How much do you tip?

Question

How much do you tip (or do you?) in USA for the following?

- Movers who help you move house
- Roadside assistance from AAA
- Valet parking
- Fedex delivery of heavy items
- Waiter
- Hair dresser
- Help out in supermarket
- Hotel housekeeping
- Curbside checkin

I usually tip according to the quality service provided but have a problem when a person said 'his tip is not included' even before he offer any service.

Just add a bit of details:

- AAA - that was the latest experience. I wanted to tip because that guy was really helpful and friendly but the only thing I got was plastic and no cash with me :(

- Housekeeping in hotels - opinions seem to vary a lot, from $1 to $20? I think they deserve at least $5 or more if the room is more messy. I would said their work is harder (like cleaning the toilet, yuck!) than waiters but they are 'invisible' because you usually don't see them when they are doing their work. Hence, they got less tips.

- Movers - I had movers who refuse to leave even I gave two of them $100 tip and provided lunch for a move that took 3 hours and nothing too big and difficult.

- It was the curbside check-in that demanded tips before he even did anything. BTW, he wasn't able to give me a boarding pass and I had to line up again!

Answer 1

I always generously grease their palms with a cool 1%. they love me for it.

Answer 2

Depends on Service - Movers who help you move house
None Not a Member lol- Roadside assistance from AAA
$5 - Valet parking
Never had any - Fedex delivery of heavy items
$20 if service is great - Waiter
$20 - Hair dresser (for the works)
$5 - Help out in supermarket
$20 - Hotel housekeeping
Never did - Curbside checkin

Answer 3

As a former waitress I worked very hard for my living. I gave everyone excellent service and expected to get the standard for very good service which is 20%. The rule is to tip 25% when the atmosphere, food, and service is exceptional. 15% to any server who really gives a hoot about what they are doing is close to an insult. Tipping at full-service restaurants is expected. When I was a kid and would go out for french fries with friends, we would always tip. My mother (a former waitress) always told me, "If you can afford to eat at a restaurant, you can afford to tip."

Just accept the fact that people do these crap jobs for lousy minimum wages because the tips make it worth while and tolerable. If it weren't for tips, I doubt that many people would work in food service as servers.

Movers, I've always used friends so pizza and beer has done the trick, as well as returning the favor.

AAA, I fortunately haven't needed to use. I doubt that I would tip them though, the tow drivers make very nice salaries.

Valet parking $5 usually.

FedEx $0, that's not customary to my knowledge.

Waiter/Waitress minimum 20%.

Hair stylist 10% of total. (It's only supposed to be 5%, but I can't help it.)

Supermarket, I bag my own at the stores I go to most often.

Hotel housekeeping $5-$10/night.

Curbside check-in, don't know where that is done, so I don't have a clue what this is for. Is it for a hotel? I've never done that.

There are many tacky ways that service industry people try to make it clear that a tip is expected. You didn't say what kind of service he was offering, perhaps since you asked, "How much does this cost?" He was indicating that if you didn't know the price perhaps you didn't know that it's a service where tipping is expected.

What bugs me is going to a coffee shop and they have big jars with TIPS on them. All they're doing is a little cashiering and minor "cooking" of a beverage, I don't think that deserves a tip, but I do tip if I "bother" them twice. But I don't really think they are giving great service if I have to go to them. If I was getting table service, I'd happily leave a tip even if it was for coffee and a rice krispy bar.

Oh well, it's nice to get out of the house and if it makes good karma in the world it's easier to tip and keep peace.

Peace.

Answer 4

Movers-5 to 10$:Lots of heavy lifting and working for you for a while.
Roadside-4$
Valet-1 to 3$
Fedex-0$:I've never heard of tipping a delivery guy (for packages).
Waiter-I work at a restaurant it is 15% unless poor service.
Hair Dresser-5$
Supermarket-1 to 3$
Hotel-2 to 4$
Curbside Checkin-2$

Answer 5

-Movers who help you move house- $60 once b/c they were really good
- Valet parking $1-$2
- Fedex delivery of heavy items- $0
- Waiter- 20%
- Hair dresser- 20%
- Hotel housekeeping- $1 per night

Answer 6

Valet - $2 , Waiter 15%

Answer 7

Depends on the service.

When I drank coffee at one restaurant and the waitress kept filling my cup all night long and my bill was 37 cents I gave her a $5 tip.

Enough said.

Answer 8

Movers I don't think you tip
AAA I don't think you tip
Valet parking--- a couple of bucks
Fedex I don't think you tip
Waiter--- 10% of the bill
Hair dress--- 10%
Supermarket--- a couple of bucks
Housekeeping--- a couple of bucks
curbside checking--- I have no clue... a couple of bucks I'd imagine

Answer 9

hair dresser--$3-4, depending on what i got/how it came out, or more if your haircut costs much more.. :)
..i was wondering about AAA myself a few weeks ago..

Answer 10

two or three dollars or 15 percent of the meal if the person was really doing great at there job

Answer 11

waiters are tipped on the bill total. or really well if they were really good. all the others 5-if eh.. 10-for good one... 20 - if its a thanks a lot...