Tipping for an Upgrade

[Bailbino]

I was talking to a friend of mine who always put a crisp $20 bill between his ID and his credit card when checking in to a hotel and boasted a 70% upgrade percentage. 

i was wondering if this is a common practice and if yes what's the best room you have ever gotten with an old-fashioned bill slip?

[Mordyk]

I was talking to a friend of mine who always put a crisp $20 bill between his ID and his credit card when checking in to a hotel and boasted a 70% upgrade percentage. 

i was wondering if this is a common practice and if yes what's the best room you have ever gotten with an old-fashioned bill slip?

almost always works. by curbisde flight check in i got away with 10lbs over with the same trick

[Bailbino]

ive done that.. but that's the wild west in a hotel sounds very unlikely.

[mercaz1]

does it need to be crisp

I have tried and while not keeping track I would say less than 70% successful

[Bailbino]

does it need to be crisp

I have tried and while not keeping track I would say less than 70% successful

im sure if it was crisp you would be right up in the 70's

[ExGingi]

almost always works. by curbisde flight check in i got away with 10lbs over with the same trick

When my daughter flew I tipped in advance for curbside check-in, and the agent was super stingy and gave problems over minor overweight. Needed to reshuffle luggage.

[as2]

People often forget that sometimes the amount your are tipping, is the same amount the upgrade/baggage fee would cost. Obviously not always, but definitely sometimes.

[justaregularguy]

I tried tipping @Dan for a hat tip on a deal I posted.

didnt work

[Bailbino]

I mean don't get me wrong, I tip all the time!
I tip in restaurants so I get seated even when I don't have a reservation
I tip my barber heavily even though I don't have much hair.
I tip the gas attendant but tipping on check in for a better room is more like a bribe.

[justaregularguy]

What’s the point of a tip? To show your appreciation for his service? And if he can then give you a better service that’s even better? I mean your not paying his salary with the tips right? So what is it?

[as2]

What’s the point of a tip? To show your appreciation for his service? And if he can then give you a better service that’s even better? I mean your not paying his salary with the tips right? So what is it?

Either to show appreciation or to help ensure he will go above and beyond for you.

[justaregularguy]

Either to show appreciation or to help ensure he will go above and beyond for you.

right so I wouldn’t call it bribery then

[Mordyk]

Call it a bribe!
I bribe to get upgraded at a hotel
I bribe to save $350 in overweight baggage charges when I fly

I bribe for these things and I can live with it
 

[ExGingi]

Call it a bribe grease!
I bribe grease to get upgraded at a hotel
I bribe grease to save $350 in overweight baggage charges when I fly

I bribe grease for these things to go nice and smooth and I can live with it
 

FTFY

[Bailbino]

FTFY

i think i can come around to it but how do you slip a $50 under your credit card? on check in?

[gozalim]

FTFY

אחלאח בלאחלאח

[ExGingi]

אחלאח בלאחלאח
אכלאך באכלאכלאך

FTFY
 

א פסוק אין קוראן

[chinagel]

FTFY

spoken like a true russian

[ExGingi]

spoken like a true russian

Not much (if any) Russian blood here.

[zh cohen]

I'm not sure if this fits here, or in the ethics thread, but this seems a bit shady to me. I know the airline/hotel gives them the flexibility to do these things for customers, but I assume they are not supposed to use their discretion to line their own pockets.