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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At least in the Polaris lounges for United, the positions are advertised as not tipped. However, at the bar, it seems to be customary to tip for mixed drinks. I do as I see it as extra effort. I don't see tipping much for beer and wine, and I don't think you really should given it's like asking them to give you a coke.[/quote]

I don’t really get this logic. I don’t understand how getting a coke is included but mixing a drink is extra effort. Those both feel like things covered by a wage, unless the wage is super low because tips are expected. No? Aren’t we tipping because wages are low? I don’t get how mixing a drink means tip but coke means no tip. [/quote]

Mixing a drink is obviously extra effort over cracking open a can. What don’t you understand about that?[/quote]

NP: But tipping shouldn't be based on "effort" it should be based on jobs that have historically included tips (hairdresser, valet, bellman, etc) or ones where the employee makes an inadequate income without tips (waiter). Why should someone behind the bar at a lounge get a tip? Isn't that what the admission fee (or equivalent in increased use if the "fee" was based on a higher tiered status with the airline) covers? Do you leave a tip for the person clearing the tables at the lounge? Those people would seem to be more deserving as they likely make far less. [/quote]

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