What Happens to Bad Tippers?

Tipping in NYC has become an art form. Apartment house residents are given lists of all the buildings employees with "suggested" amounts to tip. Your Nanny, hair dresser, secretary and any other person that helps you get through the week are expecting a "thank you" this time of year.

We polled doormen around the city and here are the three categories of bad tippers that we came up with.....

Frugal by circumstance....elderly on fixed income or those that are unemployed.
Doormen all agree that these people would tip more if they could and so they are treated as though they had which is very nice.

Intentionally Cheap...this group of under tippers includes residents who are frugal by choice rather than circumstance; those who reject holiday tipping as a from of blackmail; those who are unhappy with the service they are getting and those that plan on moving soon. Doormen differed on their approach to this group. Some say they treat them no differently "hey what can you do?" other say its more about an attitude, lets just say the "favors" such as walking the dog or hanging a shelf dont happen any longer.

Ignorance....this is why the lists came out...because believe it or not there are just some that dont get it. The doormen polled agreed that with this group its "pay as you go".

So, beware my friends, pay as you go and you'll never owe...or...pay before Christmas Night and you wont receive a look of fright.

Happy Holidays