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Mar 30, 2024
9:04:54pm

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Taxi Driver?

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runnincoug

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What are the tried and true, traditional tipping situations?

Mar 30, 8:12pm

Hair stylist

brazilcoug

Mar 30, 8:12pm

My wife goes to a hair stylist that is an owner operator. She never tips her.

VACOUGFAN

Mar 30, 8:14pm

Umm no…

ordinary tri guy

Mar 30, 8:23pm

Uh yes. She's been going to her for 25+ years.

VACOUGFAN

Mar 30, 8:25pm

My wife did say there is a lot of chatter in the industry of just

ordinary tri guy

Mar 30, 8:28pm

She's been using the same stylist for 25 years.

VACOUGFAN

Mar 30, 8:31pm

Does everyone that goes to her also not tip her for the same reason or just ur

ordinary tri guy

Mar 30, 8:42pm

She charges vacougfan’s wife more because she’s learned that she doesn’t tip.

garyfan

Mar 30, 8:48pm

Sorry to resurrect this old thread... I got some clarification from my wife.

VACOUGFAN

Apr 2, 12:03pm

I am also diligent about not tipping people who explicitly ask that I don't tip.

garyfan

Apr 2, 2:02pm

That makes more sense

ordinary tri guy

Apr 2, 2:45pm

So you wouldn't tip a taxi driver if he owned his own car? Or a server at a

garyfan

Mar 30, 8:24pm

And people like you/them are why this tipping culture will never die.

VACOUGFAN

Mar 30, 8:26pm

No, I probably tip at the same places you do, and decline at the same places you

garyfan

Mar 30, 8:29pm

My wife explained that her stylist that works out of her home, it is common

Acorn

Mar 31, 7:49am

masseuse

Martin Van Nostrand

Mar 30, 8:13pm

Cows on the farm

puntersarepeople

Mar 30, 8:14pm

Proctologist

CougarTwins

Mar 30, 8:17pm

That reminds me of my annual prostate exam, always performed by the same female

Mar 30, 8:22pm

I know you’re joking. But she’ll hate you if you say that. I have an office of

Mar 30, 8:34pm

Valet service

yahtzee

Mar 30, 8:23pm

This one always intimidated me

Bill

Mar 30, 8:47pm

Just learned it’s customary to tip dropping off and picking up.

Bradleyd16

Mar 30, 10:16pm

Food delivery (always was a given with pizza delivery).

JJCoug

Mar 30, 8:27pm

Uber, Furniture/Appliance delivery guy, pizza delivery driver

IBC

Mar 30, 8:27pm

Furniture/Appliance delivery? Is that a traditional tip situation?

Mar 30, 8:30pm

Seriously. What's next- mailman?

Bill

Mar 30, 8:37pm

Absolutely not. Karl Malone is rich enough.

Mar 30, 8:52pm

It's pretty normal, nice to give a guy $20 that just hauled a refrigerator in

Mar 30, 9:15pm

Escorts

WDaddy

Mar 30, 8:27pm

RE: Escorts

yahtzee

Mar 30, 8:29pm

Oh man

RexIdaCoug

Apr 2, 2:06pm

On vacation (cruise) we’ll tip the baggage guys & dinner servers and steward

UVCoug

Mar 30, 8:28pm

Hotel maids. Just a couple buck per day.

DwigtA2RM

Mar 30, 8:28pm

Shuttle drivers that help with luggage

Bill

Mar 30, 8:39pm

We’ve tipped guides who led my wife and I on long/difficult hikes

UVCoug

Mar 30, 8:39pm

Anytime you have to interact with a low-wage worker where friendliness matters.

Mike Bolton

Mar 30, 8:40pm

Taxi Driver?

runnincoug

Mar 30, 9:04pm

Have they not traditionally received tips?

Mar 30, 9:06pm

I don't think so... you just pay the fare...uber recently started asking for it

runnincoug

Mar 30, 9:27pm

Taxi yes. Uber no until they changed their policy.

Acorn

Mar 31, 7:50am

Waxologist

John Doe

Mar 30, 9:58pm

RE: Waxologist

yahtzee

Mar 30, 10:07pm

RE: Waxologist

John Doe

Mar 31, 11:44am

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