Huh? When did 20% become "standard?"
When I was younger, 10% was “standard”.
And tipping at coffee shops, McDonalds, etc. is just showing how weak and easily intimidated you are.
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.
An the idea of adding tips to pricey places like Panera or Chiptole when you stand in line to order and pick up your order is the reason why I no longer go to such places.
H3ll, at Chick-fil-A, I can pay for my food, get a cute little table marker to sit down and they BRING you the food when it is ready. No tip expected.
At my local pizzeria if I order takeout and use a card the screen gives me options of 18% 20% or 25%. What did they do? Bake the pizza and hand it to me. I put a dollar or two in the tip jar and that’s that. I want to stay on their good side but 20% for takeout is ridiculous.
I went to one of the sit down movie theaters that serves food and drinks to you in your powered recliner chair.
It was me, and two of my 20+ year old kids.
They added an automatic 18% tip.
For 3 people. It wasn’t even a group of 6 or 8, just 3 people.
I won’t be going back to that theater.
“Huh? When did 20% become “standard?””
Agreed I thought it was %15
It was 15% at the top end. 20% is ridiculous with server wages at $20-30 an hour.
I’ve been pro-tipping until recently. My usual big chain haircut store put an auto $7 tip on my $16 hair receipt. I could have made a scene, but I was standing face to face with the woman who did the haircut.
I tip 20-25 percent depending on service. Never below 20 percent. But like everyone else, I’m sick of tipping at Dairy Queen where it’s not sit down.
Coffee shop, just this Sunday morning. I got my sweetie a Mocha, instead of going to a window which had no customers, they sent out people to scan my card. Instead of a tip jar, they asked if I wanted to tip. I said -F- no, since when do you become a panhandler. They did a bit of frowning, but instead of me throwing the change from the coffee, they turned me off forever.
The people getting the tips decided it was time for a raise.
Stripper mentality