service charge

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A Russian food store I used to frequent now charges a customer service charge at checkout

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52149) • Staten Island, New York 30 Jul 18

In Brooklyn (NYC) there is a popular Russian neighborhood called Brighton Beach. The entire street of Brighton Beach Avenue is filled with Russian food stores, restaurants and other businesses. I used to go there for food...

russian food store

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Just Ask Nicely

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 1 May 18

The other day I looked at my bank statement online, and I noticed that the bank had deducted five dollars from my account for "processing" a piece of mail that was returned to them with "no forwarding address." Did I scream?...

disputing charges

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Please give me a tip.

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58679) • Delhi, India 30 Sep 15

Hello everyone! Many of us visit restaurants and hotels to enjoy lunch or dinner, if not regularly once in a while. We finish your lunch/dinner and we ask for bill. When the waiter brings the bill, do you give him...

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Do I really need to give a 'tip'?

adnileb @adnileb (5287) • Philippines 11 Dec 12

Last night, I treated my fiancé in advance celebration of my birthday. We ate at a buffet restaurant. Unlike fastfood chains that you have to pay first, in restaurants, you get the bill after eating. When my...

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India - cell phone service charges are increasing for good

ravisivan @ravisivan (14082) • India 22 Sep 12

Reliance communications - second largest cell phone service provider in India has increased call charges from 1.2 paise per minute to 1.5 paise per minute. This is 25% increase. Other competitors are also expected rise the cell...

cell phone service charges increased

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Tipping practices in different cities/countries

sanelaze @sanelaze (167) • Philippines 16 Apr 11

It's very confusing, and sometimes embarrassing to tip when your not suppose to and not tip (enough) when you are. I've lived in the Philippines but I've worked for a hotel and a restaurant in US. In the Philippines, tipping is...

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Hotel and Restaurant Service Charge, Who's the Rightful Beneficiary

hexebella @hexebella (1136) • Philippines 7 Apr 11

Service charge are normally included in hotel and restaurant's bills and once it's billed, i don't give tips anymore to the waiters as I believed that it goes to them. Some hotels give 100% service charge to all employees and...

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to tip or not to tip?

myralmedo @myralmedo (815) • Philippines 26 Mar 09

hi there:) are you the one who gives extra "tip" in a restaurants or in taking a cab/taxi, in restaus knowing that some are inclusive for their service charge?actually for me sometimes it depends on their performance especially...

customer satisfaction

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What kind of "Tip" do you leave?

angela_allen @angela_allen (406) • United States 21 Mar 09

I think in each country the standard of tipping is different. In the US it is customary to leave 15-20%. I usually try to leave 20%, but I have also left 15%. I don't like to leave less than that, even if the service was not...

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do you give a tip everytime you eat in a restaurant?

kenchiprincess @kenchiprincess (5296) • Philippines 28 Jan 09

Usually whenever I eat out and I am given a good service by the waiters in the restaurant I would never fail to give out tip to acknowledge and say thanks you for a good service. Although other tend to say that it is part of their...

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Do you agree with a service charge in restaurants?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 11 Sep 08

This summer when i was in Ireland we went to a restaurant which charged us a 10% service charge without warning or notice in the menu. When i contacted the manager afterwards by email, she said that its their custom to charge 5%...

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Paypal Details pls...?

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 7 Jun 08

hi guys a friend of mine just told me tht if i open a paypal account for recieving my money frm mylot then i cannot take it out till i reach minimum 100$ is this true? and on every transaction of minimum 100$ they charge 10$..? I...

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Are you bothered with the service charge of restaurants?

mongtot @mongtot (90) • Philippines 8 Apr 07

As much as possible, I avoid restaurants with service charge because I feel constricted to ordering the less expensive dishes. As the bill gets higher so does the service charge. 10% service charge is really big. For instance, the...

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