I may just want to kill myself instead after 6 hrs in a mall
Sit tight, there will be a gunman along shortly.
😆Sit tight, there will be a gunman along shortly.
I survived the Mall without any gun related incidents although I did get to overhear some old women moaning about the price of 'gas'.
As for tipping with a credit card I only do it if I know it goes to the right people and it doesn't cover the small tips for the carry bags, opening doors, driving the free shuttle bus etc.
I don't begrudge paying a tip but it strikes me that it is far removed from its original intent as a reward for exceptional services and is now used to suppliment shite pay from the employers.
Perhaps the worse thing is having to have a pocket stuffed full of dollar notes.
Cheers dave, is it the mall of america in minneapolis? If so it is just 5 floors all repeated with a fair in the middle
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Thing is, and I'm not sure how our OP is getting around this, but if you're on a business trip, how the hell are you supposed to claim the tips on expenses? It's not like they give you a receipt!
per diems FTW
he he. I never knew this. I've been to the states a number of times and I've never tipped anyone hand to hand when I've been there. I've paid bills and thrown in a few extra dollars just like I would in the UK but apart from that, nah.
Never had any poor service or bad feedback as a result of this approach.
so how much do you normally tip people who carry your bags, open the doors, book your room in a hotel/motel reception? do you have to carry pockets full of money even if you were planning on using a card for most of the holiday?
I've been told tipping is mandatory even if the service is poor
I lived and worked out there for 2 years, and if the service was poor the locals tipped the usual 20%, but then put a few pennies in with it as an insult.
Love the USA and holidayed there a few times, have no problems adapting to their "culture" of tipping as everything is so cheap even with tip and taxes its cheaper than here (when it was $2 to the £ it felt like exploiting a developing country...), and the service I've received has always been sufficiently good to enhance the experience.
And I never tip on card either in the UK or elsewhere as it seems too open to being re-appropriated.
I tip in the States when it's warranted/deserved/expected.
Although I was astonished when I was tipping the driver of the shuttle bus from Disneyland to LAX. He was helpful, and made an effort to get our bags on and off, and park close to the doors on a really busy day. I only had a few coins or $50 bills left. I asked him if he could break the fifty for a tip, which he oblighingly did.
He pulled out of his pocket a roll of notes as fat as a coke can; He couldn't get his hand round it! I cheekily asked if that was todays tips "Oh no Sir, just this afternoon"
Tipping there has got out of hand in the way that it is used to bolster income to a living wage. Tipping should always be a reward for [u]exceptional[/u] service. I don't buy the argument that the alternative is a way to reward consistently poor service - I "reward" poor service by not going there again and/or bad mouthing the business to other potential users - the owners get the message better that way I feel(if lots of customers do it - not just little old me!). That doesn't work with cab/taxi drivers I guess apart from just to not using any of the them. Cab drivers can be "rewarded" for getting you lost, dangerous driving etc by refusing to pay them at all but that is rather reliant on how much bigger you are than them or how fast you can run 😀
Although I was astonished when I was tipping the driver of the shuttle bus from Disneyland to LAX...He pulled out of his pocket a roll of notes as fat as a coke can; He couldn't get his hand round it! I cheekily asked if that was todays tips "Oh no Sir, just this afternoon"
IIRC SuperShuttle drivers are self-employed franchisees and they get absolutely fleeced by the franchisor, so those tips won't just be a nice little bonus, they'll be most of the take home money, fuel money, vehicle lease money, franchise payment money, tax money... It might be different on other shuttle operators or for this individual guy, I'm just saying.
so then you well travelled bunch of internationalpimps.... 2 weeks in cali... how many single dollars should i be taking for tips?
$2
One for you one for the Mrs Phil
Perhaps if it is excellent service some lucky person can get them both from you ?
