Leaving everything in order

CANCER Support Mallor‐ca (CSM) have published a book to help patients leave everything ready for the loved ones they leave behind.

“For over two years now we have been putting together a book which could be used to leave a record of all the little things and big things that will help make it easier for those we leave behind,” said CSM Coordinator Rebec‐ca Upton.

on the bill.

Known as ‘American ‐style tipping’, the practice of requesting 10 or 15 per cent of the bill has long been an accepted practice also in the UK.

Spanish bars and restau‐rants had never done so until now, when the vast majority of payments ‐ up to 80 per cent ‐ are done by card or phone, which has led to a sharp drop in tips left by customers.

Traditionally, tips are left in cash, and although it is not uncommon for customers to voluntarily add the amount of the tip to their bill before paying electronically, many tend to forget. The issue is cur‐rently the matter of hot debate in Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Is‐lands, with the predomi ‐nant opinion being that tips are voluntary and therefore businesses have no right to almost ‘de ‐mand’ the extra payment.

Speaking to a local news source, CAEB busi ‐ness federation president Alfonso Robledo insists that “a tip must always be optional,” before adding that “indicating it on the bill should be a decision for each business.”

“It includes sections such as who we want to be informed of our death, who we would like to be at our funeral or memorial service, log in information for our so‐cial media accounts, etc.”

My Last Wishes is available for free to all Cancer Support patients and available to every‐one for a small donation. Copies can be found at the CSM stalls when the group takes part in dif‐ferent events or can be requested directly by contacting CSM.

“We hope that this book can help everyone to leave their affairs in order, taking some of the pressure off those who have been left be‐hind.”

Cancer Support Group Mallorca can be found on Facebook.

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