No tipping here in Japan . It is considered rude .
How much are servers paid in Japan?
A BIG reason why I LOVE visiting Japan. Ranks only a little down the list from visiting family, friends and a beautiful civilized country.
It's one of those things I miss from living in Japan, and I still had some of the best service I've ever had. It's that sense of pride about offering the best service possible for a known cost.
In the U.S. now, it's tough to find a scenario where you aren't prompted for a tip, and the service is typically mediocre or poor, and good service really is the exception.
This weekend I was prompted for a tip on the card reader for a dozen donuts. Yeah, ok, someone did put them into a box; but was that service really worthy of a tip? I don't think so.
The real fear of eliminating tips is by the businesses that have traditionally had employees count tips as part of their basic wage. Add the additional cost of wages/benefits into their costing/pricing plan, and I think they are afraid that many would re-think eating out. But also, many would not, and it wouldn't make a bit of difference to them.
I've even seen a few restaurants automatically add a gratuity on the bill, even though it was only for four people. So if you do add a tip, you are paying twice. Of course, they don't always make that well-known or post in a very visible manner.
My Japanese stepdaughter loved to tip when she was in the US.
Forgot about not tipping when she was back in Japan. She did and the server ran up to her and said she (stepdaughter) had left some money on the table. Stepdaughter’s face was red.
,,, it's not an expectation in New Zealand but it happens, mainly from American tourists.