Why are Las Vegas cabbies so weird about tips?

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reno: "Thus, a $10.75 cab ride and a $12.50 cab ride both "cost" $15" WTF? No. Now, I will often tip cabbies a lot in Vegas, because I tip everyone a lot. Like, cocktail waitresses, I tip them $5/drink standard. But, whatever, it's Vegas and I'm overtipping on purpose. Really, your statement makes no sense at all. How did you arbitrarily come up w/ $5 as the increment of cash that counts? Why don't they both cost $20? You are making absolutely no sense at all. What if you just have a $20 and the cab fare is $10 or $14. How much change do you ask for in each of those situations? Or do you just give him $20?


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Hmmm. I take cabs rarely. When I do, I overtip. I also overtip waiters-- their job is difficult and thankless.

What I meant to say was it depends how much small cash I have on hand. I don't want to be a douche and ask for $2 back from a $20 on a $14 cab fare. You should get the point El D.

[ematz]

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Clearly Euros have the right idea. Tipping is just a retarded way of doing things. It is so confusing, especially in casino environs and people can come off looking like [censored] even if that wasnt there intent. Remember when Joe Hachem got all that flack for not tipping enough when he won WSOP. He is an Aussie for god sakes how was supposed to know what to tip when there was already money taken out of the pool to pay dealers, floor etc. Its not like Harrahs provided service beyond what was required. That episode is very illustrative of how confusing the tipping culture is in the U.S. and more specifically Vegas.

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Have you ever been to Europe? I lived in Munich for 5 months and while I can't comment directly on taxis the lack of a "tipping culture" in restaurants makes for some of the slowest, worst service dining I've ever seen.

[Pauly3511]

Screw them beggars they get what they get them scummy mooks, here's an idea if you dont like it go to school.

[ocdscale]

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one time i was in a cab and the total came to $7.50. I hand the guy a fifty, and he says, "you want change with that?"

I thought that was gutsy, but it costed him a tip.

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I probably would have given him a $5 tip for something like that. He's obviously joking.

[glimmertwin]

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Have you ever been to Europe? I lived in Munich for 5 months and while I can't comment directly on taxis the lack of a "tipping culture" in restaurants makes for some of the slowest, worst service dining I've ever seen.

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Europeans tend to see jobs like waiter, bartender, etc. as being somewhat servile and so they react against it by rebelling. At its best, this might just result in slow and lackadaisical service. At its worst, they're spitting in your food.

Personally, I find the argument that 'they have to make a living' to be somewhat comic. I have to get my todger sucked from time to time. Next time I'm in the USA, I'm going to ask as many people working in the service industry that I can find if they'd like to take care of that for me.

I'd definitely ramp my tips up to 30% if they were throwing in BJ's as part of the service. And obviously, from what's been said here so far, nobody working in the restaurant business would think such a direct and forward suggestion was rude.

I wonder, is the classy way to deal with this would be to stick a fifty out of my fly, and suggest that the waiter might like to retrieve it with their tongue?

Related question -- especially to wolffund: how much do you tip a lap dancer?

[Triumph36]

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Have you ever been to Europe? I lived in Munich for 5 months and while I can't comment directly on taxis the lack of a "tipping culture" in restaurants makes for some of the slowest, worst service dining I've ever seen.

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Europeans tend to see jobs like waiter, bartender, etc. as being somewhat servile and so they react against it by rebelling. At its best, this might just result in slow and lackadaisical service. At its worst, they're spitting in your food.

Personally, I find the argument that 'they have to make a living' to be somewhat comic. I have to get my todger sucked from time to time. Next time I'm in the USA, I'm going to ask as many people working in the service industry that I can find if they'd like to take care of that for me.

I'd definitely ramp my tips up to 30% if they were throwing in BJ's as part of the service. And obviously, from what's been said here so far, nobody working in the restaurant business would think such a direct and forward suggestion was rude.

I wonder, is the classy way to deal with this would be to stick a fifty out of my fly, and suggest that the waiter might like to retrieve it with their tongue?

Related question -- especially to wolffund: how much do you tip a lap dancer?

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wow your post is great -

'europeans hate serving people, so the service will be slow or they might spit in your food'

'but man, tipping is [censored] stupid!'

everyone's point is that tipping is a good way to elude taxes for all involved, and in the end keeps prices of meals/cab rides/etc. down, and the level of service up. it's not perfect, but tipping >> not tipping.

[toptwopear]

I tip cabbies 10-15%, 20% if they kick ass and get me there quick (i.e. stay off of the Strip)

Also, I always make sure to keep a ton on ones on me so change isn't an issue.


Yeah, I'm a nit.

[FyteOn]

MissT74 has it exactly right. That's about exactly how I tip. But the cabbies in Vegas sure spit the sad stories like nowhere else! The only time I tip heavily in cabs is for the extraordinary - once a cab went the back way to the airport to avoid traffic (he got a couple extra) and once a cab made a highly illegal move when I was going to miss a flight (he got $10 extra). But I'm so sick of the cabbies with the Woe Is Me life story. You chose the job, if you don't like, do something else.

You guys trash Euros but they have it right. Price it in. When I lived in Europe it always felt weird tipping so small at meals. I always left a few in France and Germany - probably more than the locals but what do I know, I'm American. As for bashing Scandinavians, I lived a year a Sweden and spent a lot of time in Copenhagen as well. I would say Scandinavians aren't as cheap as their reputation (everything is damn expensive, especially alcohol). Anyway, who cares - spend a summer in Sweden - greatest place on earth for July/August!

[Your Mom]

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Have you ever been to Europe? I lived in Munich for 5 months and while I can't comment directly on taxis the lack of a "tipping culture" in restaurants makes for some of the slowest, worst service dining I've ever seen.

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Europeans tend to see jobs like waiter, bartender, etc. as being somewhat servile and so they react against it by rebelling. At its best, this might just result in slow and lackadaisical service. At its worst, they're spitting in your food.

Personally, I find the argument that 'they have to make a living' to be somewhat comic. I have to get my todger sucked from time to time. Next time I'm in the USA, I'm going to ask as many people working in the service industry that I can find if they'd like to take care of that for me.

I'd definitely ramp my tips up to 30% if they were throwing in BJ's as part of the service. And obviously, from what's been said here so far, nobody working in the restaurant business would think such a direct and forward suggestion was rude.

I wonder, is the classy way to deal with this would be to stick a fifty out of my fly, and suggest that the waiter might like to retrieve it with their tongue?

Related question -- especially to wolffund: how much do you tip a lap dancer?

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todger is a funny word.

[PITTM]

Can i hijack with another tipping phenomenon? I have talked to my dad about this a few times. I have always tipped really well for really good service, mostly because I like really good service. But i find that if i ever go somewhere high end, I generally get horrible service because they think I wont tip well since I am young and dont dress really nice or somesuch when i am not working. When I get service like this, I tip poorly. I feel like there is some neverending cycle being perpetuated here. Someone assumes I will tip bad, serves me as such, and I tip them bad. I would really like the opportunity to tip them well, but it makes no sense if i am ignored for the entire meal. I am sure other people are in the same boat. what do you do here?