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Originally Posted by 12bigworm81
I understand just fine. I'm poking fun at someone that actually gives a warning that he won't tip. As I said before it is good etiquette and +ev for a dealer to say thank you. I just find it hilarious that someone would let it bother them if a dealer didn't thank him. Just don't tip. Why let it bug you.
Actually the fact that he issues no tip warnings probably explains why he isn't being thanked. He is probably a pain in the ass to deal with at table. One of those people that feel when he walks into a room the casino and dealers owe him something. My guess is in a home/private game his attitude wouldn't be so smug. Much like the tough guys at the table that say they want to fight when security is nearby.
It doesn't bother me to the point where I'm going to let it ruin my day, and as I said before, it's just more money in my pocket when they don't acknowledge the tip. But that doesn't change the fact that they SHOULD be saying "Thank you" to all their paying customers. Casino management would be floored if they knew that their employees weren't saying "Thank you" after every tip. Yes, EVERY tip.
Your second paragraph is, again, backwards. You said that the reason why I'm not being thanked is because I "hand out the no tip warnings?" Why don't you think about what you just said and see if maybe, just maybe, you're brain isn't working in reverse.
I've only told a dealer 1 time that "If he doesn't say thank you, I'm not going to tip him anymore". And I chose to say that because he was an horrendous dealer to begin with, and I was pretty much saying: "Hey bud, if you wanna have
one thing going for you, you might wanna try to at least be personable." That's all it was. But hey, like I said, if you don't wanna be professional and courteous to your customers? Ok, I can live with that but it's your loss.
When a good dealer forgets to say thank you(which is very rare) I'll usually just chalk it up to them having a bad day or too many things going on in their head at the moment...whatever. But if I notice it becoming a trend, then I'll either say "You're welcome"(just to hint to them that they've been slacking in this area) or I just won't tip them the next time and that
usually reminds them that next time, they better give their customers a "Thank you." Feeling this way does not make me a bully or someone that dealers hate to deal to. For the most part, dealers love me! And I know that because I'm respectful, I go out of my way to defend most dealers, and I'm also very friendly with a lot of them on and off the felt.
The bottom line really comes down to: If you're going to do a job, whatever the job may be, do it to the fullest.
Last edited by Rush17; 11-16-2014 at 02:09 PM.