Comments on: Guest Blog: Tip Jar

By: YFC

YFC — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:39:18 +0000

Congrats on the first guest blog!!! It was a major success. I am glad that you were able to publicly confront that which many of us are struggling with. I feel like I am partly the cause of these said “tip jars” in that I always get suckered in to it.

My biggest beef…
tipping for my $2.00 snow cone. I feel cheap just leaving spare change so I end up tipping $1 on my $2 cool refreshing treat. It ticks me off every time but I still do it every time so I don’t feel uncomfortable when the teeny bopper who works the sno shack hands me my snow cone just above the “tip styrofoam cup”. T.O.ed excessive tippers UNITE!!!!!

By: Big Bro

Big Bro — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:58:48 +0000

Don’t forget to tip your mechanic when appropriate. 2 people you want to keep happy are your proctologist and your mechanic.

By: KT

KT — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:40:35 +0000

I feel the need to comment on the massage therapist tip. I am on the fence morally on this one. For one thing, it definitely IS a service. I would like to think that if I tip well and am a regular client that they will do a good job. An unmotivated massage will be the most frustrating hour of your life. However, I feel that it is also kind of strange to tip someone that has seen you mostly naked. It’s a tad “Pretty Woman” and just generally awkward. …”Well I don’t think you spent enough time rubbing my stinky feet today so I wont tip you as much”… Weird. Also, I hate that I feel the need to tip for these reasons because it feels like blackmail. If you aren’t a good tipper, the next time you come, they sure aren’t going to give you their best. Once, you leave they’ll tell all the other therapists that you’re the cheapo with the granny panties or some other shameful remark. If someone spends an hour of their time touching me it darn well better be their best, so I guess I better pay up.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:16:08 +0000

Ok, I normally don’t comment on the guest blogs because, well, y’all don’t know me and don’t care what I have to say so . . . yeah. But I HAVE to comment on this one for this reason:

Tio, whoever you are, I think we may have been separated at birth. I agree with every last thing you just said.

I also hate the tip jar. These people are being paid minimum wage for doing their job. They do not bring me anything like a waiter who is receiving reduced pay because they do get tips. BIG difference. “Wow, you just handed me my ice cream over a counter. Even though that was a stellar performance on your part, I’m still not tipping you. Look at me all you want with those angry eyes; it ain’t happenin’ baby.” But I have no problem tipping a waiter. (As I also have to have my glass refilled 15 million times when eating out.) I totally agree with tipping the person who cuts your hair and the skycap. But I swear to you, JUST LAST WEEK I also discovered that I’m suppose to tip the massage therapist (who is in a “health care” type office) and I thought to myself, “Seriously??”

Apparently, I’m also an angry middle-aged man. Hum . . . I don’t know how I feel about that as I’m a 27 year-old woman. Eek!

By: The Grape

The Grape — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:29:10 +0000

Very well thought-out blog….I know how you tip as I have been in your presences when it has happened….except on a cruise. That time you wanted the waiter to tip you as he gave such terrible service and the food stunk…I did learn that you did receive a rebate of some sort at the end of the cruise. You deserved it…yup…others who look for a tip are as follows:
Drive through car wash…
dog groomer
police person who just wrote you a ticket
person who works at a fast food joint who is unable to count your change back to you
bagger at the grocery store who mashes your bread when they placed 4 cans of corn, 10# bag of patatoes, 2 # of apples and a bunch of bananas on top of it
and last but not least,gas station attendant after you pumped your own gas
and thank you sir, I take care of my own gas………

By: FavUnc

FavUnc — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:38:35 +0000

Nice work my Brother.

By: The Lovely Sister

The Lovely Sister — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:01:58 +0000

MUCH WISDOM IMPARTED TIO. However, one tidbit that I hope all middle aged, and soon-to-be-middle-aged men noticed was one digression that stated..”….trim my eyebrows, which I have discovered that after you hit middle age start to take on a mind of their own and need regular attention to keep them from taking over your face”. I agree, I wonder why I am to tip the cold stone ice cream scoopers? OH my goodness it’s outta control!