Why are Las Vegas cabbies so weird about tips?

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

Had this experience two times this weekend. The cab fare was like $6.60 or $6.80 and I handed the cabbie a $10 and asked for two dollars back; both times I got a little speech from the cabbie about how hard he worked for his money and wound up parting with an extra dollar. It wasn't like I was representing myself as a high-roller; there were no discussions about my wins/losses in the poker room or anything like that and I was dressed/acting just like some normal low-key schlub. What gives?

[PokerBob]

i had the exact smae thing happen to me last week. i gave in and gave the guy an extra 2 bucks. the 2 bucks didnt mean anything to me, but i kinda feel like a pussy for letting him talk me into a bigger tip.

[Yeti]

not had this.

i get kinda annoyed about the 'how much would you like back?' thing, but i guess its standard? i'd prefer if they just gave me my change and then i would tip accordingly.

[Yeti]

btw if a cab is like $30 how much is it standard to leave?

[ahnuld]

I got some talk las week at 3:30 am about driving m out tot eh house we are renting. Because its 10 minutes from the strip he asked me if I knew how to take care of cabbies for going all the way out there.

[shaniac]

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btw if a cab is like $30 how much is it standard to leave?

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$35-40.

[daryn]

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btw if a cab is like $30 how much is it standard to leave?

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$35-40.

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wow.

[Mockerman]

I've gotten the same thing and it definitely annoyed me to no end. It is however the case that the cabbies in LV are getting screwed over by their board and essentially honest cabbies are losing out on prime spots/fares/pay owing to the way the schedule is devised. It's made up, according to 'angry cabbies', based on who makes the most money - and supposedly these are cabbies who take tourists on the most expensive routes, roll the meters, etc. I don't know if this is uniquely common to LV, but it's certainly the only place I've ever been (lived outside of NYC and in New Orleans) where cabbies will be openly hostile to their passengers. This is a link to a blog of one such 'angry cabbie' - http://blog.vegastaxidriver.com/.

Anyway, it relates to the fact that I guess cabbies get squeezed on the fares, plus the large number of cabs, on top of the poor allocation of said cabs and general stupidity by managment. Drives me nuts, but understand their position.

[augie_]

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btw if a cab is like $30 how much is it standard to leave?

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$35-40.

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wow, that sux, i would give him two 20s.

[Learning]

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$35-40.

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wow.

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Pretty sure this means a $5-10 tip, not a $35-40 tip.

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