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A 15 percent sales tax, as well as a three percent
tourist tax is added to all hotel bills. Cafés and
restaurants include a 10 percent service charge or
tip, so tipping above that amount is optional. Employees
such as bellhops and taxi drivers are appreciative
of any additional gratuity for excellent service. It
is also customary to give a small tip to the parking
attendants who watch your car on the street, called cuidacarros.
One hundred colones is usually sufficient.
Supermarket box boys should be tipped for carrying
groceries to your car, since they do not receive a
salary. If you live nearby, they will even take your
bags to your home. We used to live four blocks from
the supermarket at Plaza Mayor in Rohrmoser and liked
to walk to the market. Our favorite box boy delivered
our food to our front door for about $0.75 cents. |
