Most Canadians agree that a 15 percent tip for good service at restaurants is acceptable, but they diverge on which other services warrant a tip, according to a recent survey.
The online survey, conducted by Narrative Research, studied which circumstances Canadians felt it was “acceptable” to tip. It also identified which situations tips were regarded as unnecessary.
Most said that tipping at a restaurant or salon was acceptable, at 77 percent and 60 percent respectively.
Nearly half of Canadians agreed it was okay to tip a housekeeper when staying at a hotel (49 percent).
Forty-eight percent said being asked for a tip by a taxi driver was acceptable, and that they would be willing to leave a tip….