Twenty-Peso Tip for your service.

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I understand that in foreign lands, gassing up one's fuel tank is a personal task. Hmmm, in my country, the driver of a vehicle is a fief. All he has to do is to pull open the gas tank cover and wella, sit back and relax. A gas boy offers you full service, from filling the fuel, replenishing water, checking oil, and adding air to the tires. Plus, wiping the wind shields. And back shields. Sometimes, they offer you pricey matchboxes for your collection. I asked the gas boy if he gets commission for sales. Nope. Nada., But it is protocol for them to offer the toy cars. Petrol magnates are users. They use little people to do the selling for them, while they sit back business class in some jumbo jets and gallivant the world. In the mean time, the over worked gas boys sweat it out hours on end. Whenever I gas up and avail of other services, I usually give a twenty-peso bill tip. Believe me, this very little money brings a smile in their faces ear to ear. But you know what? What can twenty pesos give them, just a cup of coffee and two or three pieces of pan for snacks. Time to give more.