Originally Posted by
sobore
I know many people that do not tip housekeeping at all. I wonder what the percentage of tippers vs. non-tippers is? If it's in the 50/50 range the maids must be very busy dishing out revenge.
As I mentioned above, between the maid tipping threads here on FT, and things I have read in the news, my estimate is that fewer than half tip.
There was a "day in the life" article in the Orlando Sentinel a few years ago where they followed a maid around for the day and reported. The article suggested that tipping the maid was "customary", but on that particular day, out of 11 rooms serviced, one left a tip. With a high prevalence of vacationers and foreigners, Orlando might not be typical, but in my book something is "customary" if most people do it, and while many do, "most" apparently don't.
Considering how volatile most maid (and other) tipping threads tend to be here on FT, I am surprised this one has stayed civil for so long.