Should you feel bad for not tipping?
Posted on June 14, 2007
Filed Under Finance
Today, I played golf for the first time in 3 years. We played at a fancy course but got a nice first timer’s discount for $20. I know that golf is an expensive sport. In addition to the greens fee, I had to buy some golf balls and tees, another $20. Then halfway through the round we met the drink cart girl and got a Dr. Pepper for $3. That’s all fine and dandy except that we get back to the club house and there’s a guy there who cleans your club heads.
See, I don’t play golf so I don’t know this. I walk over to the throw away the empty Dr. Pepper bottle in the trash and when I come back, I see this guy cleaning my clubs with a towel. Well, I don’t have any more cash on me, since I spent $3 on soda earlier. So I tell him to stop. He says, “too late, all done” expecting a tip I presume. If I had a dollar or two, I would have gave it to him, but I didn’t so I just said thanks. He seemed miffed.
As I was driving home I got to thinking… Why should I feel bad for not tipping him? I didn’t ask him to clean my clubs. He just went and did it. If I had $2 in my wallet, it would be $2 lighter right now. Is that how easily I spend my money? I look for sales, online coupons, use pricegrabber to save a few bucks. Then I would just give it away to some guy for 30 seconds of work. Geez, I better think before I tip now.
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He was probably expecting more than just $2 anyways…snooty people…hehe
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