actually I tip quite well at coffeehouses. As much as fifty percent sometimes.
But I don't hang out at Starbucks. I go where the wi-fi is free, thank you, and the barista probably makes the minimum wage but no more, and I am generally there a LONG time asking for refills and icewater in addition to my coffee and such.... On 12/13/06, Gert B. Frobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > people at starbucks, who get paid to make my coffee... and get paid /at > least/ minimum wage. do not need to be tipped... > > local shop here puts a tip jar outside the bloody drive-up window... meh > > On 12/13/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > restaurant people = nothing less than $5, and usually 20% for good > > service, and 25% for GREAT service > > > > hair dresser = $5 on my $15 haircut > > > > bellhops etc = $2 or so > > > > anyone else... get a fuckin notha job > > > > peace out > > > > > > On 12/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well remember mail personnel are not suppose to accept monetary gifts. > > > Or atleaast that is what I was told > > > When I attempted to do the same (tip my mail person that is). > > > > > > I do not have a problem in giving a gift (monetary or actual gift) to my > > > garbage people (besides if you seen > > > What all we tossed out during our basement remodel, they deserve it this > > > year). > > > > > > My wife tips her hair dress well throughout the year so I am not sure > > > she does anything more at the holidays > > > Since she gives generously during the year. > > > > > > Now on the other side of things, my newspaper person (whomever that is), > > > I probably will not tip or anything > > > Cause at times I have to walk to various places in my yard to get my > > > paper. Sometimes in the driveway, > > > Sometimes in the middle of my yard, etc... > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:59 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: maniacal tipping > > > > > > There's a conversation going on around the office about who should be > > > tipped in your everyday life and who should be tipped during the holiday > > > season. > > > This seems to come up around the holidays, and it drives me nuts. I'm > > > of the school of thought that if you are getting paid a decent wage to > > > do your job, you don't deserve a tip. That is of course, if you go out > > > of your way to help me out. Lots of other people are saying that you > > > should tip, well, just about everybody. That just drives me nuts. > > > Mailman, Garbage Man, the list goes on and on. Am I being a scrooge? > > > > > > > > > > > > That being said, I will be generously tipping my mailman this year, > > > since back during the summer he got blindsided by a bee's nest under my > > > mailbox. > > > I still feel bad about that. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:222251 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
