Opinions Wanted -- Tipping?

[kybearfuzz]

I'm usually a good tipper when it comes to restaurants unless the service is just horrible. However, when it comes to other services, I have no idea how much is an appropriate tip.

What do you consider to be an appropriate tip for the following?

1. A taxi ride (use $12 as an fare amount if you want)?
   
2. A haircut?
   
3. A hotel maid service?

Are there instances, like the maid service, where you don't feel you should leave a tip, or do you leave one if the room is necessarily messy?

Just curious...

Comments

[bookish-cub.livejournal.com]

For situations like 1 and 2, my rule of thumb is to not get change back. I took a cab home from the airport last month, and the fare came to $18 so I gave the driver $25. My barber charges $15 for a haircut so I always give him a twenty. I'd never heard of leaving a tip for the hotel maid until I'd stayed in one with Steve for the first time, and I think that he usually leaves $5 for each night's stay when he checks out.