Tipping parking valet during radiation treatments?

Hello All,

I did find an old thread (4 years old) that was related to this but it didn't really seem to provide a definite answer.

I'm starting ART on May 1st and will go for radiation treatment five days a week for the seven weeks that follow. The Cleveland Clinic has free valet parking for those coming for radiation treatments. The RO and his staff told me that they ask that you do use the valet to get in and out faster to keep the machines on time. I saw nothing about tipping in the literature they gave me, and do not see it mentioned on the website so I assume that tipping the valet is allowed (expected). At the risk of sounding cheap, if the tip is two dollars a day for the valet we're talking $40 a month for basically two months.

Others that have been in this situation, what have you done?

Thanks,
Bill

At Vanderbilt, I never once used the valet parking. We left enough time before the appointment that we could comfortably park in the nearby structure, which was never full.

If there was no sign prohibiting tipping, I'd agree with $2 seeming about right.

One of the great benefits of living in Australia is that the custom of tipping is virtually unknown. Although it may occasionally be offered (for particularly outstanding service) it is never expected.

The closest we come is waving aside any change that may be due.

The thought of tipping anyone at a health facility, particularly one specialising in cancer patients, seems a bit much to me.

Of course the tipping issue does cause Aussies great confusion (and sometimes embarrassment) when we visit the US. I know I forgot to leave a tip in a restaurant in LA once and felt bad when I saw my dinner companions surreptitiously leaving extra cash on the plate. I was appropriately apologetic.

Chas

Post Edited (Chask) : 4/24/2017 5:51:42 PM (GMT-6)

schoolpsych said...
...if the tip is two dollars a day for the valet we're talking $40 a month for basically two months.

That is an outstanding (and incredibly cheap) service to provide. Good for them for making this available!




added later as an edit
There's actually quite a few articles online on the etiquette around this topic. Number one rule is that if there is a clearly marked sign indicating a rule for "No Tipping," then one should not attempt to tip because that creates potential problems for the operations team that runs the facility. No sign? No rule. Common amount is $2. There's quite a bit of consistency across various articles I scanned. Forty bucks, though, for a month is dirt cheap. Don't be that guy.

Post Edited (JackH) : 4/25/2017 10:52:21 AM (GMT-6)

I wonder how many of you have a rubber coin purse and when you do tip say "don't spend it all in one place, sonny" lol!

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