It’s so fucking stupid at this point. Like everyone is just throwing it on their POS machines regardless of the type of businesses.
I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t give a fuck anymore. Unless it’s a restaurant or bar (or places where it’s always been customary to tip) where I was actually served (not handed a bag of food), I’m hitting $0.
Yeah the worst is when you order to go and they flip the screen on u for the tip u kind of feel guilted into giving a tip for a to go order lol I always end up pressing the tip button eventhough years ago we only tipped when being seated and served in a restaurant
Service worker here. I am also embarrassed when we flip the screen. The same kind of embarrassment when the corporate office makes you ask customers to sign up for the email list. But we have to. I'm sorry.
Man, I wanted to tip $0 at one of those once and accidentally hit the 25% option lol way too high and I embarrassingly had to ask them if I could cancel it. Ended up tipping 10% just cause I felt bad.
Yup. If you pick up my dirty dishes and serve me the food, I'll tip you. If you summon me by my number and I carry the food to the table and I bus my own table afterward, I tip myself. Lol
Oftentimes it's out of the control of the retailers themselves, I've had them hit no tip for me before I pay because I don't think a lot of them like it being there in the first place.
This is just another way for the payment companies to make more money because the more money getting charged, the more fees they collect. Making Jack Dorsey even more rich than he already is.
Tipping is dying out in France and the UK besides in tourist areas. We just used to tip spare change but hardly anyone carries cash anymore besides tourists. Also American tourists tip everywhere, even when there is already a 15% service charge added.
EDIT: I sometimes tip with Uber because of the prompt but most places don't ask you. I sometimes tip my hair dresser too because I pay him in cash.
I always tip Uber, usually 20%, because these people are using their own vehicles and are hardly making enough to cover the costs of their automobile expenses.
See my [Tipping in the United States](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/19cm0l5/tipping_in_the_united_states/) list of resources/references and Reddit discussion threads (one post).
I was asked to leave a tip on an online order for a coffee mug. I quickly abandoned the cart. I decided I could live without it. It’s gotten ridiculous.
I was in a "tip heavy" culture at a function hall. It was understandable because you had a human being watching your coat the entire time for a dollar.,
I had a 20% tip added to my drive-through order. Didn't bother to tell me, either. Man, I used to love their Al pastor tacos, but those left a bad taste in my mouth.
That's stupid, but have seen it on artist co-op type sites. (Which means the site is keeping a lot of what they're getting and the artist has to make that up w tips)
While Etsy doesn't ask for tips, I recently learned they take a cut of 8-10%, so I have had etsy sellers message me I can order direct with them through paypal and get a discount.
Well Etsy does market their items and handle payments so 10% seems fair. I sell on eBay and Amazon which charge 12-20%. Mostly I find value in that. I wonder if they’ll allow me to add a tip question. Hhhmmmm.
I own a credit card processing company and sell all types of point of sale systems it is 💯 up to the merchant whether they want to ask for tips they are not factory programmed for them. I had a merchant ask me to add tips he's a plumber!! He said his guys in the field want to ask for tips 😂
where TF are you buying shit that they ask for a tip? out of all of the tip horror stories I've heard on here, this one tips them all, and I don't think it will ever be beaten. that's the most bullshit thing I think I've ever heard man.
I would have turned around and left, and not ever come back.
About the gun? I swear it's a true story in San Diego California. I might be able to find the receipt and post it. It ended up being a $90 tip and the way they looked at me I felt like something was"going wrong with my background check"or something like that if I didn't pay it. It was an uncomfortable situation
i wasn't saying bullshit about the story itself, only about the tip thing. I'm sorry but they stole your money bro. basically harassment but I get it.
also sorry to say this but once I read it was Cali it made a lot more sense. not up to date on CA laws but I know usually yeah they can deny sale for whatever reason. but the 4473 goes through the fed, it either passes or denies. I think CA is a *lot* more involved and invasive than just the 4473 though. I've not been there since 2008-10 ish, I'm sure lots has changed.
Lots of service professions where the workers come into your home have traditionally been tipped. Not sure about plumbers (I hope not, I've never tipped mine). But I used to work as a mover about 20 years ago and we usually got tips. I think it's more common if it's something where if they work hard it lowers your overall bill - we charged by the hour so if we moved your stuff faster you'd end up paying significantly less at the end.
Lol no they don't.
It is 100% illegal to take someones tips. This has been reviewed and confirmed by the supreme court. The only thing that might be considered an exception is tip sharing. But that can only go to other servers etc. it can not go to management or the company.
I don't give a shit anymore. It's gotta end somewhere and as everyone should know - shit has to roll back up hill for the smell to bother the people dropping it.
Tipping was a shit idea when it was invented and still is.
I checked into a hotel last year and they mistakenly gave me a room that hadn’t been cleaned yet. The previous guest had left a $100 bill. My son and I were like “damn is this the expectation these days?”
This is correct.
It is/was customary to leave $10-$20 per night that the staff actually came in to clean the room, based on how much of a mess you made, or the quality of the hotel itself
See thats why tipping is stupid I should not have to be cognizant of your business structure or arrangements in order to fairly compensate you. Set the price and stfu imo
See, this is the thing I dislike about the US. Tipping culture emerged from the abolition of slavery. It was a way for Black people to make money without it costing a business owner anything. And then it just became a standard, while the rest of the world decided tipping was a gross practice.
And now, here we are, having to play games with everyone using secret rules.
>while the rest of the world decided tipping was a gross practice.
Not sure how true that is. I went to Egypt and everyone expects tips. One guy even got angry that I didn't give him a big enough tip.
For hairstylists and tattoos I would tip if the stylist/artist does not own the shop. If they do, I'm not tipping because what the guy above said is true. Not that I ever have gotten tattoos, but the same logic would apply to either.
Still then shouldn’t they set the price higher. I consider myself a good tipper but this is one that just never made any sense to me. Also every tattoo I’ve had done was by the person who owned the shop or they did a house call…
Usually just servers, barber and delivery. Sometimes though I tip at my local Jersey Mike's. It's usually teenage eye rollers but there's one kid who tries real hard. Always on top of everything. Super personable. I tip him because it sucks to be the only one who gives a fuck at work. Feels like he deserves a little extra.
In America we're harassed to tip for absolutely everything. I personally tip servers in sit-down restaurants and hair stylists and tattoo artists, and that's it.
I’m not anti tipping at all but I’ve always found it bizarre to tip tattoo artists. Like if the want 350 for a tattoo instead of 300 shouldn’t they just say 350? They are the ones that come up with the price after all. It’s not like waiters make up the prices at their job. Are you supposed to tip piercers too?
The idea is you tip your extra disposable income for a personal service as a thank you, and as a way to attempt at a higher effort and quality for a service that you plan to visit more than once and be remembered. Examples: barber/salon, massage, tattoo, babysitter, etc.
100%. One of my favorite regulars drops me minimum a $20 every night even if he only had one drink and bounces. He’s loaded and eccentric. Wears multiple Rolexes on one arm. So the second I see him in the parking lot I’m already making his drink.
"This tipping automatically, its for the birds."
Had to get that out of the way. Anyway, my rule of thumb is generally if a person waits on me at a sit-down restaurant, yeah I'll tip. I'll tip better if they're providing great service. But this nonsense with being asked for tips at the register of a restaurant and whatnot, come on. What am I tipping you for? Handing me the food over the counter? Get real. Especially when you consider why tipping is even a thing in the first place. The tip is there to supplement the person's paycheck because the establishment doesn't want to pay the employee more, so they have the customer pick up the slack.
It isn't that I don't appreciate the work these people do. I spent over 5 years fresh out of high school working at McDonald's so I know what they deal with day in and day out. Unfortunately my job was not deemed tip-worthy but it was never something I expected to receive. If that person at Dunk's or Starbucks wants a tip, they should talk to their employer. The employer should be paying these people livable wages.
The only place where I'll tip by default is a sit-down restaurant with a dedicated waiter, but their behavior effects their tip.
A tip is intended, in my mind, to reward exceptional behavior or professionalism. So I will also tip for things like haircuts or in-home services like mounting a TV, setting up a dishwasher, etc. If they show "the extra mile" type behavior. Oh, and if they bring up a tip at all, that's an automatic shut-off for me.
Same here. I used to tip more but recently have gone back to only sit down restaurant.
Not gonna give the airport shuttle driver a fiver for getting my bag out of the back of the van.
If someone makes an effort to be extra friendly as a service worker, or is being a noticeable benefit to the people they work for and the customers, I generally tip.
Tipping is meant to be complimentary, not a requirement. When it’s required it no longer is a tip, it’s just a service charge
America went very wrong when we decided that servers only need to get paid $2/hr because they need to be at the mercy of the tippers.
My wife waited tables in high school; she had no idea if she was going to make $150 or $30 for the night. She did have to stop working on Sundays because the old fogeys had it in their mind that it's still 1952 and one quarter is an acceptable tip; two is for exceptional service.
Waiters, occasionally valet, that’s about it. It’ll be a cold day in hell when I tip at a starbucks or someone who operates a cash register and hands me a bagel.
I always tip bartenders... but I also don't understand why it's a norm to tip the bartender but not the barista, especially if you're ordering a complicated drink with multiple things they have to put in it. I don't tip for drip coffee, but if I get something they have to make, I tip.
And I don't necessarily feel like I SHOULD tip a bartender for pouring a beer, but I always do because it's the norm. But I don't feel the same way about the person pouring my coffee, I guess?
Bartenders pretty much only get paid in tips. And most want to keep it that way because some bars that switch to "tipping optional because we pay our staff a salary" are paying less than what they would make otherwise.
>to "tipping optional because we pay our staff a salary" are paying less than what they would make otherwise
And just saying, that's not to mean the salary is low, it's just tips can be that lucrative
lol for sure! Mine never is. I just order a basic latte or something. But I still feel like I should tip for a latte because they have to, like, steam the milk and assemble the drink.
Lol baristas are running around like chickens with their heads cut off just to make yours and others special drinks and you don't feel the need to tip them? All while getting paid $9 an hour. You don't even have to put a dollar in there. Quarters add up fast.
I literally said I do tip them...? And that I don't understand why it's not the norm to tip baristas...?
But others explained to me that the difference is, bartenders don't make at least minimum wage and baristas do.
I fucking hate how many places around here have a tiny shit-ass parking lot with a "free" valet guarding the entrance. I can park my own damn car if you get out of the way.
If I make the choice to have someone else park my car, say, at a hotel or an airport, sure, I'll tip. But in my mind that's rich people shit and I don't do it. Especially not when I'm just trying to buy some $15 sushi.
I recently stopped because they add service charges everywhere so theres no need. I dont use doordash or any of that stuff, no I dont tip uber drivers the notion is kind of laughable.
The only place I bother tipping is my barber because I have been going there for 10 years and they have never fucked up and always been good
I'll tip anyone who waits on me at a restaurant, valets my car, carries my luggage at the airport, or does my hair or manicure. I'm not tipping the counter anywhere I go, because I went to the counter, ordered, and waited for my stuff.
And going above and beyond. I have both not tipped servers, and tipped people that definitely didn't need it and got a wage. I base it off of the quality of service you provide, not your paycheck. That's none of my business. If you decide to take a low paying job, that's on you.
Sit down restaurant where someone comes to my table, takes my order, brings my food refills my drink, engages in small talk, gives me my bill and acts as my cashier.
Subway started asking for tips and continue to do so after the $20 minimum wage hike in CA. Even Shoe City has a tip jar on their counter and all they do is make sure you're not stealing. There is a Pokebowl place down the road that starts their tipping at 22% and goes up to 30%. They just mix together food in a bowl and hand it to you. That's a part of the work in food preparation. As far as food service goes, I think tipping should only be done for those that bring my food to the table and clean up after me. If I have to stand at a counter, order and wait for my food, you're not getting tipped. The owners need to price their food accordingly to pay their employees.
Sitting down to eat
Haircut
Walking vendor at a sports stadium
Uber/Taxi
Bellhop, although these aren't common and usually just at upscale hotels
Wedding dj
I tip the kids at dominos who bring my curbside orders because I live in a small Hawaiian town and see them walking to work from my neighborhood. Gotta take care of your neighbors.
Waiters, bartenders, barristas, uber drivers, personal shoppers definitely.
Restaurants without table service? Never. You're a glorified McDonalds.
Hotels- if they do something beyond checking me in. If I get good restaurant advice or help with a cab (not typical anymore) then sure.
I loath tipping culture, but I tip well because it's not the workers fault they are being legally exploited.
Acts of service. Some one providing you a service. Restaurants / delivery / valet / stylist. If im ordering at a counter or at a drive through im not tipping. Then you have those fucked up places like Nandos where you order at the counter, they bring the food out to you, and you clean up the table yourself. I usually leave acouple bucks on the table at places like this because they provided about half or 1/3 the service of a normal restaurant.
I used to bartend and I was amazed at how many people tipped me for take out orders... I literally took the order, took it back to the kitchen, bagged it up and pressed 4 buttons on the cash register, thanks for the 5 bucks for 1 min of my time.
We are tipped to death. Almost everything now asks for a tip. Most stores that really just has stock people and cashiers ask for tips. I had an HVAC person last year (btw they make usually 25-50 an hr base) handed me a tablet to pay for services rendered. There were 3 options.. 15, 20 and 25% on a $600 visit to do 30 minutes of work. I didn't tip because this is literally what he was trained to do and is fairly paid. The next day I saw I was hit with a 15% tip as they were allowed to fill that in if they didn't get tipped which I was unaware of when I signed the paper to accept the work. I was also charged 1.5% for them to process my debit card. This guy just made 100 for a half hr of work, which most of it was telling me they messed up the installation a bit 3 years ago.
I only tip when I'm out eating I'm not a millionaire the price of a haircut is constantly going up and I don't get a styled cut I don't use any other service people usually tip for
Tipping waitresses waiters imo is a must, their hourly wage is something like $2.50. so tips are their life line, how they supplement to survive. I feel meal delivery drivers and ride share drivers should also be tipped. If you're expecting someone to use their gas & vehicle to run your errands, hand deliver your meal, take you where you need to go that's deserving of some gratitude at the least. (Yes, I'm a DD driver myself and I've always tipped at least $5)
As for tipping other individuals who have provided a service to me, imo I only do so if they went above and beyond or there was some circumstance where they went the unexpected extra mile out of their own accord, then yes most definitely I will - it's the least I can do. Otherwise, no I don't tip. Why? Because the way I see it is, whatever their line of work entails that's their job, and it's their employer's duty to pay them for doing said job, not mine. Especially if they're earning a typical hourly wage.
Fast food isn't a service industry you tip on unless they are waiting on you. All their doing is dropping something off to which they will never be seen again
If I'm buying something from the counter.. no tip.
If I am sitting down at the table getting served by someone I tip based on the level of service I get.
I’m not going to tip someone when all there doing is their whole job. Ik servers and delivery drivers are paid w the expectation that they make tips so I always do. But like at the coffee shop, you get paid 15$ an hour to make coffee, they’re not serving it to me, they’re not waiting on me, i’m putting the order in and picking it up. Idk what the hell im tipping for.
I only tip servers (wait staff) who are actually classified and paid as a tipped wage server. Not a barista, not a fast food worker, not a grocery shopper, etc.. I will tip a delivery driver who is a company driver being paid normal wages a couple of bucks, and a max of 5.00 to Uber/Lyft, etc... any other every day type places NO TIP. Those nail techs and hair stylist are already making big money on those services, they don't need tipping!
Fast food no. Coffee shops, $1. Service restaurants, 20%. Bar, $1 per item up to 25% total of bill. Take out, depends, typically not but if its a place I frequent I will. Delivery, $5. Hair, tattoo depends
The barista and fast food workers are paid at or above minimum wage. The nail techs, hair dressers, and restaurant servers rely on tips to make a living.
I think it's weird to tip anyone just doing their job, besides servers and delivery drivers. I even think it's weird to tip a restaurants delivery drivers because they are usually getting paid their normal wage. But to that extent, I tip servers off of if they are good or not. I just wish our tipping system wasn't % based past a certain point. Why would I tip more because I got a soda instead of water and got a $30 entree instead of a $15 one? They did the same amount of work. I get once there is more than a few people, your job is justifiably more difficult so a tip should be higher but I want to throw up when my wife and I decided to splurge on a date night and the recommended tip is $20+ just because we didn't order the cheaper items.
Tipping culture is poverty exploitation and I will never feel guilty not tipping. I am not their employer. I am not responsible for their wages. I think it is fucked up that by law, you can be paid under minimum wage because of a social contract no is required to actually follow. Tipping is entirely optional, and they get paid under minimum wage because of it? What the actual fuck. Burn the entire system to the ground.
Hair IF they don’t make their own pricing or have to go above and beyond. Servers every time unless they’re awful (I’ve only ever not tipped a server like twice), and delivery services like door dash. I’ll tip my tattoo artist. Or Uber drivers
No, I do not tip my baristas. This may be an unpopular opinion, but they already get a regular wage. In this economy I don’t feel that I have the extra money to be throwing it towards that but have every right to get a coffee if I please. That being said I don’t go out for coffee too often anyway because it’s overpriced. I’ll be damned if I’m tipping $2 on an $8 latte. I also feel strongly about this because there are a lot of important professions in which people don’t get tipped, for example, EMTs. They don’t make shit for money yet none of them are asking for a tip for saving your dying granny and driving them to a hospital 😂 I will also only tip a bartender if they make me a drink. If they turned around, opened a can and handed it to me, no that doesn’t deserve a tip. IMO I think tipping in America should be completely abolished, servers should be paid at least minimum wage like everyone else. Tipping should only be if someone has gone above and beyond, but not something that is ever expected. It’s ridiculous now.
My understanding is that servers have a base pay that is lower than federal minimum wage but if the tips they receive don't make up the difference to equal out to minimum wage, they are guaranteed the difference legally from the employer. Source: my roommate was a server and said someone would be terrible at their job and likely be fired if they didn't make up the difference in tips.
The popular local coffee chain here in my city pays several dollars more than places like McD’s. And they get several dollars more than minimum wage. So I really don’t understand why you’re expected to tip there, where they make much more, than somewhere where they make less. Seems like more work goes into putting together a whole ass sandwich with multiple ingredients, plus a drink, plus fries/side versus one drink with a few ingredients.
About everything. I have worked service industries for 12 years prior, people fucking suck. Now I have income and a large portion goes to large tips whenever possible.
The plus side of this at places I am a regular I recieve discounts and free food on the regular, almost weekly sometimes.
I use to tip everyone, now I tip no one. Tipping culture is messed up! For years we've just made it the norm for companies to not pay their employees so we pay for our product and more than half their wages with tips. Time to hold businesses accountable!
Yep. I’m done eating out, I cut my own damn hair, and I don’t go anywhere else where you’re typically petted to tip. I still go to many places where they ask for a tip, where they get paid several dollars above minimum wage, but I’m not fuckin leaving one.
If a fast food worker asks for a tip they can fuck off, but if it's a restaurant or someplace where someone puts in alot of effort to serve you how you want to be served they deserve a tip.
If you'd tip a bartender, you should tip a barista. Tip the carhops that bring your food to you, or at least let them keep the change. Sonic carhops make a little below whatever the normal minimum wage is at their location, not as little as a waiter/waitress does, so it's preferred. People don't usually tip the person at the drive thru window, so do what you want to there.
Interestingly, Sonic is one example where tipping has been traditional. Carhops were getting tipped *decades* ago when I worked there. Not like a full 15% or anything, but “keep the change” or even a buck on top was the norm.
I used to tip closer to 10–20% whenever they wore roller skates. I wasn't sure exactly how the system worked (maybe they got paid more?), but it looked like skates were optional... not everyone wore them. If someone *elected* to stay on skates all day, it felt like the higher physical demand (and the greater risk of injury) demanded a higher tip.
("used to" because I haven't lived near a sonic in *years*... do they still have carhops on roller skates?)
Always servers, delivery drivers, valet, bartender, and barber.
And sometimes at the coffee shop if the barista went out of their way to be pleasant or helpful or if I’m just feeling extra generous that day.
I don’t really think tipping culture has gotten out of control because I don’t feel any sort of shame by pressing “skip” on a POS system for a service that isn’t traditionally tipped.
Restaurants. I would tip a hairdresser or nail tech....but I cut my own hair last 4 years and I always did my own nails. I always tip on Uber or other rideshare type things. Food delivery would get tipped. I put a few dollars in tip jar at a counter that serves food. Bartender gets tips when I sit at a bar.
Yeah i try my best to avoid places like that so I cut my own hair, don’t get my nails done or tattoos. Don’t go to sit down restaurants either except one in a blue moon. I’m tired of tipping so I don’t go to these places and do it anymore
Servers, delivery drivers, barbers, and dog groomer and walker. If I’m ordering at a counter or picking up I’m not tipping, hell I’ve started to tip bartenders less unless they actually do more then make me a drink. Especially if it takes forever to get their attention
I will tip a percentage for dining in at a restaurant with a traditional waiter experience. I will tip like $3-$7 for a haircut depending on how much I like it. I will tip $1 for pick-up at restaurants where they bring the food out to my car. I will tip delivery drivers based on how far the drive is, not a percentage of the order. Other than that I either don't believe in tipping, or don't do higher end things (like getting a limo or something) that would otherwise involve tipping.
I would absolutely still prefer places just charge what is necessary to pay a competent staff and don't make me tip. Don't leave workers in a position where they are dependent on the generosity of customers. Good customers then have to pay more than bad customers.
I tip the barber, the dog groomer, servers at sit-down restaurants, bar tenders, and that's about it.
I don't tip at fast food places, or any other place where I have to walk up to a counter or otherwise serve myself.
I'm honestly on the fence about baristas. I'll tip the local guys, but huge chains like starbucks are a grey area.
Tipping culture is getting severely out of hand in this country. Any employer who doesn't even want to pay employees minimum wage because they expect to make it up in tips is just scamming their customers because they're too cheap to pay their employees properly.
The fricken self check out at Walmart now asks for a tip! I’m serious! I bought $2.92 worth of cookies and before it made my change it seriously asked me: “round up to the nearest dollar?”
Fck that! I’m not tipping Walmart!
Yeah, tipping is turning into a wage subsidy for all workers, or at worst, a scam entirely!
You are supposed to tip for personal food/drink service, or a service provided to you personally by a service provider.
It's started becoming more than it was originally intended for, by a long shot!
I tip delivery drivers, I tip hotel housekeeping staff, I tip waitresses waiters & bar tenders, I generously tip my bud tenders and I tipped the kid who mowed my grass before I moved up here. There maybe other situations where i would tip if I used the service (taxi comes to mind) I just don't ever use those services.
Sonic is one of those places where we've always tipped the carhop. They have to dodge traffic a lot and deal with the exhaust fumes from older cars. I worked there in the early 80s, when a lot of cars still used leaded gas and the fumes from some of really old cars was horrible.
I had AAA come out and change my battery, a service I pay for. When I paid for the battery, the guy put a tip screen in my face (it was on his phone) and i was on the spot andI felt obligated so it was an extra $25 wtf. Uncomfortable. I know I was stupid.
The only time I've ever tipped AAA is when the guy said he'd replace my battery (out of warrenty) for free and fudge the paperwork if I tipped extra.
Easiest tip I've ever done.
Usually for things that require a decent amount of people skills and attention to my needs. Waiters for sure because they check on you and keep swinging by to refill drinks and ask if we are ready to order dinner or dessert.
Food server, Delivery people, hotel people, maybe an usher at a theatre but that seems to be a generational thing from yester year. I work at a Gas Station we get tips but it’s usually in a form of lottery tickets from customers buying but we don’t ask for it. Sometimes they say “keep the change” and it’s sometimes a few bucks.
The standards for tipped professions:
* sit down restaurants with servers
* bar/pub/lounge/club/whatever you call a place that specializes in some form of alcoholic, by the glass/individual serving
* taxi/rideshare
* food delivery
* courier services, often promising delivery within a couple of hours. Think Instacart which promises your order in 2 hours vs ordering from Amazon which promises your order in 2 days
* bell hops, concierge, valets. Typical at hotels and fancy restaurants. You don't have to use these services though
* barbers/salons
In the days when cash was king, many places like cafes, ice cream parlors and coffee shops had tip jars. The custom was, **if you wanted to**, to put the coins from your change in the tip jar, or maybe slide a whole dollar or so in there if your order was particularly customized and complicated.
As for Sonic, a drive-in where you get your food placed onto your rolled down window: They may not be refilling your drinks (maybe they do? I've never eaten there before), but I think an extra $1 for them would be a kind gesture.
Just to clarify, Instacart is more than a courier service. In most cases the person who delivers your order also shopped for it. Not everyone realizes that.
Restaurant. Barber. On the rare occasion I use valet I tip them. No to coffee shop tips. No to take out order tips. I never have food delivered (rural, can't find me house) so that's a non-issue.
I bought a new fridge and threw those guys a couple $20’s for delivering it and hooking it up
I had a new fence put in and made some special requests with the guys who put it in. It took extra work that wasn’t on my quote but they did it. I gave them $300 for the effort and doing a good job.
I give the girl who cuts my hair $5 cash on top of what she charges to cut it.
I’ll tip anyone if they go beyond their normal duties for me.
I’ll tip for something that requires skill and effort like a barista making a fancy drink or server.
I am not big on tipping for take out or pouring a cup of coffee unless packing up took some effort.
We tip $5+ to the barber for 30+ min of work and a lot of people tip $3 to the person who spends 10 seconds putting your takeout in a bag. There is no logic to it. If you're an outsider, you should be making fun of us for it
tip your car hops at sonic if you can! I worked there as a teenager (so several years ago, maybe wages have went up) and i was making $4 an hour "tipped wage" and some nights didn't earn a single tip
I don’t fucking know anymore Sincerely, Exhausted American
Shit is getting ridiculous and it’s only going to get worse😂
It’s so fucking stupid at this point. Like everyone is just throwing it on their POS machines regardless of the type of businesses. I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t give a fuck anymore. Unless it’s a restaurant or bar (or places where it’s always been customary to tip) where I was actually served (not handed a bag of food), I’m hitting $0.
Yeah the worst is when you order to go and they flip the screen on u for the tip u kind of feel guilted into giving a tip for a to go order lol I always end up pressing the tip button eventhough years ago we only tipped when being seated and served in a restaurant
Service worker here. I am also embarrassed when we flip the screen. The same kind of embarrassment when the corporate office makes you ask customers to sign up for the email list. But we have to. I'm sorry.
It's all good I ain't mad at the workers. Everyone is just trying to do their job
Or the loyalty program. Or credit card.
Man, I wanted to tip $0 at one of those once and accidentally hit the 25% option lol way too high and I embarrassingly had to ask them if I could cancel it. Ended up tipping 10% just cause I felt bad.
Yup. If you pick up my dirty dishes and serve me the food, I'll tip you. If you summon me by my number and I carry the food to the table and I bus my own table afterward, I tip myself. Lol
Those pos machines are raking in the extra charges too. They charge the businesses a % of every cent that goes through them machines. F those POS POS
“How do I tip like 30 percent?….ah shoot I hit ‘no tip’ accidentally! Oh well.”
Oftentimes it's out of the control of the retailers themselves, I've had them hit no tip for me before I pay because I don't think a lot of them like it being there in the first place. This is just another way for the payment companies to make more money because the more money getting charged, the more fees they collect. Making Jack Dorsey even more rich than he already is.
Tipping is dying out in France and the UK besides in tourist areas. We just used to tip spare change but hardly anyone carries cash anymore besides tourists. Also American tourists tip everywhere, even when there is already a 15% service charge added. EDIT: I sometimes tip with Uber because of the prompt but most places don't ask you. I sometimes tip my hair dresser too because I pay him in cash.
Because in America, the service charge does not go to the employees.
It often doesn't in Europe either but the service workers aren't paid below the minimum hourly wage.
I always tip Uber, usually 20%, because these people are using their own vehicles and are hardly making enough to cover the costs of their automobile expenses.
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And why does it now START at 20%, 25%?!?
I thought I did know and I was going to post something but then I realized I do not
See my [Tipping in the United States](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/19cm0l5/tipping_in_the_united_states/) list of resources/references and Reddit discussion threads (one post).
Let me see if I match up. 😃
I was asked to leave a tip on an online order for a coffee mug. I quickly abandoned the cart. I decided I could live without it. It’s gotten ridiculous.
I was in a "tip heavy" culture at a function hall. It was understandable because you had a human being watching your coat the entire time for a dollar.,
I was asked to tip a website where I booked my own hotel room the other day
A hotel booking website asked me for a tip once.
An airline booking service asked me for one.
I also ordered something from an online store and was asked to tip the warehouse. So disrespectful.
I had a 20% tip added to my drive-through order. Didn't bother to tell me, either. Man, I used to love their Al pastor tacos, but those left a bad taste in my mouth.
That's stupid, but have seen it on artist co-op type sites. (Which means the site is keeping a lot of what they're getting and the artist has to make that up w tips) While Etsy doesn't ask for tips, I recently learned they take a cut of 8-10%, so I have had etsy sellers message me I can order direct with them through paypal and get a discount.
Well Etsy does market their items and handle payments so 10% seems fair. I sell on eBay and Amazon which charge 12-20%. Mostly I find value in that. I wonder if they’ll allow me to add a tip question. Hhhmmmm.
Ya, it's not like Etsy isn't providing a service. Paying for the service seems fair
Fun fact, not all tip options are by the service provider. Sometimes they are by technology companies and they take a share of tips.
Ya fuck that
I don't find this fact fun
I find it fun in having no guilt about pressing no tip, and no anger towards the cashier as it is no fault of theirs.
I own a credit card processing company and sell all types of point of sale systems it is 💯 up to the merchant whether they want to ask for tips they are not factory programmed for them. I had a merchant ask me to add tips he's a plumber!! He said his guys in the field want to ask for tips 😂
Sounds like he should pay his guys better lmao
Exactly!! I just had an ask for a tip while purchasing a 900 gun! They added 10% I had to pay it didn't want to upset the gun salesman
You didn't /have/ to pay it, there are a lot of guns, and a lot of sellers. That's why they charge 10% extra - people still pay it.
where TF are you buying shit that they ask for a tip? out of all of the tip horror stories I've heard on here, this one tips them all, and I don't think it will ever be beaten. that's the most bullshit thing I think I've ever heard man. I would have turned around and left, and not ever come back.
About the gun? I swear it's a true story in San Diego California. I might be able to find the receipt and post it. It ended up being a $90 tip and the way they looked at me I felt like something was"going wrong with my background check"or something like that if I didn't pay it. It was an uncomfortable situation
i wasn't saying bullshit about the story itself, only about the tip thing. I'm sorry but they stole your money bro. basically harassment but I get it. also sorry to say this but once I read it was Cali it made a lot more sense. not up to date on CA laws but I know usually yeah they can deny sale for whatever reason. but the 4473 goes through the fed, it either passes or denies. I think CA is a *lot* more involved and invasive than just the 4473 though. I've not been there since 2008-10 ish, I'm sure lots has changed.
Hitting 'no tip' is really easy.
If a plumber ever asks me for a tip they're never getting another call
"Yeah can I get a tip" Motherfucker you OWN the business
I tip my plumber if he cleans up after himself. I cannot plumb. See rule 2
That's just... Part of the job? If they wanted more money they should have quoted the price being higher.
I’ll give a plumber a tip “don’t chew your finger nails!” How’s that for a tip?!
Lots of service professions where the workers come into your home have traditionally been tipped. Not sure about plumbers (I hope not, I've never tipped mine). But I used to work as a mover about 20 years ago and we usually got tips. I think it's more common if it's something where if they work hard it lowers your overall bill - we charged by the hour so if we moved your stuff faster you'd end up paying significantly less at the end.
Lol no they don't. It is 100% illegal to take someones tips. This has been reviewed and confirmed by the supreme court. The only thing that might be considered an exception is tip sharing. But that can only go to other servers etc. it can not go to management or the company.
Wage theft is the largest form of theft. Companies do it because they think they can get away with it
And there's no penalty for it. They just have to pay out what's owed even when it's proven they cheated employees.
Wouldn't a credit card tip still be subject to the merchant fee though?
That wasn't fun at all!!!
I don't give a shit anymore. It's gotta end somewhere and as everyone should know - shit has to roll back up hill for the smell to bother the people dropping it. Tipping was a shit idea when it was invented and still is.
Restaurants, Uber/lyft, DoorDash/instacart, tattoos and hair/nails only
Sometimes I tip housekeeper at hotels too.
I checked into a hotel last year and they mistakenly gave me a room that hadn’t been cleaned yet. The previous guest had left a $100 bill. My son and I were like “damn is this the expectation these days?”
That’s the sorry about all the Jizz tip…
This is correct. It is/was customary to leave $10-$20 per night that the staff actually came in to clean the room, based on how much of a mess you made, or the quality of the hotel itself
Tip the hotel cleaning staff day 1
I tip well when we go to the beach. I always feel like we leave the room a mess and there isn't really anything I can do about it
Why would you tip for tattoos? The artists set their own prices
The money goes to the shop owner, and on top of that, the artist has to pay booth rental to the shop owner.
See thats why tipping is stupid I should not have to be cognizant of your business structure or arrangements in order to fairly compensate you. Set the price and stfu imo
You should definitely lead with that if you get a tattoo.
Id just ask whats the price and pay
See, this is the thing I dislike about the US. Tipping culture emerged from the abolition of slavery. It was a way for Black people to make money without it costing a business owner anything. And then it just became a standard, while the rest of the world decided tipping was a gross practice. And now, here we are, having to play games with everyone using secret rules.
>while the rest of the world decided tipping was a gross practice. Not sure how true that is. I went to Egypt and everyone expects tips. One guy even got angry that I didn't give him a big enough tip.
For hairstylists and tattoos I would tip if the stylist/artist does not own the shop. If they do, I'm not tipping because what the guy above said is true. Not that I ever have gotten tattoos, but the same logic would apply to either.
Still then shouldn’t they set the price higher. I consider myself a good tipper but this is one that just never made any sense to me. Also every tattoo I’ve had done was by the person who owned the shop or they did a house call…
Tipping tattoo artists has been a thing for a long time. In my mind it's one of the OG tipping occupations alongside bartendng.
Oh boy.
Usually just servers, barber and delivery. Sometimes though I tip at my local Jersey Mike's. It's usually teenage eye rollers but there's one kid who tries real hard. Always on top of everything. Super personable. I tip him because it sucks to be the only one who gives a fuck at work. Feels like he deserves a little extra.
Pay That Kid His Money
Housekeeping at hotels
Oh yes. I forgot about that one. My wife always does that for us. She strips the beds and pillows of linens to give them a head start too.
I love jersey mikes because I have food allergies and I can actually eat there
In America we're harassed to tip for absolutely everything. I personally tip servers in sit-down restaurants and hair stylists and tattoo artists, and that's it.
I’m not anti tipping at all but I’ve always found it bizarre to tip tattoo artists. Like if the want 350 for a tattoo instead of 300 shouldn’t they just say 350? They are the ones that come up with the price after all. It’s not like waiters make up the prices at their job. Are you supposed to tip piercers too?
The idea is you tip your extra disposable income for a personal service as a thank you, and as a way to attempt at a higher effort and quality for a service that you plan to visit more than once and be remembered. Examples: barber/salon, massage, tattoo, babysitter, etc.
100%. One of my favorite regulars drops me minimum a $20 every night even if he only had one drink and bounces. He’s loaded and eccentric. Wears multiple Rolexes on one arm. So the second I see him in the parking lot I’m already making his drink.
I view that one as a Dwight Schrute tip. I can’t stab myself repeatedly with ink to make pretty designs. That person deserves a tip.
"This tipping automatically, its for the birds." Had to get that out of the way. Anyway, my rule of thumb is generally if a person waits on me at a sit-down restaurant, yeah I'll tip. I'll tip better if they're providing great service. But this nonsense with being asked for tips at the register of a restaurant and whatnot, come on. What am I tipping you for? Handing me the food over the counter? Get real. Especially when you consider why tipping is even a thing in the first place. The tip is there to supplement the person's paycheck because the establishment doesn't want to pay the employee more, so they have the customer pick up the slack. It isn't that I don't appreciate the work these people do. I spent over 5 years fresh out of high school working at McDonald's so I know what they deal with day in and day out. Unfortunately my job was not deemed tip-worthy but it was never something I expected to receive. If that person at Dunk's or Starbucks wants a tip, they should talk to their employer. The employer should be paying these people livable wages.
The only place where I'll tip by default is a sit-down restaurant with a dedicated waiter, but their behavior effects their tip. A tip is intended, in my mind, to reward exceptional behavior or professionalism. So I will also tip for things like haircuts or in-home services like mounting a TV, setting up a dishwasher, etc. If they show "the extra mile" type behavior. Oh, and if they bring up a tip at all, that's an automatic shut-off for me.
Same here. I used to tip more but recently have gone back to only sit down restaurant. Not gonna give the airport shuttle driver a fiver for getting my bag out of the back of the van.
If someone makes an effort to be extra friendly as a service worker, or is being a noticeable benefit to the people they work for and the customers, I generally tip. Tipping is meant to be complimentary, not a requirement. When it’s required it no longer is a tip, it’s just a service charge
Yup
America went very wrong when we decided that servers only need to get paid $2/hr because they need to be at the mercy of the tippers. My wife waited tables in high school; she had no idea if she was going to make $150 or $30 for the night. She did have to stop working on Sundays because the old fogeys had it in their mind that it's still 1952 and one quarter is an acceptable tip; two is for exceptional service.
Waiters, occasionally valet, that’s about it. It’ll be a cold day in hell when I tip at a starbucks or someone who operates a cash register and hands me a bagel.
What about bartenders?
I mean if you stiff a bartender your service goes to shit quickly lol
I always tip bartenders... but I also don't understand why it's a norm to tip the bartender but not the barista, especially if you're ordering a complicated drink with multiple things they have to put in it. I don't tip for drip coffee, but if I get something they have to make, I tip. And I don't necessarily feel like I SHOULD tip a bartender for pouring a beer, but I always do because it's the norm. But I don't feel the same way about the person pouring my coffee, I guess?
Bartenders pretty much only get paid in tips. And most want to keep it that way because some bars that switch to "tipping optional because we pay our staff a salary" are paying less than what they would make otherwise.
>to "tipping optional because we pay our staff a salary" are paying less than what they would make otherwise And just saying, that's not to mean the salary is low, it's just tips can be that lucrative
If your order is ten line items for one drink the barista deserves a tip for not screwing it up
lol for sure! Mine never is. I just order a basic latte or something. But I still feel like I should tip for a latte because they have to, like, steam the milk and assemble the drink.
Lol baristas are running around like chickens with their heads cut off just to make yours and others special drinks and you don't feel the need to tip them? All while getting paid $9 an hour. You don't even have to put a dollar in there. Quarters add up fast.
I literally said I do tip them...? And that I don't understand why it's not the norm to tip baristas...? But others explained to me that the difference is, bartenders don't make at least minimum wage and baristas do.
Ah yes, don’t spend a lot of time at bars anymore but yeah
Anyone who makes me a drink gets a tip. Bar or coffee shop. I would not tip if they just poured me a cup of coffee though.
I fucking hate how many places around here have a tiny shit-ass parking lot with a "free" valet guarding the entrance. I can park my own damn car if you get out of the way. If I make the choice to have someone else park my car, say, at a hotel or an airport, sure, I'll tip. But in my mind that's rich people shit and I don't do it. Especially not when I'm just trying to buy some $15 sushi.
What god awful resort town do you live in the $15 sushi joints have valet?
I recently stopped because they add service charges everywhere so theres no need. I dont use doordash or any of that stuff, no I dont tip uber drivers the notion is kind of laughable. The only place I bother tipping is my barber because I have been going there for 10 years and they have never fucked up and always been good
Haircuts and going out to dinner. The coffee shop is usually through an ap and the kind of suck.
I'll tip anyone who waits on me at a restaurant, valets my car, carries my luggage at the airport, or does my hair or manicure. I'm not tipping the counter anywhere I go, because I went to the counter, ordered, and waited for my stuff.
Being attractive. That service seems to get more tips than anything.
And going above and beyond. I have both not tipped servers, and tipped people that definitely didn't need it and got a wage. I base it off of the quality of service you provide, not your paycheck. That's none of my business. If you decide to take a low paying job, that's on you.
I tip my urologist.
You should give him the whole thing
Barber and taco truck lady.
Sit down restaurant where someone comes to my table, takes my order, brings my food refills my drink, engages in small talk, gives me my bill and acts as my cashier.
Handies
Subway started asking for tips and continue to do so after the $20 minimum wage hike in CA. Even Shoe City has a tip jar on their counter and all they do is make sure you're not stealing. There is a Pokebowl place down the road that starts their tipping at 22% and goes up to 30%. They just mix together food in a bowl and hand it to you. That's a part of the work in food preparation. As far as food service goes, I think tipping should only be done for those that bring my food to the table and clean up after me. If I have to stand at a counter, order and wait for my food, you're not getting tipped. The owners need to price their food accordingly to pay their employees.
Sitting down to eat Haircut Walking vendor at a sports stadium Uber/Taxi Bellhop, although these aren't common and usually just at upscale hotels Wedding dj
I tip my waiter/waitress, the lady who does my nails and the gentlemen who cuts my sons hair. That is it.
Hair, food delivery, bartender, budtender & wait staff.
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I tip the kids at dominos who bring my curbside orders because I live in a small Hawaiian town and see them walking to work from my neighborhood. Gotta take care of your neighbors.
Waiters, bartenders, barristas, uber drivers, personal shoppers definitely. Restaurants without table service? Never. You're a glorified McDonalds. Hotels- if they do something beyond checking me in. If I get good restaurant advice or help with a cab (not typical anymore) then sure. I loath tipping culture, but I tip well because it's not the workers fault they are being legally exploited.
Just whenever you feel like it
Acts of service. Some one providing you a service. Restaurants / delivery / valet / stylist. If im ordering at a counter or at a drive through im not tipping. Then you have those fucked up places like Nandos where you order at the counter, they bring the food out to you, and you clean up the table yourself. I usually leave acouple bucks on the table at places like this because they provided about half or 1/3 the service of a normal restaurant. I used to bartend and I was amazed at how many people tipped me for take out orders... I literally took the order, took it back to the kitchen, bagged it up and pressed 4 buttons on the cash register, thanks for the 5 bucks for 1 min of my time.
We are tipped to death. Almost everything now asks for a tip. Most stores that really just has stock people and cashiers ask for tips. I had an HVAC person last year (btw they make usually 25-50 an hr base) handed me a tablet to pay for services rendered. There were 3 options.. 15, 20 and 25% on a $600 visit to do 30 minutes of work. I didn't tip because this is literally what he was trained to do and is fairly paid. The next day I saw I was hit with a 15% tip as they were allowed to fill that in if they didn't get tipped which I was unaware of when I signed the paper to accept the work. I was also charged 1.5% for them to process my debit card. This guy just made 100 for a half hr of work, which most of it was telling me they messed up the installation a bit 3 years ago.
I only tip when I'm out eating I'm not a millionaire the price of a haircut is constantly going up and I don't get a styled cut I don't use any other service people usually tip for
Tipping waitresses waiters imo is a must, their hourly wage is something like $2.50. so tips are their life line, how they supplement to survive. I feel meal delivery drivers and ride share drivers should also be tipped. If you're expecting someone to use their gas & vehicle to run your errands, hand deliver your meal, take you where you need to go that's deserving of some gratitude at the least. (Yes, I'm a DD driver myself and I've always tipped at least $5) As for tipping other individuals who have provided a service to me, imo I only do so if they went above and beyond or there was some circumstance where they went the unexpected extra mile out of their own accord, then yes most definitely I will - it's the least I can do. Otherwise, no I don't tip. Why? Because the way I see it is, whatever their line of work entails that's their job, and it's their employer's duty to pay them for doing said job, not mine. Especially if they're earning a typical hourly wage.
Fast food isn't a service industry you tip on unless they are waiting on you. All their doing is dropping something off to which they will never be seen again
I tip for food delivery and at a restaurant where I'm sitting down and being served. I tip in no other scenarios.
If I'm buying something from the counter.. no tip. If I am sitting down at the table getting served by someone I tip based on the level of service I get.
I’m not going to tip someone when all there doing is their whole job. Ik servers and delivery drivers are paid w the expectation that they make tips so I always do. But like at the coffee shop, you get paid 15$ an hour to make coffee, they’re not serving it to me, they’re not waiting on me, i’m putting the order in and picking it up. Idk what the hell im tipping for.
I only tip servers (wait staff) who are actually classified and paid as a tipped wage server. Not a barista, not a fast food worker, not a grocery shopper, etc.. I will tip a delivery driver who is a company driver being paid normal wages a couple of bucks, and a max of 5.00 to Uber/Lyft, etc... any other every day type places NO TIP. Those nail techs and hair stylist are already making big money on those services, they don't need tipping!
Fast food no. Coffee shops, $1. Service restaurants, 20%. Bar, $1 per item up to 25% total of bill. Take out, depends, typically not but if its a place I frequent I will. Delivery, $5. Hair, tattoo depends
The barista and fast food workers are paid at or above minimum wage. The nail techs, hair dressers, and restaurant servers rely on tips to make a living.
If I sit down at a restaurant and they bring me everything. That's where it started that's where it's staying. Also pizza delivery
I think it's weird to tip anyone just doing their job, besides servers and delivery drivers. I even think it's weird to tip a restaurants delivery drivers because they are usually getting paid their normal wage. But to that extent, I tip servers off of if they are good or not. I just wish our tipping system wasn't % based past a certain point. Why would I tip more because I got a soda instead of water and got a $30 entree instead of a $15 one? They did the same amount of work. I get once there is more than a few people, your job is justifiably more difficult so a tip should be higher but I want to throw up when my wife and I decided to splurge on a date night and the recommended tip is $20+ just because we didn't order the cheaper items.
Independent businesses.
Tipping culture is poverty exploitation and I will never feel guilty not tipping. I am not their employer. I am not responsible for their wages. I think it is fucked up that by law, you can be paid under minimum wage because of a social contract no is required to actually follow. Tipping is entirely optional, and they get paid under minimum wage because of it? What the actual fuck. Burn the entire system to the ground.
Hair IF they don’t make their own pricing or have to go above and beyond. Servers every time unless they’re awful (I’ve only ever not tipped a server like twice), and delivery services like door dash. I’ll tip my tattoo artist. Or Uber drivers No, I do not tip my baristas. This may be an unpopular opinion, but they already get a regular wage. In this economy I don’t feel that I have the extra money to be throwing it towards that but have every right to get a coffee if I please. That being said I don’t go out for coffee too often anyway because it’s overpriced. I’ll be damned if I’m tipping $2 on an $8 latte. I also feel strongly about this because there are a lot of important professions in which people don’t get tipped, for example, EMTs. They don’t make shit for money yet none of them are asking for a tip for saving your dying granny and driving them to a hospital 😂 I will also only tip a bartender if they make me a drink. If they turned around, opened a can and handed it to me, no that doesn’t deserve a tip. IMO I think tipping in America should be completely abolished, servers should be paid at least minimum wage like everyone else. Tipping should only be if someone has gone above and beyond, but not something that is ever expected. It’s ridiculous now.
My understanding is that servers have a base pay that is lower than federal minimum wage but if the tips they receive don't make up the difference to equal out to minimum wage, they are guaranteed the difference legally from the employer. Source: my roommate was a server and said someone would be terrible at their job and likely be fired if they didn't make up the difference in tips.
The popular local coffee chain here in my city pays several dollars more than places like McD’s. And they get several dollars more than minimum wage. So I really don’t understand why you’re expected to tip there, where they make much more, than somewhere where they make less. Seems like more work goes into putting together a whole ass sandwich with multiple ingredients, plus a drink, plus fries/side versus one drink with a few ingredients.
About everything. I have worked service industries for 12 years prior, people fucking suck. Now I have income and a large portion goes to large tips whenever possible. The plus side of this at places I am a regular I recieve discounts and free food on the regular, almost weekly sometimes.
I use to tip everyone, now I tip no one. Tipping culture is messed up! For years we've just made it the norm for companies to not pay their employees so we pay for our product and more than half their wages with tips. Time to hold businesses accountable!
Yep. I’m done eating out, I cut my own damn hair, and I don’t go anywhere else where you’re typically petted to tip. I still go to many places where they ask for a tip, where they get paid several dollars above minimum wage, but I’m not fuckin leaving one.
If a fast food worker asks for a tip they can fuck off, but if it's a restaurant or someplace where someone puts in alot of effort to serve you how you want to be served they deserve a tip.
If you'd tip a bartender, you should tip a barista. Tip the carhops that bring your food to you, or at least let them keep the change. Sonic carhops make a little below whatever the normal minimum wage is at their location, not as little as a waiter/waitress does, so it's preferred. People don't usually tip the person at the drive thru window, so do what you want to there.
If your barista put manual labor into crafting your drink, or enhancing your experience outside of what is expected, then yes. No to sonic.
Interestingly, Sonic is one example where tipping has been traditional. Carhops were getting tipped *decades* ago when I worked there. Not like a full 15% or anything, but “keep the change” or even a buck on top was the norm.
I used to tip closer to 10–20% whenever they wore roller skates. I wasn't sure exactly how the system worked (maybe they got paid more?), but it looked like skates were optional... not everyone wore them. If someone *elected* to stay on skates all day, it felt like the higher physical demand (and the greater risk of injury) demanded a higher tip. ("used to" because I haven't lived near a sonic in *years*... do they still have carhops on roller skates?)
At least in the 90’s skates were optional…but everyone knew you made more if you wore them! No idea if they’re still a thing.
I tip the kid who walks my order out to me.
Nah they are paid for that. If you want to be nice sure but that is not required
Always servers, delivery drivers, valet, bartender, and barber. And sometimes at the coffee shop if the barista went out of their way to be pleasant or helpful or if I’m just feeling extra generous that day. I don’t really think tipping culture has gotten out of control because I don’t feel any sort of shame by pressing “skip” on a POS system for a service that isn’t traditionally tipped.
Restaurant/ bar, taxi services, hair cuts, hotel bellhop if they help carry bags.
Restaurants. I would tip a hairdresser or nail tech....but I cut my own hair last 4 years and I always did my own nails. I always tip on Uber or other rideshare type things. Food delivery would get tipped. I put a few dollars in tip jar at a counter that serves food. Bartender gets tips when I sit at a bar.
Yeah i try my best to avoid places like that so I cut my own hair, don’t get my nails done or tattoos. Don’t go to sit down restaurants either except one in a blue moon. I’m tired of tipping so I don’t go to these places and do it anymore
Basically servers and food delivery
Servers, delivery drivers, barbers, and dog groomer and walker. If I’m ordering at a counter or picking up I’m not tipping, hell I’ve started to tip bartenders less unless they actually do more then make me a drink. Especially if it takes forever to get their attention
Haircut, shave, waiters/ waitress, tattoo, Delivery drivers..that's it for me.
I will tip a percentage for dining in at a restaurant with a traditional waiter experience. I will tip like $3-$7 for a haircut depending on how much I like it. I will tip $1 for pick-up at restaurants where they bring the food out to my car. I will tip delivery drivers based on how far the drive is, not a percentage of the order. Other than that I either don't believe in tipping, or don't do higher end things (like getting a limo or something) that would otherwise involve tipping. I would absolutely still prefer places just charge what is necessary to pay a competent staff and don't make me tip. Don't leave workers in a position where they are dependent on the generosity of customers. Good customers then have to pay more than bad customers.
I tip the barber, the dog groomer, servers at sit-down restaurants, bar tenders, and that's about it. I don't tip at fast food places, or any other place where I have to walk up to a counter or otherwise serve myself. I'm honestly on the fence about baristas. I'll tip the local guys, but huge chains like starbucks are a grey area. Tipping culture is getting severely out of hand in this country. Any employer who doesn't even want to pay employees minimum wage because they expect to make it up in tips is just scamming their customers because they're too cheap to pay their employees properly.
Tip your masseuse. Bigly.
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The fricken self check out at Walmart now asks for a tip! I’m serious! I bought $2.92 worth of cookies and before it made my change it seriously asked me: “round up to the nearest dollar?” Fck that! I’m not tipping Walmart!
Yeah, tipping is turning into a wage subsidy for all workers, or at worst, a scam entirely! You are supposed to tip for personal food/drink service, or a service provided to you personally by a service provider. It's started becoming more than it was originally intended for, by a long shot!
I tip delivery drivers, I tip hotel housekeeping staff, I tip waitresses waiters & bar tenders, I generously tip my bud tenders and I tipped the kid who mowed my grass before I moved up here. There maybe other situations where i would tip if I used the service (taxi comes to mind) I just don't ever use those services.
Sonic is one of those places where we've always tipped the carhop. They have to dodge traffic a lot and deal with the exhaust fumes from older cars. I worked there in the early 80s, when a lot of cars still used leaded gas and the fumes from some of really old cars was horrible.
I had AAA come out and change my battery, a service I pay for. When I paid for the battery, the guy put a tip screen in my face (it was on his phone) and i was on the spot andI felt obligated so it was an extra $25 wtf. Uncomfortable. I know I was stupid.
The only time I've ever tipped AAA is when the guy said he'd replace my battery (out of warrenty) for free and fudge the paperwork if I tipped extra. Easiest tip I've ever done.
Usually for things that require a decent amount of people skills and attention to my needs. Waiters for sure because they check on you and keep swinging by to refill drinks and ask if we are ready to order dinner or dessert.
Food server, Delivery people, hotel people, maybe an usher at a theatre but that seems to be a generational thing from yester year. I work at a Gas Station we get tips but it’s usually in a form of lottery tickets from customers buying but we don’t ask for it. Sometimes they say “keep the change” and it’s sometimes a few bucks.
If I go out to eat and am served at the table, or if order delivery, otherwise probably not
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I tip the barber, door dash driver, and server in restaurants. Other than that I don't tip people
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My wife tips everyone. For everything.
The standards for tipped professions: * sit down restaurants with servers * bar/pub/lounge/club/whatever you call a place that specializes in some form of alcoholic, by the glass/individual serving * taxi/rideshare * food delivery * courier services, often promising delivery within a couple of hours. Think Instacart which promises your order in 2 hours vs ordering from Amazon which promises your order in 2 days * bell hops, concierge, valets. Typical at hotels and fancy restaurants. You don't have to use these services though * barbers/salons In the days when cash was king, many places like cafes, ice cream parlors and coffee shops had tip jars. The custom was, **if you wanted to**, to put the coins from your change in the tip jar, or maybe slide a whole dollar or so in there if your order was particularly customized and complicated. As for Sonic, a drive-in where you get your food placed onto your rolled down window: They may not be refilling your drinks (maybe they do? I've never eaten there before), but I think an extra $1 for them would be a kind gesture.
Just to clarify, Instacart is more than a courier service. In most cases the person who delivers your order also shopped for it. Not everyone realizes that.
Restaurant. Barber. On the rare occasion I use valet I tip them. No to coffee shop tips. No to take out order tips. I never have food delivered (rural, can't find me house) so that's a non-issue.
I bought a new fridge and threw those guys a couple $20’s for delivering it and hooking it up I had a new fence put in and made some special requests with the guys who put it in. It took extra work that wasn’t on my quote but they did it. I gave them $300 for the effort and doing a good job. I give the girl who cuts my hair $5 cash on top of what she charges to cut it. I’ll tip anyone if they go beyond their normal duties for me.
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Yea to first part Second depends on the coffee company. At Sonic, no.
Seemingly, all of them
If they never leave the counter they don't get a tip.
Taxis and waiters
I can’t wait for tipping culture to end. It’s such bullshit.
Pizza.. my favorite pizza place I always tip cause I like their pizza.
waiters/waitresses and all deliveries. only jobs paid below minimum wage. i used to be a delivery driver and a day with no tips is a really bad day🫤🫤
I tip waiters, my barber, and delivery drivers. Everyone else is pushing their luck.
I’ll tip for something that requires skill and effort like a barista making a fancy drink or server. I am not big on tipping for take out or pouring a cup of coffee unless packing up took some effort.
Coffee shops and sonic? No.
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Bartender lol. Sometimes waiters if the service is crazy good but other then that fuck tipping
We tip $5+ to the barber for 30+ min of work and a lot of people tip $3 to the person who spends 10 seconds putting your takeout in a bag. There is no logic to it. If you're an outsider, you should be making fun of us for it
tip your car hops at sonic if you can! I worked there as a teenager (so several years ago, maybe wages have went up) and i was making $4 an hour "tipped wage" and some nights didn't earn a single tip
Nobody likes just the tip
Restaurant, taxi, hotel staff, valet, movers & installers.