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Ft. Lauderdale port baggage handlers
over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage
handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! |
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"*muffin*" wrote in message ... over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! Well tipping may not be required but I would like to know that my luggage is being well taken care of and $5-10.00 is not going to break me so regardless I pay up regardless of embarkation port. Same thing when I am flying. I tip those guys well also. Gordon Will be cruising from Miami in March. |
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I love sailing from Port Everglades, It is just as you said. "40 feet away"
after you have tipped. I almost felt like going after the guy and asking for my $10 back; Mike over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? |
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Dawn
We tip SUNNY.........wishes all a nicer gentler New Year than the one we are saying good bye to S'nd I |
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What if they weren't there at all, would you want to lug your bags, maybe
they are salaried, but that doesn't mean they earn a huge salary,,, it's worth the tip for me to know my bags are being taken care of. Jim "*muffin*" wrote in message ... over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! |
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How well are the bags really taken care of, they grab your bags and put them
in the containers (wire style) for movement to the ship. The best line those clowns use is : I will ensure that you bags get to your cabin" yeah sure Pete "*muffin*" wrote in message ... over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! |
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We just cruised out of Port Everglades and yes we did tip. I think the sign
on the building is similar in meaning as HAL's "no tipping required" policy. We tipped the same to the baggage handlers and the cruise staff as we would on any other cruise. Yvonne from NH-------loved the quick boarding on Maasdam! "*muffin*" wrote in message ... over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! |
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:54:31 -0500, "*muffin*"
wrote: over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't quite call tipping extortion. You seem to be implying that if you don't tip they will destroy your bags or commit some kind of nefarious mischief on them. Frankly, I usually tip baggage handlers (hotels, airports, etc.) but at the FLL Port we didn't tip as there was no chance to. We had a limo bring us to the port, and the limo driver unloaded our bags which we then "lugged" a few feet inside the bus terminal. I tipped him. Then a guy with a fork lift brought out a wire cage and plopped it next to each pile of bags and the handlers dumped them in the cages without regard to whose bag was whose. Then the fork lift carried them off, presumably onto the ship. If the handlers had unloaded our bags and dragged them into the building I would have tipped them the usual buck a bag. I realize that some people are annoyed at tipping, but like it or not, that's the way things work. Jim |
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Still giving those waitress/waiters their 10% tip, big spender?
"ChiliJim" wrote in message ... On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:54:31 -0500, "*muffin*" wrote: over the years I have gotten used to the 'extortion' of paying baggage handlers . So when I unloaded my luggage at Ft. Lauderdale port in Nov, I automatically paid my "bribes". THEN I walked about 40 feet & saw a sign on the wall !! the sign said something like baggage handlers are salaried employees, no tipping necessary.. huh????? *great* hmmph sooooo on the way off the ship, I asked one of the cruiseline employees standing around and asked them about the tipping. I got a REAL vague hesitant reply... I was told,, "well, uhh,, you can do whatever you feel comfortable with". ohh gee, great answer.. soooooo for those of you who have been to Ft. Lauderdale recently,, do you still tip?? or not & worry IF your luggage will survive?? Muffin heading on the ggc2004 with a bunch of my friends!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't quite call tipping extortion. You seem to be implying that if you don't tip they will destroy your bags or commit some kind of nefarious mischief on them. Frankly, I usually tip baggage handlers (hotels, airports, etc.) but at the FLL Port we didn't tip as there was no chance to. We had a limo bring us to the port, and the limo driver unloaded our bags which we then "lugged" a few feet inside the bus terminal. I tipped him. Then a guy with a fork lift brought out a wire cage and plopped it next to each pile of bags and the handlers dumped them in the cages without regard to whose bag was whose. Then the fork lift carried them off, presumably onto the ship. If the handlers had unloaded our bags and dragged them into the building I would have tipped them the usual buck a bag. I realize that some people are annoyed at tipping, but like it or not, that's the way things work. Jim |
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In article YCIIb.699423$HS4.5013610@attbi_s01,
"Jim A" wrote: What if they weren't there at all, would you want to lug your bags, maybe they are salaried, but that doesn't mean they earn a huge salary Maybe they should join the longshoremen union. -- Please reply to the group, not by email. The email address in the header is not valid unless you remove the obvious. |
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