"CJB" > wrote in message
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> previously in rfc, (PENMART01) wrote:
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>> People may tip zero at places they're where not satisfied and intend
>> to never return (and generally do exactly that, although they'll never
>> admit it), but where one is a steady customer they do tip and for
>> obvious reasons it behooves them to do so... obviously if you are
>> tipping to perpetuate recognition and good service it IS a bribe, pure
>> and simple... you'd be pretty stupid not to tip your regular
>> cosmotology and kennel staff, just as stupid not to tip at the
>> restaurants you regularly frequent. Tipping is a bribe, and nothing
>> else... it's so upon your return it ensures preferential treatment...
>> no way you can convince me a tip is like an anonymous donation to your
>> favorite charity.
>>
>
> My husband is a definite proponent of the tipping as bribe policy. In
> fact, he often tips in advance. Like handing the maitre d or valet a
> folded bill, he'll even extend the policy to tipping waiters and busboys
> in
> advance at the catering halls or restaurants where he's booked the band
> for
> a private party. The drinks flow smoothly and he can get a cup of coffee
> by just lifting a finger from the piano. I'm trying to remember where
> else
> he's done so - oh, he always tipped the kids' camp counselors in advance!
> The AAA guy, definitely concierges at hotels, the new super in his office
> building....
>
> Tipping in advance definitely works! In a gangster sort of way. 
>
> -Claudia
You want good service, you 'grease palms'; it's an ancient idea and it
works. Someone ties up your boat, you slip him a ten and your boat is free
and ready to go when you set foot back on the dock. Is it a bribe? Yup.
Is it worth it? Sure is. Toss a bartender a decent tip right at the first
round and you'll be like family. The first time's an investment; return
visits are gravy.
Jack Lucre