i_am_the_swammi Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thread is less to do with who or what to tip, but more to the fact that I am being "asked" to tip. Went out to the curb this AM to get my empty trash and recycle container. Inside the recycle container is a note with an envelope stapled to it that says "Happy Holidays from your recycle driver". really? I tip the mailman and newspaper guys because they are here rain or shine, and usually the mailman a few bucks more because he often has to carry boxes to our door/garage. I tip the trash guys because they come twice a week, and often have to lift some heavy and/or wet garbage into the truck. The recycle driver? Really? Who next, the snow-plow guy? The street-cleaner? While I am sure the envelope-leaving practice is for my benefit to make it easier (though I am not sure how or when I would hand him this envelope since it is 5:30AM when he comes)...is it a tad tacky to ask me for a tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thread is less to do with who or what to tip, but more to the fact that I am being "asked" to tip. Went out to the curb this AM to get my empty trash and recycle container. Inside the recycle container is a note with an envelope stapled to it that says "Happy Holidays from your recycle driver". really? I tip the mailman and newspaper guys because they are here rain or shine, and usually the mailman a few bucks more because he often has to carry boxes to our door/garage. I tip the trash guys because they come twice a week, and often have to lift some heavy and/or wet garbage into the truck. The recycle driver? Really? Who next, the snow-plow guy? The street-cleaner? While I am sure the envelope-leaving practice is for my benefit to make it easier (though I am not sure how or when I would hand him this envelope since it is 5:30AM when he comes)...is it a tad tacky to ask me for a tip? * Note to self . . . drive around swammi's neighborhood at 4:30AM looking for tip envelopes on the recycling containers next week . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 is it a tad tacky to ask me for a tip? INCREDIBLY tacky! I would guess that the driver might even be reprimanded if Upper Management knew about this. And here is the problem... the implication is that if you do not tip, as you are being directed to, that you will be receiving less than expected service in the future, regardless of what you pay on your invoice each month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just stop recycling. Then you won't have to worry about tipping him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 * Note to self . . . drive around swammi's neighborhood at 4:30AM looking for tip envelopes on the recycling containers next week . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenzal rhomb Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I give 20 to the mail - person, who indirectly solicits a tip with her happy holidays flyer (and i believe federal employees arent supposed to accept cash). 50 to my dogs groomer and that is the extent of who I tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I put the envelopes out in my neighborhood to make everyone think it was he recycle driver guy. I am hoping for at least a 50% participation or I will kick the recycle bins over and spill them all in your yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 A few years ago I went up to Waffle House on Christmas Morning to pick up breakfast because i was going to be cooking all day. When I go there I was greeted by "Merry Christmas" from all the staff and not one of them had a frown on their faces ore seemed to be upset that they were there working and having to miss time with their families on Christmas. The bill was around $18, I gave her a $50 and told her to keep it. Anyone who can work on Christmas and keep a smile on their face and serve their customer deserves to be treated well. And considering they probably wouldn't work Christmas unless they needed the $, I also felt it was appropriate. Mailman gets 20... Never really tipped anyone else over Christmas, never really thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I always send something to my kids teachers every year. Plus the mailman, paper guy, and if I get a haircut around the holidays I tip extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 These guys are the only people who give me a Xmas card with their address written on the inside of the card. You know, just in case I was curious as to where to send some cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricrelish Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 INCREDIBLY tacky! I would guess that the driver might even be reprimanded if Upper Management knew about this. And here is the problem... the implication is that if you do not tip, as you are being directed to, that you will be receiving less than expected service in the future, regardless of what you pay on your invoice each month. So is it tacky for me to ask for a tip for being a great FF commissioner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 they all can get the tip of my .... asking for a tip is tacky and angers me. if i want to burritoing tip you i will. i am a generous tipper so i think when someone asks for it i get mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 they all can get the tip of my .... asking for a tip is tacky and angers me. if i want to burritoing tip you i will. i am a generous tipper so i think when someone asks for it i get mad. that was pretty much my feeling, too. I go out of my way to tip all the guys that do stuff for us....mailman, newspaper guy (even though we only get Sunday papers), trash guys....now you are going to give me a "gentle" reminder that I should tip you, too. Piss off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just the tip in... I've never seen the city garbage man or mail person. I'll probably never tip them and I really don't have any regular service people that'd be in consideration for a tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Regardless if it is tacky, warranted or not, I love tipping around the holidays. It's the Christmas spirit for me. Mail carrier: $20 Garbage: $10 Best Buy gift card for each of the 3 people Recycling: $20 Butcher: $20 Barber: an extra $20 on top of tip for the last haircut of the year Proctologist: $100 ($200 if he wears his ring) Anal bead cleaner: $20 Midget slaves in my dungeon: $1 per midget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Regardless if it is tacky, warranted or not, I love tipping around the holidays. It's the Christmas spirit for me. Mail carrier: $20 Garbage: $10 Best Buy gift card for each of the 3 people Recycling: $20 Butcher: $20 Barber: an extra $20 on top of tip for the last haircut of the year Proctologist: $100 ($200 if he wears his ring) Anal bead cleaner: $20 Midget slaves in my dungeon: $1 per midget You should use dwarfes instead...much stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 You should use dwarfes instead...much stronger For the Proctology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 You should use dwarfes instead...much stronger For the Proctology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Regardless if it is tacky, warranted or not, I love tipping around the holidays. It's the Christmas spirit for me. Mail carrier: $20 Garbage: $10 Best Buy gift card for each of the 3 people Recycling: $20 Butcher: $20 Barber: an extra $20 on top of tip for the last haircut of the year Proctologist: $100 ($200 if he wears his ring) Anal bead cleaner: $20 Midget slaves in my dungeon: $1 per midget That must be a small fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 i thought this was going to be a hustler lead in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huzz Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Sorry this is long but every time I hear conversations about tipping I envision this seen from a great movie, know it? Bring on the tacos. NICE GUY EDDIE Okay, everybody cough up green for the little lady. Everybody whips out a buck, and throws it on the table. Everybody, that is, except Mr. White. NICE GUY EDDIE C'mon, throw in a buck. MR. WHITE Uh-uh. I don't tip. NICE GUY EDDIE Whaddaya mean you don't tip? MR. WHITE I don't believe in it. NICE GUY EDDIE You don't believe in tipping? MR. PINK I love this kid, he's a madman, this guy. MR. BLONDE Do you have any idea what these ladies make? They make taco. MR. WHITE Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit! NICE GUY EDDIE I don't even know a Jew who'd have the balls to say that. So let's get this straight. You never ever tip? MR. WHITE I don't tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, that taco's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doin their job. MR. BLUE Our girl was nice. MR. WHITE Our girl was okay. She didn't do anything special. MR. BLONDE What's something special, take ya in the kitchen and suck your dick? NICE GUY EDDIE I'd go over twelve percent for that. MR. WRITE Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've been here a long burritoin time, and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee, I want it filled six times. MR. BLONDE What if she's too busy? MR. WHITE The words "too busy" shouldn't be in a waitress's vocabulary. NICE GUY EDDIE Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last thing you need is another cup of coffee. MR. WHITE These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage. When I worked for minimum wage, I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tipworthy. NICE GUY EDDIE Ahh, now we're getting down to it. It's not just that he's a cheap bastard-- MR. ORANGE --It is that too-- NICE GUY EDDIE --It is that too. But it's also he couldn't get a waiter job. You talk like a pissed off dishwasher: "burrito those cunts and their burritoing tips." MR. BLONDE So you don't care that they're counting on your tip to live? Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together. MR. WHITE Do you know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin, playing just for the waitresses. MR. BLONDE You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their ass. This is a hard job. MR. WHITE So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them. They're servin ya food, you should tip em. But no, society says tip these guys over here, but not those guys over there. That's bulltaco. MR. ORANGE They work harder than the kids at McDonald's. MR. WHITE Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning fryers. MR. BROWN These people are taxed on the tips they make. When you stiff 'em, you cost them money. MR. BLONDE Waitressing is the number one occupation for female non-college graduates in this country. It's the one jab basically any woman can get, and make a living on. The reason is because of tips. MR. WHITE burrito all that. They all laugh. MR. WHITE Hey, I'm very sorry that the government taxes their tips. That's burritoed up. But that ain't my fault. it would appear that waitresses are just one of the many groups the government burritos in the ass on a regular basis. You show me a paper says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non- college bulltaco you're telling me, I got two words for that: "Learn to burritoin type." Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent, you're in for a big burritoin surprise. MR. ORANGE He's convinced me. Give me my dollar back. Everybody laughs. Joe's comes back to the table. JOE Okay ramblers, let's get to rambling. Wait a minute, who didn't throw in? MR. ORANGE Mr. White. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Mr. White? (to Mr. White) Why? MR. ORANGE He don't tip. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't tip? (to Mr. White) You don't tip? Why? MR. ORANGE He don't believe in it. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't believe in it? (to Mr. White) You don't believe in it? MR. ORANGE Nope. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Shut up! (to Mr. White) Cough up the buck, ya cheap bastard, I paid for your goddamn breakfast. Edited December 9, 2011 by Huzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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frenzal rhomb Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I think that was pink Sorry this is long but every time I hear conversations about tipping I envision this seen from a great movie, know it? Bring on the tacos. NICE GUY EDDIE Okay, everybody cough up green for the little lady. Everybody whips out a buck, and throws it on the table. Everybody, that is, except Mr. White. NICE GUY EDDIE C'mon, throw in a buck. MR. WHITE Uh-uh. I don't tip. NICE GUY EDDIE Whaddaya mean you don't tip? MR. WHITE I don't believe in it. NICE GUY EDDIE You don't believe in tipping? MR. PINK I love this kid, he's a madman, this guy. MR. BLONDE Do you have any idea what these ladies make? They make taco. MR. WHITE Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit! NICE GUY EDDIE I don't even know a Jew who'd have the balls to say that. So let's get this straight. You never ever tip? MR. WHITE I don't tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, that taco's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doin their job. MR. BLUE Our girl was nice. MR. WHITE Our girl was okay. She didn't do anything special. MR. BLONDE What's something special, take ya in the kitchen and suck your dick? NICE GUY EDDIE I'd go over twelve percent for that. MR. WRITE Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've been here a long burritoin time, and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee, I want it filled six times. MR. BLONDE What if she's too busy? MR. WHITE The words "too busy" shouldn't be in a waitress's vocabulary. NICE GUY EDDIE Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last thing you need is another cup of coffee. MR. WHITE These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage. When I worked for minimum wage, I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tipworthy. NICE GUY EDDIE Ahh, now we're getting down to it. It's not just that he's a cheap bastard-- MR. ORANGE --It is that too-- NICE GUY EDDIE --It is that too. But it's also he couldn't get a waiter job. You talk like a pissed off dishwasher: "burrito those cunts and their burritoing tips." MR. BLONDE So you don't care that they're counting on your tip to live? Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together. MR. WHITE Do you know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin, playing just for the waitresses. MR. BLONDE You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their ass. This is a hard job. MR. WHITE So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them. They're servin ya food, you should tip em. But no, society says tip these guys over here, but not those guys over there. That's bulltaco. MR. ORANGE They work harder than the kids at McDonald's. MR. WHITE Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning fryers. MR. BROWN These people are taxed on the tips they make. When you stiff 'em, you cost them money. MR. BLONDE Waitressing is the number one occupation for female non-college graduates in this country. It's the one jab basically any woman can get, and make a living on. The reason is because of tips. MR. WHITE burrito all that. They all laugh. MR. WHITE Hey, I'm very sorry that the government taxes their tips. That's burritoed up. But that ain't my fault. it would appear that waitresses are just one of the many groups the government burritos in the ass on a regular basis. You show me a paper says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non- college bulltaco you're telling me, I got two words for that: "Learn to burritoin type." Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent, you're in for a big burritoin surprise. MR. ORANGE He's convinced me. Give me my dollar back. Everybody laughs. Joe's comes back to the table. JOE Okay ramblers, let's get to rambling. Wait a minute, who didn't throw in? MR. ORANGE Mr. White. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Mr. White? (to Mr. White) Why? MR. ORANGE He don't tip. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't tip? (to Mr. White) You don't tip? Why? MR. ORANGE He don't believe in it. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't believe in it? (to Mr. White) You don't believe in it? MR. ORANGE Nope. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Shut up! (to Mr. White) Cough up the buck, ya cheap bastard, I paid for your goddamn breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 He should shove the envelope up his ass. I tip nicely around the holidays. Mailman, sanitation but if one of them ever handed me an envelope they would get nothing As far as sanitation, my town is pretty picky about what they take and dont take. I tip the garbage men during the year too on occasion and they take whatever I leave out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 He should shove the envelope up his ass. I tip nicely around the holidays. Mailman, sanitation but if one of them ever handed me an envelope they would get nothing That's pretty much my feeling....I like to be generous at the holiday's, and its almost insulting to have the dude feel he needs to hand me an envelope to entice me to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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