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Old 03-10-2009 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
I agree, and that's why I don't tip the unpleasant ones - so maybe they won't come to work the next day.

To those that say "I always tip because they save my life every day" - do you still tip when the driver...
  • is 20 minutes late and you know it's only 5 minutes from hotel to airport
  • drops you off in the "rain lane" instead of under the overhang/awning
  • drives like a mad fool
  • offers no information when you ask "what's around the hotel?"
  • tells offensive jokes or stories, or swears at other drivers
  • yanks your bag away from you
  • drives around the airport two more times looking for more people to pick up
These are some of the behaviors I would not want to reward.

Just wondering if other folks know they're lowering the bar on the van-driving profession by tipping the bad ones the same as the good ones.
Dang....
I never did ANY of those and still only got a $1 tip ($0.50 from the F/As)
No....and from a person who worked for those tips I wouldn't reward that type of behavior either; but then again I don't always tip a certain % no matter the service. I tip based on service.

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