mamaj

We will be going to Sweden this summer and will be picked up by a driver. I say we should plan on tipping the guy/woman- my DH says no. What's the call? Thanks!

laclaire

I never tipped anyone in Sweden (including the cabbie who took me into Stockholm) and was told that was fine by my host sister. Gratuities, I am sure, are always welcome, but not necessary.

LoveItaly

Well we had a very long thread here on Fodor's about Tipping the Pilot..so why shouldn't one be Tipping a Driver?

Intrepid1

In a word, your DH is not very "D"..in fact, he's a cheapskate!

Neopolitan

I liked the comment "gratuities, I am sure, are always welcome, but not necessary". Doesn that mean the only reason to tip is because it is "necessary"? If he was nice, he did a great job and you appreciate what he did, give him a tip.

ira

Hi M,

Unlike the US, where most service personnel rely on tips for a living, Europeans are better paid.

A tip of 1-2 E to show that the driver did a good job is fine.

5E for extraordianry service.

laclaire

Neopolitan- I am from Dallas and here it is not OK to skip the gratuity. Even if service is bad, people tip because it is socially "required" (granted, bad service only gets 10% or less but still. . .). So, I was trying to indicate that it isn't like that in Sweden.