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Sunday, May 11, 2025

American Break(the bank)fast…

Breakfast in our hotel here is nice. 
I usually have an omelette. With potatoes. Some strips of bacon. Coffee. Juice. Toast. Ketchup. 
And Stuart brings me Marmite from UK. 

Our server; “Want a refill, hon?” Sure. 

The cost (included in our booking) is $37 each. 
So $74 for two. 
Then tax on top. Add $6.70. 
Comes to $82.70. 
I left $20 cash tip first day. Too much?
Stuart lowered it to $15 cash after that. 

So we now pay $97.70 total each day for two breakfasts. 

BTW I checked. $15 on a $82.70 bill is ‘just’ 18%. Minimum expected here is 20%. So we have been UNDER-tipping. 

America is expensive. 

If we’d known about the cost we would have not included breakfast in our booking but found a local diner. Lesson learned. 







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