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Title: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Martinus on June 24, 2012, 06:38:49 AM
What's the acceptable tip in Spain for a bellboy for bringing your luggage to your hotel room?
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Martinus on June 24, 2012, 06:41:12 AM
Is 5 euro fine or too little? I'm in my room waiting for the luggage so this is urgent and I only have 5 and 20 euro notes. :P
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Ideologue on June 24, 2012, 06:42:53 AM
It's Spain, so nothing.  They should get used to their status as slaves of Northern Europeans sooner rather than later.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Ideologue on June 24, 2012, 06:43:49 AM
Seriously, five euros sounds good enough for wheeling some dude's bag onto an elevator.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: katmai on June 24, 2012, 06:44:25 AM
Well in Euros duh. :rolleyes:

Personal trips I tip them like $5 if using themm but the standard tip is usually $1-2 per bag here in US.
Working I usually have all the camera gear in my room which means upwards of 10 cases and bags which i then tip accordingly ie around $20
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Syt on June 24, 2012, 07:05:14 AM
5 should be fine. How much do you tip the cleaning staff?
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Eddie Teach on June 24, 2012, 07:22:17 AM
I have never taken a trip where I had more luggage than I could carry myself.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Josquius on June 24, 2012, 07:24:37 AM
You're a super rich lawyer. 5 euros would be fine for a normal person but you should pay 20 and spread the wealth.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: The Larch on June 24, 2012, 07:30:23 AM
5€ sounds like a bit too much, unless you're carrying a royal retinue worth of luggage.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Iormlund on June 24, 2012, 07:41:01 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 24, 2012, 07:22:17 AM
I have never taken a trip where I had more luggage than I could carry myself.

Same here.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Martim Silva on June 24, 2012, 08:18:31 AM
In the Iberian Peninsula, tips are not expected.

Though for some reason foreigners keep giving them  :wacko: , often in obscene amounts.

Basically:

Either give nothing, or pay very handsomely - 200 euro or more.

If you don't tip, nobody will think any worse of you.

If you give a tiny tip, you will look like an idiot.

If you give a large tip, you will be considered a wealthy foreigner and treated quite well.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 08:30:51 AM
I don't carry petty cash.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 08:31:35 AM
Does the bellboy have feet btw?
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: 11B4V on June 24, 2012, 10:15:12 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 08:31:35 AM
Does the bellboy have feet btw?

Maybe soon he will get promoted to bellman.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Brazen on June 24, 2012, 10:46:54 AM
Tip extra for the bag containing all your hair-styling products.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Siege on June 24, 2012, 10:53:35 AM
What's a tip?
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Brazen on June 24, 2012, 10:54:43 AM
Quote from: Siege on June 24, 2012, 10:53:35 AM
What's a tip?
You had yours removed by a Rabbi.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Siege on June 24, 2012, 10:57:53 AM
antisemitism!!!!11111
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: mongers on June 24, 2012, 11:01:32 AM
Quote from: Brazen on June 24, 2012, 10:46:54 AM
Tip extra for the bag containing all your hair-styling products.

:lol:
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Siege on June 24, 2012, 08:05:03 PM
When I get my hands on a time machine, I'm gonna go back in time and kidnapp whoever invented tipping.

Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Josquius on June 24, 2012, 08:37:11 PM
No reply.
I gues Marty did the right thing with the bellboy and got the 'hidden extras'?
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Eddie Teach on June 25, 2012, 03:31:05 AM
Quote from: Siege on June 24, 2012, 10:57:53 AM
antisemitism!!!!11111

QuoteWhen I get my hands on a time machine, I'm gonna go back in time and kidnapp whoever invented tipping.

Between your no-tipping and Malthus drinking the blood of children, Jewish stereotypes are being done no favors here on Languish.  :P
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Martinus on June 25, 2012, 03:35:42 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 08:31:35 AM
Does the bellboy have feet btw?

He was old and ugly. If he was young and hot he would have got a twenty.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Ideologue on June 25, 2012, 03:40:25 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 25, 2012, 03:35:42 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 24, 2012, 08:31:35 AM
Does the bellboy have feet btw?

He was old and ugly. If he was young and hot he would have got a twenty.

Pay him two thousand a month, and you could get a new boyfriend.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Tamas on June 25, 2012, 04:05:05 AM
5 euros for carrying some luggage?

Ok it's Marty so he probably travels with a caravan worth of stuff, but damn.

I'd give 1, maybe 2. Tops.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 08:15:04 AM
Tamas would have a string on his coins so he could yank them back. We're on to your gypsy ways.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 09:04:20 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 08:15:04 AM
Tamas would have a string on his coins so he could yank them back. We're on to your gypsy ways.

Photocopied bank notes, and too lazy to even copy both sides.  Just don't turn them over.
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 09:28:35 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 25, 2012, 09:04:20 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 08:15:04 AM
Tamas would have a string on his coins so he could yank them back. We're on to your gypsy ways.

Photocopied bank notes, and too lazy to even copy both sides.  Just don't turn them over.

B&W photocopies.

(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us%2Fsep%2FSEP2005%2Fweb2005%2Fstudent10%2Fkzoltan.jpg&hash=24a4eec97452beb519967426519bfd433844cc2f)

Color costs double!
Title: Re: Calling all Spaniards - bellboy tipping question
Post by: alfred russel on June 25, 2012, 09:29:03 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 25, 2012, 04:05:05 AM
5 euros for carrying some luggage?

Ok it's Marty so he probably travels with a caravan worth of stuff, but damn.

I'd give 1, maybe 2. Tops.

Assuming he had a bag or two, I agree.

But the bigger thing is that Marty seems to have left his bags, gone up to his room, and had them delivered later. If you want to carry my bags up for me, do it as I go to the room. And really, I got the bags to the hotel lobby, I can probably get them to my room anyway.