Where DON'T you tip

silly old fossil wrote:

Can any of you give me guidance as to where you DON'T tip...and why.

For the Mohel at a Bris. He's already got his tip.

europe. they pay employees a living wage.

The latest fad Tipping Opportunity is the supermarket checkout lane cashier station. What used to be the give a penny/take a penny cup now says TIPS. That has to take the cake as tipping hubris.

The guys at the local pizza counter have a tip jar, the news-stand guy just about everyone. What is next--- the bank teller?

cvrs wrote:

Dirt wrote:

Tip your mailman!

It's illegal for those lazy slobs to accept gratuities.

1) another abuse of the word "illegal" it is not against any laws to accept gratuities, it may, however, be against their work policies.

2) believe they are not allowed to accept cash, however they can accept gifts not exceding $20 in value.

I gave my mailperson a pocket size Intaglio print of Andy Jackson executed on cotton/linen rag paper for Panholiday season.

Danno wrote:

2) believe they are not allowed to accept cash, however they can accept gifts not exceding $20 in value.

xde wrote:

When I am on travel for work (like last week) I always leave 10 bucks on the table when i leave my motel/hotel....

I don't know when I started doing that...

If you watch this news report, you might want to reconsider doing that:

Have you ever seen a hotel maid with glasses on their cart that they are taking to or from the rooms? I think this news report exposes how they've been doing that.

Japan

I was at a convenience store in an airport, and the cashier had a tip jar set out. Seriously. I did not tip him for his outstanding job of taking my money and putting in the cash register.

I don't tip a company that does work for me (plumbing, heating, cooling, etc) but I will tip an individual such as my carpet guy. Avg house job costs $500-$800 so the tip would be $50-$80.

A friend pointed out something painfully obvious to me a few years ago. Tip before the service is given. I give parking garage guys a tip when i arrive, voila, my car is always parked near the exit. Tip the hotel maid the first night i stay, not the last. Etc. I don't practice this at restaurants unless it's extremely crowded or a special occasion, slip the waiter a $20 when you sit down. If the service is terrible, you can always deduct that $20 from your future tip, but it hasn't let me down yet.

not to be mean, but why would you tip a starbucks employee? I would think they'd make normal wage, unlike a waitress, but I could be wrong

I don't tip @ the DMV.

i dont really tip unless they actually earned the tip, never in my wildest dreams would i put money in a starbucks jar. i like to tip the subway people before they make my sandwich usually gets me extra food!

Why don't people tip flight attendants? They work much harder than any waiters or waitresses.

And to the guy who suggested tipping before you get service, the correct word for that is 'bribe.'

T.L. the stallion wrote:

i dont really tip unless they actually earned the tip, never in my wildest dreams would i put money in a starbucks jar. i like to tip the subway people before they make my sandwich usually gets me extra food!

so you actually hand the guy a buck before you order? You're still going to get your 3 slices of meat, one slice of cheese, all the veggies are free. What extra food do you get, extra bread? Extra meat is only a buck, isn't that easier?

I always tip the Sonic person, they are usually high schoolers and so what if you tip a buck on a 1.50 drink? What are you going to do, tip .30 just so you keep it at 20% If you ordered a coke at a bar you'd tip your bartender and they are doing a heck of a lot less than a car hop at sonic.

I go out with a group when the burgers are half price and imported bottles are 2 bucks. Should you really only tip 3 bucks on a $15 bill if you sat there for 2 hours? I usually tip 6-8 bucks.

That is funny. But at the casino cashier cage they have tip jars...

I tip just about everyhwere from hotels, valets, ice cream shops, car wash people and subways. Places I don't know if I should tip would be a starbucks or anywhere the tip jar seems to show up

Hotel maids. I don't know what is going on in there.

I tip about 50% of the time at coffee shops...

bars and restaurants are a given I think, unless there is a large self-serve element like a buffet.

if you're going to tip a coffee person, you must tip every employee in the world