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how much roughly do you tip a day ?

Discussion in 'Misc. Vegas Chat' started by simundo26, Mar 23, 2014.

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  1. vegasqc

    vegasqc VIP Whale

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    For me its 0$ per day, i dont tip and never had any problems because of it.
     
  2. Username

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    Mister Pink is/was just a character........Poor service is sometimes real and should never be rewarded with a "tip".....after all I never rewarded my children for poor behavior, why would I reward a perfect stranger who is already working the system a increase in pay. Seems counterproductive to me.

    But that's just ME........now where are you staying the next time....maybe I could open a bathroom stall door for you the next time.....LOL

    God, you godda love Vegas for what's it's worth.......it's the USA melding pot everyone, for a short period of time.....LOL
     
  3. leo21

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    I was just watching a segment on tipping this morning. They said you should tip 10% for poor service if for no other reason not to stiff the other people the server shares their tips with. I see the rationale behind that but I do also believe that there is so bad that no tip is earned. I don't believe in stiffing on a tip and not going to management and reporting the reason why.
     
  4. Bane

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    I hope you're kidding.

    If you aren't, I have a hard time imagining your Vegas trips look anything short of depressing. :rolleyes2:
     
  5. merlin

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    I'm sure it's quite possible to spend 3 days in vegas, stiff everyone and never come in contact with those employees again, by the way stiffing to me is when you dont tip for dinner or repeated drink service, I dont think it's wrong to walk up to a casino bar, order a drink , pay for it and walk away without a tip.
     
  6. vegasqc

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    Im not and i enjoy my trips very much if i didnt i wouldnt go back every year but this is getting a bit of topic of the question the OP asked
     
  7. Persistent Cat

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    Not even cocktail waitresses or servers/bartenders?
     
  8. sweetcanadian

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    I have to do all that and more, all by myself and i do it. In most high end places they have someone else that will deliver the food if the waiter/waitress is busy. I am not the best server out there but i can tell you that it is rare that i have ever received service better than what i give. I tip accordingly as well. I never not tip, and i will not in vegas either,but i can't see tipping every person i come across.

    1st line for us is acknowledging new patrons, i do that the minute they walk in the door no matter what i am doing. If real busy i tell them i will be right with them.

    2nd is delivering the food soon as it is up so that it does not get cold and people do not see it sitting there.

    3 is keeping up with everything they need and being ahead of the game.

    I rarely find many servers that can do that effortlessly.
     
  9. simundo26

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    I got long hauled and even though I told
    One not to take tunnel, they get a percent on the meter
    So I can't justify it. It not like tipping a bartender or cocktail waitress
    Where drink service can be stronger/ faster if you tip
     
  10. leo21

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    What is your argument? That we should tip more at Denny's? No one is suggesting a Denny's server doesn't work hard. But just the service steps a even a range steakhouse are more involved and let's be honest that the expectations for attitude and service delivery are higher. That server will need to be prepared to offer more assistance on the menu, usually change out more plates, change out cutlery, brushing crumbs, offering assistance with wine selection, etc. Yes, they do have help and that means they have to share their tips. That's why I think a percentage tip is fair in both situations. The increase in menu price would lead to a bigger tip in a steakhouse.
    And to be perfectly honest, there are a whole string of low end chain restaurants that I won't even patronize because the service is so poorly delivered that I would rather do fast casual than be in a situation to tip a bad server delivering lackluster food.
     
  11. gpenguins67

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    Mr Pink? Why can't I be Mr Purple? lol

    anyways for tipping
    Housekeeping: $3-5 + whatever spare change I have each day I use it

    Bartenders/Cocktail waitresses: usually $1-2 a drink... upwards of $5 depending on if I'm winning or not (probably the majority of my daily tips)

    Dealers: again if I'm winning they get a better tip. BJ, 3CP, LIR usually get several $1-2 bets throughout the game. Craps: $1-2 passline/come bets with 1x odds and scattered hard ways bets and bonus bets when I also bet them. Usually toss the dealers an extra $5-25(again based on whether I won).

    Cabs: $3-5 --- depending on whether the driver is personable and how much the fare was.

    Sit down Restaurants: 20-40% depending on service.

    Total I'd say I easily spend between $50-100 a day on tips. Potentially upwards of $200 if its a good gambling day.
     
  12. johnvic

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    Per day I don't know.

    Cabs, 15-20% but I am down on cabs and long hauling so my next trip I'm using the WAX.

    Restaurant 20%

    CW $1 per drink. I play poker so if I order a coffee or beer and she has water on her tray I'll tip $1 for the water and another $1 for the coffee or beer.

    Bars $1 per drink unless it's a fancy cocktail bar then I'll tip more. They are doing more work.

    I don't valet or bellhop but if I was early and they held my luggage and delivered it later then I'll tip a few bucks per bag and round it up.

    Poker dealers $1 per pot. Depending on the limits and the dealer I may tip if I steal the blinds. At lower limits blind stealing is so rare that it hardly ever comes up. I always tip the dealer whatever have that won't color up to a $5 when I rack up.

    Blackjack, I play low limits and will give a $1 or so if I get a natural. If it's late night drinking blackjack then I will give a $5 chip every so often. That's still more than the other players I saw at MSS on the DD game. I have no real formula. I try to tip something without giving away too much but I tip more to nice dealers.
     
  13. sweetcanadian

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    No, not to tip better. You said service was better at higher end restaurants and i was just showing that a general statement like that is not often true. Maybe in the states but not here where i live in canada. You may expect better but i frequent diners and get decent service often and i am often left waiting at the higher end places.
     
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    Yes, they do. And those people get a cut of the tip.

    And the expectation at a fancier restaurant is that you are never so busy that you'd say that. Not saying that is bad service ... saying that the expectation is higher because it is staffed more.

    And serving a burger before it gets cold or people see it waiting is a standard with more flexibility than serving a complicated dish made to the level of detail where the serving dish is heated/chilled.

    Yes, and the definition of that tends to be higher at a fancier place.

    It doesn't mean that a server at Denny's can't give excellent service. Just that the bar for excellent from the patron's perspective is much more relaxed.
     
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    Re tipping for bad service. We have done that so they didn't think we were just being cheap. Visitors from the UK have a bad reputation for not tipping or not tipping enough and I find we sometimes over tip just to prove we are not all like that.

    We once left a few cents at the buffet at PH as the service was diabolical. We did tell the host who was seating guests as we left. We didn't get refills, the plates weren't cleared and the other 4 tables that were occupied at 7am all got coffee pots whereas we got mugs of coffee.

    As for the original question, I have no idea how much we tip in a day and it's maybe better that I don't know, but we just regard it as part of the cost of our vacation.
     
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    Maybe it is different in Canada. But not only is the service expected to be higher quality in a high end restaurant it is actually more extensive in a high end restaurant. A lackluster server in a high end restaurant has more tasks to perform in a dinner service than an excellent server in a diner.
     
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    Especially if your on your first visit and going into a tipping culture that we don't really have in the UK, I always remember my first ever bar experience in Vegas which was at NYNY, after a long day travelling and some delay my wife went to bed but I was so buzzed I had to go and sample Las Vegas, I ended up at one of the bars in NYNY and was enjoying a beer and even chatting with the guy behind the bar. Somebody had left a coin as a tip and the barman just whizzed it across the bar obviously unimpressed with what he had been left, needless to say I tipped him well before I left.
     
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    I've stayed out of this as long as I can.

    If you don't understand the difference between service at Denny's and Guy Savoy, you've never been to a place like Guy Savoy.

    First, out of about a thousand differences--a server would never, ever greet an arriving guest at Guy Savoy. And nobody in such a place would ever say anything like "I'll be right with you." You are fawned over the second you enter, and there is sufficient staff to ensure this no matter what. That is a small part of what justifies the high price.

    20% of $20 is $4, and 20% of $2000 is $400. There is a reason why tips are based on the bill. The small army sharing that $400 is highly trained and deserves every penny.
     
  19. DonnyC

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    As little as possible without being a dink!

    For drinks - always start with a $5 and at least $1 per drink after.

    Meals - 15% for good service

    We leave the DND sign on, $0 for house keeping

    For bell hop keeping luggage before or after checkout $1 per bag.

    $5 in and out for vallet.

    Door man $0

    Do t take taxis - except for airport. $0 for taxi attendant
    10% for driver if he doesn't long haul

    $20 for 1 way limo
     
  20. Spivderman

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    Dealers get action, not tips

    I have tipped dealers throughout my gambling career but the last five trips to LV, I have consistently made bets for them instead. I will often make dealer bets in roulette, craps, and Crazy 4 Poker. The primary reason I do this is to encourage an attitude of "me win = you win". When the hustling dealer starts their mojo (which happened on my last trip at El Cortez and at Venetian) I pull back all bets for them out of principle.

    I always tip for drinks - $1-2 for me and $3-5 if my wife and I both receive drinks. I always get a rental car so I have only taken two cab rides in LV ever but I tipped ~$4 each time. I leave $5 for the maid on the first day with a note asking for extra towels. If I get them, I leave $2 every day afterward. If I don't get them, I leave nothing else. I tip at restaurants in LV like I do at home - up to 25% for great service although I do not factor bottles of wine into my calculation. I leave $2-3 for buffets. I tip $1-5 for valets, bell hops, and concierge service although I rarely use any of them.

    My five day stay last July resulted in restaurant tips of ~20%; cash tips of ~$115; and dealer bets of ~$90. My wife and I have a 4 night trip coming up during spring break and I will take one envelope with 20 ones and 10 twos and another envelope with 8 fives and 8 tens...all for handy tip cash.
     
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