Dan in FL

I’m getting a little peeved at people who denegrade tavelers for not tipping like fat cats. Some of us can’t afford to throw every bellman and maid a fiver every time we’re blessed to get their attention. If you don’t want the two or three bucks I give you to escort my luggage to the room, then don’t take it. And go out and get a job that pays real money. I have a mortgage payment to make every month too. I really hated the tone of that “tips” on tipping article. I’d really like to find out what hotel you work for so I can go there and stiff you in person just to see the look on your face. Tips need to be EARNED, not taken for granted. It’s called a service industry, and you don’t deserve a fiver for just showing up and doing your damn job. I’ve already paid plenty for the airfare, the cab, the hotel and the meals I’m going to eat. I always tip 20 percent, unless I feel the person serving me is just going through the motions and not doing their job. There are way too many snot nosed kids who are terrible at their jobs, and then get huffy and puffy when they don’t get their 20 percent tip on an inflated tab. Stick that in your bellhop hat and smoke it, a-hole!