Americans are tipping less than they have in years
Americans are tipping less than they have in years
Americans have no money because everything doubled or tripled in cost to the consumers (NOT TO THE MANUFACTURERS) in less than 3 years, meanwhile minimum wage has been $7.25 since the year 2009.
I'd say Americans are tipping far more than they ever have, since literally every single payment you make begs for a tip now. It's prosperous. Then of course waiters aren't doing themselves any favors by going on social media and telling people they suck for not paying 5-10% more than the standard good tip. Sorry bub, you can't demand a 65% raise and make me feel guilty for not bowing to your will.
Can't read the article -- and just like how I'm not tipping, I'm also not giving Bezos any money to read this.
I think the first paragraph has my thoughts on this though:
People are tipping less at restaurants than they have in at least six years, driven by fatigue over rising prices and growing prompts for tips at places where gratuities haven’t historically been expected.
The tip stuff came up during COVID and we felt compelled to help. Now COVID is gonna be with us and prices. That's because prices are sticky-down.
I'm sick of tipping quite frankly.
Bezos owns the Washington Post, not the Wall Street Journal.
Ah, I'm an idiot! Thanks for the correction!
Yeah, the suggested tip function on a lot of check out apps for businesses that should be paying their staff a full wage is unbelievably offensive. Looking at you Starbucks and Dominos.
It was popping up before that. You can thank Square Cash for suddenly dominating the POS terminal market, and leaving the tipping option on by default since they get a cut of that too. Then of course employers left it on so they could tell employees "well yeah, the job only pays minimum wage because you get tips!". Once again, it all boils down to the greed of the wealthy.
BTW, if you have to tip every time you spend money, then you're not making any extra money by getting tips, you're really experiencing a net loss, and subsidizing the wages for rich business owners everywhere you go.
Mr. Pink was right
A tip is supposed to be to spare the change, maybe leave a small bill or two to thanks for extra good service. Nowadays tips are going over $10, sometimes even $20 apiece.
Like others said people tipped to keep businesses and their workers afloat when we weren't eating out. That trend can't just keep continuing ad infinitum.
No, tipping in America actually did start as a way to pay wait staff...during prohibition and the great depression. The fact that here today, 100 years after that time, we have not phased out such an idiotic system is beyond ridiculous.
Thankfully, my efforts are paying off!
Tipping culture needs to die and I've been doing my part by not tipping for years!
Agree it needs to die, but vigilante moves like this aren't going to end it. You're just shorting workers that are completely reliant on tipping. If you want to make a difference support businesses that don't use tipping and more importantly support legislation to restrict tipping and enforce fare pay base wages.
haven't been to a 'table service' restaurant in years, and even longer since i've done a delivery order. when i do get food from those places (which is far less frequent these days), i go get it.
I certainly have been for a couple years