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[quote=Anonymous]Wow.  I guess many of you have never worked in the service industry.  My summers waiting tables in college clued me in on a few things -- tips ARE part of wages.  Like someone noted in a prior post, the prices are lower because the customer is paying part of the wage.  I'm not sure about hotel workers, but when waiting tables, you are taxed on projected tips.  So, no, they are not some "reward," they are actual wages.

As others have noted, these are low-wage jobs and very hard work.  Tips are part of the f-ed up compensation system.  This isn't Europe where tips are built into the bill -- you have to actually pay them, regardless of service.

As for the original question, I have stayed in a lot of hotels for work.  I used to leave one big tip at the end of my stay until housekeeping folks told me that it was more equitable to leave money each day since the people cleaning the room rotate.  A note is good too as others have pointed out.  I leave $2-3/day unless I made a huge mess, in which case I leave $5.  I don't use concierge services, so I don't tip, but I do tip the valet parking guy and the bellman a couple of bucks.

To those who don't tip -- stop being so selfish and cheap!  If you don't want to tip, don't use the service.[/quote]

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