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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone calmly explain the rationale behind the “standard” % tip increasing from 15 to 18 to 20% , in sit down restaurants?  I’m asking _how_ this happened over time.

I’m a former waiter who put herself through college and grad school by waiting tables. GenX, 1980s early 90s.

[I have an idea of how the percentage creep occurs *now,* with the use of swivel iPads and credit card receipts where the lowest choice of tip is actually the highest % that one would customarily choose and then the options go higher from there.  I assume that creates a subconscious bias that becomes collective over a short time.  ]

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Cost of living has risen. Waitstaff pay hasn’t changed much. Any collective bias is positive, i’m sure you remember busting your ass with difficult customers revenue and left a quarter behaving as if they were gifting you a million bucks. [/quote]

Cost of living has risen through food prices so the 15% on $10 is more than 15% on $8. So there is no reason to increase the percentage. Also, your cost of living is not my the customer's problem.[/quote]

Diet Coke, no ice, lemon wedge? [/quote]

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