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‘Guilt tipping’: is there any escape from the gratuitous rise in gratuities?

I’m writing this column from Las Vegas where I’m attending a conference. This morning, I went to a coffee shop in the hotel. The cost of my small coffee was $6.49 and no, I am not kidding. Welcome to Vegas. To add insult to injury, the cashier who served me the coffee – which took her about five seconds –…