Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Either way, I would have thought that as suggested above, if the goal is to be nice to crew, then those wanting to make a gift should have absolutely no issue giving it at the end of the flight rather than at the beginning, and if what some (non US?) crew dislike about those gifts is that when made at the beginning it isn ot always obvious whether this comes with some expectations, then again that would be resolved by the gift being given at the end of the flight, so it seems to me that giving any gift one has brought at the time of final descent is the way to go that gives the best of both worlds.
I see it differently. By giving a gift at the end of a flight, I would feel as though I'm truly giving a tip, as in a restaurant. "Service on this flight has been great, so
as a result, I'd like to give you these chocolates for the crew to share." But for me, that also contains the message, "If the service on this flight hadn't been so good, I wouldn't have given them to you."
I intend them as a gift with no
quid pro quo to people who usually work hard to ensure my comfort and are underappreciated most of the time.