Proper Tipping Montreal

Traveling often brings awkward situations like not knowing what proper tipping Montreal really is, especially since tipping is not mandatory in our city.

When you tip you are trying to say thank you. Life is so much better when we are a little civilized, when we try to be nice to each other and to show our appreciation.

On the other hand, non tipping customers are unfair. If you are upset with some aspects of the service you should speak to the manager. We strongly recommend you don't penalize anyone for incidents that might have annoyed you, but for which the staff was not responsible.

Most people wish to tip appropriately, but end up tipping either insufficiently, or too generously. Proper tipping is for people who are planning to tip and want to know the appropriate amount.

Proper tipping does not have to be intimidating. If you are uncertain of how much to tip, just use common sense and you will be right most of the time.

When in doubt, proper tipping lies in the $1 to $2 range. The general recommendation is to leave 10% to 20% of the pre-tax bill, 10% means below average service, 15% means average service and 20% or more means exceptional service. Remember that the Canadian $1 and $2 denominations are coins.

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