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**Yatta** · February 7th, 2022 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

Sobrang layo sa local prices. OMG.

May tip pa rin kahit pick up, it's not compulsory pero nakakahiya kasi when you insert your card may options sa Tip. Grabe na tipping sa US

Still kahit 0 tip mas mahal pa rin Pizza sa US na $35 (that's P1800) Like I said I order Angel's regularly and 2 pizzas cost me P500. You could buy Shakey's, Pizza Hut, Angel's, Domino's, S&R or even Gino's, A mano, Cibo and Motorino's for much less. My point is it's more expensive in the US to order out or dine in compared to the Philippines

Wala kasi minimum wage sa US so the service industry makes up for it in gratuities.

My parents are retired US citizens and much prefer to stay here in the Philippines since the standard of living is cheaper.

**Wh1stl3r** · February 7th, 2022 02:31 PM

That's another peculiarity found in the US. Kelangan pa magcompute ng sales tax pag bibili ka. When you eat out tax + tip. Why not include that in the sticker like how most of the world does it?

**_Cathy_** · February 7th, 2022 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Wh1stl3r

That's another peculiarity found in the US. Kelangan pa magcompute ng sales tax pag bibili ka. When you eat out tax + tip. Why not include that in the sticker like how most of the world does it?

exactly, US lang ganyan na the price listed isn't the final price. I prefer to go shopping in states with lower tax like Wisconsin 6% compared to Illinois na 10.25%. What irks me more, pati cities iba iba ang rules. In Chicago, I don't know why the tax is higher ata for bottled water and then you pay .70 cents for plastic bags. Lahat ng kilala ko galit kay Mayor Lightfoot, hindi na daw makakaulit

**Wh1stl3r** · February 7th, 2022 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

exactly, US lang ganyan na the price listed isn't the final price. I prefer to go shopping in states with lower tax like Wisconsin 6% compared to Illinois na 10.25%. What irks me more, pati cities iba iba ang rules. In Chicago, I don't know why the tax is higher ata for bottled water and then you pay .70 cents for plastic bags. Lahat ng kilala ko galit kay Mayor Lightfoot, hindi na daw makakaulit

Yeah midwest/red states tend to have lower taxes. Whenever I was there, having to compute for everything added to my anxiety hehe. Then paguwi mo kikita pa yung card company sa forex conversion..

**_Cathy_** · February 7th, 2022 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Yatta

Wala kasi minimum wage sa US so the service industry makes up for it in gratuities.

My parents are retired US citizens and much prefer to stay here in the Philippines since the standard of living is cheaper.

US na lang ganyan sa buong mundo na they have to rely on tips

That's ideal for me, have the blue passport then stay here in PH.

**Yatta** · February 7th, 2022 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

US na lang ganyan sa buong mundo na they have to rely on tips

That's ideal for me, have the blue passport then stay here in PH.

I remember there used to be a Philippine tourism commercial in the 2000s where the final reminder was "tipping is encouraged". Hated that commercial.

BTW our office janitor once worked at SM Supermarket as a bagger/stocker/cart collector and he said their uniforms don't have pockets so they presumably they cannot pocket small items nor keep any tips (though they all have hiding places in the mall where they keep bills given to them by customers). But for small change like P5 up to P20 they usually share that with the cashier as they always tend to go short during their cash count. But for P50-P100 he keeps for himself.

BTT: was hankering for dinuguan and luckily the karinderia at the corner cooked up a batch today.

**papi smith** · February 7th, 2022 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Yatta

I remember there used to be a Philippine tourism commercial in the 2000s where the final reminder was "tipping is encouraged". Hated that commercial.

BTW our office janitor once worked at SM Supermarket as a bagger/stocker/cart collector and he said their uniforms don't have pockets so they presumably they cannot pocket small items nor keep any tips (though they all have hiding places in the mall where they keep bills given to them by customers). But for small change like P5 up to P20 they usually share that with the cashier as they always tend to go short during their cash count. But for P50-P100 he keeps for himself.

BTT: was hankering for dinuguan and luckily the karinderia at the corner cooked up a batch today.

There was this guy at landmark supermarket who insisted that he help us bring our cart to the car, we tried to discourage him as we can actually carry the bags but he was very persistent, and at the back of my mind I did not have neither a 20 or 50 in me, so I told myself maybe the guy needs extra income which is why he is persistent, that was the first time I tipped 100 for a grocery cart. I do tip a bit more if it was appliance or furniture. Funny thing is when I sat inside the car, there was a 20 bill in the center console [emoji13]

**BratPAQ** · February 7th, 2022 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by papi smith

There was this guy at landmark supermarket who insisted that he help us bring our cart to the car, we tried to discourage him as we can actually carry the bags but he was very persistent, and at the back of my mind I did not have neither a 20 or 50 in me, so I told myself maybe the guy needs extra income which is why he is persistent, that was the first time I tipped 100 for a grocery cart. I do tip a bit more if it was appliance or furniture. Funny thing is when I sat inside the car, there was a 20 bill in the center console [emoji13]

Galante! ₱100 for grocery cart. [emoji23]

The only time I gave that much tip is pag mabigat na appliances or furniture binili ko na dadalhin sa parking lot.

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**papi smith** · February 7th, 2022 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by BratPAQ

Galante! ₱100 for grocery cart. [emoji23]

The only time I gave that much tip is pag mabigat na appliances or furniture binili ko na dadalhin sa parking lot.

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Masarap din ang feeling Sir, knowing na natulungan mo sya.

**kagalingan** · February 7th, 2022 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Yatta

BTT: was hankering for dinuguan and luckily the karinderia at the corner cooked up a batch today.

yuck!!!!!

geo yatta sa buong buhay ko twice ako nakakain yan, first highschooL baLe Lunch break sinerve sa akin mama cLassmate ko hindi na makarefuse. Unang tikim niLasahan ko kung dugo tapos 2nd subo hindi na ako humihinga para hindi maLasahan, niLuLom ko agad.

second time nirerecaLL ko saan nakakain but yan na Last ko.

#FEARFACTOR