Tipping questions and answers
391 questions about tipping, answered with the local custom for 15 countries and 20 services. Start with the service you are asking about, or jump straight to a country.
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🇺🇸Tipping in the United States
- Do I tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in a US restaurant?
- Do I have to tip at Chipotle or Sweetgreen?
- Am I supposed to tip the barista at Starbucks?
- How much should I tip on a $14 cocktail?
- How much do I tip hotel housekeeping per day in the US?
- How much do I tip a hotel bellhop per bag?
- Do I have to tip the hotel concierge?
- How much do I tip a NYC yellow cab driver?
- Am I expected to tip my Uber or Lyft driver?
- Should I tip on DoorDash before or after delivery?
- Why is Instacart’s default 5% tip considered too low?
- How much do I tip my hairdresser in 2026?
- How much do I tip my massage therapist?
- How much do I tip a tour guide on a "free walking tour"?
- How much do I tip my tattoo artist?
- Do I tip the valet when I drop off or pick up my car?
- How much do I tip a curbside skycap at the airport?
- Am I supposed to tip a street musician I walk past?
- How much do I tip movers for a half-day local move?
- Do I need to tip a plumber or electrician in the US?
🇬🇧Tipping in the United Kingdom
- Can I remove the discretionary service charge?
- Should I tip at Pret or Greggs?
- Do I tip the barista?
- Should I tip after each pint?
- Daily or end-of-stay?
- How much per bag?
- When should I tip the concierge?
- Do I tip a London black cab?
- Does the driver get the tip?
- Does my tip reach the rider?
- Can I tip my Tesco delivery driver?
- Do I tip the salon owner too?
- Is a service charge always added?
- What is a "free walking tour"?
- Is it rude not to tip a UK tattoo artist?
- Do I tip when dropping off too?
- Is there a porter at Heathrow?
- Can I tip a busker with a card?
- Tea and biscuits or cash?
- Should I tip my plumber?
🇫🇷Tipping in France
- What does "service compris" mean?
- Do I tip at a boulangerie?
- Do I tip for a single espresso?
- Do I tip for a beer at the counter?
- Daily or end of stay?
- How much per bag?
- When should I tip the concierge?
- Do I tip a Paris taxi?
- Do French Uber drivers expect a tip?
- Does my Uber Eats tip reach the driver in France?
- Do I tip the Carrefour delivery person?
- Do I tip the owner?
- Standard for a massage?
- How much for a free walking tour in Paris?
- Is it rude not to tip in France?
- When do I tip the valet?
- Is there a porter at CDG?
- Are Métro musicians legit?
- How much for a Paris flat move?
- Should I tip a French plumber?
🇮🇹Tipping in Italy
- Do I need to tip if "servizio" is included?
- Should I tip for takeaway pizza al taglio?
- Do Italians tip for coffee?
- Should I tip at an Aperitivo?
- Should I tip housekeeping every day?
- Do I tip both on arrival and departure?
- When should I tip the concierge?
- Do I tip if it is a fixed-rate airport fare?
- Is Uber in Italy the same as in the US?
- Is the delivery fee a tip?
- Is a grocery delivery tip different from food delivery?
- Should I tip my Italian barber?
- Should I tip my massage therapist in Italy?
- How much for a free walking tour?
- Do Italian tattoo artists expect a tip?
- Do I tip the valet on the way in?
- Are the airport luggage trolleys free?
- How much should I tip a street musician in Rome?
- Do Italians tip their movers?
- Should I tip an Italian plumber?
🇪🇸Tipping in Spain
- Is tipping mandatory in Spain?
- Should I tip for a takeaway bocadillo?
- Do Spaniards tip for coffee?
- Do I tip when standing at the bar for tapas?
- How much per night for housekeeping in Spain?
- Is €1 per bag enough?
- Should I tip the concierge for a restaurant reservation?
- Do I tip Madrid or Barcelona taxi drivers?
- Should I tip my Uber/Bolt driver in Spain?
- Should I tip my Glovo rider?
- Is the grocery delivery fee a tip?
- Do Spaniards tip their hairdressers?
- Should I tip after a massage at a Marbella spa?
- How much for a free walking tour in Madrid or Barcelona?
- Do tattoo artists in Spain expect tips?
- How much for the valet at a Marbella resort?
- Do I have to pay for an airport luggage trolley in Spain?
- How much for a Las Ramblas human statue?
- Do Spaniards tip their movers?
- Should I tip an electrician in Spain?
🇩🇪Tipping in Germany
- How do I tip when paying by card in Germany?
- Do I tip at a Döner shop?
- Coffee €3.20 — what do I pay?
- Tip every drink or at the end?
- How much per night?
- How much per bag?
- Hard-to-get opera tickets?
- Fare is €18 — what do I pay?
- Does my Free Now tip go to the driver?
- App or cash?
- Is grocery delivery tipping expected?
- Cut was €35 — how much tip?
- Massage €70 — how much tip?
- How much for a Berlin free walking tour?
- Is tipping expected at a Berlin tattoo studio?
- How much for valet in Germany?
- Is there an official porter at Munich Airport?
- Are Berlin U-Bahn musicians licensed?
- How much per mover?
- Tip a German plumber?
🇯🇵Tipping in Japan
- Is it rude to tip at a Japanese restaurant?
- Should I tip the sushi chef at a high-end omakase?
- Are there tip jars in Japanese cafes?
- Can I tip a great cocktail bartender in Ginza?
- Should I tip the cleaner at my Tokyo hotel?
- Do I tip the bellhop at a Tokyo luxury hotel?
- Should I tip a concierge who scored me a hard reservation?
- Do I tip the taxi driver in Tokyo?
- Should I tip my GO or Uber driver in Japan?
- Should I tip the Uber Eats driver in Tokyo?
- Can I tip my Amazon Fresh driver in Japan?
- Should I tip my Tokyo hair stylist?
- Do I tip my massage therapist in a Japanese spa?
- Should I tip a private English-speaking guide in Kyoto?
- Should I tip my tattoo artist in Tokyo?
- Do Japanese hotels expect a valet tip?
- Do I tip airport porters in Japan?
- Can I give a busker money in Japan?
- Do I tip Japanese movers?
- Should I tip the electrician who came to fix my outlet?
🇨🇳Tipping in China
- Will the waiter be offended if I tip?
- Can I leave my small change?
- Should I tip in the jar I see at a Shanghai indie cafe?
- Are tip jars common at hotel bars?
- Should I tip housekeeping at a Shanghai Marriott?
- Is ¥5 too small?
- Is a tip expected for booking a restaurant or taxi?
- What if the driver helps with bags?
- Can I "reward" my DiDi driver?
- How do I tip a Meituan rider during a typhoon?
- Should I tip the Hema driver carrying heavy bottled water up four floors?
- How do I show appreciation for a great cut?
- I had an outstanding 90-minute massage at a local 足疗 — should I tip?
- When do I hand the tip over?
- Should I tip on a ¥3,000 sleeve?
- Is there a valet at most restaurants?
- Are there free airport porters in China?
- How do I tip a Shanghai busker on the Bund?
- Should I tip after a Lalamove driver helps me load a wardrobe?
- My plumber stayed three hours past his quote. Should I tip?
🇰🇷Tipping in South Korea
- Do Korean restaurants accept tips?
- Should I tip at a Korean kimbap counter?
- Why are there tip jars in some Seoul cafes?
- Should I tip at a Seoul cocktail bar?
- Should I tip the cleaner at a Seoul hotel?
- Do I tip the bellhop at a Seoul hotel?
- Should I tip the hotel concierge in Seoul?
- Do I tip taxi drivers in Korea?
- Should I tip a Kakao Taxi driver?
- Should I tip the Baemin delivery driver?
- Do I tip Coupang or Market Kurly delivery drivers?
- Should I tip my Seoul hair stylist?
- Do I tip at a jjimjilbang?
- Should I tip a private English-speaking guide in Seoul?
- Should I tip my tattoo artist in Seoul?
- Do I tip valets in Korea?
- Do I tip airport porters at Incheon?
- Can I give Hongdae buskers money?
- Should I tip Korean movers?
- Should I tip the repair person who fixed my AC?
🇹🇭Tipping in Thailand
- Do I tip if the bill already shows a 10% service charge?
- Should I tip at a hawker stall?
- Should I tip the barista at a Bangkok specialty cafe?
- Do I tip at the hotel pool bar?
- Should I tip every day or at the end?
- Both arrival and departure?
- ฿200 too small?
- ฿80 meter — do I give ฿100 and say "keep it"?
- Does my Grab driver see I did not tip?
- Should I tip more in heavy rain?
- Heavier order = bigger tip?
- Tip the person who washes my hair separately?
- Is ฿100 enough for a great 2-hour Thai massage?
- When do I tip the guide?
- 15% on a ฿8,000 sleeve?
- Both arrival and departure?
- ฿20 for two bags or ฿20 per bag?
- How do I scan PromptPay if I am a tourist?
- Cash to the crew lead or each person?
- ฿100 too much?
🇦🇺Tipping in Australia
- Is the weekend surcharge a tip?
- The iPad asked for 10/15/20%. Am I expected to choose one?
- Should I tip on a takeaway coffee?
- Should I tip if I am running a tab?
- Should I tip at the end of the stay or daily?
- Do I tip the porter if I only have one carry-on?
- Do I tip every time I ask the concierge a question?
- Should I tip more if the driver helps with my bags?
- Will my Uber rating drop if I do not tip?
- Do I tip the courier in cash at the door?
- Can I tip the Woolworths driver?
- Who do I give the tip to if there is a colourist and a junior who shampooed me?
- Should I tip the therapist or pay at reception?
- Do I tip the bus driver separately from the guide?
- Do I tip the apprentice or the shop minder too?
- Do I tip on drop-off and pick-up?
- Should I tip the wheelchair-assistance attendant?
- Can I tip cashlessly?
- Should I tip the foreman more?
- Do I tip a plumber who came on a Sunday emergency call?
🇨🇦Tipping in Canada
- Is the suggested tip calculated on pre- or post-tax?
- Do I have to tip if I picked up my own food?
- Do baristas pool tips?
- Cash or card tip at a busy bar?
- Daily or end-of-stay?
- One $20 for a family of four's bags ok?
- Do I tip every time I ask the concierge a question?
- Is a tip expected for a $5 short hop?
- Should I tip more for surge fares?
- Does the courier see my tip before delivery?
- Does Instacart show my tip before the shop?
- Do I tip on the colour product cost too?
- Is gratuity included in the package price?
- Is the tip for free walking tours really expected?
- Is a card tip ok?
- Do I tip on drop-off too?
- Is the curb-side check-in fee plus tip?
- Can I tip cashlessly?
- Should I tip on the quoted price or per mover?
- Should I tip my HVAC tech who came on a -30°C night for a furnace emergency?
🇲🇽Tipping in Mexico
- Is the tip already on the check?
- Do I tip at a torta stand?
- Chain café (Starbucks, Cielito Querido)?
- Tab vs. per round?
- How much at a five-star resort in Cancún or Cabo?
- Should I tip per bag or as a flat amount?
- For a routine restaurant booking?
- Authorized airport taxi?
- Cash or in-app?
- Big grocery haul via Rappi?
- Who are the people bagging groceries?
- Old-school barbershop?
- Is the service charge enough?
- Free walking tour?
- Cash or card?
- Tip on arrival or departure?
- Free luggage service?
- Metro guitarist in CDMX?
- Big interstate move?
- Plumber fixed a Sunday emergency?
🇧🇷Tipping in Brazil
- Is the 10% mandatory?
- Padaria where I ordered at the counter?
- Standing at the balcão for a cafezinho?
- Per-round at the balcão?
- Is it expected in Brazil?
- Couple with two bags at a mid-range hotel?
- Simple restaurant booking?
- Airport taxi with bags?
- Should I tip the Uber driver?
- Big rainy-night order?
- Big haul up to a high-floor apartment?
- How do I distribute the tip?
- Hotel spa massage?
- Free walking tour in Rio?
- Do Brazilian artists expect tips?
- Mall valet?
- Per bag?
- Pedra do Sal samba circle?
- Apartment-to-apartment local move?
- Plumber for a leaky pipe?
🇦🇪Tipping in the United Arab Emirates
- Should I tip on top of the 10% service charge?
- Karama food court?
- Mall Starbucks?
- Cash or add to the card tab?
- Five-star Palm Jumeirah resort?
- Five-star Dubai property?
- For a basic restaurant booking?
- AED 27 fare?
- Careem in-app tipping?
- Standard order?
- 30-minute Noon Minutes order?
- Quick barber shave and cut?
- Hotel spa with 10% service charge?
- Desert safari?
- Is tattooing legal in Dubai?
- Mall complimentary valet?
- DXB Terminal 3 arrival?
- Is busking legal in Dubai?
- Studio apartment move?
- Routine AC service call?