riggler said:
I tip my barber and my dealers.
I too tip my barber and he owns the shop. But if he's busy when I stop in he'll call me when he's free. Saves me time and that time is worth more than a $2 tip.
As for tipping dealers, I think this has been discussed here before but here's my two cents:
If I have had a lousy session there will be no tip at the end. There may have been a few played for them on top of my bet but they won them if I won the hand.
If the session wasn't a total loss then it all depends on the dealer. If they are friendly, helpful, and rooting for the table to win then they will be tipped. If not, then nada.
If the session was a major success then of course I tip, I'm not that cheap that I can't share some of my good fortune. But the dealer better have been friendly, helpful, and rooting for us to win. If they are the grouchy pain in the ass types then - nada.
Places I frequent that know me well I treat a lot better than the stores I hit only occassionally, gotta keep those good vibes going.
And if I can't stomach tipping a dealer even though there was a decent win (eg: been getting hammered lately and finally pulled out a win), I'll just get out of there on their break. Relief has no idea what I bought in for.
To each their own on this.
I personally think that tipping waitpeople 15-20% is outrageous but it's the societal norm.