We just did the VIP at WDW in May. I had read here, "no tips". At the end of the day and having no cash on me, I thanked our guide and said that I understood that they couldn't take tips but that we had a great day. She said she COULD accept a tip if she "turned it down three times". Well then it was awkward because I was totally unprepared. Luckily my mom was still with me and I had to borrow cash from her on the spot. I didn't even have time to think about how much I wanted to give her etc. I figured at that point the tip was fairly expected as otherwise she would have just agreed with me that they weren't allowed to take tips and moved on. She said there was a declaration form of some kind that she would have to fill out to report the tip, though many veteran VIP guides told her they just pocket it and don't do the form. I didn't mind tipping but it was very uncomfortable because I was unprepared for it.
