It’s not a surprise it’s expected in that industry. It’s common knowledge. I provided evidence of this above that you’ve chosen to ignore.
We will have to agree to disagree. In general, I think it is unfair to judge anyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status, for abiding by the explicit terms of a business transaction.
If neither party is under duress, then the seller needs to state their price upfront before providing a product or service, otherwise, it seems stupid to judge a buyer for agreeing to the price.
- buy the company and pay the guides a living wage
- complain to the owner about the tipping policy
- complain to the tour guide about the tipping policy
- explicitly ask about tipping before engaging in a leisure activity using a service economy
- tip anyway but demand the company owner pay back that amount
A galaxy of things that aren’t simply “don’t pay and walk away.” I appreciate your position on tipping but don’t thing Mr. Buffer was applying some higher minded philosophy to the situation (unless you have evidence to the contrary).
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We will have to agree to disagree. In general, I think it is unfair to judge anyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status, for abiding by the explicit terms of a business transaction.
If neither party is under duress, then the seller needs to state their price upfront before providing a product or service, otherwise, it seems stupid to judge a buyer for agreeing to the price.
If you were a billionaire you could:
- buy the company and pay the guides a living wage
- complain to the owner about the tipping policy
- complain to the tour guide about the tipping policy
- explicitly ask about tipping before engaging in a leisure activity using a service economy
- tip anyway but demand the company owner pay back that amount
A galaxy of things that aren’t simply “don’t pay and walk away.” I appreciate your position on tipping but don’t thing Mr. Buffer was applying some higher minded philosophy to the situation (unless you have evidence to the contrary).
Edit: spelling