# Ettiquette question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ettiquette-question/11009>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ettiquette-question/11009 "2000-04-24T23:56:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ettiquette-question/11009/1 "2000-04-24T23:56:00Z")

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Should we tip the parking valet when there is already a set fee of, say, $2.50 or $3.00? Is the flat rate meant to be in  
lieu of a tip?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ettiquette-question/11009/2 "2000-04-25T00:04:00Z")

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I’ve been told that you always tip the valet, regardless of the parking fee. The tip varies on how good a job the valet does.