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I used to valet until recently. I've seen a LOT of things good and bad. Money up front doesn't really guarantee anything unless you are generous like the guy above.
Also don't expect accountability outside of the cities or resorts where valeting is actually profitable enough to be a career. Lots of small companies that fly by night or just lack credibility that offer services to small establishments
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General rule of thumb when tipping for valet parking and this doesnt depend on how fancy your hotel is, its 1% of the cars value.
And your meant to tip evertime you pass your keys and everytime you collect your keys. Last weekend I spent a week away at a really nice hotel that offered valet parking. it was $25 to park your car per day and the value of my car is $50,000 so i would just pass the valet attendant 5 $100 bills. I did this twice per day everyday for 7 days so you do the math. Thats the proper ettiquette in valet tipping, if its too much for you then park your crappy car on the opposite street |
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So I'm supposed to tip $500 every time a valet handles my car? Maybe you meant 0.1% which is fairly high but somewhat in the realm of reality at very high end places. Just think, after 100 valet "touches" you've doubled the cost of you car. Also in this alternate reality do I go by my original msrp or current vehicle value?
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One of my cars is a company owned car, and only my lady and I are authorized to drive it. If I let anyone else drive it, even a valet, I risk losing my job. Any time I've told a valet that, I've never gotten any push back. I explain the situation and then assertively ask where they'd like me to park.
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More power to you if that's what you feel you want to pay, but a parking valet would end up being one of the highest paying jobs in the US and everyone would be one, like realtors in the early 2000s lol.
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You know what, you seem like a person that knows what he wants from life. You seem like you take no shit from no one. You are the person I some day hope to become You have inspired me to stop the crazy 1% tipping I thank you Sir |
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when I checked my wives beat up, dented, 2006 caravan, I gave the guy (when booking) in 10 bucks, he looked at me as if to say... you sure? LOLZ
I usually give 10 maybe 20 bucks, and every in or out 5, that's reasonable to me |
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I used to work valet when I was 18 years old and in college. I always drove people cars with respect because I love cars and I would not someone dicking around in my car, but I can not say the same for the other guys I worked with. Also it does not matter if you tip the guy $5 or even $20 when you hand over your keys if they have a loose screw in there head money is not going to change what they want to do. Try and find the oldest guy working there, usually those are the people who need that job and money and wont risk messing around...
Just my 2 cents... Also a $2 tip is fine...so many people wouldn't even leave tips and if you dont leave a tip generally they wont take the valet tag out from under your wiper blades...
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Just got back from San Antonio. Hotel had self parking, but the valet parking was obviously superior. They had the two bottom floors of a large parking facility across the street. Paid $30 for valet parking, and then tipped $10. Super friendly valet guys!
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What a noob - everybody knows kbb and Edmunds are both overpricing cars, obviously influenced by the valet-owned media. You need to do a thorough review of recent sales, adjusted to local market trends, or all the valets will be laughing at you behind your back ("that guy in the 5 series overtipped like he was driving a 7 - doesn't he know that the x-drive isn't worth anything in Florida").
But seriously, isn't this like tipping the waiter 1% of the value of the lot the restaurant is on? If you are going to troll, at least stay out of the 'bigfoot and aliens' level of fantasy. |
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