The way I see it, people who pick locks. port, or provide other services are giving you something you want, and should be tipped. When I wanted my mage to get to Dalaran at lvl. 71 (and at the time, I didn't know there was a quest that could get me there so soon) I politely whispered a mage, gave 15g and a rune for his time and effort. I understand what it's like to be constantly interrupted for port requests. The worst is travelling somewhere to provide a service and not getting a single copper for it. I know a lot of people of low lvl. don't have a lot of money if they are new but a small amount would be nice (even a rune is better than nothing). And if they have high level mains, most likely they can well afford a decent tip. And for most of the places that low level people NEED to go now, there is a way without porting. You are paying for the convenience.

Also, with professions, the service you are getting didn't come freely to the crafter / enchanter. A lot of gold was handed over for training and sometime recipes from other sources.

Though my friends know that they can get ports, conjured foods, and enchants (with their mats) and I won't accept tips from them. They in turn, have helped me level my enchanting and have also provided me the services of their professions.

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