Originally Posted by
blue2002
...The guy doing the check in handed me the boarding pass and told me (and I paraphrase here) that [bold]he will take care of my bags, and whether I recognize him by providing a gratuity is up to me.[/bold]
...Let's face it: if I was at a seedy diner and the waitress offered to make sure there was no "special sauce" in my grilled cheese sandwich, and then suggested an upfront tip, I would have likely ponied up as well
There's absolutely
zero parallel between the 2 above scenarios. It's not like the guy said "I'd hate to see these bags end up in Hawaii" or even "you know-- so no one takes anything out of 'em" etc., etc.
And, only extremely cheap people don't tip for a curbside check-in, it's expected and appropriate. Don't wanna tip? Take your bags inside.