When to tip and how much to tip? There’s no consensus among Canadians on these questions, according to a new survey by Research Co.
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A third of Canadians (33%) believe that food servers deserve a tip in all situations, even if the service they provided was poor. On the contrary, just over three in ten Canadians (31%) say they would not leave a tip if they received below-average service at a table-service restaurant when their server is clearly not busy.
Do we have to leave a certain amount extra when having our meal prepared to take it home or when ordering in a restaurant without table service? These questions are not unanimous either according to the results obtained in the survey of the Canadian firm.
More than half of Canadians (53%) say they never tip when visiting a take-out snack bar, and more than two in five never tip when visiting a cafeteria-style restaurant (49%), a restaurant where they order food to be picked up themselves (48%) or a café (43%).
Regardless, a majority of people (70%) agree that “food servers can’t get by on their salary alone, it’s important to tip them.”
The study was conducted online from December 10-12 among 1,000 adults in Canada.
