Quick Question: Tipping the valet

Since the valet service at Arby's is a thing of the past, I've never had to worry about this problem.

 

Thanks for the tips.
The thing Friday was simply the fanciest thing I've, maybe, ever had to attend.
Four open bars in the fanciest hotel in town. Crab cakes and filet mignon for the meal and expensive wine. It was insane, a string section during the meal.
I merrily jumped off the wagon for the night and got very, very drunk.

 

Actually, my aunt's husband is the boss of the valets for a major, major, huge-ass casino. We got into a discussion about this once -- he said it's customary to tip both, because the same valet who parks your car may not be the same one who retrieves it -- so a little to both is what is preferred. It's up to you how much you tip, but he said (whether it's greedy or not) that they tend to expect a little more from people in nicer cars. Or, as he said it, nice-uh cahs.

 

I try to avoid the valet -- I drive a shitty SUV and I make sportswriter salary. And walking to and from the public parking area is the most exercise I get in a month. So, I figure I have more money in my pocket and I'll live longer.

 

Buck each way seems about right.

More if you love your car.