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eridani
Dec 2013
OP
Speaking of that, my son got a settlement check from the Starbucks class action suit.
Atman
Dec 2013
#7
Housekeeping staff are customarily tipped one or more dollars per day, which you can just leave
lunasun
Dec 2013
#37
Yeah I was quoting Wiki Travel regarding Tipping in the USA - so it wasn't my custom
lunasun
Dec 2013
#83
welcome to DU. when I traveled, even though I always left the room clean and tidy, the staff
niyad
Dec 2013
#35
wow I can not beleive that leaving a tip for houskeeping in some sections of society
lunasun
Dec 2013
#62
Don't forget to tip the shuttle driver that takes you from the remote parking your correct terminal
snooper2
Dec 2013
#59
yes they are to be tipped or let then know you can handle it yourself if you cannot afford a tip
lunasun
Dec 2013
#85
Truly stunning how many "red" states are the worst offenders...of EVERYTHING!
Moostache
Dec 2013
#25
So many areas of the world there is no tipping -workers are paid by the establishment
lunasun
Dec 2013
#31
Do you notice that the jobs where people get screwed on pay the most are predominately "pink jobs"?
glowing
Dec 2013
#46
K&R! In Texas my ex-wife was waiting tables when we married in 1987 for THE SAME WAGE!
Dustlawyer
Dec 2013
#51
Kicking this. I've found that most tipped workers work damn hard for their meager compensation.
calimary
Dec 2013
#55
This article (source unknown to me) seems to suggest tipping may be in danger...
Shandris
Dec 2013
#63
In very fine dining restaurants you can make a bundle of money. But not always consistent.
YOHABLO
Dec 2013
#76
I've always tipped well, in rememberance of stories my mother told me about my grandma.
pacalo
Dec 2013
#77
Livable Minimum Wage. Of course, people should still tip appropriately.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2013
#79