Tipping: Don't do what I did.
Aug 17, 2019, 5:13 pm
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BTW, a few years ago, I learned at the Sheraton in San Diego, that the housekeeping manager made a sweep of all the rooms before anyone cleaned them. Whether she kept all of the tips was not clear. But I subsequently heard that this is common practice. So I always try to spot my actual cleaner and tip him/her directly rather than leaving anything in the room
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Aug 17, 2019, 6:02 pm
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Sorry, but just like the promise of a paperless office, it'll never happen. People have been foretelling its disappearance for decades. Cash will outlive all other forms of currency because it's purely about control, and no government will ever give up that kind of control.
Aug 17, 2019, 6:51 pm
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I've seen these, and always found them offensive. What kind of service do I get if I don't tip? What if I tip all the last night instead of two quarters daily, am I supposed to let Housekeeping staff know that that is my plan? And the one you cited is even more offensive. The word they wanted is ensure, not insure, unless the hotel views that 50¢ as the premium for an insurance policy against poor service from Housekeeping!
Aug 18, 2019, 7:12 am
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When someone says that service is contingent on a tip, the tip is not a gratuity, it's a salary. I happily pay gratuities. It is the businesses' responsibility to pay salaries.
Aug 18, 2019, 3:26 pm
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Aug 18, 2019, 8:48 pm
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Aug 18, 2019, 9:44 pm
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No, it's extortion and not a salary.
Aug 19, 2019, 4:45 am
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The best way to avoid tipping is by avoiding holidays to the USA. But of course many of you can’t avoid that if you live / do business there. The whole tipping culture does put me off returning though.
Aug 19, 2019, 7:17 am
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I agree with you that the "tipping culture", where expectations have been built, is annoying though.
Aug 19, 2019, 7:26 am
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Sorry, but just like the promise of a paperless office, it'll never happen. People have been foretelling its disappearance for decades. Cash will outlive all other forms of currency because it's purely about control, and no government will ever give up that kind of control.
In Sweden cash is almost extinct. Even beggers have card machines (really). People are fighting to retain cash because it DOESN'T give the Government control. In Sweden the Government can see every single thing you spent, because you paid for all of it on a card.
'No cash' is also becoming more common in London now, although certainly not yet mainstream.
Now that the US has contactless payment cards, cash is effectively over. The contactless card is the trigger. I saw it in Sweden and I see it coming slowly in London.
Aug 19, 2019, 10:38 am
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WillBarrett68, I feel like tipping more if the room is a free award because I'm thankful for the hotel company's generosity, so I feel like sharing a little.
Dr HFH, that note was from 35 years ago, so 'insure' vs. 'ensure' vs. another synonym is my fuzzy memory.
Dr HFH, that note was from 35 years ago, so 'insure' vs. 'ensure' vs. another synonym is my fuzzy memory.
Aug 19, 2019, 4:02 pm
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Does valet parking pool tips? We are in the habit of tipping once at the end of our stay (larger amount) rather than tipping each individual every time. I'd hate to think they weren't sharing and we don't always have single bills or a 5 to tip every person.
Aug 19, 2019, 4:09 pm
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I tip every time the car is returned to me, but not when I hand over the car.