vip limo pickup, how much tip?
Jan 20, 2010, 1:16 pm
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vip limo pickup, how much tip?
If a Casino sends a limo to pick up a gambler(player) at the airport, how much tip should one give? [The guide books on tipping don't address this issue.]
Jan 20, 2010, 2:16 pm
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I'd say it depends which casino you're going to, if there's traffic and how good the driver is. No less than $20 and probably more like $50 would be what I would tip.
Jan 20, 2010, 4:06 pm
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I almost always give $20. Sometimes more, once $100 (special case).
Jan 20, 2010, 4:07 pm
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You do realize that most of the biggest players in Vegas are Asians,
and that 99% do NOT tip their limo drivers (or anyone else, for that matter).
Just saying....
Jan 21, 2010, 4:35 am
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Jan 21, 2010, 4:52 am
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It never ceases to amaze me how desperately some Americans seem to wish to part with their money.
Jan 21, 2010, 5:45 am
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). Of course, you need to run your own ROI calculations.Now, I had a regular limo driver for like 2-3 years, and Mark was a pleasure. Also had the bar in the limo stocked, and would give me extra mini's to take on the plane (this was before the silly liquids rule) just in case my upgrade didn't clear. He was a pleasure, and it was very personal --- like an old friend picking you up at LAS. So, obviously, I tipped him a little more than the average limo driver.
Of recent, I've been getting the best pick-up service ever -- good friends greeting me with a smile @ LAS and whisking me off to Palazzo.
Jan 21, 2010, 10:34 am
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[In a separate thread, I noted the problem I had with a cab driver, and there I did give the "officially stated" (per all guide books): 15% (I was actually off by 7 cents
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