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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 38047"><p>I've heard of people tipping their garbage men, postal delivery men, etc., but have never actually known anyone who does it. Our garbage men are city employees and are paid well with benefits I would give my right arm for. Same goes for postal employees. These people have thousands of customers. Can you imagine what they must bring in during the holidays? Nope, I don't tip them, nor do I feel any obligation to as they are just doing their job and are compensated nicely for it. I work in a service field (accounting) and put up with a lot of demands from clients and don't get tipped.</p><p></p><p>My mother is my hairstylist so no dilemma there. However, when she worked in her field and owned her own salon, all of her customers tipped her. I would tip a dog groomer at least 15%. If the groomer were also the owner, it would depend on whether she had other employees. If so, I would probably tip. If not, then I would probably not tip the owner. When I go to a full service gas station, I tip 10%. I notice that very few others around here tip the gas station attendants.</p><p></p><p>I am much more generous with wait staff. If the service is good, I'll tip as much as 50%. For one thing, they make hardly anything when paid by the hour. For another, it ensures great service the next time I visit. A girlfriend and I are regulars at one of our local restaurants. We will be there for hours taking up a table, so I always tip a minimum of 50% to compensate for their lost income.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 38047"] I've heard of people tipping their garbage men, postal delivery men, etc., but have never actually known anyone who does it. Our garbage men are city employees and are paid well with benefits I would give my right arm for. Same goes for postal employees. These people have thousands of customers. Can you imagine what they must bring in during the holidays? Nope, I don't tip them, nor do I feel any obligation to as they are just doing their job and are compensated nicely for it. I work in a service field (accounting) and put up with a lot of demands from clients and don't get tipped. My mother is my hairstylist so no dilemma there. However, when she worked in her field and owned her own salon, all of her customers tipped her. I would tip a dog groomer at least 15%. If the groomer were also the owner, it would depend on whether she had other employees. If so, I would probably tip. If not, then I would probably not tip the owner. When I go to a full service gas station, I tip 10%. I notice that very few others around here tip the gas station attendants. I am much more generous with wait staff. If the service is good, I'll tip as much as 50%. For one thing, they make hardly anything when paid by the hour. For another, it ensures great service the next time I visit. A girlfriend and I are regulars at one of our local restaurants. We will be there for hours taking up a table, so I always tip a minimum of 50% to compensate for their lost income. [/QUOTE]
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