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  • Why Residents In Seattle Are Refusing to Tip

    12/29/2024 3:05:09 PM PST · by lightman · 76 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | 29 December A.D. 2024 | Sarah Arnold
    In Seattle, a growing number of people are growing tired of tipping and are reportedly refusing to tip restaurant staff due to the city’s significant minimum wage hikes. With Seattle’s minimum wage now among the highest in the nation, some residents argue that tipping is no longer necessary, believing the increased base pay should cover service compensation. According to a Daily Mail report, residents in the Democrat-run city feel it is unnecessary to tip service workers. The minimum wage will increase from $19.97 to $20.76 an hour on January 1, 2025. Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance requires the wage rate to...
  • Avoiding 'tipflation' during the holidays: Here's when to tip and when to skip

    12/03/2022 8:54:08 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 20 replies
    KSBW ^ | Dec 2, 2022 | Isabel Rosales
    Shoppers say they're seeing more requests to add gratuity at more places — even on some online orders. During the holiday season, how do you tell when to add a tip and when to skip it? Dipayan Biswas, a marketing and business professor at the University of South Florida, told CNN that "it's a relatively new phenomenon" that he sees becoming more widespread. Biswas, who's studied tipping for a decade, said the new trend started with the boom of digital kiosks. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic happened, along with inflation, which enticed businesses to allow tips to make jobs more lucrative....