TIPS (To Insure Prompt Service) - This has been modified to be something where the buyer is forced into making up what the owner is not paying the worker(s). I will give when and where I feel service merits it. The idea that 10% is not enough because things cost more than they used to also begs to points out that the prices have went up over the years and 10% is still 10%, only it is a much larger amount now.
NO MORE TIPPING. PERIOD. America needs to stand up against this nonsense. I refuse to tip anyone for anything anymore. If your job doesn't pay you enough, then look to your employers, not me. If you don't like it, tough shit.
So glad you did this video…. Tipping was always for superior service. And not to be expected. I have always been a big tipper for out of the ordinary services, but not for a subliminally rude and condescending attitude from a server in a high end restaurant or any other provider of anything.. If you don’t feel good when you leave, SKUNK THEM…. If they don’t like what they do, they should get another job..
Great video. I enjoy being a good tipper, but I agree that the spinning tablet is a weird, pressured experience. This is especially tricky when I call ahead and order takeout (in an effort to save money) and they still spin around that monitor. I think I have to take your advice and take a guilt-free approach.
Here in Vegas servers make state minimum wage but that still isn't a lot so I tend to tip about 20%. Many of them are working multiple jobs to make ends meet so I think it's fair to tip well if the service is good. If the service is not good I drop the tip amount. I also usually tip at the coffee shop for the same reason. There are lot of other services I tip for, including bartenders, valets, etc. Services like Gardeners, Housekeepers, etc we tip by giving them a Christmas bonus. I do agree that it has gotten out of hand, and I have no problem hitting that "No tip" button at places where I feel tipping is not warranted - no matter who's watching!
I tip 100% in cash for my haircuts since I only need one every couple of months, and I go for a basic cut. The employees are friendly and do a good job, and after talking to them I can tell they are not paid well enough. For food I pick up, I either pay no tip or 10%. For restaurants when I have a waiter serve me, I tip 15 to 20%.
For years I've supported tipping at 20%. But it's gotten crazy. Just the other day I ordered a pizza online and knew I had to drive to the store to pick it up as they don't deliver, and at the end of the online order I was presented with several options to tip. WHAT FOR?!? 🤬
Thanks for filming this. In Australia tipping isn’t a part of our culture and travelling to the USA and understanding the tipping rules is a frightening prospect for many of us. It’s like learning a new language or computer program on the ground without any training. So this was really helpful.
A friend recently told me that when paying at a bagel chain the transaction would not finish until she checked on of the tip boxes. She said she will not go back. If it is mandatory it is no longer a tip.
Can we talk about how generous corporations are about asking us to add a donation to their charity of choice? I may be wrong but are they asking me to give dollar so they can get a write off on their books with my money & generosity? Love the fact that money may be being raised for a good cause but let's be honest about the real motivation.
Tipping is so out of control!!!! I'm glad to tip to the usual services but as you state tips are asked for everything!!! I went for takeout & the tip tablet was out!!! I'm just burned out from it all!!! I work hard for my income. I'm opting more to avoid unconventional places expecting tips. We're all feeling the pinch of inflation. Thanks for this content. So appreciate it!!!
ABSOLUTELY HATE that Tip screen when it spun arond. I actually have stopped visiting businesses that that do this. I am actually a great tipper when at an appropriate establishment or had good service, but get super pissed off at these tipping screens at places that are in the service business as you suggested.
We don't dine out as often anymore simply due to the tipping entitlement that has taken hold of most places. We used to dine out 2-3 times a week and now once every couple weeks is a stretch. The food just isn't as good as it used to as well, since most businesses are looking for the cheapest options for basic food costs. TH-cam is a wonderful thing for discovering a multitude of cooking and creative creations that we're now doing and the relaxed atmosphere of being at home can't be beat!
One thing which irks me more than the prompt to tip, is when you were asked for a tip before any service is provided. Unless you consider taking my money is a service.
I ran into this recently at a stake and shake. There was no human taking orders. They had screens where you placed your order. Very confusing to say the least. You fix your own drink, pick up your on food, clean your own table. Yet, they had the nerve to ask for a tip. There was actually no interaction with a human at all.
I took my daughter out for an ice cream cone the other day, (local ice cream stand) and had the little tablet spun in my direction. I thought that was a bit much......
Love "I might even look you in the eye when I push no tip". Since everyone and their uncle is asking for tips these days I joke that I should put a tip jar out at my childcare, I mean if anyone deserves a tip it is the person wiping your child's bottom, right? Also I am now tipping my dog's daycare provider.... :).
I agree that during the pandemic there was a willingness to tip above and beyond as a thank you for being out facing the public, or even showing up for work. When dining out we went from a common 15% to 20%+ and continue to do so for wait staff. My wife was a waitress / manager in food service for many years so we know the lay of the land there. The servers needed the tips to make a decent living, even here in Maine where the wait staff minimum has been elevated. Even if the employer is making up the difference it's a rough job for minimum wage. Meanwhile everyone jumped on the band wagon. For a while it made sense to show appreciation to anyone out facing the public for a while but the jig is over. People simply executing a transaction and making a full wage do not generally get anything special from me, unless some thing extraordinary happens. You are correct that it's the business that is driving this. After all, when recruiting they can sell the position as wages plus tips, and even cite the typical extra income in $$. It's nothing out of their pocket and helps manage wages paid and employee retention. Next we can talk about all of the places asking to "round up" or add $1 extra so they can be supporters of a cause.
I think this actually played a big part in my divorce. I bartended for several years and completely understood that tips were the only way to survive in that job. Now I'm in healthcare a huge service industry, but there are no tips and would never expect one and it is illegal to accept a tip even if given one. My wife and i were out for a getaway weekend, and we first stopped at a small mom n pop bar restaurant. Their food was cheap and so were the drinks, but the service was great and the waiter was incredible. Our bill was about $50 and I left the waitress a $20 tip. My wife was proud that I left a 40% tip. Later on our trip we decided to go to a rooftop diner, and I had no idea how much it would cost. The food was good, but the waiter only came to take our order and someone else came with our food and drinks. No one else ever came to check on us until they brought us our $500 bill, so I was about to leave them a $15 tip, and my wife just about divorced me on the spot. She said that I needed to tip at least 20% at a place like that. I laughed and said what did they do to deserve a $100 tip? If I was going to tip anyone i would have tipped the great service we got for the $50 meal we had the other day. I told her that I would never tip $100 on an overpriced meal just because it was overpriced. I tip for the service no matter what the prices are. She never looked at me the same way again.
Just to verify, this was in the USA, correct? (mind sharing where?) I've always been taught that it's tacky to leave $15 on a $500 meal unless the service was so bad that you leave angry. At that point you should leave an upside down penny.
In this case, I'm 100% in agreement. If someone expects a good tip whether it's a 50.00 meal or a 500.00 meal they need to do what it takes to earn that 20%. In this case, the diner cheaped out and did not have enough waiters to take care of the customers. I'm sure the waiter, in this case, was told that night to collect orders and for less paid servers to serve the food and oversee that you were taken care of. I would like to know if the owner was the waiter....I have a friend that has a 20-table high-end place that uses this tactic, he overpays for servers and runs around just taking orders, as the servers are making over 20. an hour they do not share the tips. He's very outgoing and really does well.
I think that’s totally fair - tips are based on service. When we have wonderful servers we tip very generously. When the service is crummy, the tip gets reduced.
My Girlfriend is a Hair Dresser. Even she is so fed up with the tipping culture, that she has gone to a "No Tipping" pricing system. One, because she feels that the tipping culture has gotten out of control, and two, she decided that she will no longer rely on other's tipping to make sure she's making a livable wage. The services that are asking for tips where none were ever before, are effecting the tips received by those that have traditionally relied on tips... Personally, I will no longer tip for anything prior to receiving a product. And I now carry tip money for those services that I might normally tip. ie the Local Bagel Shop I stop at from time to time. No tip on "the tablet", but once I get my order, and if it's correct, and reasonably timely, then I'll go back up and tip accordingly...
Thank you, Erin! I think talking about this form of social blackmail helps remove the perceived pressure. It's a customer funded welfare program. It is outrageous and like others here, if you hand me a tip screen or prompt, it's the last time I go there. I may start asking firms if they use tip screens before I go, with the point that they are not paying their employees enough and they likely cut corners in their food quality, safety, and cleanliness as well.
Thanks for covering this! I definitely started tipping 10% on takeout for our favorite restaurants over the pandemic to support them but now it's getting ridiculous. I generally tip 20% when eating in restaurants and I tip my barber like 40% because he's awesome and does a great job. But other situations are starting to drive me crazy. If I'm in a place that's self serve and the first option is 20%, that's a guaranteed rage No Tip press for me. I may even consider not going there again. I've generally shifted my grocery spend away from Kroger in part because they didn't support contactless payments and other grocery stores did. Businesses should be focusing on selling products that make us happy to pay their prices, and on making it easy and effortless for us to hand over our money. Any business that introduces these social pressure and customer-hostile situations just introduces mental friction and turns me away from their brand. If enough things like this build up, I'll never buy from the company again.
Another great one Erin and it hit a sore spot for me. I have always been a generous tipper. My youngest daughter worked in a restaurant during high school and I know how dependent the wait staff is on tips so I don’t mind tipping. In fact I carry cash to tip so a portion of it is not taken by the credit card company. Sometimes though it doesn’t work out so well if the waitress has no ethics. At a place we have breakfast every Saturday we had a favorite waiter and I would tip him a twenty on a thirty dollar bill. He ended up moving back home to Texas and we got a new waitress. I put a 0 on the tip line and left her a twenty. When my charge card statement arrived she had placed a 1 in front of that zero and got herself another $10 tip. So I ended up tipping $30 on a $30 breakfast. Now I just tip 15% on the card and let it go. I hate one bad apple ruined it for me. And yes, I hate when these shops spin that iPad around for me to tip when I had to do the work. Thanks Erin for letting me vent! Lol
Eat out at places you don’t tip…. They think we’re stupid… the price of the meals almost doubled and the tip goes along with the same calculation 8-10-20% tip what ever…. You don’t hike the price of food and then hike the percentage tip… higher tip naturally occurs from higher price food
I am beginning to put amount I want based on service. On the other hand, counter pickup etc I won’t tip now. Yup, it’s put on the screen to sign the tab slip. I do tip 20% and above to waiters,waitresses who give exemplary service.
I'll tip the traditional jobs but I have no issue selecting "no" on those tablets. This includes checkouts asking to donate to various causes. I already give a generous portion of my money to causes that I want and trust.
In Canada, a few businesses have changed their pricing to eliminate tipping. They price higher and pay a living wage to employees, and some include benefits and a pension too. It remains to be seen if this new model will be competitive and survive. I hope they do, but admit I don't eat there (too pricey)...
Thanks so much for this; I despise the recent uptick in tip requests. Of course companies have no shame. I do like to tip some for take out at a place with table service, ie Chili's, Applebees, etc. My sister used to be a server and said most of the time carryout was staffed by a server making the lower wage.
Tipping at fast food restaurants drives me insane. I think you worded it correctly- these are transactions, not services. It makes me not want to go to these places at all!
The rotating pay tablet often doesn’t even give me the option for ‘no tip’ I have to hit custom, then zero. My biggest irk, Vineyards. We have several local vineyards and will swing by to pick up some wines, as we pay on their tablet there up pops the ‘tip’ screen, ugh. Would be nice if businesses had a bypass tip option before they presented it to the customer. However, I also don’t mind typing for some pickups. I have a local small business convenience store that has deli takeout. The ladies working behind the counter stay very busy, so I have no problem tipping them even though I’m picking up.
Just another perspective. Black people are unfortunately stereotyped for being bad tippers, so I've not felt like I could just do the bare minimum or not tip at all. Since this onslaught of tipping everything, I've limited spending as life is expensive enough with each new notice that expenses are "being passed along to the consumer." One interesting note I saw recently. It said that a lot of things we now do daily, use to only be for special occasions. A return to modesty is not a bad way to look at things. Those happy meals on my dad's biweekly paychecks were always a welcome treat.
That’s a great point. There’s so many stereotypes out there and they absolutely impact our behavior. My mom tells me about how once every couple of weeks they would go “into town” and buy a sandwich and her dad would cut it up and everyone would share it. A far cry from how we treat eating out today!
@@ErinTalksMoney "Tipping" is rooted in the Institution American Chattel Slavery. Post 1865 then freed slaves found work mainly in hospitality/travel industry. They were usually not paid a regular wage or it was very nominal and slept in the shed/stable associated with the property where they worked. Customers would "tip" the workers so they had pocket money only - not wanting to "enrich" former slaves. That is why the hospitality industry has a different pay structure from all other industries to this day. Canada adopted this system as well. In continental western Europe most hospitality workers would be offended if you attempted to tip them. The North American hospitality pay structure should be reformed. I typically do not tip so as not to reinforce the current hospitality pay structure.
I sometimes order ahead to get dinner on my way home from work from places like Bubbakoo’s Burritos or Jersey Mike’s and let’s face it, they do nothing to deserve a tip. They’re preparing my food for me to pick up. That being said I still tip because I respect people working in the service industry, but I tip the bare minimum, like if it’s a $15 meal I’ll tip $1 or just round up to the next dollar. It it’s a full service restaurant they get a minimum of 20% and more often than not 25-30%.
I was in a McDonald's the other day, and as I'm finishing my order, ON A KIOSK, it asked if I wanted to tip!!! As for tipping in general, it has gotten way out of hand. I tip very well for good service in a restaraunt, and a standard tip for ok service. Asking for tips at McDonald's, Starbucks, or similar establishments makes no sense to me. Those employess are no longer making minimum wage, as I did when I worked at McDonald's MANY years ago! They are making 12 - $15 an hour. Besides, as I hit retirement in about 5 hours, I didn't budget my retirement to tip EVERYBODY!!!!😊
While on vacation, a counter-service restaurant presented their screen with 3 suggested tip amounts: 25, 28, 32%… really?… to simply take the order then call it out when ready? Fortunately, there was an “other” option and I typed 20% - plenty generous for a minimum service restaurant. And in my local community, I still select NO tip at Subway, Panera Bread, etc. when I am picking up or dining in.
The situition I can't abide is the extra delivery fee the restaurant tacks on. When I first saw it I thought "oh, they're laying out what part the driver should be paid, so they don't get stiffed by random tipping practices!" So when I paid the delivery fee but no additional tip, the driver gave me a look like I had kicked his dog. Ever since I have been a takeout person.
Just don't do delivery. Go and get it or go inside. To me cold food, or even food that has been sitting in a sealed bag in the back of a delivery guys car, like delivery pizza, is bad food.
I tip cash so the waiter can decide if Uncle Sam needs to know about it. Thanks Erin.....Your right....I will no longer feel guilty for not tipping at a counter.
i always tip wait staff, when i go to a carry out restaurant i never tip. on top of asking to be tipped when i drove there to pickup myself, they charge me more for doing so because i didn't order using their app and not giving them my email address (personal information) so they can bombard me with ads. not cool, not playing this game as much as i did. so what would you rather have, my personal information or less of my money? they choose the later in almost all cases, fine by me.
I tipped at most carry out places since cobid because I felt guilty. But Im done with it now. If I have to drive to pick up my own food, then Im paying the price on the bill and not adding anymore. My guilt is gone thankfully
Right. I went to a popular nationwide chain place that makes Sub Sandwiches just when you get in the Rockies West of Denver on I-70. I got a Foot Long Tuna Meal Deal (Foot Long Tuna, Bag of Chips, Small Soda, and I added 3 Chocolate Chip Cookies) I tipped $2.50 and the total was $20.31..... Good One... when you said they ask for a Tip. I'll Push No Tip, and I might even look you in the eye when I push the Button... I laughed.
In Europe, servers are paid a wage and there is no tipping - unless you want to say "thank you" for superior service. And then its 10% or less. In the US, the tipping structure seems to be in place so that small business owners can make their businesses thrive. And that seems fair enough until you see large corporations try to get customers to pay tips for services that - as Erin mentions - are really a part of the product - like fast food. I would suspect those same corporations could then claim they should pay the same sub-minimum wages because their employees are now tipped.
Technically, employees are guaranteed the federal minimum wage by law, even if they're tipped employees. Employers are required by law to make up the difference between employees' pay + tips and the federal minimum wage if their tips don't cover the difference. In practice, not many people seem to know about this so it doesn't always happen.
I am an American expat living 6 years in Thailand currently visiting the US. I’ve heard the stories about the current state of tipping culture in the US and I was expecting the worst but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve experienced for the past 10 days. The places where I have been asked for a tip have been some restaurants but not all food establishments. Also 15% was always among the first choices as has the choice for no tip. I am not shy about using those two options.
My favorite overpriced specialty bagel shop’s tipping options are currently at 20%, 30%, and 40%, and their prices recently increased. I refuse to spend $30 (plus tip) for 2 bagels so I no longer shop there.
Tips are certainly getting ridiculous. A tip is a reward for good service, which means it should be willingly given and humbly received. Today, a tip is expected and those who don't tip are made to feel guilty. Handing me an item I purchased is just part of the business, not a tip-worthy action. If anyone deserve tips it's those who serve with their life on the line... our healthcare workers, police, fire department etc. but interestingly they are not allowed tips.
I agree that tipping has got out of hand and I get upset when they try to add it automatically when I am checking out. Some of our local stores that deliver when you order online will add 20% to your order at checkout. If you are not paying attention and change it you will end up paying more that what you wanted to.
This has been bugging me more and more Erin. I'm always a good tipper but the coffee shop 20% or more yeah no, I hit more and put in 10%. restaurants unless they do a really bad job i give 20%. But picking up beers at a ball game (that takes no cash anymore) zero! Yes, they probably have people that are only working the events but good lord I need to draw a line on tipping!!!!!!!!! Also, what do you do when a service person comes to your house fixes your furnace, and gives you a tablet with a 570.00 bill for under two hours of labor? This puts people in a position of thinking well if I don't tip next time he might be mad so you tip 20% and now you have paid over 600. I took the other route, and I hit no tip. And called the owner and told him this was a professional service and it was wrong to put customers in this position, and I would not use their service again but to be fair I told him the guy was very good and did his job well. He apologized but he did not sound like he cared. I would like to see what he does with that tip money.
We’ve had some work done on our place lately and I’ve done a mix. I had a plaster guy - who showed up - fit our small job in after hours, and gave me a discount because he did my job off the books. I rips him $300. Then we had a plumber do a job, the work was roughly $5k - they were very profession, I paid my bill in full, no tip.
Another annoying phenomenon: businesses asking if you want to round up your total & donate the difference to (insert play-on-your-emotions good cause). Not only does this happen so often it feels like borderline harassment but if the company wants to be generous then how about donate some of its profits or the CEO’s salary rather than expecting their customers to do it all? Notice how they love to advertise how awesome they are for supporting these causes…they just don’t include the fine print that specifies where the money is actually coming from #justsayno
Yes!! And I always wonder if my money would actually make it to the charity! So I prefer to be more deliberate with my donations and donate directly to the causes I care about!
Literally last night we were traveling and stopped at a place to eat. I put out the tip and just before we got ready to leave. My wife went to the bathroom to wash her hands and we would have left. As I was sitting at my table with our dirty dishes and my cup empty, I saw our waitress on her phone sitting in a booth. I reached back over and took half the tip back. Why is it so hard for the kids of this generation to learn that your phone doesn't belong on you while you are AT WORK ???? She is there to make money but she was costing herself money and I am not going to explain how the world works to her.
I give a tip to my barber. I get a hair cut and beard trim and that includes the old hot towel and facial message. That is my one little bit of self indulgence and for that I tip 20%, gladly. Other than that I tip the wait staff at restaurants but here in California some restaurants have signs posted that they actually pay their wait staff so tips aren't expected. I hope more restaurants start doing that. As for tipping when I get something at the counter? Nope, if I have to do the work, I'm not tipping. I don't feel guilty or annoyed. I simply click no thank you and move on. The one exception to that was in the middle of the pandemic. Virtually all the local restaurants were pickup only and were barely able to survive. We started going out more often, at least once a week rather than once every 6 or 8 weeks and would rotate the restaurants we went to. Then we paid a 20% tip to help keep them afloat. Now that they are open for business and doing well. We are back to our normal pattern except we no longer eat there. We order our food and go home. It's quieter and more comfortable. Oh, and we no longer tip when we have to pick the food up at the counter. My wife will often put 5% as a tip for the staff involved though. Softy. 😉
I think it was a different case in the middle of the pandemic- I tipped at more places for sure! And I love the idea of having these service workers be paid higher wages!
I do not use cash for payment but I actually carry cash mainly for tipping. I have no problem hitting NO TIP and putting cash in the jar or directly to the employee knowing that THEY get all of it for their service. BTW, as a dad of two teens working at the grocery store, if you give them cash for checking you out or sacking your groceries, you REALLY made their day since it doesn't happen often. They'll come home telling their parents about their tip all excited.....yes, over $1-2 dollars.
I actually happily tip those who bag my groceries! It doesn’t happy that often these days and it’s pretty special. We have a grocery store near use where the baggers are all teens and they wear suit jackets - it’s so cool it my book. We don’t go to that grocery store too often (its pricy) - but those baggers get tipped!
I strictly tip based on service alone. If you are a server at a restaurant, I will always tip no matter how the service was, but you will get very little if the service was bad. If the service is good, I will always tip on the high end. However, if I am the one driving to the restaurant, driving home or taking my food/utensils back to my table, you will get $0. You didn't provide any service other than taking my order and preparing my food which is the bare minimum.
So I struggle with the takeout…are the people preparing the stuff for the takeout paid the service wage? I usually give a weak tip here of say 10% cause I am unsure what to do
i reject tipping. it's stupid. service industry should just pay the wage and increase prices by 10%. The stupidest part about tipping is that it has become an entitlement rather than merit. The next stupidest thing about tipping is that you are expected to tip on the tax...i take it back, that's the stupidest thing about tipping: tipping tax. Tipping also leads to under reporting and paying of taxes, which I'm deeply against. The cash pay industry is ripping us taxpayers off by not paying their correct share of taxes.
I am not happy with fast food places when entering credit card show a tip screen.. this is fast food… I dont want a tip choice on a fast food palce… those places are subway and panera, starbucks… not going to tip a fast food place….
Definitely a phycological nightmare when you get the IPad handed to you😂 Do you still do personal training?You look really fit in the thumbnail!💪Another great video and important topic as always Erin!!
If I am asked to tip for service, it better be worth it. Most fast casual are not worth the tip. it is just me subsidizing the employer in what they should be able to pay and I should never be asked to tip for service that I have not yet received. If you tip for excellent service, then you dispute the charges because the tip was too generous, then you might be able to fairly dispute the charges. Especially with tipping for excellent service that you never received. It is a lot easier to do that and it is especially true for companies that force you to tip before you receive your purchase and have a high tip percent.
I’m a big tipper but I don’t like the aggressive change in expectation. Not to mention, I’m sure businesses keep a large percentage. Lastly, food and service costs should be reflected on the sticker price so adding “tips” is just corporate greed.
Moving to EU in a couple months and will be glad to leave the tipping culture behind. Restaurants there pay their people a living wage so why is it our responsibility here in the US to subsidize the restaurant industry? In the EU, they don’t rush you out the door as quickly as possibly so they can make more money off the turned table.
I'm always amused by the suggested tip amounts on restaurant bills that make no mathematical sense whatsoever. Now matter how you calculate it it never matches the suggested dollar amount next to the percentage.
I don't mind tipping, but the spinner tablet is getting out of hand. Many times we pay upfront too when we place the order, we don't even get a thank you, and then sometimes it takes a while for them to hand the food over or they mess up the order.
Yeah the tipping culture has gotten ridiculous. I always do a custom tip, do some mental math (I love math), and round up to the nearest whole dollar. Or at least that’s what I used to do. Now I can’t afford to go anywhere, so I don’t get presented with that option anymore.
no one seems to address the business owner's protecting their profit margins...could they pay better wages? cost of food goes up and so does the prices so why not server's wages. do I tip, yes and always in cash handed personally to the one I want to acknowledge. we tip more for exceptional service. btw when ordering from a computer screen and paying via the app, who really gets the tip?
I only tip if I'll see them again, so I get preferential treatment the next time. At my weekly pub trivia I get treated like a king by our waitress, which I like. Everywhere else, forget it. When on a cruise, I'll tip generously to the people who take care of me, and yeah, they REALLY take care of me. Plus they enjoy having spending cash on days we (and they) go ashore. It's good to be the king, so I tip if I get an ROI.
I'm also a big tipper when using the corporate credit card. I'm not a big eater, so I give my per diem to the waitress. Well, I come back every day on my business trip, and guess what, they are all fighting over me and my $50 tip.
More and more companies are asking for a tip before a service is given (*cough*) DoorDash (*cough*) - which is not a tip, it's a bribe. At one point, bribes were a negative practice in America because it encouraged corruption - and somehow we're ok with that now?
I have said for a long time, if the meal was $50 you left $7.5(15%). Now the meal cost $100, why should I leave $20(20%)? The inflation cost of the meal alone increases the server's wages.
😂 yes! Words can not express how much I love a good pun or a corny joke! One I heard this week - “did you know in Hawaii it’s actually illegal to laugh loudly. You have to keep it to a-lo-ha” 😂😂😂
Americans need to band together and start a no tip movement. It's time to get rid of business greed and make these businesses pay their workers. NO MORE TIPPING!!
TIPS (To Insure Prompt Service) - This has been modified to be something where the buyer is forced into making up what the owner is not paying the worker(s). I will give when and where I feel service merits it. The idea that 10% is not enough because things cost more than they used to also begs to points out that the prices have went up over the years and 10% is still 10%, only it is a much larger amount now.
10% should be standard and only tip more for exceptional service.
NO MORE TIPPING. PERIOD. America needs to stand up against this nonsense. I refuse to tip anyone for anything anymore. If your job doesn't pay you enough, then look to your employers, not me. If you don't like it, tough shit.
Guy at home depot loads 2000# of supplies in your truck... Have a nice day!
Guy at Starbucks hands you a coffee ...HEY, you forgot my tip!!!
So true!!!
YES, YES and more YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't feel guilty at all not tipping in those situations.
So glad you did this video…. Tipping was always for superior service. And not to be expected. I have always been a big tipper for out of the ordinary services, but not for a subliminally rude and condescending attitude from a server in a high end restaurant or any other provider of anything.. If you don’t feel good when you leave, SKUNK THEM…. If they don’t like what they do, they should get another job..
Great video. “I will click no, and maybe even look them in the eye when I do it”.
Great video. I enjoy being a good tipper, but I agree that the spinning tablet is a weird, pressured experience. This is especially tricky when I call ahead and order takeout (in an effort to save money) and they still spin around that monitor. I think I have to take your advice and take a guilt-free approach.
Here in Vegas servers make state minimum wage but that still isn't a lot so I tend to tip about 20%. Many of them are working multiple jobs to make ends meet so I think it's fair to tip well if the service is good. If the service is not good I drop the tip amount. I also usually tip at the coffee shop for the same reason. There are lot of other services I tip for, including bartenders, valets, etc. Services like Gardeners, Housekeepers, etc we tip by giving them a Christmas bonus. I do agree that it has gotten out of hand, and I have no problem hitting that "No tip" button at places where I feel tipping is not warranted - no matter who's watching!
I tip 100% in cash for my haircuts since I only need one every couple of months, and I go for a basic cut. The employees are friendly and do a good job, and after talking to them I can tell they are not paid well enough. For food I pick up, I either pay no tip or 10%. For restaurants when I have a waiter serve me, I tip 15 to 20%.
For years I've supported tipping at 20%. But it's gotten crazy. Just the other day I ordered a pizza online and knew I had to drive to the store to pick it up as they don't deliver, and at the end of the online order I was presented with several options to tip. WHAT FOR?!? 🤬
Exactly!
Thanks for filming this. In Australia tipping isn’t a part of our culture and travelling to the USA and understanding the tipping rules is a frightening prospect for many of us. It’s like learning a new language or computer program on the ground without any training. So this was really helpful.
A friend recently told me that when paying at a bagel chain the transaction would not finish until she checked on of the tip boxes. She said she will not go back. If it is mandatory it is no longer a tip.
MANDATORY!?! well then it doesn’t seem like it’s a tip then!
@@ErinTalksMoney I agree, if something is mandatory it is NOT a tip.
These chain restaurants are shooting themselves in the foot of running the risk to lose their customers.
Can we talk about how generous corporations are about asking us to add a donation to their charity of choice? I may be wrong but are they asking me to give dollar so they can get a write off on their books with my money & generosity? Love the fact that money may be being raised for a good cause but let's be honest about the real motivation.
I never say yes to those corporates donations. I don’t like to be taken advantage of. No thank you.
Tipping is so out of control!!!! I'm glad to tip to the usual services but as you state tips are asked for everything!!! I went for takeout & the tip tablet was out!!! I'm just burned out from it all!!! I work hard for my income. I'm opting more to avoid unconventional places expecting tips. We're all feeling the pinch of inflation. Thanks for this content. So appreciate it!!!
ABSOLUTELY HATE that Tip screen when it spun arond. I actually have stopped visiting businesses that that do this. I am actually a great tipper when at an appropriate establishment or had good service, but get super pissed off at these tipping screens at places that are in the service business as you suggested.
I’m definitely not a fan of them either!
Same! I want to tip for good service, but don't ask for a tip for handing my pizza out the window, especially when prices have increased so much.
We don't dine out as often anymore simply due to the tipping entitlement that has taken hold of most places. We used to dine out 2-3 times a week and now once every couple weeks is a stretch. The food just isn't as good as it used to as well, since most businesses are looking for the cheapest options for basic food costs. TH-cam is a wonderful thing for discovering a multitude of cooking and creative creations that we're now doing and the relaxed atmosphere of being at home can't be beat!
I’m right there with you - I LOVE cooking!
One thing which irks me more than the prompt to tip, is when you were asked for a tip before any service is provided. Unless you consider taking my money is a service.
A lot of establishments use 20% of the total bill including taxes! That's bull. I NEVER PAY A TIP ON TAXES!!! I make it a point to tell them, too.
I ran into this recently at a stake and shake. There was no human taking orders. They had screens where you placed your order. Very confusing to say the least. You fix your own drink, pick up your on food, clean your own table. Yet, they had the nerve to ask for a tip. There was actually no interaction with a human at all.
I took my daughter out for an ice cream cone the other day, (local ice cream stand) and had the little tablet spun in my direction. I thought that was a bit much......
Love "I might even look you in the eye when I push no tip". Since everyone and their uncle is asking for tips these days I joke that I should put a tip jar out at my childcare, I mean if anyone deserves a tip it is the person wiping your child's bottom, right? Also I am now tipping my dog's daycare provider.... :).
😂 so true - I sent my dog to be with a sitter for a week, and I totally gave him a tip afterwards!
I agree that during the pandemic there was a willingness to tip above and beyond as a thank you for being out facing the public, or even showing up for work. When dining out we went from a common 15% to 20%+ and continue to do so for wait staff. My wife was a waitress / manager in food service for many years so we know the lay of the land there. The servers needed the tips to make a decent living, even here in Maine where the wait staff minimum has been elevated. Even if the employer is making up the difference it's a rough job for minimum wage.
Meanwhile everyone jumped on the band wagon. For a while it made sense to show appreciation to anyone out facing the public for a while but the jig is over. People simply executing a transaction and making a full wage do not generally get anything special from me, unless some thing extraordinary happens. You are correct that it's the business that is driving this. After all, when recruiting they can sell the position as wages plus tips, and even cite the typical extra income in $$. It's nothing out of their pocket and helps manage wages paid and employee retention.
Next we can talk about all of the places asking to "round up" or add $1 extra so they can be supporters of a cause.
If you are one of those wanting a tip for your service, my advice to you is get an education where a tip is not wanted. Been there, done that.
Great video as always. I have been asked to tip for a 5$ coffee.. tipping options are starting from 2$ to 5$, it’s absolutely insane
Right!?! I’ve seen those screens got up to $4 on a $5 coffee
I think this actually played a big part in my divorce. I bartended for several years and completely understood that tips were the only way to survive in that job. Now I'm in healthcare a huge service industry, but there are no tips and would never expect one and it is illegal to accept a tip even if given one. My wife and i were out for a getaway weekend, and we first stopped at a small mom n pop bar restaurant. Their food was cheap and so were the drinks, but the service was great and the waiter was incredible. Our bill was about $50 and I left the waitress a $20 tip. My wife was proud that I left a 40% tip. Later on our trip we decided to go to a rooftop diner, and I had no idea how much it would cost. The food was good, but the waiter only came to take our order and someone else came with our food and drinks. No one else ever came to check on us until they brought us our $500 bill, so I was about to leave them a $15 tip, and my wife just about divorced me on the spot. She said that I needed to tip at least 20% at a place like that. I laughed and said what did they do to deserve a $100 tip? If I was going to tip anyone i would have tipped the great service we got for the $50 meal we had the other day. I told her that I would never tip $100 on an overpriced meal just because it was overpriced. I tip for the service no matter what the prices are. She never looked at me the same way again.
I agree with you. I always tip based on service with 20% being my max.
Just to verify, this was in the USA, correct? (mind sharing where?) I've always been taught that it's tacky to leave $15 on a $500 meal unless the service was so bad that you leave angry. At that point you should leave an upside down penny.
In this case, I'm 100% in agreement. If someone expects a good tip whether it's a 50.00 meal or a 500.00 meal they need to do what it takes to earn that 20%. In this case, the diner cheaped out and did not have enough waiters to take care of the customers. I'm sure the waiter, in this case, was told that night to collect orders and for less paid servers to serve the food and oversee that you were taken care of. I would like to know if the owner was the waiter....I have a friend that has a 20-table high-end place that uses this tactic, he overpays for servers and runs around just taking orders, as the servers are making over 20. an hour they do not share the tips. He's very outgoing and really does well.
My wife and I would never get a $500 meal. We have different priorities for our money.
I think that’s totally fair - tips are based on service. When we have wonderful servers we tip very generously. When the service is crummy, the tip gets reduced.
My Girlfriend is a Hair Dresser. Even she is so fed up with the tipping culture, that she has gone to a "No Tipping" pricing system. One, because she feels that the tipping culture has gotten out of control, and two, she decided that she will no longer rely on other's tipping to make sure she's making a livable wage. The services that are asking for tips where none were ever before, are effecting the tips received by those that have traditionally relied on tips...
Personally, I will no longer tip for anything prior to receiving a product. And I now carry tip money for those services that I might normally tip. ie the Local Bagel Shop I stop at from time to time. No tip on "the tablet", but once I get my order, and if it's correct, and reasonably timely, then I'll go back up and tip accordingly...
GREAT video, Erin. I totally agree. I turn down more tips than I leave nowadays.
Thank you, Erin! I think talking about this form of social blackmail helps remove the perceived pressure. It's a customer funded welfare program. It is outrageous and like others here, if you hand me a tip screen or prompt, it's the last time I go there. I may start asking firms if they use tip screens before I go, with the point that they are not paying their employees enough and they likely cut corners in their food quality, safety, and cleanliness as well.
Thanks for covering this! I definitely started tipping 10% on takeout for our favorite restaurants over the pandemic to support them but now it's getting ridiculous. I generally tip 20% when eating in restaurants and I tip my barber like 40% because he's awesome and does a great job. But other situations are starting to drive me crazy.
If I'm in a place that's self serve and the first option is 20%, that's a guaranteed rage No Tip press for me. I may even consider not going there again. I've generally shifted my grocery spend away from Kroger in part because they didn't support contactless payments and other grocery stores did.
Businesses should be focusing on selling products that make us happy to pay their prices, and on making it easy and effortless for us to hand over our money. Any business that introduces these social pressure and customer-hostile situations just introduces mental friction and turns me away from their brand. If enough things like this build up, I'll never buy from the company again.
If 10% is good enough for the Lord, it's more than enough for man.
A thorny issue to be sure, but you break it down very clearly...great advice Erin!
Another great one Erin and it hit a sore spot for me. I have always been a generous tipper. My youngest daughter worked in a restaurant during high school and I know how dependent the wait staff is on tips so I don’t mind tipping. In fact I carry cash to tip so a portion of it is not taken by the credit card company. Sometimes though it doesn’t work out so well if the waitress has no ethics. At a place we have breakfast every Saturday we had a favorite waiter and I would tip him a twenty on a thirty dollar bill. He ended up moving back home to Texas and we got a new waitress. I put a 0 on the tip line and left her a twenty. When my charge card statement arrived she had placed a 1 in front of that zero and got herself another $10 tip. So I ended up tipping $30 on a $30 breakfast. Now I just tip 15% on the card and let it go. I hate one bad apple ruined it for me. And yes, I hate when these shops spin that iPad around for me to tip when I had to do the work.
Thanks Erin for letting me vent! Lol
Ouch! I can’t believe they would do that!!! That would change my attitude too. I often tip cash and write in that 0. I’ll have to be more careful!
Eat out at places you don’t tip…. They think we’re stupid… the price of the meals almost doubled and the tip goes along with the same calculation 8-10-20% tip what ever…. You don’t hike the price of food and then hike the percentage tip… higher tip naturally occurs from higher price food
I am beginning to put amount I want based on service. On the other hand, counter pickup etc I won’t tip now. Yup, it’s put on the screen to sign the tab slip. I do tip 20% and above to waiters,waitresses who give exemplary service.
I'll tip the traditional jobs but I have no issue selecting "no" on those tablets. This includes checkouts asking to donate to various causes. I already give a generous portion of my money to causes that I want and trust.
In Canada, a few businesses have changed their pricing to eliminate tipping. They price higher and pay a living wage to employees, and some include benefits and a pension too. It remains to be seen if this new model will be competitive and survive. I hope they do, but admit I don't eat there (too pricey)...
I love the idea of benefits and higher wages! We will have to see how it works!
Thanks so much for this; I despise the recent uptick in tip requests. Of course companies have no shame.
I do like to tip some for take out at a place with table service, ie Chili's, Applebees, etc. My sister used to be a server and said most of the time carryout was staffed by a server making the lower wage.
Tipping at fast food restaurants drives me insane.
I think you worded it correctly- these are transactions, not services.
It makes me not want to go to these places at all!
Seriously!!
The rotating pay tablet often doesn’t even give me the option for ‘no tip’ I have to hit custom, then zero. My biggest irk, Vineyards. We have several local vineyards and will swing by to pick up some wines, as we pay on their tablet there up pops the ‘tip’ screen, ugh. Would be nice if businesses had a bypass tip option before they presented it to the customer. However, I also don’t mind typing for some pickups. I have a local small business convenience store that has deli takeout. The ladies working behind the counter stay very busy, so I have no problem tipping them even though I’m picking up.
I always just through a few dollars in the tip jar if I go do a tasting.
@@ErinTalksMoney absolutely but this is us just picking up wine. :(
Just another perspective. Black people are unfortunately stereotyped for being bad tippers, so I've not felt like I could just do the bare minimum or not tip at all.
Since this onslaught of tipping everything, I've limited spending as life is expensive enough with each new notice that expenses are "being passed along to the consumer."
One interesting note I saw recently. It said that a lot of things we now do daily, use to only be for special occasions. A return to modesty is not a bad way to look at things. Those happy meals on my dad's biweekly paychecks were always a welcome treat.
That’s a great point. There’s so many stereotypes out there and they absolutely impact our behavior.
My mom tells me about how once every couple of weeks they would go “into town” and buy a sandwich and her dad would cut it up and everyone would share it. A far cry from how we treat eating out today!
@@ErinTalksMoney Wow, yes we have come a long way since then! I appreciate grandpa's resourcefulness ;)
@@ErinTalksMoney "Tipping" is rooted in the Institution American Chattel Slavery. Post 1865 then freed slaves found work mainly in hospitality/travel industry. They were usually not paid a regular wage or it was very nominal and slept in the shed/stable associated with the property where they worked. Customers would "tip" the workers so they had pocket money only - not wanting to "enrich" former slaves. That is why the hospitality industry has a different pay structure from all other industries to this day. Canada adopted this system as well. In continental western Europe most hospitality workers would be offended if you attempted to tip them. The North American hospitality pay structure should be reformed. I typically do not tip so as not to reinforce the current hospitality pay structure.
I sometimes order ahead to get dinner on my way home from work from places like Bubbakoo’s Burritos or Jersey Mike’s and let’s face it, they do nothing to deserve a tip. They’re preparing my food for me to pick up. That being said I still tip because I respect people working in the service industry, but I tip the bare minimum, like if it’s a $15 meal I’ll tip $1 or just round up to the next dollar.
It it’s a full service restaurant they get a minimum of 20% and more often than not 25-30%.
I was in a McDonald's the other day, and as I'm finishing my order, ON A KIOSK, it asked if I wanted to tip!!! As for tipping in general, it has gotten way out of hand. I tip very well for good service in a restaraunt, and a standard tip for ok service. Asking for tips at McDonald's, Starbucks, or similar establishments makes no sense to me. Those employess are no longer making minimum wage, as I did when I worked at McDonald's MANY years ago! They are making 12 - $15 an hour. Besides, as I hit retirement in about 5 hours, I didn't budget my retirement to tip EVERYBODY!!!!😊
"I hit retirement in about 5 hours". Congratulations on your retirement.
Congrat jd! 🎊 🎉
Congrats on retirement!!! 🎉 I can’t believe a KIOSK asked!!
Just came across an article about how the self checkout now has tipping. That's totally bs.
That’s redic!
While on vacation, a counter-service restaurant presented their screen with 3 suggested tip amounts: 25, 28, 32%… really?… to simply take the order then call it out when ready? Fortunately, there was an “other” option and I typed 20% - plenty generous for a minimum service restaurant. And in my local community, I still select NO tip at Subway, Panera Bread, etc. when I am picking up or dining in.
32% as a suggestion?!? Too much as a standard percentage
I have a tip for them: Plant your crops in the spring.
I tip based on service with 20% being my max. I don’t tip just for the sake of tipping.
The situition I can't abide is the extra delivery fee the restaurant tacks on. When I first saw it I thought "oh, they're laying out what part the driver should be paid, so they don't get stiffed by random tipping practices!" So when I paid the delivery fee but no additional tip, the driver gave me a look like I had kicked his dog. Ever since I have been a takeout person.
I literally NEVER do delivery because do this!
Just don't do delivery. Go and get it or go inside. To me cold food, or even food that has been sitting in a sealed bag in the back of a delivery guys car, like delivery pizza, is bad food.
I tip cash so the waiter can decide if Uncle Sam needs to know about it. Thanks Erin.....Your right....I will no longer feel guilty for not tipping at a counter.
I often do that too!
i always tip wait staff, when i go to a carry out restaurant i never tip. on top of asking to be tipped when i drove there to pickup myself, they charge me more for doing so because i didn't order using their app and not giving them my email address (personal information) so they can bombard me with ads. not cool, not playing this game as much as i did. so what would you rather have, my personal information or less of my money? they choose the later in almost all cases, fine by me.
I tipped at most carry out places since cobid because I felt guilty. But Im done with it now. If I have to drive to pick up my own food, then Im paying the price on the bill and not adding anymore. My guilt is gone thankfully
Right. I went to a popular nationwide chain place that makes Sub Sandwiches just when you get in the Rockies West of Denver on I-70.
I got a Foot Long Tuna Meal Deal (Foot Long Tuna, Bag of Chips, Small Soda, and I added 3 Chocolate Chip Cookies) I tipped $2.50 and the total was $20.31.....
Good One... when you said they ask for a Tip. I'll Push No Tip, and I might even look you in the eye when I push the Button... I laughed.
In Europe, servers are paid a wage and there is no tipping - unless you want to say "thank you" for superior service. And then its 10% or less. In the US, the tipping structure seems to be in place so that small business owners can make their businesses thrive. And that seems fair enough until you see large corporations try to get customers to pay tips for services that - as Erin mentions - are really a part of the product - like fast food. I would suspect those same corporations could then claim they should pay the same sub-minimum wages because their employees are now tipped.
Technically, employees are guaranteed the federal minimum wage by law, even if they're tipped employees. Employers are required by law to make up the difference between employees' pay + tips and the federal minimum wage if their tips don't cover the difference. In practice, not many people seem to know about this so it doesn't always happen.
Thank you for sharing!!!
I am an American expat living 6 years in Thailand currently visiting the US. I’ve heard the stories about the current state of tipping culture in the US and I was expecting the worst but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve experienced for the past 10 days. The places where I have been asked for a tip have been some restaurants but not all food establishments. Also 15% was always among the first choices as has the choice for no tip. I am not shy about using those two options.
New to me. I never eat out. I never tip myself :-).
My favorite overpriced specialty bagel shop’s tipping options are currently at 20%, 30%, and 40%, and their prices recently increased. I refuse to spend $30 (plus tip) for 2 bagels so I no longer shop there.
Tips are certainly getting ridiculous. A tip is a reward for good service, which means it should be willingly given and humbly received. Today, a tip is expected and those who don't tip are made to feel guilty. Handing me an item I purchased is just part of the business, not a tip-worthy action. If anyone deserve tips it's those who serve with their life on the line... our healthcare workers, police, fire department etc. but interestingly they are not allowed tips.
Very well explained. Thanks.
This video needed to be made💯
I like your new cup holder on your sofa.
😂 I forgot to take it off for the filming!
It looks handy.
I agree that tipping has got out of hand and I get upset when they try to add it automatically when I am checking out. Some of our local stores that deliver when you order online will add 20% to your order at checkout. If you are not paying attention and change it you will end up paying more that what you wanted to.
I’ll have to look out for that!
I don’t mind tipping. It’s tough out there and we’re blessed.
Yes, it has gotten out of hand.
You should keep an eye on this huge plant, reminds me an old documentary i saw as a child (TLSOH).
This has been bugging me more and more Erin. I'm always a good tipper but the coffee shop 20% or more yeah no, I hit more and put in 10%. restaurants unless they do a really bad job i give 20%. But picking up beers at a ball game (that takes no cash anymore) zero! Yes, they probably have people that are only working the events but good lord I need to draw a line on tipping!!!!!!!!!
Also, what do you do when a service person comes to your house fixes your furnace, and gives you a tablet with a 570.00 bill for under two hours of labor? This puts people in a position of thinking well if I don't tip next time he might be mad so you tip 20% and now you have paid over 600. I took the other route, and I hit no tip.
And called the owner and told him this was a professional service and it was wrong to put customers in this position, and I would not use their service again but to be fair I told him the guy was very good and did his job well. He apologized but he did not sound like he cared. I would like to see what he does with that tip money.
We’ve had some work done on our place lately and I’ve done a mix. I had a plaster guy - who showed up - fit our small job in after hours, and gave me a discount because he did my job off the books. I rips him $300. Then we had a plumber do a job, the work was roughly $5k - they were very profession, I paid my bill in full, no tip.
Tipping in America is out of control😂
Another annoying phenomenon: businesses asking if you want to round up your total & donate the difference to (insert play-on-your-emotions good cause). Not only does this happen so often it feels like borderline harassment but if the company wants to be generous then how about donate some of its profits or the CEO’s salary rather than expecting their customers to do it all? Notice how they love to advertise how awesome they are for supporting these causes…they just don’t include the fine print that specifies where the money is actually coming from #justsayno
Yes!! And I always wonder if my money would actually make it to the charity! So I prefer to be more deliberate with my donations and donate directly to the causes I care about!
Literally last night we were traveling and stopped at a place to eat. I put out the tip and just before we got ready to leave. My wife went to the bathroom to wash her hands and we would have left. As I was sitting at my table with our dirty dishes and my cup empty, I saw our waitress on her phone sitting in a booth. I reached back over and took half the tip back. Why is it so hard for the kids of this generation to learn that your phone doesn't belong on you while you are AT WORK ???? She is there to make money but she was costing herself money and I am not going to explain how the world works to her.
I give a tip to my barber. I get a hair cut and beard trim and that includes the old hot towel and facial message. That is my one little bit of self indulgence and for that I tip 20%, gladly. Other than that I tip the wait staff at restaurants but here in California some restaurants have signs posted that they actually pay their wait staff so tips aren't expected. I hope more restaurants start doing that. As for tipping when I get something at the counter? Nope, if I have to do the work, I'm not tipping. I don't feel guilty or annoyed. I simply click no thank you and move on. The one exception to that was in the middle of the pandemic. Virtually all the local restaurants were pickup only and were barely able to survive. We started going out more often, at least once a week rather than once every 6 or 8 weeks and would rotate the restaurants we went to. Then we paid a 20% tip to help keep them afloat. Now that they are open for business and doing well. We are back to our normal pattern except we no longer eat there. We order our food and go home. It's quieter and more comfortable. Oh, and we no longer tip when we have to pick the food up at the counter. My wife will often put 5% as a tip for the staff involved though. Softy. 😉
I think it was a different case in the middle of the pandemic- I tipped at more places for sure! And I love the idea of having these service workers be paid higher wages!
At a no service business that turns the screen, just say “No thank you” and do nothing. Let them press the 0% button.
Tip cups at our local Pizza and Chinese pick-up places . We leave $1...
FYI: Tipping is seen as an insult in China, I used to live there. Not tipping at all is the appropriate behavior.
Seems reasonable to me!
I'm a building contractor, aka service provider, never got a tip.
I do not use cash for payment but I actually carry cash mainly for tipping. I have no problem hitting NO TIP and putting cash in the jar or directly to the employee knowing that THEY get all of it for their service. BTW, as a dad of two teens working at the grocery store, if you give them cash for checking you out or sacking your groceries, you REALLY made their day since it doesn't happen often. They'll come home telling their parents about their tip all excited.....yes, over $1-2 dollars.
Love that!!
I actually happily tip those who bag my groceries! It doesn’t happy that often these days and it’s pretty special. We have a grocery store near use where the baggers are all teens and they wear suit jackets - it’s so cool it my book. We don’t go to that grocery store too often (its pricy) - but those baggers get tipped!
I strictly tip based on service alone. If you are a server at a restaurant, I will always tip no matter how the service was, but you will get very little if the service was bad.
If the service is good, I will always tip on the high end. However, if I am the one driving to the restaurant, driving home or taking my food/utensils back to my table, you will get $0. You didn't provide any service other than taking my order and preparing my food which is the bare minimum.
I think that sounds fair!
I pay cash in establishments that solicit credit card tips for providing little or no service (like overpriced cookie bakeries).
They are making it better to pay with cash with these systems. I don't think the take out really expect a tip but its built into the payment system.
So I struggle with the takeout…are the people preparing the stuff for the takeout paid the service wage? I usually give a weak tip here of say 10% cause I am unsure what to do
That’s a great point, I honestly don’t know the answer
i reject tipping. it's stupid. service industry should just pay the wage and increase prices by 10%. The stupidest part about tipping is that it has become an entitlement rather than merit. The next stupidest thing about tipping is that you are expected to tip on the tax...i take it back, that's the stupidest thing about tipping: tipping tax. Tipping also leads to under reporting and paying of taxes, which I'm deeply against. The cash pay industry is ripping us taxpayers off by not paying their correct share of taxes.
I am not happy with fast food places when entering credit card show a tip screen.. this is fast food… I dont want a tip choice on a fast food palce… those places are subway and panera, starbucks… not going to tip a fast food place….
Definitely a phycological nightmare when you get the IPad handed to you😂 Do you still do personal training?You look really fit in the thumbnail!💪Another great video and important topic as always Erin!!
I don’t do personal training anymore - but I still workout just for me 😊 🏋️♀️
Can't wait when my doctor starts to ask for a tip.
I hope not 😂😂
If I am asked to tip for service, it better be worth it. Most fast casual are not worth the tip. it is just me subsidizing the employer in what they should be able to pay and I should never be asked to tip for service that I have not yet received. If you tip for excellent service, then you dispute the charges because the tip was too generous, then you might be able to fairly dispute the charges. Especially with tipping for excellent service that you never received. It is a lot easier to do that and it is especially true for companies that force you to tip before you receive your purchase and have a high tip percent.
I’m a big tipper but I don’t like the aggressive change in expectation. Not to mention, I’m sure businesses keep a large percentage. Lastly, food and service costs should be reflected on the sticker price so adding “tips” is just corporate greed.
I try to pay with cash so they don't need to turn that tablet to me.
Well played!
Moving to EU in a couple months and will be glad to leave the tipping culture behind. Restaurants there pay their people a living wage so why is it our responsibility here in the US to subsidize the restaurant industry? In the EU, they don’t rush you out the door as quickly as possibly so they can make more money off the turned table.
Good luck on the move!!
I'm always amused by the suggested tip amounts on restaurant bills that make no mathematical sense whatsoever. Now matter how you calculate it it never matches the suggested dollar amount next to the percentage.
Plain and simple: you earn tips. I do not hand them out by default.
I don't mind tipping, but the spinner tablet is getting out of hand. Many times we pay upfront too when we place the order, we don't even get a thank you, and then sometimes it takes a while for them to hand the food over or they mess up the order.
I love Cookies too!
Tipping at self checkout 😂
Yeah the tipping culture has gotten ridiculous. I always do a custom tip, do some mental math (I love math), and round up to the nearest whole dollar. Or at least that’s what I used to do. Now I can’t afford to go anywhere, so I don’t get presented with that option anymore.
That’s a creative way to deal with it!
What annoys me is that the tip is calculated on the total bill including sales tax!
no one seems to address the business owner's protecting their profit margins...could they pay better wages? cost of food goes up and so does the prices so why not server's wages. do I tip, yes and always in cash handed personally to the one I want to acknowledge. we tip more for exceptional service. btw when ordering from a computer screen and paying via the app, who really gets the tip?
Great question!
Amen!💯👀
I only tip if I'll see them again, so I get preferential treatment the next time. At my weekly pub trivia I get treated like a king by our waitress, which I like. Everywhere else, forget it. When on a cruise, I'll tip generously to the people who take care of me, and yeah, they REALLY take care of me. Plus they enjoy having spending cash on days we (and they) go ashore. It's good to be the king, so I tip if I get an ROI.
I'm also a big tipper when using the corporate credit card. I'm not a big eater, so I give my per diem to the waitress. Well, I come back every day on my business trip, and guess what, they are all fighting over me and my $50 tip.
Love it! 😆
More and more companies are asking for a tip before a service is given (*cough*) DoorDash (*cough*) - which is not a tip, it's a bribe. At one point, bribes were a negative practice in America because it encouraged corruption - and somehow we're ok with that now?
I have said for a long time, if the meal was $50 you left $7.5(15%). Now the meal cost $100, why should I leave $20(20%)? The inflation cost of the meal alone increases the server's wages.
Do they do it if you pay with exact change?
I cash I mean
I don’t think they do if you use cash! Good work around!
Haven’t watched the video but just want to say that is a solid pun in the title.
😂 yes! Words can not express how much I love a good pun or a corny joke! One I heard this week - “did you know in Hawaii it’s actually illegal to laugh loudly. You have to keep it to a-lo-ha” 😂😂😂
Americans need to band together and start a no tip movement. It's time to get rid of business greed and make these businesses pay their workers. NO MORE TIPPING!!