This Simple Equation Always Tells You What to Tip the Coat Check
Easy-to-remember rules for one of the thorniest of gratuity questions.
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As surely as they sweep golden leaves into the gutter, fall winds have you pulling on your coat right about now. Which raises a swirling, annually forgotten conundrum: How much do you tip the coat check attendant?
This is one of the more vexing problems in all of gratuity etiquette. The world’s foremost expert on tipping is Cornell University’s Michael Lynn, a Ph.D. who publishes in such places as the Journal of Economic Psychology, The Sociological Quarterly, and the Journal of Foodservice Business Research. When I asked him about the coat check matter, the superlatively knowledgeable professor declined comment, pleading ignorance.