Can we talk about tipping?

[Anonymous]

yay, another tipping thread. this topic has been beaten to death. just do a search on DCUM and you will see this comes up monthly if not weekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I was a server and dealt with very cheap tippers for years.

I tip 30% to hairstylists, servers and aestheticians. Anyone who is providing me a service.

What about personal trainers? Accountants? Lawyers?

No!!! You do not tip professionals. Not sure about trainers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And what's the tipping inflation on the little screens? The options used to be 15%, 18% and 20%, and now I'm increasingly getting 18%, 20% and 25%.

When I see it starting at 18% or even higher, I don't tip at all. That's just greedy.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I was a server and dealt with very cheap tippers for years.

I tip 30% to hairstylists, servers and aestheticians. Anyone who is providing me a service.

What about personal trainers? Accountants? Lawyers?

No!!! You do not tip professionals. Not sure about trainers.

How is a hair stylist not a professional? A professional is someone who charges money for something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only tip for food delivery and on food at restaurants. Because I know those people are getting shafted by their employers.

I like coffee, so I rarely go to Starbucks etc - but don’t tip there or other places where the service they offer is standardized (ie: handing an item over a counter). I’ll pay extra for products where tipping is not part of the interaction.

Shady businesses are only part of the story. People who like tipping are part of the problem too.

+1

I tip at restaurants, for delivery, and at the salon (hair and nails), and I tip a full 20%. I don't tip if all that someone did was pour a drink or scoop ice cream or put my bagels in the sack. Just because the screen offers the option doesn't mean a tip is actually necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And what's the tipping inflation on the little screens? The options used to be 15%, 18% and 20%, and now I'm increasingly getting 18%, 20% and 25%.

When I see it starting at 18% or even higher, I don't tip at all. That's just greedy.

+1000

Except the server doesn't have any control over that -- the software or the owner does that. I just tip my 20% and ignore the suggested amounts.