I've never been one to get into these poker tipping compared to other areas of tipping because as I've always viewed it as apples / oranges. And perhaps answering these questions might leave myself open to further judgment, but I'll elaborate on other tipping aspects in good faith that maybe these questions are being asked in a way to better understand people like me and better understanding might lead to less judgment.
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Originally Posted by SirRawrsALot
Question: Does your bad tipping continue when you leave the poker table?
If you valet at the casino, do you tip nothing when you have a losing session and tip more when you have a winning session?
If you go out to dinner that night, will you tip the waiter/waitress more or less depending on how your session was?
If bad tipping is gauged by comparison to average, then yes to 1st question, though not as bad (percentage wise probably up to 75% less compared to 25% less). Tough I feel the consensus belief of bad tipping is flawed in it's logic. If one does tip, how can it be bad? Bad because you wanted more? So why did I tip in the first place? ...Make sense why somebody might settle in at a below average tipping level?
Answers to q2&3 = independent of poker sessions.
Ultimately, I play poker to make extra money. I sort of treat it as a little side business. A winning or losing session can depend on variance which is beyond my control, but the expense of tipping is within my control and efforts will be taken to minimize this. Most players have a different outlook on why they play - for recreation and/or social interaction. They tip as part of the cost of their pastime.
There's way more of them to make up for the difference of those like me so it's a shame to have dealers sweat a low tipper just for naturally existing in their poker environment.
Away from poker rooms my purpose of making money is gone. However, principles I've learned from playing poker, discipline / br management, do carry over into other aspects of life. Before I got into poker I was an above average tipper at restaurants etc. Looking back I realize my past tipping ways were frivolous and naive. When I do eat out, if I'm with my girlfriend or friends, I'm a 15% tipper. If I'm alone and all I do is order one entree and a drink, right away I'll ask for the one drink refill I'll need and the check so the waitress doesn't need to spend any unnecessary time on me (in fact in instances when I'm alone her 'service' can become a hindrance), I'll tip usually $1, occasionally $2. Besides that, I am self sufficient anyway. I enjoy cooking and it's so much easier to eat healthy at home than in restaurants, so I don't want the 'service' a restaurant and waitress provides. Other areas like valets, my self sufficiency leads me to believe that it's foolish to utilize and pay somebody for a 'service' that I am entirely capable of and prefer to do myself.
And if it helps any, as if I just didn't understand how it is for those who work in tipping professions. My girlfriend is a cocktail waitress and former blackjack dealer. She is grateful for the tips she receives, understands tip variance, and does not feel the need to overtip just because she herself works for tips. She's aware of the way I tip and admires my sense while she's also aware that her bigger tips come from those lacking sense. Kind of reminds me of this reference...
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Originally Posted by Ship It Or Bust
You're one of those people they call "Tourists"...while rolling their eyes.
She does this when somebody overtips her as if it will increase their chances of sleeping with her.
Last edited by Lester Kluke; 04-15-2013 at 04:26 AM.