I agree, I always thought it was a ploy to get better tips. They meet so many tourists, they can't possibly remember. One year, a lady at a vendor table, near Margaritaville, said "hey you're back, I remember you". No, you dont. We normally stay at Rooms, way down the beach. I just laughed. She says, I used to sell down there, I can prove it. "you have mole on your lower leg". Sure enough, I do. I was amazed.