(1) Everybody tips everyone in vegas, so a $20 tip is no big deal.

Do you "tip" a dealer $20 to give you a better card? That's not tipping, it's cheating.


(2) You are not "stealing" the room because you paid for it.

You paid for a regular room, not a suite. You are stealing the upgrade from regular to suite.

(3) Vegas hotels frequently overbook the low-price rooms and someone will end up with a free upgrade - why not you?

Comps will take care of that.


Are you stealing a first class seat when a gate agent upgrades you?

If you slipped the gate agent a $20, it sure is.

Or the FA gives you a free beer?

A free beer is chump change compared to an upgrade. If you had offered the flight attendant a tip of a dollar in exchange for a "free" beer, then it would be stealing, albeit a very small amount (a $3 or $4 discount). If not, it's just a geniunely free beer.

[This message has been edited by JS (edited 05-29-2003).]