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In reply to the discussion: Folks Who Work In Tipped Jobs Would Like You To Spend A Minute Looking At Something [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)28. HA!!!
I used to pick a relative up every FRI at Logan airport for about a year or so, and we'd go over to the North End, park in the overpriced garage, and go to a very nice restaurant close by for some "civilized" (i.e. Italian) food. Tipping well was just 2nd nature.
The restaurant was extremely popular, to the point that we'd frequently have to wait in a long line to even get in. After about two months of tipping well, the staff came to know and expect us, and when they'd send a guy out who would count the people in the line, he'd snatch us up and tell us that the proprietor had a table waiting for us, so we always got to jump the queue.
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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