Thus spake "George Leppla" :
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>"Nonnymus" wrote
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>> What do you all think? Should you tip after the cruise or before, as we
>> do? What would constitute service above and beyond a standard $5 per
>> person per day tip?
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>I was thinking more along the lines of a flat 10% of the cost of the trip.
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>In Nonny's case, I'll settle for some BBQ'd shrimp.
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>I am hoping by now that the people who took this thread seriously know that
>they have been had. It was a joke and while being fooled may be a "Dang"
>moment for you... it was in good fun.
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>And for the truly humor-impaired of just the curious..... no, most travel
>agents do not expect "tips".
George, I get emails all the time offering me "tips". Usually about
really hot stocks.
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>But, over the years I have gotten some very nice gifts from customers.
>Mostly small items that they pick up on a cruise and send to me, or things
>from their home town or area. A few times I mentioned my fondness for
>Macadamia nuts and it isn't too unusual for me to get a can or jar in the
>mail every once in a while. A few gifts have been truly extravagant... and
>somewhat embarrassing to receive.
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>Now if I could figure out a way to make it easy for people to ship me
>shrimp.....
Seriously, we buy our caviar from Caviarteria. Just as long as you
order it by Wednesday, you'll have it by the weekend. Maybe there's a
place like that for shrimp.
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