Tipping in India

nayan · Aug 17th, 2008, 15:38

1. did you wish him to carry your bags?
2. were the bags heavy?

If you had not wished/asked/indicated him to carry your bags, and the bags were not at all heavy or the carrying was over a very small distance - no tips.

If- on the other hand - you are secretly relieved not to have to carry heavy grocery bags weighing 10-15 kgs over stairs/a long uneven footpath, then you can surely tip him rs5-10.

The idea of tipping is to reward a person for the valuable/convenient service he has given... and not because he has done some/any activity for you and is now expecting you to pay, though this activity did not add any value to you.

just an example -
In case of valet parking in busy resturants, we pay the parking attendant rs5-10 when he brings back the car to us. This is a fast and convenient service that makes our dinner hassle free. so we will pay a tip in this case.

In case of large paking space in front of a restaurant/shop, where we have parked the car ourselves, the doorman/parking attendant will often come running to open the car door for me. I consider it an extremely superflous service and try to disuade them from doing it. if they still manage to do it I do not encourage them by tipping.

obione980 · Aug 17th, 2008, 17:30

Quote:

The idea of tipping is to reward a person for the valuable/convenient service he has given... and not because he has done some/any activity for you and is now expecting you to pay, though this activity did not add any value to you.

Beautifully put nayan. Clear as crystal, succinct.

Many thanks!

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Aug 17th, 2008, 15:38	#16
nayan Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 1,930	1. did you wish him to carry your bags? 2. were the bags heavy? If you had not wished/asked/indicated him to carry your bags, and the bags were not at all heavy or the carrying was over a very small distance - no tips. If- on the other hand - you are secretly relieved not to have to carry heavy grocery bags weighing 10-15 kgs over stairs/a long uneven footpath, then you can surely tip him rs5-10. The idea of tipping is to reward a person for the valuable/convenient service he has given... and not because he has done some/any activity for you and is now expecting you to pay, though this activity did not add any value to you. just an example - In case of valet parking in busy resturants, we pay the parking attendant rs5-10 when he brings back the car to us. This is a fast and convenient service that makes our dinner hassle free. so we will pay a tip in this case. In case of large paking space in front of a restaurant/shop, where we have parked the car ourselves, the doorman/parking attendant will often come running to open the car door for me. I consider it an extremely superflous service and try to disuade them from doing it. if they still manage to do it I do not encourage them by tipping.