Tipping DME when you aren't in the room?

[Gomer]

I’m hoping this doesn’t devolve into another tipping debate, but some recent threads made this question pop into my head that I had never really considered before. I am travelling tomorrow, so it suddenly became urgent in my mind.

I use DME for my bags. If I am in the room when they arrive I tip them for bringing the bags in. If I am not, they just leave them and get no tip as I am not there to tip them. Is there some method in place for tipping the DME folks if you are not in the room when your bags arrive?

I never really thought about how many of them I have unintentionally stiffed over the years. Is it just accepted that the majority of their “deliveries” will be untipped?

 

[disney4life2008]

No tip necessary

 

[officialtom]

I support this question, but likely not the trail of drivel it'll create ...

 

[Gomer]

I support this question, but likely not the trail of drivel it'll create ...

I was really hesitant to even ask knowing how these threads go, but I thought that maybe all these years I'd been missing something obvious and had become a poor tipper without being aware.

 

[Rob562]

The Bell Services people who deliver the bags get a tip from the DME system specifically because it's designed for the luggage to be delivered to your room without you there. There is no need to tip for your DME bag delivery unless you feel an additional tip is necessary.

This is not to be confused with Bell Services delivering bags that aren't from DME (such as when transferring from one hotel to another) when a tip is typically appropriate.

-Rob

 

[Hakunamatata]

I think it's an excellent question.

 

[BigRedDad]

DME and baggage delivery are part of what you pay. There is no additional tip required.