Had a very good friend in New Jersey right a blog post on tipping. 10% tip, 15% or 20%?? I am very passionate about tipping.
When someone takes the time to serve you should always take good care of him or her. Robert Wegman who is the late CEO and founder of Wegman’s Super Market Chain in Rochester New York is quoted as saying “I have never given away more than I’ve gotten back.” I love that quote and I love what it stands for. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/01/24/8234048/
Basically Robert is saying that taking care of other people only comes back to your benefit.
My grandfather Robert Clifford had a similar experience. He was a frequent visitor to New York City. Grandma and grandpa used to always buy our Christmas gifts from New York City. They would stay at Hotel on Park Avenue I don’t know if it was the Park Plaza but let’s pretend it was. Grandpa always used to take good care of the Bellman. He tipped him very well. On one such visit when grandpa went to check on his room, come to find out that he never had a reservation and the hotel was full. Once he found out he didn’t have a room, he turned to the bellboy who had been tipping very well. As he told his story, the bellman took care of him and found him a room after he was told that there were no rooms at this hotel.
How well do you tip? Do you tip the bare minimum or do you tip more? Comments below.
Here’s a link to the inspirational blog posting on Tipping http://typertist.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/tips-15-20-andor/#comment-181