WAR AGAINST TIPS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)

WAR AGAINST TIPS

FRENCHMAN'S CAMPAIGN A VERY BRAVE MAN A determined attempt is being made hy a Parisian named Jean Chariot, and » number of his friends whom he has converted to his way of thinking, to break down the tipping system in France. M. Chariot must be a very brave manlie has had struck a number of metal discs resembling in size and somewhat m appearance n two-franc piece. Each disc bears on the obverse the words: "Make your employer pay you," and on the reverse the words: "A tip is charity. Whenever M. Chariot finds lvmself in a situation from wlricli the ordinary man would extricate himself by handing a com to a waiter, taxi-driver, or cloakroom attendant, he unflinchingly drops into the extended hand one of his little discs. The reaction of the men to whom discs are given is interesting to watch. Often enough they pocket the piece of metal without looking at it, so accustomed aro they to receiving what M. Chariot would describe as " vicarious bounty," without appearing to-notice the transaction. But if they ever see M. Chariot rgain he has difficult moments. If the recipient looks at M. Chariot's littlo disc when it. is handed to him, the difficulty follows immediately. Nevertheless, says a correspondent, this daring pioneer claims that he has made some progress. Employees of the club to which lie belongs, for instance, feel that they cannot afford" to offend him without running the risk of dismissal.