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lunasun

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83. Yeah I was quoting Wiki Travel regarding Tipping in the USA - so it wasn't my custom

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 01:48 PM

Dec 2013

just something to show it is a practice in the US

I leave $3-$4/day in a room seems about right and I am not well off
It is just the tipping has always been custom,, never give it a thought , & surprised it is being dropped/not practiced
Guessing owners nowadays are not making up the difference.............

Call me mean but imo you cant afford to be served in some places if you can not afford to tip the servers**. It is part of the cost imo
I always budget that in my expenses and would not stiff just to get an experience I would just not do it then

**(unless it was a serious /unavoidable reason for needing a service I can not tip for or there is no other option available to the person )
Disabled needs taxi to store I can understand no tip
Suit needs taxi to meeting I can not understand no tip

That is just me be judgemental again and I am not for tipping as much as fair wages to replace the custom but until then....

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Folks Who Work In Tipped Jobs Would Like You To Spend A Minute Looking At Something [View all] eridani Dec 2013 OP

K&R redqueen Dec 2013 #1

my friend who considers me a grandma who is 22 roguevalley Dec 2013 #70

du rec Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #2

k&r for labor. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #3

Sad reality Joel thakkar Dec 2013 #4

$15 IMO...n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #11

K & R for workers! America needs a raise! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #5

that's going up to four and change the first of the year fizzgig Dec 2013 #43

Yes, thank you.. I had just heard that. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #52

Actually, my husband just informed me, the Colorado tipped mountain grammy Dec 2013 #53

motherfucking fizzgig Adam051188 Dec 2013 #69

Thank you for posting this theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #6

Speaking of that, my son got a settlement check from the Starbucks class action suit. Atman Dec 2013 #7

Beats a sharp stick in the eye, I say. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #8

Tip settlement in MA re: pooling tips with supervisors Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #15

Property tax bill for his car? OnlinePoker Dec 2013 #20

Yeah...they do that up here. Atman Dec 2013 #33

Is that in addition to the annual licence and registration fee? enlightenment Dec 2013 #38

Yes. License and registration fees go to the state. Atman Dec 2013 #49

Well, at least enlightenment Dec 2013 #54

When I lived in Mass, I think it was called the auto excise tax. Fla Dem Dec 2013 #61

Having worked with FLSA suits involving tips, I want to offer a thought Ash_F Dec 2013 #72

I agree pipoman Dec 2013 #9

Exactly etherealtruth Dec 2013 #13

NY has a very variable cost of living tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #14

Probably a very valid point. And more likely to see passage if crafted that way. MADem Dec 2013 #24

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2013 #10

K&R WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2013 #12

Not to sound selfish but... PrestonLocke Dec 2013 #16

HA!!! MADem Dec 2013 #28

And I would still tip even if server minimum wage was raised csziggy Dec 2013 #17

How would you like to rrneck Dec 2013 #18

Why not just end the tipped and training minimum wage? Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #19

I tip well (very well, in fact) because I relied on tips in my college years. MADem Dec 2013 #21

Restaurant workers are not the only ones who need tips. unionguy Dec 2013 #22

Yep. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #26

Thanks for the reference A Little Weird Dec 2013 #44

I always leave a few bucks in a hotel room--always. MADem Dec 2013 #27

I have never once seen a tip envelope in a hotel room. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #30

Housekeeping staff are customarily tipped one or more dollars per day, which you can just leave lunasun Dec 2013 #37

Good to know, and I am embarrassed I didn't know that. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #39

Also laundry_queen Dec 2013 #57

It's actually customary to leave between 2-5 dollars per day. AAO Dec 2013 #82

Yeah I was quoting Wiki Travel regarding Tipping in the USA - so it wasn't my custom lunasun Dec 2013 #83

I agree that they shouldn't go if they can't/won't tip. AAO Dec 2013 #84

welcome to DU. when I traveled, even though I always left the room clean and tidy, the staff niyad Dec 2013 #35

As a former 'housekeeper' I agree with everything you say. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #56

wow I can not beleive that leaving a tip for houskeeping in some sections of society lunasun Dec 2013 #62

Don't forget to tip the shuttle driver that takes you from the remote parking your correct terminal snooper2 Dec 2013 #59

yes they are to be tipped or let then know you can handle it yourself if you cannot afford a tip lunasun Dec 2013 #85

not only do I always leave tips in hotel rooms Skittles Dec 2013 #60

Tipping advice ... cash only SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #23

Zero out the tip and sum up total amount lunasun Dec 2013 #41

Truly stunning how many "red" states are the worst offenders...of EVERYTHING! Moostache Dec 2013 #25

Former SLAVE STATES-Who TIPPED their house slaves ErikJ Dec 2013 #50

Montana is not as red as Idaho Mbrow Dec 2013 #58

I think tips are a double edged sword Major Nikon Dec 2013 #29

So many areas of the world there is no tipping -workers are paid by the establishment lunasun Dec 2013 #31

Yep... davidthegnome Dec 2013 #32

I work in a hotel too.. I say the same thing. glowing Dec 2013 #47

Government/Media davidthegnome Dec 2013 #73

I'm not sure that they are that aware of just how bad it really is for people. glowing Dec 2013 #80

Very thoughtful, very good post. davidthegnome Dec 2013 #81

k and r for labor, and some of the hardest-working people around. niyad Dec 2013 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #36

Solidarity K&R nt TBF Dec 2013 #40

Kickage MrScorpio Dec 2013 #42

K/R Jack Rabbit Dec 2013 #45

Do you notice that the jobs where people get screwed on pay the most are predominately "pink jobs"? glowing Dec 2013 #46

kick & mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #48

K&R! In Texas my ex-wife was waiting tables when we married in 1987 for THE SAME WAGE! Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #51

Kicking this. I've found that most tipped workers work damn hard for their meager compensation. calimary Dec 2013 #55

This article (source unknown to me) seems to suggest tipping may be in danger... Shandris Dec 2013 #63

The whole tipping system needs to be abolished. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #64

Bingo! B Calm Dec 2013 #65

They should have a comparison with the local minimum wage Lordquinton Dec 2013 #66

k&r for visibility nt steve2470 Dec 2013 #67

kick Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #68

If we can't afford to tip our server... 99Forever Dec 2013 #71

Tipped workers are getting ripped off . . . and so are their customers. MrModerate Dec 2013 #74

Yes, yes, service employees Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2013 #75

In very fine dining restaurants you can make a bundle of money. But not always consistent. YOHABLO Dec 2013 #76

I've always tipped well, in rememberance of stories my mother told me about my grandma. pacalo Dec 2013 #77

Can we just say it? Food servers are modern day tipped slaves. ErikJ Dec 2013 #78

Livable Minimum Wage. Of course, people should still tip appropriately. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #79