Originally Posted by
LCY8737
Leaving them as gifts for hotel staff sounds a bit patronising to me.
Originally Posted by
mario
Couldn't agree more. It states: "here you go poor person, I know you can't afford my lifestyle but here's a taste of it."
Sort of like giving out turkeys at Thanksgiving (for American FTers)? Or giving away used clothes that one no longer wears? Quite possibly the recipient is less insulted than pleased that someone thought of them and gave them something that they could not otherwise afford.