AlanRRT

On Apr 17, 7:09 am, BOB <rler...@> wrote:
> On Apr 17, 7:33 am, "C. Nicholson" <noshohc...@> wrote:
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> > > I have recently given housekeeping a raise from $2-$3 to $5/ night.
> > > These people really deserve to be tipped.  However, I'm starting to
> > > rethink the the whole tipping thing.  Perhaps some should be
> > > considered part of the the resort fees.
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> > We use to leave couple buck too, until we found out from a friend how his
> > daughter was paid. She cleaned rooms at a near by respected hotel and they
> > would get 2.70 per room they cleaned. If she would  not get enough rooms
> > that day, she would get minimum wage plus the cost of 2 rooms. I realize
> > every place pays different and a different wage. But, he said, tips make all
> > the difference and even 2-3.00 was helpful. At that property  about 25% of
> > the public tipped the housekeeping. So we typically leave more now.
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> > Cheryl
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> > PS, he said that it made no difference how well they cleaned the room
> > because each one is inspected, but tips could make a difference, as they
> > were allowed to use discretion for meeting the needs of the customers.  So
> > could leave extra towels and such was Ok with the management.
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> Indeed, Cheryl.  Many years ago, I worked on payroll for a hotel and
> was scandalized by the slave wages housekeepers were paid. At that
> time, (early 70's) they were paid .80 to 1.00 per room.  It's a dirty
> and thankless job and these people definitely deserve to be tipped..
> However, I'm starting to see the whole tipping thing as subsidizing
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The first time I paid to have my shoes shined, as opposed to doing it
myself, was at the Golden Nugget. Considering how hard the shoeshine
man worked, for how long, and how good the results were, I was
appalled that they only charged $4. I'm sure that the Golden Nugget
got a cut out of that $4 too. I paid $10, which, even considering
it's a 150% tip, seems small for what I got. I asked the shoeshine
man how he could make a living doing all that work for only $4, he
just grinned and said "I just got to work a little harder."