ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 It's just 2 of us on this trip- my wife and I. This morning, we had breakfast at Kona Cafe and then later had dinner at the Yachtsman. Both bills had 18% gratuity added. We also overheard another upset customer over it. When did Disney start adding gratuity to all table service meals? (On edit- Jason figured it out; it is our new Tables In Wonderland card.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 It's just 2 of us on this trip- my wife and I. This morning, we had breakfast at Kona Cafe and then later had dinner at the Yachtsman. Both bills had 18% gratuity added. We also overheard another upset customer over it. When did Disney start adding gratuity to all table service meals? Thats new. They didnt do it last month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 You werent using a Tables in Wonderland card were you? I know they auto add if you are using one of those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Tip was also added at the spa for my wife's pedicure- but that could be normal. She hasn't done that here before. The sad part is- the waitress gets shorter 2% because automatic gratuities annoy me. I am normally a solid 20% on the whole after tax bill. When it's added for me, they do 18% before tax. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 You werent using a Tables in Wonderland card were you? I know they auto add if you are using one of those. We were! We just got it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Tip was also added at the spa for my wife's pedicure- but that could be normal. She hasn't done that here before. The sad part is- the waitress gets shorter 2% because automatic gratuities annoy me. I am normally a solid 20% on the whole after tax bill. When it's added for me, they do 18% before tax. I typically do the same. I've always thought it is short sighted management that adds fixed gratuities to meals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Same here on the auto tip with TiW. Before they were adding it automatically, I would usually tip back the discount, then round to the next dollar. So the servers are losing out from me when they force me to tip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 We were! We just got it.That's why then. The TIW card automatically includes an 18% tip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Technically the servers are making out more. When using a discount on dining, Disney adds an automatic 18% gratuity based off the original check amount. So the tip is based off the pre discount total. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 As other's said. They do lose, I always added 20% using the pre-discount. Basically TIW discount covered the tip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Technically the servers are making out more. When using a discount on dining, Disney adds an automatic 18% gratuity based off the original check amount. So the tip is based off the pre discount total. Confused? If I use TiW do they charge 18% grat. pre tax or post tax? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 tired never mind what was here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Confused? If I use TiW do they charge 18% grat. pre tax or post tax?They calculate the tip amount based off the pre discount amount, tax included. Then they discount the bill and add that tip onto the amount. The reason I said they make out better is because most people apply tip based off the total of what they pay. Not everyone uses pre discount to calculate the tip. So most of the time the servers make out. And if you still want to be generous, there's a spot marked "additional tip amount" where you can add on the extra 2%. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Thanks Dave. So if my bill with tax is $100 they would add. a 18% grat. Then my bill is reduced to $80 + $18=$98. Being in the restaurant business for most of my life I can tell you that most people will tip on the discounted amount ($80, or $16). So yes servers would make $2 extra. Just curious but is there an option to reduce the tip? If you get bad service? Also do you know if the restaurant tip share? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom 76 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I pay with cash when we eat at a restaurant, don't let my card out of my sight. Can I not pay the added gratuity and leave tip on table with no problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I've never looked to see if you can reduce the tip amount. I'm sure you could. I know you can add more if you wanted. I've actually forgone the discount to give a lesser tip before. That was for very poor service. I do not believe Disney tip shares. Just the servers are tipped positions. If a discount is applied the tip becomes part of the bill. So no, you cannot separate the two. It's one total. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 The family we overheard had to get the manager involved in order to not tip. I didn't hear much of anything, but the dad was incredibly mad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I pay with cash when we eat at a restaurant, don't let my card out of my sight. Can I not pay the added gratuity and leave tip on table with no problem? As Devores said, it is all together. We paid a handful of meals all in cash (meal+gratuity). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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