The rule on tipping is t whether the person helping you makes much less than you, ya know. Do you tip the guy who changed your oil? The newspaper guy monthly (not just at Xmas), the guy who mows your yard, etc? These people all make less than I but that’s not on my shoulders to rectify. If you feel differently, fine — but that doesn’t make me cheap or rude.

Outside of whose expectation? If 7 out of 10 rooms they clean have no tips, why would they expect it? I imagine most people don’t tip at Panera. If I come in and don’t tip, it’s not out of the expectation. Indeed, your tips are outside what they expect and I’m sure they appreciate it.

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I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

IRK. DCUM is like fantasy land. 25% tip on after tax meals, $10 valet, $20 housekeeping....seems like a lot of people here pull in +600K/yr

This. Tipping would be easy if I was wealthy. Also it's interesting how intensely people argue about tipping certain professions (and judgemental of those who don't from your triple figure HHI hilltop) but there's a million ways we are served by lower/minimum wage workers and don't tip in each and every case. I can't afford to save the world and have to take care of my family first.

We are far from wealthy and tip regularly. It's expected and basic etiquette in certain situations. If you don't want to then fine, but realize it is outside of the expectation. I also have to take care of my family but these folks usually make much less than you and if that $5 really makes or breaks you then ok, but my guess is the situation isn't that dire.

Anonymous wrote:Calm yourself? Rage? Where do you see that? Looking down my nose at poor people? I would love to know where you got any of that for my post. Especially without knowing anything about my financial situation. I swear, people get hysterical when their behavior is examined

Your post started with cussing and then also stated "I have always tipped, no matter my income. If my family has a 40 restaurant bill and I can t afford the 6-8 are tip,I'm just not going to eat out. I am not going to skimp on basic humanity"

Translation: The 70% who don't tip a hotel maid regardless of their income are inhumane jerks because you always tip regardless of your financial situation, therefore anyone else can too. Essentially your judgement is implied if not overt.

I’m rich and don’t tip housekeeping, the dry cleaner, or a store clerk. If not that many tip maids, they aren’t expecting it.

Calm yourself? Rage? Where do you see that? Looking down my nose at poor people? I would love to know where you got any of that for my post. Especially without knowing anything about my financial situation. I swear, people get hysterical when their behavior is examined

Anonymous wrote:Bullshit. Tipping g for some things, like srvers, valets, and yes maids, is an expected part of the cost.

I have always tipped, no matter my income. If my family has a 40 restaurant bill and I can t afford the 6-8 are tip,I'm just not going to eat out. I am not going to skimp on basic humanity.

And for wealty non tippers, if I can afford a 600$ a night for a room, not couldn't save 5 or $10 a night at someone else's expense.

Calm yourself. Yes at restaurants, obv, but the point is that if you're looking down your nose at someone not tipping the housekeeper (only done by 30% of hotel customers) or in every situation possible, check yourself on your rage. Some people can't afford to tip absolutely everything especially in situations where it's not even common. Us lower and middle class peons are more selective about when we tip because little things do add up on a tight budget. Do you tip retail store cashiers? All I ever made was minimum in that job and I didn't expect a tip.

Bullshit. Tipping g for some things, like srvers, valets, and yes maids, is an expected part of the cost.

I have always tipped, no matter my income. If my family has a 40 restaurant bill and I can t afford the 6-8 are tip,I'm just not going to eat out. I am not going to skimp on basic humanity.

And for wealty non tippers, if I can afford a 600$ a night for a room, not couldn't save 5 or $10 a night at someone else's expense.

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Anonymous wrote:

I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

IRK. DCUM is like fantasy land. 25% tip on after tax meals, $10 valet, $20 housekeeping....seems like a lot of people here pull in +600K/yr

This. Tipping would be easy if I was wealthy. Also it's interesting how intensely people argue about tipping certain professions (and judgemental of those who don't from your triple figure HHI hilltop) but there's a million ways we are served by lower/minimum wage workers and don't tip in each and every case. I can't afford to save the world and have to take care of my family first.

I hate it when people say "oh, the difference is only a few dollars". Well, it is makes a difference to the receiver, it can mean the same for the tipper too.

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I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

IRK. DCUM is like fantasy land. 25% tip on after tax meals, $10 valet, $20 housekeeping....seems like a lot of people here pull in +600K/yr

This. Tipping would be easy if I was wealthy. Also it's interesting how intensely people argue about tipping certain professions (and judgemental of those who don't from your triple figure HHI hilltop) but there's a million ways we are served by lower/minimum wage workers and don't tip in each and every case. I can't afford to save the world and have to take care of my family first.

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Anonymous wrote:

I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

IRK. DCUM is like fantasy land. 25% tip on after tax meals, $10 valet, $20 housekeeping....seems like a lot of people here pull in +600K/yr

I’m the poster you’re responding to. I’m also wealthy and we retired early. As I said, I don’t tip like that.

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I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

IRK. DCUM is like fantasy land. 25% tip on after tax meals, $10 valet, $20 housekeeping....seems like a lot of people here pull in +600K/yr

I do between $5 and $20 per stay, depending on how much cash I have, cost of living in city (I try to tip more in places like NYC versus small town PA), and how much mess was left (eg, I tip more if my kids were with me).

Housekeeping is such a rough job and most of them are mothers or older women.

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I tip most of them as well but not housekeeping. I don’t tip my own maid except 4x a year. I never said their wage was excessive. I said the tipping can be excessive.

Tips are what bring their income up to the level of a living wage.

But that would then apply to lots of jobs. Example:

Maids at Marriott make between $10-$11 an hour sterling off.


Some Panera employees who clean up start at $8.03 an hour

Jiffy lube technician is $11 an hour.

Wegman’s produce associate is $11.16 and hour.

Dry cleaner employee is $10 an hour.

Micro center employees can start at $8.67.

Point is, I can’t tip the world to give them a livable wage. If you look it up online as I said, most don’t tip housekeeping.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get the room cleaned during hotel stays. I just put the 'do not disturb' message on. I clean it up before I leave in terms of making sure there is no more work than a one night stay. I don't do this to save money, I just don't like other people in the room touching my things and I like to have it feel lived in.

What would you tip?

You should tip $10 on checkout since the room will have to be cleaned and linens changed for the next guest.

And it was cleaned for you upon arrival.

But man. Re: other posters. 2 or 3 a day for housekeeping? That is insanely low. I don't know anyone whop tips less than the standard of 5 a day in the US.

I almost always tip zero. The majority of people
Do as well per the articles online.

This.

We only leave tips if something exceptional happened.