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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When I was younger, candy bars were 5¢ and 10¢.
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When the price of candy bars went that high, I had to ask for a bigger allowance.
,,, it's not an expectation in New Zealand but it happens, mainly from American tourists.
Marxism sought to replace the existing aristocratic order with one of its own, with the Marxists being the new aristocracy.
A percentage of the bill translates equally to all decades.
My rules for tipping:
- I must be served with personal service (e.g. a sit down place, server takes custom orders)
- I must CONSUME FIRST, experience the service
- I start at 18% by default, bad service goes down, great service goes up
- I take into account the price of the food and how busy the server is (e.g. a cheap breakfast when it’s packed will get a good server > 20%, an expensive steakhouse that is hardly busy would require exceptional service to get more than 18%).
- I NEVER TIP FOR PICKUP (e.g. pizza, fast food, ...)
- Coffee is no different than fast food.
The only exception; I’m at a busy bar and I’d like to get preferential service, so I tip $10 on the first drink...doesn’t always work ;p
I was at a restaurant on Friday and they gave three tip options:
20%
25%
30%
I explained to he waitress that she needs to tell management they just lost a long time customer.
And the Marxists all came from Silicon Valley...
“How much do you tip a cow? Somebody needs to publish a guide.”
100%. Hear me out. A slope of 100% equals 45 degrees, which guarantees results. Well.... at least that’s what I was told long ago.
That is downright offensive to me. Tips are something you give someone because you appreciate their service. When they share, even the bad servers get the same tips as everyone else. It becomes a “collective”. Excellence is not rewarded.
My rules for tipping are, if the labor laws allow businesses to pay less than minimum wage to a certain position like Waitresses, then they get tipped. If they make full minimum wage and are asking for tips on top of that then they do not get any as a standard.
That is why these laws are in place in the first place. Those who do deserve tips are paid less than minimum wage. Those who are paid full wages as a base do not and you are not obligated at all.
I have a friend who started as a waiter when he was 16 years old. He’s worked his way up to some pretty decent high end restaraunts. He makes very good money on his tips. Like $300-400 a night during the week, and more on weekends.
It’s late nights and it can be tedious. But if you are good and working in the right place…you can do OK.
I was at a restaurant on Friday and they gave three tip options:
20%
25%
30%
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That’s when I skip the tip screen ($0) and give the server the appropriate amount in cash. Of course, you need to carry cash in various amounts to make that work.
And now they're practically demanding tips too. It's really beginning to piss people off. FYI, I come from a family of restaurateurs and have always been a generous tipper, I was raised that way, but I was also taught that the servers need to do certain things to earn a good tip. That rule seems to have been dropped by the servers these days and that's not good for the industry.
Finally, the Door Dash tip shaming campaign got me to asking myself if it wouldn’t be a lot more pleasant to stop dealing with surly waiters and fast food employees.
I no longer eat out. I cook for myself.
I used to be a big tipper.
I was with a bunch of my wife’s friends one time and they all took me out to breakfast at Denny’s. Of course the gals got along great with the waitress and the waitress opened up when they asked what Denny’s was paying her. “Under minimum wage, and split tips as you know”. Then she went on to whisper “I just wish our manager would quit taking half of our tips...”
As soon as I got home I emailed corporate and turned the crooked punk in...
I’m upping the tip for my hairdresser. She is good!!
This is Tranya!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I!
“How much do you tip a cow? Somebody needs to publish a guide.”
100%. If you’re going to do it, you have to tip the whole cow. Oh, wait, I thought the question was how much of the cow do you tip? Never mind.
When I worked at the Beaverton, OR McDonald's in the early 70s, employees were not allowed to accept tips.
In restaurants, I only tip for full-service waiting, i.e. the server takes the order at the table and then brings the food to the table. I tip only in cash; it's not my business whether the tips get reported.
If I ever took a taxi or went to a bar these days, I'd tip the driver or bartender. I'd tip for pizza or food deliveries except that nobody delivers out here. In all other situations, your pay is between you and your boss.
SOME RETAILERS WITH SELF-CHECKOUT ARE ASKING FOR TIPS-—
TO WHOM???
I SCANNED EVERYTHING MYSELF !!!!
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