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service charge vs gratuity

groomsmothergroomsmother member
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in Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
I had a phone conversation with an events planner for a venue here in Pittsburgh and mentioned that I noticed the caterer's pricing for the food included tax and tip. She corrected me and said that it included a service charge and tip and the gratuity was extra. wow.. Has anyone worked with a caterer and paid the service (20%) and tax (7%) then tipped on top of that??
What kind of tip would be appropriate. I hope not 20%... it's already a small fortune per person!!
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    Ash2985Ash2985 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think that perhaps changing the font of this post would be a good idea.  Because I am currently not going to make the effort to read it, and imagine the other ladies on the board will be like minded.  Just a suggestion.
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    blulady48blulady48
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    edited December 2011
    my daughter has recently been married and this question came up. On the advice of the hall coordinator, I personally added money for the bartender even though he was being paid by the hall. When I did pay him, he mentioned other guests had tipped through the evening but I wanted to show him my personal appreciation.
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    groomsmothergroomsmother member
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    edited December 2011
    I am sorry.. the crazy font was an accident.. I am not very computer savy. I did not mean to offend. I was surprised to see it post that way!
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    pantherRNpantherRN member
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    edited December 2011
    I can't make it through your post without my eyes crossing. Can you try posting it in the normal size/font?
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    morainemommorainemom member
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    edited December 2011
    I have heard of some venues doing this but they never really explain exactly what the service charge is for.

    A tip of anything between 15-20% is normal for weddings. 

    My suggestion would be to keep searching and find a place that does not have a service charge at all - there are plenty of venues that only have the sales tax and gratuity fee and nothing else.
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