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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 9:51 am
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Dudemon
 
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Originally Posted by Alaska F/A
I think the rule technically is that a FA cannot accept a tip unless the person offering would be offended by such refusal. I myself always gently refuse the tip and if they insist on tipping me, then I quietly and graciously accept.
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As mentioned above, the Safeway down the street folks can't except the tip because they are Safeway and not Starbucks employees and its prohibited by the union. I would have thought the FAs might have been in the same boat, err, aircraft.
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