Tipping advice in USA?
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Oh Patrick, abortions in the rooms, horrible!! I am glad your dear mother was working at the desk.
OO, I did appreciate your comments and although I love a "spotless" residence I hate housework. So your comments reminded me that I should tip more as I have always returned to any room to find it in perfect shape thanks to housekeeping. I always get extra towels, shampoo, lotions etc., without even asking. Inspite of my rather low tips maybe it is because everything is picked up and put away? But believe me, I truly appreciate the hard work the housekeepers do. I would probably last about two hours! Take care.
OO, I did appreciate your comments and although I love a "spotless" residence I hate housework. So your comments reminded me that I should tip more as I have always returned to any room to find it in perfect shape thanks to housekeeping. I always get extra towels, shampoo, lotions etc., without even asking. Inspite of my rather low tips maybe it is because everything is picked up and put away? But believe me, I truly appreciate the hard work the housekeepers do. I would probably last about two hours! Take care.
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FYI
Here is an article in the Times about how so many people forget about tipping the hotel maid: http://tinyurl.com/yngrgh
Here is an article in the Times about how so many people forget about tipping the hotel maid: http://tinyurl.com/yngrgh
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Nope Dohlice, you're not the only one. If I'm sharing a room with a few girlfriends, the room is usually a mess w/ clothes and makeup. We don't really feel like straightening up, and all we need are more clean towels. No need to waste the maid's time unecessarily.
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Well, I’m not in my hotel room all day. I guess I just don’t rip it up to the point that I need a maid in there. I hang my towels up after I use them and I don’t need new towels and sheets everyday. I don’t believe for one second that the hotels care about the environment, but I do. I rarely stay in one place for a whole vacation, but if I stay someplace for more than a few days I do let them in.
I guess I could ask what you’re doing in your hotel room that it needs to be cleaned every day.
I guess I could ask what you’re doing in your hotel room that it needs to be cleaned every day.
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There is an exception to tipping the valet parker on picking up the car. If you are driving a luxury car or a classic or other special vehicle, give a generous tip on arrival and a quick thanks and you will have much less to worry about while your car is in the lot.
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taxis & restaurants ... 15-25%
Not sure why anyone would pay a taxi driver the same amount as a waiter?
There are many issues here, and many are not related to tipping per se, except as it relates to self-image.
Not sure why anyone would pay a taxi driver the same amount as a waiter?
There are many issues here, and many are not related to tipping per se, except as it relates to self-image.
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Hi, Loveitaly--
I tip based on the actual level of service performed. I wish I did not have to tip at all because people would be well-paid for their work. Employers get away with murder because they expect the customer to fund a large part of his employee's salary---and usually the lower the salary the lower the benefits, so the employer makes out on both counts. NOT a good system, IMO.
I think giving a 25% tip to a cabbie, unless the person has risked life and limb to get you to a meeting, date, or airport on time, speaks volumes about the tipper. I agree with your bellman tip guideline, that is exactly what we do, too.
I tip based on the actual level of service performed. I wish I did not have to tip at all because people would be well-paid for their work. Employers get away with murder because they expect the customer to fund a large part of his employee's salary---and usually the lower the salary the lower the benefits, so the employer makes out on both counts. NOT a good system, IMO.
I think giving a 25% tip to a cabbie, unless the person has risked life and limb to get you to a meeting, date, or airport on time, speaks volumes about the tipper. I agree with your bellman tip guideline, that is exactly what we do, too.
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Hello kswl, I so agree with you about wishing that all people were paid a decent wage with proper benefits so that tipping was not expected or required. Australia, NZ, Europe have it figured out it seems, wish we did.
I have had so many taxi drivers give such great service (usually immigrants) that I am happy to tip them.
I also normally have so many food service people check and double check to make sure I don't have food that I am allergic to I am happy to tip them perhaps more than some diners would want to.
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones kswl along with wishes that 2007 will be a year full of many joys for all of you.
I have had so many taxi drivers give such great service (usually immigrants) that I am happy to tip them.
I also normally have so many food service people check and double check to make sure I don't have food that I am allergic to I am happy to tip them perhaps more than some diners would want to.
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones kswl along with wishes that 2007 will be a year full of many joys for all of you.
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It appears that tipping is something that some do without feeling stressed and others do under duress. Personally I tip because that is the way I was raised and I don't resent it. I have never had such bad service that I have not tipped (well except in one exception a long time ago). When in another country that does not have the tipping customs that we in the US have I abide by that country's customs. I just look at the cost of tipping as part of my budget just as I look at taxes as part of my budget so to speak.