Who doesn't tip the car valet? I surely do.

To be clear, I was listing examples of traditionally tipped jobs. That wasn't comprehensive.

I think he was referring to not tipping the guy changing your oil. Although I'm 100% in your court here - I just had my oil changed and it never even crossed my mind to tip, and unless we put hard lines in place like you are, everything will come with an added tax.

The difference is the car shop quoted me a labor rate of $150 an hour for the work being performed. Or whatever it works out to, there is a price which labor is being covered from and I know mechanics have a decent enough wage.

The bellhop/valet is just standing around waiting for some chance to perform a free service in hopes that maybe he can get a tip. He’s likely near minimum wage for his time and tips are an expected to actually make it a worthwhile activity. That said, I don’t carry cash often enough and regularly don’t tip these services any more. I try to avoid using them if I can’t tip. Sometimes that’s not an option, like a restaurant that only has valet and no nearby parking alternatives. In those cases, I let them work it out with the restaurant.