Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Joe Johnson" wrote in message
m...




It's a bad analogy. In a restaurant I pay for the food and tip for
the
service. If I'm being charged directly for parking why would I tip
for
parking?


The analogy is sound...You would pay for the parking spot and tip for
the service.

With that being said there seems to be no rhyme or reason to tipping.
It seems to go by custom. It has nothing to do with what you have
already paid for. Take the barber shop for example. Why tip the guy
or gal when you just paid for the service? I don't know the answer to
that question, but it is customary to tip at the barber or a hotel room
for the maid service (whether you do or not is up to you). It is
perfectly logical to ask if it is customary to tip the lineboy. So
I'll ask the question too...is it?