But the worker has got to learn to speak up to the employer....Egyptians are renown for their haggling...Low paid workers should make employers their first port of call in regard to wages....not the innocent recipient whether Egyptian or Western
with you on that one PC.
Satan, shame you didnt have a camera!! Posts: 3416 | Registered: Oct 2007
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or do what i did, they try to gimme a hard time with the tip and i looked at him and said, 'well fukk u then.' but i said it with a really sweet smile and he was all smiling and nodding his head up and down then i quickly slammed the door. "try to swindle me eh? try and make a fool outta me eh? why i outta!!!'
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quote:Originally posted by Oldbag: Tips are completely at the gift of the person giving them and no pressure is put at all to give one.
this is exactly how it should be!
after living in NY for so long, i became a little numb to the whole tipping thing - even Americans have their hands out!!! waiters/waitresses, OK...you are, afterall, having someone serve you...but my mechanic??? who charged like $75 AN HOUR!?!?!? forget it!
i've never had anyone, in any country, turn their nose up at a tip...the little boys from the souq were always so happy to get 1-3 LE from me. one time, i tried to tip a lady at the Mogamma...she put thru my 5-year visa in like 20 minutes...she threw the money at us and walked away! i felt so bad!
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walkingathinline- if you don't mind me asking, how much did you try to give her? for what she did she would be expecting a very nice tip from an Egyptian at least 20-30 le) so she would be expecting this and some from a foreigner. Not forgetting that some people just do things to nice (SabhiLillah- For Allahs Sake) and are offended by being offered money. This type will not look at the money. I still don't know who I should offer money to anyway!
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quote:Originally posted by Dalia*: You tip a hairdresser 10 Euros? How much do you pay for your haircut, if you don't mind me asking.
I don't even give the equivalent to this in dollars to my hairdresser here in my country,so go figure in Egypt.
I think she was referring to Germany, but even there it would be a lot imo.
It`s still a lot i think,Dalia.Just last month i went into a beauty salon in Granada,Spain to have my hair washed and blow dried,and Spain has Euros,too,and was charged 9 Euros and i gave the girl 2 Euros tip.She was happy and totally courteous about it.
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