madgolfer Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) Bangpakong...been several times...great course however after the game had a drink and the bill had 10% service charge added to it as did all in our group. There is no mention of a service charge on the menu. Anyhow I refused to pay it because acording to me and I maybe wrong here if it's not somewhere in writing or your told about it it's a ripoff. It all ended up with what would have been the manager demanding I pay...stood firm and refused to pay at which stage she became angry threw her arms in the air and said "What I must have it on the menu ?" Outcome was non of our group paid the charge. Is it reasonable to argue the point ? Would this be something that would be done to Falang only or would Thais get 10% added to their bill and just pay it ? Edited July 19, 2012 by madgolfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I, too get irritated when unexpected fees show up on a restaurant tab. I don't know what the custom is at the golf courses here so I don't know whether it was customary to hit you up. But I do have a few "rules", and one of them is to never piss off anybody that can spit in my food. And another is that if I accidentally (or due to my Richard head nature) do piss off someone who can spit in my future food, I won't go back there to eat. And those rules are definitely not specific to Thailand. Besides, I hate to diminish my enjoyment of a recreational outing with an argument over a buck or so. Not that I disagree with you, because to each his own. I completely understand your irritation. (And I'm expecting some TV responses saying I'm a wimp and should grow a pair and that people like me are why these things keep happening and...and...) Yes, I'm a wimp. And when I accepted that was okay, life became much easier and more pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finsbury Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 When I played there earlier this year the cost of a bottle of Singha at the bar was only 70 bht. Thats less than most other thai courses so I would not have quibbled with a 10 bht service charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapfries Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I, too get irritated when unexpected fees show up on a restaurant tab. I don't know what the custom is at the golf courses here so I don't know whether it was customary to hit you up. But I do have a few "rules", and one of them is to never piss off anybody that can spit in my food. And another is that if I accidentally (or due to my Richard head nature) do piss off someone who can spit in my future food, I won't go back there to eat. And those rules are definitely not specific to Thailand. Besides, I hate to diminish my enjoyment of a recreational outing with an argument over a buck or so. Not that I disagree with you, because to each his own. I completely understand your irritation. (And I'm expecting some TV responses saying I'm a wimp and should grow a pair and that people like me are why these things keep happening and...and...) Yes, I'm a wimp. And when I accepted that was okay, life became much easier and more pleasant. Aha . . . . you 'may' be a whimp; but you still have all of your front-teeth, hey ? ! Like your honesty and also your "inner-reasonings" ! Cheers mate ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l4gtimes Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 When I played there earlier this year the cost of a bottle of Singha at the bar was only 70 bht. Thats less than most other thai courses so I would not have quibbled with a 10 bht service charge. If it was only 10 BHT that would be acceptable, but it was 10%, so I'm all for the OP in refusing to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khonper Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 When I played there earlier this year the cost of a bottle of Singha at the bar was only 70 bht. Thats less than most other thai courses so I would not have quibbled with a 10 bht service charge. If it was only 10 BHT that would be acceptable, but it was 10%, so I'm all for the OP in refusing to pay. So if the bill was around 3-400 thb, it must have been as much as 30-40 thb extra. Big deal compared to what you tipped the caddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryBird Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I understand your frustration, but at the same time, I don't think I'm going to get into it with the manager over 10%. For something like this, I would pay the 10% and just not eat there in the future. That's just my take. Not saying OP is right or wrong, just how I'd handle it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I would pay up and not go back but I think that 10% service charge is pretty standard. No tips after that service charge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey88tc Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 i noramlly dont complain about a service charge.......10% is ok because i normally tip 20% even in thailand...........they just lost money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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