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    Balancing Act: Most of us don't tip our hotel housekeepers, shame on us

    by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune Apr 15, 2019 3 minutes

    Here's a small, easy way to make the world a tiny bit better: Tip your hotel housekeeper.

    Most of us - around 70 percent of hotel guests - don't. I'm embarrassed to admit I've been in that group from time to time. Didn't have cash on me. Didn't bother finding a way to get some. In a hurry. Blah, blah, blah. Lousy, lazy excuses.

    An Ask Amy letter writer inquired about the topic recently, wondering whether guests should leave a tip on the day of their departure.

    "My husband does not think I should

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