To those who live in or who have visited the United States.

Growing up in the 90’s, the “minimum acceptable” tip was 10%, average was 15%, and a good tip was 20%. These days, I just round to the nearest dollar and tip 20%, but I’ve heard these days it’s not unusual to tip up to 40%!

What do you usually do?

  • iceonfire1@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Your choice not to tip will make no difference to the company, but every difference to a person who suffers through customer service for a living.

    “I don’t want to subsidize a company” is just you inventing a convenient way to justify what is essentially theft. Why stop at not tipping? You could probably get away with stealing IDK, playground equipment too.

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        1 day ago

        At least in the US, tipping is the accepted way that we compensate certain people for their time.

        If you habitually never tip, you are not paying for the service that you receive in good faith. This is theft of service.

        If you don’t like tipping, patronize places that include the tip in the bill. Tell restaurant owners to change their pay structure to avoid it. It won’t be changed by you individually shirking your obligation to pay.

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          12 hours ago

          Oh no I’m such a thief ahah don’t call the popo. I pay the service and products when I pay the bill with the agreed prices. If US companies are so broke and poor that they can’t even pay their people, they should close. I don’t beg for money when I work, disgusting.