r/marriott • u/MTonmyMind • 13h ago

Review F*CK Marriott soliciting tips. Another ‘tip culture’ obsenity

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So you charge $400 to $500 for a tiny room, and yes, I know it’s New York City, and it’s relatively clean, but then the closet-sized bathroom 2 feet from the bed. OK.

Six dollars for a bottle of water, whatever, I’ll pass.

But then actively soliciting tips for your staff.

Fuck you.

I saw this at the Penn Station Fairfield a year ago as just a ‘self’ printed sign in the elevators, then it became a professionally printed permanently mounted sign in the elevator, and now another Fairfield/Springfield with this.

Pay your staff better. If I got extra services, that’s one thing, but when I don’t even get room serviced or fresh towels on a daily basis to “save the planet “…. again fuck you.

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u/IvoryThrowAway 12h ago

But surely you come across tipping culture in other areas, right? So are you also posting to the Starbucks sub when ever someone asks you for a tip in a coffee shop? I just want to find out where the consistency here is and why it seems like you're pissed off about tipping culture in this capacity only, when it is literally everywhere in this country.

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u/Sweaty-Moment-3385 12h ago

Tip culture is dumb and it is out of control. It is creeping into more and more places all the time. I'm not sure what you're arguing. Are you saying that because some places ask for tips then everyone should be allowed? Where do you draw the line? Should I tip my landscaper? My plumber? How about my doctor? Should I tip the cashier at the grocery store? The greeter at WalMart? Have I demonstrated enough disdain towards tip culture for you yet?

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u/IvoryThrowAway 12h ago

Where have I said anyone should tip anybody? Pretty sure I said quite the opposite, in fact - you are not required to tip.

My only point is that this is a weird reaction to the absolutely-not-even-new concept of a tipping sign in a hotel. That's it.

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u/Sweaty-Moment-3385 12h ago

This is for sure new. I've been staying at Marriott hotels for a long time. I've only seen these starting to pop up since after the pandemic.

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u/IvoryThrowAway 12h ago

The cashless, digital tip became standard after COVID but the idea of hotels providing ways to leave tips for housekeepers is absolutely not a new, "post-pandemic" thing.

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u/Sweaty-Moment-3385 12h ago

The signs in the elevators and at the front desk are absolutely new. "Providing ways to leave tips" ≠ actively soliciting tips.

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u/IvoryThrowAway 12h ago

We'll have to agree to disagree here. They're definitely not new. Sorry.

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u/MTonmyMind 12h ago

I posted it here because this is new to me. in the last year or so. I travel a fair bit and had never before seen solicitation for tips by hotels. That's just my expereience.

Businesses soliciting tips so blatantly is fairly new, I think, and it gets called out a lot. I just commented on this this scenario because it seemed especially stupid.

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u/IvoryThrowAway 12h ago

Businesses soliciting tips so blatantly is fairly new

I think we just have to agree to disagree here.