Tipping in the United States has gotten out of control

[大汉奸柳传志]

When was the last time you purchased something and you weren’t asked for a tip?

Not only are requests to tip on purchased goods and services increasingly common, but the amount of the traditional tip also has been on the rise for decades.


During the 1950s, people commonly tipped 10% of the bill. By the 1970s and 1980s, that percentage had jumped to 15%.

In 2023, people typically tip anywhere from 15% to 25%. Consumers on average said they tipped more than 21%, according to a Creditcards.com survey in May 2022.

“What we’re seeing now nationwide is something that is known as ‘tipflation’ … at every opportunity we’re being presented with a tablet that’s asking us how much we’d like to tip,” said etiquette expert Thomas Farley, also known as “Mister Manners.”

The coronavirus pandemic put more upward pressure on tipping. During the height of those days, consumers started tipping for things they never had before to service industry workers.

 

[Sugarcane]

I like Japan in this case

 

[VCheng]

Not only are requests to tip on purchased goods and services increasingly common, but the amount of the traditional tip also has been on the rise for decades.

OMG! Does this mean the dollar is dying?! What is we gonna do?!

(Or may be it is something trivial that US consumers will take care of as they decide.)

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

man the youtube comment section is killing me

 

[villageidiot]

I like Japan in this case

Can you please elaborate?

 

[Foinikas]

Oh now tipping is bad too

 

[Sugarcane]

Can you please elaborate?

Tipping Etiquette in Japan | Is Giving Tips in Japan Rude?

Tipping is a custom ingrained in many cultures and is deemed as polite. Can the same be said for Japan, or is giving tips in Japan considered rude and offensive?

linkjapancareers.net

 

[NagaBaba]

Can you please elaborate?

Cultural glitch, it'll be considered rude there... honour is big there, woh seppuku waala culture hai. Tip de ke unki be izzati na karein pls.

Tipping generally is a weird one, Europe me bura maan lenge.. or think you're kanjoos is you go too little

India specifically, small time joints and their waiters will be grateful for even smallish ones... fancier places, 10/20% maybe ?

but I never tip by card, restaurants eat it all up even if you want to tip a specific server or something.. I pay by card generally and leave some cash there as tip.. amount may vary, depending on how tipsy I may be.

 

[Trango Towers]

Oh now tipping is bad too

Tipping is good but at 20 or 30% that's criminal

 

[313ghazi]

Just pay a decent wage so people aren't reliant on tips.

 

[VCheng]

Tipping is goof but at 20 or 30% that's criminal

The amount is a choice, be it 0 or 30 per cent.

 

[Enigma SIG]

Tipping is communism.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Pickup takeout and don’t use Uber

Problem solved

 

[ProudThamizhan]

Just pay a decent wage so people aren't reliant on tips.

this is the root cause. Restaurant workers are paid less on purpose and told to work towards better tips. That in turn puts pressure on patrons as they feel they are directly cutting their waiters pay if they don't tip generously.

this is one of the long standing emotional blackmail games.
another is hospitals charging $50 for a $1 pill

all this pales when you consider the $20M bonuses many cxo's get not only for taking brilliant short term decision but even when they are fired

 

[Ali_Baba]

When was the last time you purchased something and you weren’t asked for a tip?

Not only are requests to tip on purchased goods and services increasingly common, but the amount of the traditional tip also has been on the rise for decades.


During the 1950s, people commonly tipped 10% of the bill. By the 1970s and 1980s, that percentage had jumped to 15%.

In 2023, people typically tip anywhere from 15% to 25%. Consumers on average said they tipped more than 21%, according to a Creditcards.com survey in May 2022.

“What we’re seeing now nationwide is something that is known as ‘tipflation’ … at every opportunity we’re being presented with a tablet that’s asking us how much we’d like to tip,” said etiquette expert Thomas Farley, also known as “Mister Manners.”

The coronavirus pandemic put more upward pressure on tipping. During the height of those days, consumers started tipping for things they never had before to service industry workers.

One of the reasons why i am not a fan of going to the USA where the tipping culture has gone crazy. I much rather they made me pay 20-30% more for my meal or service so that they can then pay their waiters/workers a living wage then have to navigate this tipping nonsense.. i had to take a wallet of small dollars just for the tipping nonsense. Have breakfast for $10, and then have to leave a $5 tip - wtf man !!!!

I once went to Austin and there was an airport provided bus service to take you from the car park to the terminal. People were giving 5$ tips or more for a 3min ride. I looked the driver dead in the eye and walked off... I mean - doesn't the airport pay them a salary for the driver ??????????