Originally Posted by
bafan
I always thought it was customary to leave a tip of $1 per drink in US bars
Customary or not, I'm not going to leave a $1 tip for a "free drink" which contains less than $1 worth of actual alcohol since it's so low quality.
Originally Posted by
flieduk
If tipping is expected in a culture then it is kinda like the HHonors free breakfast or the free drinks when gambling in Vegas (you tip on what the cost would have been)
What's the point of the free breakfast if you tip what the cost would have been? I'm sorry, but if the breakfast is free, it's free. Maybe if the service is exceptional I'd leave a tip but the hotel staff is not restaurant waitstaff and they do not make below minimum wage (at least in the US).