Sometimes, I just don’t flat out have cash on me. I am so accustomed to paying for everything with a credit card, including the tips, I don’t have cash handy.
I always have to catch myself before going to Sonic to make sure I have some change in the car to tip the waitresses.
I know what you mean
Incidentally in a lot of small towns the maids are unquestionably American citizens, moms with school age kids in places that don’t have a whole lot of jobs to choose from.
I don’t carry cash either.
I’ve also never tipped hotel cleaning staff. My parents didn’t teach me because we weren’t rich and we didn’t go on fancy vacations and stay in hotels.
I travel a lot now, and I agree with the posters who state that I’m not sure what we are tipping for, unlike the personalized experience you get with wait staff, bartenders, etc, HamiltonJay’s bullying aside.