Re: Tipping in Prague
 

pollute a bit more while newport and martin are away


"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
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    > "Miss L. Toe" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>> Now, piss off and do what you are good at.
    >>He he - having plonked grunge it looks like you are talking to yourself
    >>:-)
    > I'm a good audience for me.
    > --
    > PB
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Re: Tipping in Prague
 

Joseph Coulter <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
    >news:[email protected] :
    >> Ivan Sever or somebody else who knows Prague better than I do might
    >> tell us what a local would be charged for the same trip. My guess is
    >> under 200Kc.
    >>
    >i can assure you that I was quoted more than that for a cab from the
    >Renaissance to the main train station. I walked it in 10 minutes with bags
    >rather than face that kind of extortion (not to mention the real fear of a
    >higher price when arriving.

I had such an experience in Prague. A quoted fare of 300 Kc became 400
Kc when we arrived at the destination. I didn't go into dispute mode
until the bags were out of the car, and I then relied on the fact that
the money he wanted was in my pocket, and I wasn't prepared to take it
out.

There are many good things about Prague, but the two main exceptions
that I experienced are cab drivers who try to rip you off, and
restaurant servers who pad bills (not all of them, of course, but
quite a few that I encountered).

Some other visitors have had problems with on-street money changers
and with honey-traps in night-clubs.

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Re: Tipping in Prague
 

In article <[email protected]. com>,
[email protected] (PeterL) wrote:

    > *From:* "PeterL" <[email protected]>
    > *Date:* 10 Aug 2006 12:52:50 -0700
    >
    >
    > Miss L. Toe wrote:
    > > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected] ps.com...
    > > >
    > > > Miss L. Toe wrote:
    > > > > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > > news:[email protected] ups.com...
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Derek McBryde wrote:
    > > > > > > I'm getting a car from Prague airport to hotel. This will be
    > > > > > > booked
    > > > > > > by the hotel and is slightly cheaper than comparable services
    > > > > > > (although not cheaper than bus and metro). I will pay the
    > > > > > > driver
    > > > > > > directly. Fare will probably be around 500 - 600 K. What
    > > > > > > would
    > > be
    > > > > > > an appropriate tip for the driver (if any?). Thanks
    > > > > > >
    > > > > > > Derek.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Depending on the number of pieces of luggage and how helpful the
    > > driver
    > > > > > is with your luggage. I would say $2-5 US per piece of luggage.
    > > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > You can buy luggage for less than that in Prauge.
    > > >
    > > > You mean I can buy a Samsonite bag for $2-5 US in Prague? And what
    > > > about the contents?
    > > >
    > >
    > > You can buy a bag big enough to hold the contents for 5usd.
    >
    > But how do you get the contents to Prague to begin with?

In a transparent plastic bag, silly. Haven't you been watching the news?

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

Miss L. Toe wrote:
    > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] ups.com...
    > >
    > > Miss L. Toe wrote:
    > > > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected] ps.com...
    > > > >
    > > > > Miss L. Toe wrote:
    > > > > > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > > > news:[email protected] ups.com...
    > > > > > >
    > > > > > > Derek McBryde wrote:
    > > > > > > > I'm getting a car from Prague airport to hotel. This will be
    > booked
    > > > > > > > by the hotel and is slightly cheaper than comparable services
    > > > > > > > (although not cheaper than bus and metro). I will pay the
    > driver
    > > > > > > > directly. Fare will probably be around 500 - 600 K. What
    > would
    > > > be
    > > > > > > > an appropriate tip for the driver (if any?). Thanks
    > > > > > > >
    > > > > > > > Derek.
    > > > > > >
    > > > > > > Depending on the number of pieces of luggage and how helpful the
    > > > driver
    > > > > > > is with your luggage. I would say $2-5 US per piece of luggage.
    > > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > > You can buy luggage for less than that in Prauge.
    > > > >
    > > > > You mean I can buy a Samsonite bag for $2-5 US in Prague? And what
    > > > > about the contents?
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > You can buy a bag big enough to hold the contents for 5usd.
    > >
    > > But how do you get the contents to Prague to begin with?
    > >
    > You buy them in Prague becasue they are cheaper.

So you travel with nothing? Just buy everything when you get to
Prague, including the bag?

    > > >
    > > > What do the contents have to do with anything ?
    > > >
    > >
    > > The contents are the reason to have a bag. You travel with an empty
    > > bag?
    > >
    > Often, especially when I will have time for shopping (and dont need a new
    > bag).

Why even travel with an empty bag, when bags are so cheap in Prague?

    > > > And why do you want to tip someone several hours pay to put your luggage
    > in
    > > > the boot ?
    > >
    > > Because they provide a service. It's not how much their hourly pay is,
    > > it's how much I think their service is worth.
    > >
    > So would you be happy to pay me 5USD per bag as an airport baggage handler ?

Sure, if you provide 5 USD's worth of service.

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

gRunge wrote:

    > all OT polluters plonk me or so they say


EVERYONE that reads you laughs at you, gRunge...

--
Best
Greg



    > "Miss L. Toe" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    > news: [email protected] ws.net...
    > > >
    > >> Now, piss off and do what you are good at.
    > >
    > > He he - having plonked grunge it looks like you are talking to yourself
    > > :-)
    > >
    > >

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:29:03 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >> Now, piss off and do what you are good at.
    >He he - having plonked grunge it looks like you are talking to yourself :-)

Having snipped the sender, you too?

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

"Miss L. Toe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] reenews.net...
    > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] ps.com...
    >> Miss L. Toe wrote:
    >> > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> > news:[email protected] ups.com...
    >> > >
    >> > > Derek McBryde wrote:
    >> > > > I'm getting a car from Prague airport to hotel. This will be
    >> > > > booked
    >> > > > by the hotel and is slightly cheaper than comparable services
    >> > > > (although not cheaper than bus and metro). I will pay the driver
    >> > > > directly. Fare will probably be around 500 - 600 K. What would
    > be
    >> > > > an appropriate tip for the driver (if any?). Thanks
    >> > > >
    >> > > > Derek.
    >> > >
    >> > > Depending on the number of pieces of luggage and how helpful the
    > driver
    >> > > is with your luggage. I would say $2-5 US per piece of luggage.
    >> > >
    >> >
    >> > You can buy luggage for less than that in Prauge.
    >> You mean I can buy a Samsonite bag for $2-5 US in Prague? And what
    >> about the contents?
    > You can buy a bag big enough to hold the contents for 5usd.
    > What do the contents have to do with anything ?
    > And why do you want to tip someone several hours pay to put your luggage
    > in
    > the boot ?
i dont agree with tipping --- they chose their job and agreed the wages so
why should you give them more for just following their chosen occupation

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

"PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] ups.com...

    >> So would you be happy to pay me 5USD per bag as an airport baggage
    >> handler ?
    > Sure, if you provide 5 USD's worth of service.


I think you live in a different world to the rest of us if you
think that taking a bag out of a car boot (trunk) is worth
5 dollars.

To me it's worth an absolute max of 5 cents.

tim

Re: Tipping in Prague
 

tim wrote:
    > "PeterL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] ups.com...
    > >
    > >
    > >> So would you be happy to pay me 5USD per bag as an airport baggage
    > >> handler ?
    > >
    > > Sure, if you provide 5 USD's worth of service.
    > I think you live in a different world to the rest of us

The "rest of us"? Plenty of people I know will tip up to $5 (I said
$2-5) for each bag handled by a driver. If you are a backpacker of
course not. But there are other types of travelers in this world.

    > if you
    > think that taking a bag out of a car boot (trunk) is worth
    > 5 dollars.
    >
    > To me it's worth an absolute max of 5 cents.
    >
    > tim