tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post6471027497078831482..comments2023-10-07T09:22:52.803-06:00Comments on GOOD FOOD IN MEXICO CITY: Shelling out - How to tip in MexicoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-67207200147868619512011-11-06T11:56:28.622-06:002011-11-06T11:56:28.622-06:002 peso tip only if you don't have much money y...2 peso tip only if you don't have much money yourself, otherwise, 5 pesos and upwards, that applies for any tip. Though we don't tip taxi drivers, it's common to leave the change, so if you're charged $45, just give them $50.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-66546956338138222992011-10-02T08:43:50.966-05:002011-10-02T08:43:50.966-05:00Generally good guide, except for: "a couple ...Generally good guide, except for: "a couple of pesos" really? Start at 5 and go from there, Two pesos is what you would leave if you wanted to send the following signal: "no, I did not forget your tip, but you certainly did not earn it!" <br />Rounding up your cab fare is the 'elegant' way of tipping your driver.<br />I tip the water folks at least 5 pesos per bottle. Can't imagine having to lug those myself!<br />And to Jesus... tipping your maid goes against the basic premise that you are paying them a salary. Make it a decent salary and give them good living and working conditions and then keep your tip, it makes no sense.<br />Also, make sure you tip your hair-cut attendants. Most of these service-industry staffers earn minimum wage, if at all. So they rely on tips to actually live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-2629258271611272732011-09-08T12:18:26.252-05:002011-09-08T12:18:26.252-05:00Yes, tip your doorman. I wish I had a doorman to t...Yes, tip your doorman. I wish I had a doorman to tip.Nicholas Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830656152832840826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-41399194510933009612011-09-07T19:50:13.349-05:002011-09-07T19:50:13.349-05:00I always tip the bag-boys. I think it is a huge sc...I always tip the bag-boys. I think it is a huge scam that walmart can get away with not paying those kids. It's disgusting. I am from NYC, so we usually tip the doorman at Xmas. I give my two guys a $500 a piece for all the things they do for me throughout the year. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to tip the taxi drivers. Once I had a taxi guy tell me to pay whatever I felt like. It wasn't his cab and he hadn't used the meter.raúlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388997691650346075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-10517457202564004532011-09-04T17:28:11.526-05:002011-09-04T17:28:11.526-05:00Thanks for all the helpful comments. Pemex workers...Thanks for all the helpful comments. Pemex workers are npt, to my knowledge, paid a salary. They are generally tipped, always have been, and by just about everybody. It is odd, however, to tip your own cleaning person. I try to spring for a better than average salary, and help in other ways, such as paying for unforeseen medical costs. And, of course, the aguinaldo at Christmas time.Nicholas Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830656152832840826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-9970387273739680882011-09-03T16:00:32.671-05:002011-09-03T16:00:32.671-05:00I agree with all your food-industry tip percentage...I agree with all your food-industry tip percentages, but tip more at gas stations (about 10 pesos), since I understand their wages are quite low (if they exist at all).<br /><br />Jesús, you tip your maid at home? That's pretty extravagant indeed, what about paying her a decent salary and signing her up the Social Security System? What she does is actual work, you're not being generous by giving her a few extra pesos on a whim -or perhaps I didn't get what you mean.<br /><br />NataliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-81796376036831805802011-09-02T17:47:14.364-05:002011-09-02T17:47:14.364-05:00I would add underpaid hotel maids to this tip list...I would add underpaid hotel maids to this tip list. ($1 to $5 a day depending on how generous you feel) Little for us; big for them.Anne-Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-26106453031647399612011-09-02T09:49:59.784-05:002011-09-02T09:49:59.784-05:00Tipping in Mexico is very subjective indeed! Many...Tipping in Mexico is very subjective indeed! Many times, it has to do with each family's / individual's understanding of Economics and social issues, aside from the quality of the service itself, in my opinion.<br /><br />Congratulations for having your book included in the New York Times Diner's Journal, Nick! (or Andrew?)<br /><br />Saludos!Tere Palmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267467029203789550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-44970221297569153282011-09-01T19:46:58.178-05:002011-09-01T19:46:58.178-05:00Well, you mentioned that "Most middle class p...Well, you mentioned that "Most middle class people have maids." But did not list the amount. I tip my maid and my Mexican friends think I am being TOO nice.<br /><br />JzsJesus Chairezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458053489793480128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-41128958048721703842011-09-01T15:03:10.275-05:002011-09-01T15:03:10.275-05:00This was interesting... things are a little differ...This was interesting... things are a little different in very rural Mexico (generally less people tip at all)... I saw one commentor wrote that many Pemex employees aren't paid. I certainly hope this isn't the case here since I've never seen them get tipped. I'll do some investigating on the local norms and get back to you, if I can, if you're interested in rural tipping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-30124201513339104052011-08-31T20:03:43.891-05:002011-08-31T20:03:43.891-05:00I usually tip the freelance garbage man who works ...I usually tip the freelance garbage man who works my street 15 pesos. Maybe half that if I've only got one bag, and more if I've got a lot of trash, or am throwing out something particularly bulky or heavy. And I gave him a 50 a few days before Christmas last year -- no idea if anybody else does that, but trash collection is generally hopeless, and the freelance guy at least makes it bearable. <br /><br />I don't tip the guys working the trucks, though.Michael Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068630733762770700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-78197146753880558962011-08-31T16:44:15.608-05:002011-08-31T16:44:15.608-05:00Well done and to the point, Nick. You've taken...Well done and to the point, Nick. You've taken out the mystery of tipping in Mexico. I know you said this was subjective but I would add the following: If I go to a cantina and I only drink, I tip the waiter the same rate (10 per cent to 15 per cent) as if I had eaten. He works as hard serving drinks as he would if he were serving food. I also tip the water guys more extravagantly than you (I just think of them lugging those heavy garrafones up the stairs). Another thing: Mexicans are not accustomed to tipping chambermaids in hotels, but I always do. I am sure they appreciate it. Also, many Pemex station employees work for no salary at all -- they live on your tips. Same as the bag boys and girls in the supermarkets -- no salary. <br /><br />Finally, I am not so sure I agree with you about the woman in the black dress and high heels pumping gas. Sounds pretty sexy to me.David Lidahttp://www.davidlida.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726818504596195920.post-72305948445322246332011-08-31T15:06:50.264-05:002011-08-31T15:06:50.264-05:00I think that pretty much nails it. Only one I don&...I think that pretty much nails it. Only one I don't agree on is the baggers, a peso or two is fine, heck a bag filled every two minutes works out not bad. Taxis I'll tip almost 25%, I've no idea how those guys make a living.<br /><br />Few others I think worth noting: <br /><br />Valet parking, we've no idea if they're getting paid… what to give them… we normally tip 10, a friend once handed over 50 for his SUV. If there's some scale to consider for the type and condition of your vehicle I'd not be surprised if they started offering us a few pesos in sympathy of our beat up old Chevy.<br /><br />Viene-vienes / Viene-biens - we've still to decipher what that's all about - (the guys who stand behind your car and whistle as you're trying to reverse out of a parking spot and not run over their feet) tend to get nothing unless they've been of actual help and not a nuisance. At most a peso.<br /><br />Screen washers - we normally have three traffic light stops on the way to work with successive attempts to extort money through the application of soapy water to the drivers side of the window. Five pesos if they ask first and do the back as well.Tomate Diseñohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441199632046569947noreply@blogger.com