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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PlanoSteve, post: 25466416, member: 91609&quot;]Wow Sal, why didn&#039;t you just start a thread about politics or religion??? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While it is obvious that there are extremes of opinions, from generous to none, tipping is a human behavior that is individually different, and there is no &quot;norm&quot;. (Hey, that&#039;s just like coin collecting/accumulating! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think tip jars are fine for those who wish to use them; they are just <b><i>one</i></b> aspect of the human behavior of giving (or notably, not giving) for &quot;service&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>During high school, I worked weekends at my uncles Sunoco station in Valley Stream, Long Island.&nbsp; I earned a flat $15 per day, but put all my tips into the &quot;tip jar&quot; for the full-timers who worked all week.&nbsp; In college I worked at a service job which paid about $13 for a 6 hr shift, but tips were usually 2 - 3 times that amount (we &quot;pooled&quot;, then split tips evenly).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have also worked in a retail store with an hourly rate, where occasionally some people actually tried to tip (which I politely declined).</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me, through my experiences, that people generally like to tip not just because it may be customary, or because they perceive superior service, but also because they get personal satisfaction by doing so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I generally tip 20 - 50%.&nbsp; And while on very rare occasions I have left no tip, I will generally leave at least 10% even when I consider my experience to be &quot;substandard&quot;, if for no other reason than that I am not going to let someone else determine how I act, but that&#039;s just me.</p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, I have used tip jars, not often, but when I want or need to (especially picking up &quot;to-go&quot; orders at Asian restaurants <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p>Next up, let&#039;s discuss &quot;other drivers&quot;; and then giving to beggars on street corners.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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