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Going to BlogHer '11? Here's a Tipping Guide

July 29, 2011 9:57 am by Rita Arens in Money
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I always feel clueless about tipping. This list from editor Chris Morran at The Consumerist even tells you how much to tip your salmon fishing guide, in case you're planning to do that in San Diego in between BlogHer '11 sessions.

Chris recommends:

  • Museum Guides — $1 per tour participant.

  • Tattoo Artists - 10% to 20%, depending on the difficulty and amount of work performed.

  • Movers - $10 to $20 per mover, depending on the amount of work necessary.

  • Tow Truck Operators - $3 to $5 per car towed, even if it's covered by AAA.

Read the whole list (includes sherpas) on The Consumerist.

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allierambles
allierambles 5 pts

Ok, wait. Tattoo artist? I don't know about the other attendees to Blogher '11 but I don't plan on getting a tat while I'm there. LOL.

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Rita Arens
Rita Arens 5 pts

Every year there's a group that makes a trip. :) allierambles

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Trisha
Trisha 5 pts

The problem I have with tipping is that I feel awkward when I have to actually hand it to someone, I never know what to say. If I can just leave it on a table or in a room that is ok, but when I have to hand it to someone it just feels weird to me. Anyone else like that? Or maybe its just me?

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Rita Arens
Rita Arens 5 pts

I just smile and hold it out. Though I've never remembered to tip hotel staff. I do usually leave them anything I amassed but can't bring home, marked for them -- magazines, individual bottles of wine, you name it!

Trisha

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Rebecca Aine
Rebecca Aine

I just add on 15% to 25% based on the service. Having worked in restaurants before, I know the help doesn't get paid a whole lot. But, I really do appreciate getting great, friendly service and I think its important to reward for that by being a friendly, generous customer.

Margarita Meneses Ibbott
Margarita Meneses Ibbott

I think tipping is very important and thinking about the guys that take your bags or clean your room is very important. We recently stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and we checked out but forgot a bag. When we went back to retrieve it, they said the housekeeping staff didn't find it. Problem is I KNOW it was left behind. The bag had a few set of wireless headphones ($250 to replace) - for our van and 4 library books - we just paid a $132 fine to replace them. I did not leave a tip for the housekeeping staff and I wonder if that was the reason they never 'found' the bag. Still trying to get it back...Moral of the story: tip your housekeeping staff... I guess.

Jess Howard
Jess Howard

As someone who makes her living from waitressing I absolutely agree with the above comment and want to add that we also tip out 2-6% of our sales to the kitchen and support staff.

Kate McNabb
Kate McNabb

As someone who has worked in restaurants before & not as a waitress, I have to say, I have seen waitresses get tipped acorrding to how good or bad the food is. This practice is just WRONG. The ONLY people who have ANYTHING to do w/the quality of your food are the ppl who PREPARE it! So, if you, as a consumer, have a problem w/how your food tastes, if your steak wasn't done how YOU ordered it, SEND IT BACK!! YOU are paying for it & deserve to get what you ordered! Only, DON'T take it out on your waitress & her tip! Waitresses live or die on those tips! They only make about $2.20 an hr before tips. Not even MIN WAGE. On the other hand, if your SERVICE is HORRIBLE, (you don't get your bread after asking 3 times, she keeps forgetting to bring your beverage, etc.) THIS is when you change your tip. If your waitress is bad, tip accordingly, however if she is excedingly GREAT, don't forget to adjust your tip upward. Everyone likes & deserves to be recognized for being exceptional!!!
As a rule, I start my tipping @ 20%. If SERVICE is bad I deduct. If FOOD is bad, I send it back. If SERVICE is good or great, I adjust the tip upward accordingly & tell the manager how wonderful the waitress was. If the FOOD is AWESOME, I send my "compliments to the kitchen" & pay the BEST compliment a restaurant can get. . .I RECOMMEND it to other people!! It's HOW they stay in business!!! : )