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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;masterswimmer, post: 25465275, member: 102022&quot;]Your approach, as admirable as you try to make it sound, is insultingly condescending in your description as a &#039;reward&#039;. Similar to giving a treat to a dog for performing a learned trick. Or possibly attempting to condition the &#039;reward&#039; recipient for future interactions. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am an extremely generous tipper. However, my offer of a monetary thank you for a service provided is never thought of as a &#039;reward&#039;. It is merely a gracious way to extend my gratitude to someone who either offered their assistance, went above and beyond their typical level of service, or went out of their way to help make my life a bit easier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Describing your generous cash offering the way you do negates the intention with which I&#039;m pretty sure you meant it. Possibly semantics, but if you handed your &#039;reward&#039; to the person providing you with kindness, and simultaneously said to them, &#039;here&#039;s a reward for helping me&#039;, I wouldn&#039;t be the least bit surprised if some of those recipients declined your offer, on principle. Sometimes ones approach to a good act means as much or more than the act itself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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