I worked at Safeway as a courtesy clerk (read: bagger, grocery hauler and cart collecter) for a while and they actually make it a point to tell you that you cannot accept tips. Of course, I later discovered that if you are pleasent and help people they will tip you no matter what you tell them. I had people who would slip money into my hand, physically put it in my apron pocket, even drop money on the ground for me to "find".
And FTR, I ALWAYS make sure I have enough to add a tip, even if it's only a dollar or so, when I get delivery.
__________________
"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
|