On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:00:20 -0500, "George Leppla"
wrote:
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>"Jay" wrote
>
>> You've both reached the limits of your conversational abilities when
>> you have to post something so silly. Run along now.
>
>So let's sum this up. You have never been on a cruise and came here for
>advice.
>
>You have been told that it is customary to tip certain employees on the
>cruise ship.
>
>Without debating whether the system is right or wrong, you now know that
>this is the way this particular product is sold. The cost of tips is
>something you should plan on spending when you buy a cruise... and it is not
>included in the fare but is an additional expense.
>
>You have also been told that the people who work on ships have the correct
>expectation that if they do a satisfactory job in providing you a service,
>they will be satisfactorily paid by your standard tip.
>
>So now the question is.... what are you going to do? Do you pay the tips to
>the people who serve you.... or do you stiff them, punish "them", because
>you don't like the "system"?
>
>And... if you stiff them, do you have the balls to tell them on the first
>day of the cruise that you are going to stiff them?
>
>I am done playing with you. Unfortunately, people who work on cruise ships
>know they are going to have to deal with a certain number of horse's asses
>who will use any flimsy justification to get out of tipping. One cabin
>steward told me he never gets mad at people who stiff him... because even
>though he comes from a third world country, he figures if they can't afford
>to tip, they need the money more than he does.
>
>Jay, go and have a good time. The people you stiff will still work hard...
>with or without your money. That's because they are better people than you
>will ever be.
Sorry George - I dozed off partway through your post. I don't actually
recall asking for your opinion, so I'm not sure why you feel compelled
to give it. Anyway, when have more time to kill, I will read your
entire post. Or not. Yawn. |