I've always wondered how many people who say they advocate tipping really agree with the arguments that non-tippers make, but argue in favor of tipping in order to try to justify conforming instead of doing what they believe to be right when it's unpopular. That's usually why I tip.
----- Chris Homan <auhoman@gmail.com> wrote:
>To continue on the poker analogy and this really applies to most any job
> where wages are tip based. The idea of tipping at a restaurant or poker
> table or anywhere else are typically revolving around the idea that they are
> providing you a service (good/bad/ugly) and you are expected to tip
> accordingly (good/bad/ugly) based on your perceived service. The idea that
> not tipping is frugal and the best thing to do for you as a gambler isn't
> exactly as simple as not tipping means I get more money. If everyone
> followed your advice at a poker table (i understand this likely doesn't
> apply to slot attendants who are non-tip based I assume), then you end up
> with dealers who are making $2/hr which obviously isn't going to last. So in
> return you will end up with the casino having to pay them more to which you
> can damn well be sure isn't going to come out of their bottom line. Thus you
> end up with higher rake (worse game selection potentially in something like
> vp), in order to compensate for the lack of tips. In the end letting
> "everyone else" take the front for the tips isn't frugal its being cheap and
> if everyone followed your footsteps it would be conterproductive. The slot
> attendants etc I understand the not tipping but pure tip based workers
> deserve a tip (probably 10% minimum even on lousy service to be honest, upto
> w/e you feel worthy) because the alternative is 15% higher prices at
> restaurants or 6% instead of 4% rake or 98% payouts instead of 99.7% etc.
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