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Really silly question about tipping in Canada
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Right, I'm off to Whistler/Canada in March, and having never been to Canada or the US before I'm wondering if someone could fill me in on tipping etiquete?

We're all familiar with tipping in restaurants - and I understand that a normal/reasonable tip in Canada is 15-20%. But how does one go about tipping in a bar? Do you leave the barman/woman a few notes on your table at the end of the night, or do you leave a dollar or two on the bar each time you order a drink?

I really don't have a problem with the idea of tipping, it's just exactly the etiquete of how this exchange of notes happens Puzzled

Apologies for what is probably a stupid question ...!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Normally tip whenever you pay for the drinks. An easy way of working out how much was roughly double the tax - although now the tax has gone down to 6% you'll have to add a bit on.

We also normally leave a few dollars tip each morning in the hotel room for the 'house keeper'
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

pay as you go Happy and in us at least it's worth sticking around too - the barman usually 'buys back' a round for you every 6 or so rounds (quicker if drinking cheap beer and tipping $1 a drink, less quick if tipping $1 a drink and on the cocktails!). If you become a regular then you can even get tip carryover from previous night so you might even be greeted by a free round Wink aj xx
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jonflat2, as has been said, pay as you buy.
If you are handed your bill ("check") in a wallet, then pay in the same wallet, and it will be returned to you with change. Anything you want to leave as a tip, then leave it in the wallet.
Otherwise, just leave it on the table, or sitting under a glass if you're outside - e.g. at the Longhorn.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

There is usually a Tip Jar (often an empty beer pitcher) sitting on the bar. Toss in some change when you buy each round. Tipping generously when you buy your first round is a good idea, too.
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Thanks everyone for the advice!
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