Vida e Lindt chocolates perfect for car guards
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I grab a Vida e coffee every morning on the Camps Bay strip and virtually every morning I pop a minimum of R5 into the tip box for the baristas. Now, if you take into account the cost of the coffee, it becomes a tad Hectique! to also give a tip the car guard outside. I mean, it's early in the morning, it's not dangerous, my car is nought metres away AND its got parking sensors so I won't need help parking. I don't need a car guard at this point and I certainly don't think it's necessary to give him R5 for five minutes of standing around. That's when I developed a new social norm - tipping with chocolate.

You'll be familiar with the little chocolates you get with your coffee at Vida e.

Car Guard change - very acceptable

That's the one! The little Lindt chocolate you get with your coffee is MORE than fine to give to the car guard as a tip, especially when you haven't been longer than 10 minutes. Chocolate has long been used to boost morale and lift spirits in war zones (see military chocolate) and I can't think of a better gesture for the car guards getting cold outside. Much better than them using the money to buy crack and paraffin. God knows I'm not going to eat them every time I buy a coffee! Heavens, not with my hips!

Give it a go - it works like a charm.

And here's another little tip for the other meter cops you get. You know the ones who time you and then nail you with those hand-held machines. Here it is - simply keep a R200 note in your car. I've used it to pay three times now and they never have enough change and they let me go every time.

It's not nasty.

At least you tried.

I don't mind paying, but I'm afraid I can't cope with this vibe of having to keep seven kilos of coins in my car every time I leave home.

Seriously, don't be ridiculous.

Even more reason to get The Rollce and a driver..
 

Seth Rotherham
Editor
2oceansvibe.com
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