Posted on 08/03/2025 1:06:48 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Everyone has an opinion on tipping. Whether you add a standard 20% across the board or hate a tipping screen “on principle,” you might’ve noticed those opportunities popping up more frequently these days.
Nearly nine in 10 Americans think tipping culture has gone too far — a sharp increase from the around 75% who thought the same last year. That’s according to a new report from personal finance company WalletHub, which examined Americans’ current attitudes toward gratuity. Survey respondents shared their views on this tricky subject, and it shows just how annoyed (and ultimately confused) Americans might feel about adding an extra 20%.
“Tips have gone far beyond traditional establishments, which include sit-down restaurants, bars, and hair salons. Now, it’s everywhere you look,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo tells Food & Wine. “I think that’s part of the frustration, because people are at a point where they don’t know who to tip and how much to tip.”
Lupo says that if these survey results tell us anything, it’s that Americans are “fed up” with increased tipping opportunities.
“You’re tipping for personal service. If you have a cup of coffee pushed to the end of the counter or someone’s handing you a bag of fast food through a drive-thru window, that’s not traditionally what tipping should be about,” Lupo explains. “If they feel like these tipping screens are invasive, these respondents say they’ll tip less or not even tip at all.”
A little less than half of Americans agree that tipping should be replaced altogether by an employee rating system. Still want to show your gratitude, yet don’t know where to add an extra tip? Lupo recommends tipping when possible for services (especially at restaurants and hair salons), as well as toward hotel hospitality, rideshare and cab drivers, and housekeepers...
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Huh? When did 20% become "standard?"
Count me in that group. I’ve tipped 20% for decades. I’ll still do it, but am less likely to even eat somewhere where there is table service. And that is the ONLY thing I tip for.
The reason? I found out our server has to share their tips. That didn’t happen in the 70’s when I was in the business, nor in the 80’s when I delivered for Dominoes for a few months. That’s just stupid.
I love tipping cows.
NO ONE deserves a tip in any state (or city) that pays a “Living Wage”, since, by definition, they are already making enough to live on.
When I was younger, 10% was “standard”.
And tipping at coffee shops, McDonalds, etc. is just showing how weak and easily intimidated you are.
It’s extortion at fast food places. I went to one and it had a kiosk for ordering and it asked me for a tip. I walked out. Even the machines want tips.
I think the article is generally BS. The left wants the end of tips because they want a stratified society, where you are only allowed to earn a certain wage, in accordance to your position in society. Getting rid of tips means every dollar is tracked and taxed.
People do have to be wiling to not tip if they don’t receive good service in order to shake those out who aren’t good servers.
No tipping here in Japan . It is considered rude .
LoL I have this thing with wanting the tip to be an even number, and typed "$300.00" by mistake instead of "3.00" UGH -- it actually is an easier typo mistake to make than you think! And yes it did process...LoL yes they did refund me and I had to wait for THAT to process even longer as it was a weekend and not a "business day."
Americans are “fed up” with increased tipping opportunities.
Also, now the “tips” collected at point of sale, get taken in by the company, and other distributed in some way they decide is equitable.
Tipping in some places like Colorado “pool” the tips and distribute them equally among the waitresses.
Americans are “fed up” with increased tipping opportunities.
How much do you tip a cow? Somebody needs to publish a guide.
Many don’t realize that you are supposed to leave a tip at the hotel for the housekeeping staff.
I’m ALLLL for tips, but not the “immediately upon purchase, food hasn’t even arrived yet” flip screen thingies at cash registers feel like you’re being forced to pay up at gunpoint (okay not that drastic) even for a mini takeout order or something.
20% for half a century or more now. But recently they have gotten overzealous and expect 50% or more. Walmart delivery persons expect 100% tips... Same as what your purchase is.
When I was younger, candy bars were 5¢ and 10¢.
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