taxi tip question
Jan 2, 2010, 5:10 pm
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taxi tip question
From all the information I've seen a 15% tip is appropriate for a taxi ride.
Early this morning I took a taxi from Paris Casino to the airport. The fare was $10.50, and I added (15%) $1.50 for a total of $12.00.
The driver went into a tirade, saying that I had to give a minimum of $2.00 and ultimately called me a piece of s--t. I just wanted to get away from him, but should have copied the license number down.
Anyone else ever have a similar problem.
[PS: I had only two small carryon's which he did NOT have to help me with.]
Early this morning I took a taxi from Paris Casino to the airport. The fare was $10.50, and I added (15%) $1.50 for a total of $12.00.
The driver went into a tirade, saying that I had to give a minimum of $2.00 and ultimately called me a piece of s--t. I just wanted to get away from him, but should have copied the license number down.
Anyone else ever have a similar problem.
[PS: I had only two small carryon's which he did NOT have to help me with.]
Jan 3, 2010, 4:56 pm
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Jan 3, 2010, 5:47 pm
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Jan 3, 2010, 8:32 pm
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Oops too much Sudafed for my cold this morning. Can't believe I misread that. The only time I've had a taxi driver grumble in Las Vegas was under the same circumstance -- heading to the airport. And I tipped a bit more than you (yours was certainly adequate). I remember he asked me how I did on the trip and I mentioned pretty well. Now I always answer that question with, "Oh that reminds me, I need to get some cash, is there a pawn shop on the way?"
Jan 3, 2010, 10:54 pm
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Oops too much Sudafed for my cold this morning. Can't believe I misread that. The only time I've had a taxi driver grumble in Las Vegas was under the same circumstance -- heading to the airport. And I tipped a bit more than you (yours was certainly adequate). I remember he asked me how I did on the trip and I mentioned pretty well. Now I always answer that question with, "Oh that reminds me, I need to get some cash, is there a pawn shop on the way?"
How one did on a given trip should not affect how much they leave in tips. From the tipping guides, taxis and restaurants are generally 15% (for restaurants, doubling the sales tax is a simpler arithmetic computation than computing 0.15 x the check amount
Jan 4, 2010, 7:57 am
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There are a lotta aggressive rip-off scumbags driving taxis and not all are in LV. I make it a rule NEVER to tip if the person tries to rip me off (or if they request a tip in cash) and I also always report the guy to the local taxi commission via phone ASAP. A nice hint is always pay by credit card.
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Jan 4, 2010, 11:42 am
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From all the information I've seen a 15% tip is appropriate for a taxi ride.
Early this morning I took a taxi from Paris Casino to the airport. The fare was $10.50, and I added (15%) $1.50 for a total of $12.00.
The driver went into a tirade, saying that I had to give a minimum of $2.00 and ultimately called me a piece of s--t. I just wanted to get away from him, but should have copied the license number down.
Anyone else ever have a similar problem.
[PS: I had only two small carryon's which he did NOT have to help me with.]
Early this morning I took a taxi from Paris Casino to the airport. The fare was $10.50, and I added (15%) $1.50 for a total of $12.00.
The driver went into a tirade, saying that I had to give a minimum of $2.00 and ultimately called me a piece of s--t. I just wanted to get away from him, but should have copied the license number down.
Anyone else ever have a similar problem.
[PS: I had only two small carryon's which he did NOT have to help me with.]
I think the best advice here was the person who said you should have asked for the $1.50 back.
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Jan 4, 2010, 12:12 pm
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Sorry you didn't get the guy's medallion/license/whatever they have. I always rent a car in Vegas due to cab rip-offs (I think my tunneling thread got shut down.) unless I have to.
I think the best advice here was the person who said you should have asked for the $1.50 back.
Mike
I think the best advice here was the person who said you should have asked for the $1.50 back.
Mike
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Jan 4, 2010, 1:10 pm
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Sorry you didn't get the guy's medallion/license/whatever they have. I always rent a car in Vegas due to cab rip-offs (I think my tunneling thread got shut down.) unless I have to.
I think the best advice here was the person who said you should have asked for the $1.50 back.
Mike
I think the best advice here was the person who said you should have asked for the $1.50 back.
Mike
The cab drivers are more courteous, and completely full service dealers.
Like my cab driver Mo (short for Mohammed) the other night from Bally's to Borgata. Nice conversation, and gave me a full menu of the girls that were available for hire that evening. Didn't need to worry about his medallion number, as he also gave me his personal cell phone number.
Gotta love Atlantic City.
