Hotel housekeeping gratuities: Do you leave them?

MikeDamone

http://news.msn.com/us/envelopes-in-marriott-hotels-invite-tips-for-maids

Shriver, who founded an organization called A Woman's Nation that aims to empower women, says many travelers don't realize tipping hotel room attendants is customary.

If people don't realize something is customary...is it customary?

I do this sometimes, but not consistently. And if I do it, it;'s at the end of the stay, not nightly.

Seems like this is an effort to make it more of a money grab..

ThomasFremont

I leave the "do not disturb" sign up 24/7.

I still tip the maid.

#Magnanimous

Swaye

Depends on what you mean by gratutity? If that means a huge man load on the pillow case and some cocaine dust on the coffee table, then yes, I leave a tip. Otherwise, no.

dnc

Never except on a cruise

FreeChavez

Are we really talking about tipping Motel 6 maids when they aren't kind enough to provide me a towel which was made in this century?




Anyhow, only in some vacation spots or if i left some sort of hellhole for them to clean up. Sorry, this IS your job. Cleaning the room. It's not like i'm tipping for additional services. If i don't tip, will you not change my sheets?

RaceBannon

Tipping is an excuse for the hotel to exploit the labor!!!1111!!111

ThomasFremont

RaceBannon said:

Tipping is an excuse for the hotel to exploit the labor!!!1111!!111

Isn't exploited labor a cornerstone for any good vacation?

FreeChavez

ThomasFremont said:

RaceBannon said:

Tipping is an excuse for the hotel to exploit the labor!!!1111!!111

Isn't exploited labor a cornerstone for any good vacation?

Easy chad curtis

ThomasFremont

FreeChavez said:

ThomasFremont said:

RaceBannon said:

Tipping is an excuse for the hotel to exploit the labor!!!1111!!111

Isn't exploited labor a cornerstone for any good vacation?

Easy chad curtis

Answer the question!

MikeDamone

Again, it's customary? Why, because they said so )everyone says so?)

Can an industry simply decide tipping is customary and guilt people into doing it? Tip your mechanic, it's customary.

FYFMFE.

FreeChavez

MikeDamone said:

Again, it's customary? Why, because they said so )everyone says so?)

Can an industry simply decide tipping is customary and guilt people into doing it? Tip your mechanic, it's customary.

FYFMFE.

Isn't this the new move though? How often can you get through a checkstand without being asked to donate to some cause? I don't see the tipping industry as any different. I think you should be paid a wage and if someone does something above what you feel was the job, then tip them. Don't feel the need to be guilted into tipping them for the job.

PurpleThrobber

I always tip the hooker if she holds still long enough to snort two lines off her ass.

I've found it greatly reduces the possibility of getting roofied and losing my remaining kidney.

BennyBeaver

Never.

PurpleJ

I always leave gratuity with a warm smile, a hearty laugh, and a firm slap on the ass.

PurpleBaze

Fuck no!

PurpleReign

I stopped leaving my used condoms laying around the room just willy nilly.

CheersWestDawg

PurpleReign said:

I stopped leaving my used condoms laying around the room just willy nilly.

What's a condom?

MikeDamone

PurpleBaze said:

Fuck no!

Didn't you know it's customary?

oregonblitzkrieg

Fuck no. Should I tip the worker at the cash register at McDonald's too? Or the guy pumping the gas? Tips are bogus even in non-fast food restaurants, and I only give them begrudgingly. These businesses need to pay their workers a better wage and not expect the consumer to fork out extra money to compensate for the restaurant owner's illegal (yeah it should be illegal to pay a $2/hour wage) wage practices and blatant greed.

MikeDamone

oregonblitzkrieg said:

Fuck no. Should I tip the worker at the cash register at McDonald's too? Or the guy pumping the gas? Tips are bogus even in non-fast food restaurants, and I only give them begrudgingly. These businesses need to pay their workers a better wage and not expect the consumer to fork out extra money to compensate for the restaurant owner's illegal (yeah it should be illegal to pay a $2/hour wage) wage practices and blatant greed.

Why should it be illegal to pay $2 an hour?

RaceBannon

oregonblitzkrieg said:

Fuck no. Should I tip the worker at the cash register at McDonald's too? Or the guy DUCK pumping the gas? Tips are bogus even in non-fast food restaurants, and I only give them begrudgingly. These businesses need to pay their workers a better wage and not expect the consumer to fork out extra money to compensate for the restaurant owner's illegal (yeah it should be illegal to pay a $2/hour wage) wage practices and blatant greed.