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YOWflier
Apr 3, 2014, 7:17 PM
Ottawans give the most generous tips in Canada, data says

New data gathered on Canadian tipping habits suggests Vancouver has narrowly avoided the bottom slot — thanks to the apparent lack of generosity displayed by Calgarians.

Mobile payments company Square analyzed the transactions made on their system in five Canadian cities — Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa — averaging out both the frequency of tips made and their value.

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http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/ottawans-give-the-most-generous-tips-in-canada-data-says-2

bikegypsy
Apr 3, 2014, 7:33 PM
http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/ottawans-give-the-most-generous-tips-in-canada-data-says-2

Absolutely! Once a waiter at Le Claire De Lune (now closed; Mr Ayad retired a few years ago), my experience was that a bad night would be 15% of my sales... A good one would be 20-23%. I once got a 100% tip from 2 ladies who had dinned on the roof top bistro. A little known fact is that several Montreal freelance hotel servers sojourn in Ottawa for the holiday season (office/business Christmas and new year parties) as they make twice the tips as they would normally make at home during this period.