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Theresa Habib's avatar

Hi Nancy

Firstly - I’m so glad I subscribed to your weekly blogs. I find myself looking forward to the next and can’t wait to see what’s coming our way !

On the subject of tipping in Portugal - Lesley & I are generous tippers - however we really only tip generously when the service is EXCELLENT - mediocre service we tip the usual 10%

Hope you girls are enjoying Porto 🥳🥳

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Caroline McVitty's avatar

Loved your waitressing adventure. Still laughing about the bacon. A similar thing happened with a friend of mine who was allergic to something in the salad. The waiter apparently took the salad back to the kitchen and removed the offending food - and my friend ended up in the ER. My up-selling experience was after a singing competition in Daytona Beach, FL. We gathered in the bar and I asked the waiter for a "nice" cabernet and an order of fries. The fries were a little expensive for being served in a dixie cup - $8.00. But okay. We all had a second round - more fries. When I got the bill for 2 wines and 2 fries, it was $80. I would have appreciated if the waiter told me the price of the wine before bringing me a second. My friends who also asked for wine recommendations from our waiter were luckier - they were about $17/glass. I know you must be thinking that they probably serve Ripple in Daytona Beach - home of pick-up trucks on the beach and motorcycles in the streets at all hours of the night. This was at the Hilton Hotel. An oasis in an otherwise desert.

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