I graphed the likelihood (or amount) of having to give a tip to the importance of the task being completed by the service expecting the tip to the fanciness of the place it is all happening.
As you can see, no matter how important the task is, if you're at a fancy place, you are expected to pay greatly, but if the task isn't important at all, and you're not at a very fancy place, you probably won't have to tip them.
Examples:
Having someone open your door for you to your room at a 5-Star Hotel. Although the task is menial at best, you are in a very fancy setting, so you are expected to give a tip.
Having the door to Starbucks held open for you by the person in the business suit in front of you. You might be thrown off by his fancy attire, but you are actually in a very non-fancy location. the task is still menial and therefore no tip is necessary.Getting Pizza delivered to your apartment at 3:30am. This is pretty important, though it is not very fancy at all. Tip is expected.
Getting Change for a fifty dollar bill from the bartender at the club you met Bruce Willis. Just because the homeless man who begs for change at the exit could gladly do it with nothing but a "God Bless," does NOT mean you can do this without tipping. You are in a VERY fancy environment. Tip.
Getting change for a twenty dollar bill from the guy behind the counter at the gas station you went into to see if they had any SweeTarts. No.
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