tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post3409532112518625334..comments2023-10-01T07:59:30.295-07:00Comments on Grad Money Matters: The Virtue of TippingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-64407275167169171822007-02-13T03:47:00.000-08:002007-02-13T03:47:00.000-08:00nice thoughts about tipping. it does makes someone...nice thoughts about tipping. it does makes someone's day and yours too to see a smiling and friendly face .starleadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470752561186566441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-38460983557267082582007-02-06T09:26:00.000-08:002007-02-06T09:26:00.000-08:00Jenn: You raise a good point. The custom/expectati...Jenn: You raise a good point. The custom/expectations of tipping is so different in different places! When I went back home (India) last holidays, and left a tip as I usually do here, my aunt was really mad at me. She said, we bring in the "american money" and tip the wait staff and get them used to such luxuries, and now not only do the wait staff expect "tips" from everyone, they even offer differential service to the locals vs those from abroad :(ispfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928097981905476759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-42831441407929778702007-02-06T06:59:00.000-08:002007-02-06T06:59:00.000-08:00I've frequenly wished we did tipping here in the s...I've frequenly wished we did tipping here in the states like they do in Europe-Give waiters and waitresses a regular wage, similar to what you pay a shop clerk or other staff, and then ONLY tip for exceptional service. I hate feeling like I got mediocre service but that I need to tip anyway because they are only making $4.75 an hour or something. It has gone from a reward for good service to a necessity. I hate that.Jenn @ Frugal Upstatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737088723989230434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-17620181299375475002007-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:002007-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:00(I really enjoyed having this discussion with the ...(I really enjoyed having this discussion with the English Major about adsense Vs. tip jars. I guess there might be more to this than what we have discussed here, and so the discussion is moved to <br /><br />http://ispf.blogspot.com/2007/01/ads-vs-tip-jars-which-one-is-lesser-of.html <br /><br />Please do stop by that post and let us know what your opinions are about blog monetization.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-68912475700703999042007-01-26T15:37:00.000-08:002007-01-26T15:37:00.000-08:00Wow, you've got me there. I went "hmmmm..." for a ...Wow, you've got me there. I went "hmmmm..." for a few minutes after reading that one!<br /><br />Ok, here's my take. The three medium we are talking about - radio, print and the Net - are very different. <br /><br />First lets take the radio. It's the easiest one to justify seeking donations for being ad-free. Because ads actually <i>interrupt</i> the listener. Getting rid of ads will significantly improve the listeners' experience. So, you really want to get rid of ads, but you need to support the station, so asking for a donations seems OK to me.<br /><br />Next the online medium. Here things are not so black and white. If ads are cordoned off properly, say by giving them their own corner and not included within posts etc., they do not really interfere with the readers experience. So the justification of seeking money to stay ad-free to me is like saying, "I dont want to put the effort to find a means to support this site, so I am <i>asking you</i> for money". Doesn't quite work for me. That said, here's the caveat. For a huge project like wikipedia where they provide tonnes of information to a lot of users, and using ads can spark off questions about the legitimacy of the information ("was the accuracy influenced by the advertisers?"), then I feel its perfectly fine to seek donations. But on personal blog, where most bloggers have disclaimers that "this is just my opinion, I am no expert, dont hold me accountable" etc, its hard to justify asking for money. <br /><br />As for the magazines, I'm still "hmmm...."-ing :)ispfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928097981905476759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-92111265452686850222007-01-26T14:36:00.000-08:002007-01-26T14:36:00.000-08:00I understand where you're coming from.
But what a...I understand where you're coming from.<br /><br />But what about, say, a local magazine that accepts donations so that it can remain ad-free? Or NPR? Is that okay? If it is, why would we differentiate between those scenarios and a blog with a tip jar?English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-32859314000935493682007-01-26T11:48:00.000-08:002007-01-26T11:48:00.000-08:00>>> I'm going to disagree with you
I like it whe...>>> I'm going to disagree with you <br /><br />I <i>like</i> it when someone disagrees with me (unless they are doing it for the heck of it). Usually that means I will get to see a new perspective.<br /><br />>>> I'd rather see a tip jar than ads.<br /><br />See, I think the exact opposite. <br /><br />To me, ads are just the "business part" of blogging. Eventually, I want to move away from the silly ispf.blogspot.com addy. On principle though, I will do it ONLY if my blog can support itself. That means that my blog has to raise some money. By offering to advertise on my site, I am offering a service to some other business. ie, I will give you a spot on my site, and if it generates traffic for you, you will pay me money. The hope is that some day I can afford to be choosy and will have to display only those ads that I approve. Until then, I will have to swallow my revulsion and take what I get. And I try to keep the ads in a separate section so readers can know that its an ad before clicking on it.<br /><br />With a tip jar though, I have to ask for money directly. For that, I have to swallow my pride. Somehow, I find it harder to swallow my pride than my revulsion to ads. Connotations of cyber begging attached to the whole tip jar / donations thingie, makes it so much more worse.(http://www.frugallawstudent.com/2007/01/notes-from-2020s-special-flat-broke.html)ispfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928097981905476759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37697766.post-26107686083543391422007-01-26T09:35:00.000-08:002007-01-26T09:35:00.000-08:00I agree with your commenter: tipping is part of di...I agree with your commenter: tipping is part of dining out, and if I can't afford to tip at a restaurant, I <i>can't afford to eat there</i>. That is, if I have $15 to spend on a meal out, that means I have $12 to spend on food and $3 to spend on the tip. <br /><br />I'm going to disagree with you (rare, but it happens!) on the issue of blog tip jars. I'd rather see a tip jar than ads. Personally, I'd never put lots of text ads I didn't negotiate myself on my sidebar, but I would (and, occasionally, do) consider adding a tip jar. I'd rather my users occasionally drop me a buck or two for providing content they enjoy than scrape a few dollars out of AdSense by providing <i>yet another</i> medium in which ads overwhelm people's day-to-day lives. That is, I'd rather be paid for providing good content for my readers than for providing a market for some company I knew nothing about.English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.com