Misc Tipping valet drivers - Page 3

**luv** · 08-12-2010, 06:56 AM

Say I was staying in a hotel that had a valet service, and I decided to use it. Most hotels like this charge you to even self-park, but they usually charge more for valet. It's customary to tip the valet driver when he brings you your car, right? How much do you tip him? I mean, you're already paying extra for the service. I don't want to be cheap though.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 08-12-2010, 11:05 AM

Depends. Usually $4-5 total.

Sometimes I'll just give the guy that returns the car $5, sometimes I'll give $2-3 to both the drop-off and return attendants.

**ChiTown** · 08-12-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

They also charge to self-park.

Right, and .....?

Param · 08-12-2010, 11:14 AM

One crisp George Washington.

BWillie · 08-12-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Meh, if you want tipping done away with then don't get married to the food prices as they are in restaurants.

...or the service for that matter.

Well it is what it is. It's not going away. Tipping is just another way to allocate cost to someone else. I understand if there was no longer tipping, and restaurants, valet, etc paid up to par w/ what their employees would usually make in accounts to tips as well that the price of food and whatever would go up. I would be fine w/ that, but tipping isn't going away because it's a social custom and people will just always do it, even if they paid the employees to make up for it. I just like to bitch about it

MOhillbilly · 08-12-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Param

One crisp George Washington.

do you pick up pennies?

Param · 08-12-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

do you pick up pennies?

Actually I do

I usually plan a big trip at least once a year. Everything I find on the ground goes into a jar that I save up and I cash it in before I leave. My last big trip was back in April. I had $35 bucks.

|Zach| · 08-12-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Well it is what it is. It's not going away. Tipping is just another way to allocate cost to someone else. I understand if there was no longer tipping, and restaurants, valet, etc paid up to par w/ what their employees would usually make in accounts to tips as well that the price of food and whatever would go up. I would be fine w/ that, but tipping isn't going away because it's a social custom and people will just always do it, even if they paid the employees to make up for it. I just like to bitch about it

Alot of those systems would fold...most restaurants run by the skin of their teeth as it is. But there are a lot worse things in the world then trying to throw a little extra money at folks who are generally young and trying to make their way in then world.

BWillie · 08-12-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Alot of those systems would fold...most restaurants run by the skin of their teeth as it is. But there are a lot worse things in the world then trying to throw a little extra money at folks who are generally young and trying to make their way in then world.

That is what I tell myself when I go to strip clubs to make myself feel better. I am an philanthropist

|Zach| · 08-12-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

That is what I tell myself when I go to strip clubs to make myself feel better. I am an philanthropist

Yea, those places are sad as hell.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-12-2010, 11:28 AM

75% of all restaurants, bars, malls, stores, etc. in the Los Angeles area have valet parking available. Out of that 75%, I'd say at least 35% are valet only.

So my general rule of thumb is this:

$1-$7: $1 tip

$8-$15: $2 tip

$16 and up (like at a hotel): I don't pay until the day of checkout and it's usually $5 dollars.

Valet is a great convenience and I generally use so I don't have to **** around with trying to find parking, driving around, blah, blah, blah. It's work the extra dollar or two. But it also means that I have to carry cash and I HATE carrying cash.

38yrsfan · 08-12-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

That is what I tell myself when I go to strip clubs to make myself feel better. I am an philanthropist

I remember trying a version of that one out my wife ... once.

08-12-2010, 11:32 AM

I almost never valet. I don't trust young punks to drive my iron and I'm perfectly capable of walking a few extra feet. I'll valet for formal events but that's mostly being chivalrous to my wife.

Stewie · 08-12-2010, 11:33 AM

**bevischief** · 08-12-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

Speaking of costs,have you noticed that full service hotels no longer have focking phone books in the rooms,instead they want you to ask for help at the front desk which imo means we helped so how about a tip

Yes. It is a pain in the...

Fat Elvis · 08-12-2010, 11:56 AM

I like to tip valets. They aren't as easy as tipping cows, though; valets tend to run when you try to tip them.

08-12-2010, 06:56 AM
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08-12-2010, 11:05 AM	#31
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08-12-2010, 11:14 AM	#33
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08-12-2010, 11:28 AM	#40
DaneMcCloud Supporter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA Casino cash: $10053648	75% of all restaurants, bars, malls, stores, etc. in the Los Angeles area have valet parking available. Out of that 75%, I'd say at least 35% are valet only. So my general rule of thumb is this: $1-$7: $1 tip $8-$15: $2 tip $16 and up (like at a hotel): I don't pay until the day of checkout and it's usually $5 dollars. Valet is a great convenience and I generally use so I don't have to **** around with trying to find parking, driving around, blah, blah, blah. It's work the extra dollar or two. But it also means that I have to carry cash and I HATE carrying cash.
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08-12-2010, 11:32 AM	#42
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	I almost never valet. I don't trust young punks to drive my iron and I'm perfectly capable of walking a few extra feet. I'll valet for formal events but that's mostly being chivalrous to my wife.
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Fat Elvis Sexiest Athlete Join Date: Apr 2001 Casino cash: $1231925	I like to tip valets. They aren't as easy as tipping cows, though; valets tend to run when you try to tip them.
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