Why is tipping so confusing now?

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  • čas přidán 12. 02. 2023
  • ABC News’ Trevor Ault seeks to get to the bottom of why tipping can seem so confusing, as people express frustration over “tipping fatigue.”
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  • @kelseywillow8110
    @kelseywillow8110 Před rokem +3598

    I think the American tipping concept is a way for bosses to underpay their employees. In Europe it’s common to pay when the server is doing a good job, not as a formality. Pay your employees and ask for a smaller tip. It shouldn’t be a system based on tips or no tips at all. You can still make extra money during festivals/holidays. Don’t put the responsibility at the consumers, just pay if you want to run a business.

    • @cesarhernandez769
      @cesarhernandez769 Před rokem +82

      As an American living in Germany you’re spot on and my wife (she’s German) has told me numerous times not to tip the workers because they all make 9 euros an hour with or without tips

    • @crypticnomad
      @crypticnomad Před rokem +76

      There are several things in the US that fall into the category of what I call "collective illusions". If you ask, most Americans will say mandatory gratuity makes no sense but it is allowed to continue because we want to pretend our meals are somehow cheaper even though it isn't when you account for the mandatory gratuity. It would be much more rational to just pay a price that reflects the true cost to produce the meal and that must include some basic standard of living for the employees

    • @Fellyfell
      @Fellyfell Před rokem +9

      @@cesarhernandez769huh. You should still tip if you want to. It’s just classy and not tacky.

    • @Fellyfell
      @Fellyfell Před rokem +3

      @@crypticnomadI agree

    • @cesarhernandez769
      @cesarhernandez769 Před rokem +26

      @@Fellyfell in the States yeah but in Germany (where I now live) nah

  • @White0ni
    @White0ni Před rokem +806

    "If the driver got you home safely, that is worth tipping."
    The definition of "I did the bare minimum, now I want a bonus."

    • @eliseschoolprojects
      @eliseschoolprojects Před rokem +71

      My thoughts too. Like, what else is the driver supposed to do? Steer the car over a bridge??
      I do tip Uber drivers if it's very late at night, or if I was drunk and possibly being annoying, haha.

    • @lql1094
      @lql1094 Před rokem +47

      He's driving HIMSELF TOO, so it behooves him to get US to the destination safely.

    • @agmcroom2374
      @agmcroom2374 Před rokem +26

      That’s like saying, “I takes care of my children.” You’re suppose to take of care do your children

    • @whitneyfullerton4897
      @whitneyfullerton4897 Před rokem +3

      Exactly that should be a given

    • @ChickinSammich
      @ChickinSammich Před rokem +8

      "Well, we only got into one accident so I'm only tipping 10% for poor service."

  • @dangerkatdev
    @dangerkatdev Před rokem +779

    😂😂😂 “If the driver got you home safely, it deserves a couple extra bucks.” Ummm no, that’s literally his job. WTF

    • @mujtabamujeeb786
      @mujtabamujeeb786 Před rokem +66

      Yeah like thanks for not killing me 😂

    • @p41s3r
      @p41s3r Před rokem +13

      Grocery will be next

    • @lql1094
      @lql1094 Před rokem +13

      @@p41s3r I don't know what they could possibly want at a self-checkout grocery store. GIVE YOURSELF 15% of YOUR OWN money.😟😟😟

    • @davidc-l9174
      @davidc-l9174 Před rokem +1

      Spot on!

    • @nw1750
      @nw1750 Před rokem +8

      100%! That was my first thought as well. We need to stop giving people a bonus just because they are doing the job they were hired for. Either that, or we just tip everybody for everything so that it's fair!

  • @tarekihaddaden9512
    @tarekihaddaden9512 Před rokem +327

    I absolutely hate it when I have to tip before I receive my food, i.e. takeout/coffeeshops not sit down restaurants. My tip should be a reflection of their service, rather than their service reflecting my tip. It’s also infuriating because in those tip first establishments you are generally not waited on. The only service they provide is the preparation and calling out my name. That should be covered by the high price I’m already paying for the food/drink.
    I don’t want to be bullied into tipping. It just doesn’t feel right.

    • @joebillage3578
      @joebillage3578 Před rokem +3

      You're cheap. That's the real underlying issue here

    • @karenwinston8911
      @karenwinston8911 Před rokem +36

      Agreed. Unless someone has gone above and beyond when in ordering, I'm not tipping for service that I haven't received yet.

    • @ticktockbam
      @ticktockbam Před rokem +43

      @@joebillage3578 Sound like what an average fast food employee would say after not getting a tip lol

    • @otreborfashionscene5986
      @otreborfashionscene5986 Před rokem +11

      @@joebillage3578 What's wrong with been frugal? He is probably doing well with money, I am the same way and believe me I saved a lot of money by cutting off stupidity like $7 cafe lates or $5 small cup of Folgers coffee at Starbucks and other coffee shops.

    • @Optim40
      @Optim40 Před rokem +9

      I never tip for something like that. Don't be a sucker, loll.

  • @river13
    @river13 Před rokem +1170

    They would not need tips if the company they work for pays a decent wage.

    • @___Anakin.Skywalker
      @___Anakin.Skywalker Před rokem +20

      It's their problem if they don't want to work in other areas or field.

    • @grod805
      @grod805 Před rokem +6

      Did you not watch? The servers don't want a regular wage

    • @Sharyk808
      @Sharyk808 Před rokem +3

      If the company isn’t doing well increasing wages will close the company.

    • @HollowHill17
      @HollowHill17 Před rokem +1

      @@___Anakin.Skywalker most easy and many job openings are in the retail and service jobs. Literally can walk in and get hired type of jobs and you see the signs everywhere. Other fields it would take couple of weeks or few months to fill that specific role. Plus the competition for the other fields will be more competitive in the future when automation and more people get into those other fields. Leaving a huge void for availability for retail and service jobs. Many seniors prefer human over automated service, which is another thing to factor in too.

    • @river13
      @river13 Před rokem +39

      @@Sharyk808 If a company can not pay a living wage they should not be in business.

  • @nkrummert
    @nkrummert Před rokem +1217

    It’s also frustrating when restaurants include tip automatically without telling you, and then ask for tip on top of it.

    • @rattanack1413
      @rattanack1413 Před rokem +102

      Then try to sneak in a service fee on top of the tip

    • @livingreflection5
      @livingreflection5 Před rokem +24

      Most restaurants only do that for parties of six or more.

    • @rattanack1413
      @rattanack1413 Před rokem +36

      @@livingreflection5 its not a law, its up to the owner. Ive been to places that charges it regardless of the # of people.

    • @philipp3001
      @philipp3001 Před rokem +49

      Yes! Just the other day I went to a restaurant after work with 4 of my friends and the tip was already included in the bill none of us noticed it and we added another 20% tip we only notice the bill when they brought it back to the table. We felt cheated, and none of us is going back to that restaurant again.

    • @user-fj1wq9cs6p
      @user-fj1wq9cs6p Před rokem +4

      8:25 she said gratuity has the word gratitude in it FALSE -- gratuity - From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”)

  • @puddingmango
    @puddingmango Před rokem +348

    Things have gotten even worse recently. I've been asked to tip $1/$2/$3 for a cup of boba or coffee ($3 is literally 60%!!) during pandemic, and just recently I got one cafe asking for similar amounts WITH NO "NO TIPS" OPTION, I had to literally hit "custom amount" and type "0" and then hit enter. Folks, stand on your ground, and don't tip at these places!

    • @blazetino5713
      @blazetino5713 Před rokem +23

      I encountered the same exact thing. Good to know there’s proactive people out there

    • @winnieouyang7802
      @winnieouyang7802 Před rokem +12

      i'd just not go there anymore lol

    • @crystalcalendars142
      @crystalcalendars142 Před rokem +22

      I ordered Chinese food from a small Chinese restaurant within 1 mile away from my house and Paid delivery fee (free delivery before COVID). I did the same, had to select "custom amount" and type "0" tip. But the driver demanded tip because he said he used his car and gas. I told him that I paid delivery fee and tip is optional, period. He looked at me and my car with violence in his eyes.

    • @NZ28188
      @NZ28188 Před rokem +4

      Or don’t buy expensive drinks if you can’t afford to tip??

    • @Optim40
      @Optim40 Před rokem +4

      @@crystalcalendars142 It's true they shouldn't charge a delivery fee.

  • @JuniperJupiter23
    @JuniperJupiter23 Před rokem +165

    Love how the owner of a business is essentially saying, "Some of my patrons might pay more of my overhead costs on top of what they're already paying for my product and make me more profit because I am not legally obligated to pay my employees a living wage." We are the only country that has been duped into paying 20% of the restaurant owner's employees' wages, and now it's for almost everything. Employers should pay their employees a living wage! A tip for excellent service is one thing. It's gone way past that now.

    • @kayladonnrichardson7384
      @kayladonnrichardson7384 Před rokem +11

      We're paying 95% of the employees wages, not 20%. Their paychecks are like $22.

    • @bfresh5572
      @bfresh5572 Před rokem +4

      Its all relative. Take away tips and raise their hourly, itll be reflected in the food prices. Already see this in fast food prices where minimum wage was increased. Tricky problem to solve here, people deserve to make a fair living but people also deserve a fair price…

    • @aurelie8220
      @aurelie8220 Před rokem +15

      @@bfresh5572 I’d much rather have that. I used to live in Europe and it was really nice knowing the ACTUAL cost you were paying for things. In France, even sales tax is built into the price of the item, so it’s not higher at the cash register.
      Not a crazy concept to display the actual cost you are charging people. And being aware of the cost ahead of time, helps you budget and be better with your money (which American businesses do not want consumers to do).

    • @JayBrown-xs9ps
      @JayBrown-xs9ps Před rokem

      @@bfresh5572 this is true

    • @JayBrown-xs9ps
      @JayBrown-xs9ps Před rokem +2

      @@aurelie8220 I would like this better also

  • @Vegard1986
    @Vegard1986 Před rokem +984

    I tip at sit down restaurants. Where there is service from a waiter/waitress. Periodt. I don't tip at Starbucks.

    • @jamalwilburn228
      @jamalwilburn228 Před rokem +14

      Watch your microagressions

    • @bloodlove93
      @bloodlove93 Před rokem +59

      beware the overly sensitive... oops too late.

    • @karenwalters1211
      @karenwalters1211 Před rokem +97

      Agreed. Just to do your job I’m not tipping. To actually go above and beyond or to wait on me, I definitely tip. I was a bartender for years and will be the first person to say tipping is out of control in the US

    • @jakecross5668
      @jakecross5668 Před rokem +9

      I hope your baristas take their sweet ass time then.

    • @BeExtraWithDell
      @BeExtraWithDell Před rokem +5

      periodt!!!! lol

  • @MultiFastie
    @MultiFastie Před rokem +1508

    Recently purchased some chocolate bars from a candy/gift shop and was prompted to tip up to 15%-50% at the pay screen. It was like being asked to tip at the grocery or drug store.

    • @smorris281
      @smorris281 Před rokem +130

      That’s ridiculous.

    • @___Anakin.Skywalker
      @___Anakin.Skywalker Před rokem +114

      I said I don't tip. Ef that then I was made to felt ashamed but I said, "it's ok. I have no shame." I said to them. 👋

    • @Jonny8859
      @Jonny8859 Před rokem +20

      thats criminal.

    • @jamieking8011
      @jamieking8011 Před rokem +42

      I liked your comment. Please tip.

    • @jeretso
      @jeretso Před rokem +10

      The tipping apps for self service places start too high and sometimes sneak a big tip in there so check your CC receipts. My carry-out pizza place starts at 5%. I enjoy hitting 5 or 10% because they smile and treat people like celebrities. If you aint happy then go somewhere else.

  • @Raiya_ru17
    @Raiya_ru17 Před rokem +45

    Tipping culture in the US alone is super scary and stressful lol. They are the only one who do this ridiculous stuff while the rest of the world don’t deal with this nonsense. Tipping is to show gratitude if you feel like it, not because it’s mandatory. I don’t need to tip on fastfood or coffeeshops. I only do on restaurant’s who does personal service to wait on our tables.

  • @chessty
    @chessty Před rokem +63

    I went through Pete's coffee drive through the other day and the worker shoved the paying device out the little window and into my car window to show the tip screen, this literally boiled my blood

    • @VeenaMichelle
      @VeenaMichelle Před rokem +8

      Lol, what did the worker do when you pressed "no tip"

    • @chisomo8088
      @chisomo8088 Před rokem

      I hope you didn’t pay

    • @monkeytimestamps4915
      @monkeytimestamps4915 Před rokem +2

      It "literally boiled" your blood?
      Why add the word "literally" if what you mean is the opposite of "literally"?

    • @PureAloha78
      @PureAloha78 Před rokem

      That is infuriating!!!!!!

  • @tracirogers9719
    @tracirogers9719 Před rokem +254

    I used to be a great tipper. I took joy in tipping high. Once I was getting asked for tips everywhere, including gas stations, take out etc, I quit and I don’t feel bad at all! I felt harassed everywhere I went. I now only tip at a sit down restaurant. I’m free!!

    • @TheBOG3
      @TheBOG3 Před rokem +8

      What gas station asked for a tip? I haven't seen that yet.

    • @apara2005
      @apara2005 Před rokem +15

      ​@@TheBOG3if you live in a state that doesn't allow you to pump your own gas, then they ask for tips. I never tip at gas stations because I can pump my own gas; why take away my option to do so, THEN ask me to tip.

    • @tracirogers9719
      @tracirogers9719 Před rokem

      Chevron actually more as well. . But now that I think about it they ask for donations not tips along with the grocery stores.

    • @rodgerdodger2459
      @rodgerdodger2459 Před rokem +2

      I hope you still tip Uber or food delivery people 😊

    • @douglei4413
      @douglei4413 Před rokem

      I know what you mean. Now if you're in doubt, just tip. I just bought a new used tire. Cost $70 to install it. and I tip the man $10, just in case.

  • @kenchow1142
    @kenchow1142 Před rokem +545

    in Japan , I left a tip after my meal . And then the waiter chased after me and return my money. He said “we don’t accept tips here” lol

    • @sekar9901
      @sekar9901 Před rokem +29

      Maybe it's one of the reason Asian eat out/dine in a lot in daily basis.

    • @aznmochibunny
      @aznmochibunny Před rokem +12

      @@sekar9901 Depends on where, but in some places, like East Asia, there's a heavy overworking culture so not many people have time to make food at home so many dine out or eat from convenience stores.

    • @weekenderfam7965
      @weekenderfam7965 Před rokem +41

      it’s just their culture, they expect to put out their best hospitality no matter what. it’s not about the money. Not all Asian countries the same though, pretty much just Japan

    • @kaylahaskins8239
      @kaylahaskins8239 Před rokem +11

      Because tipping is rude there

    • @Rach09_
      @Rach09_ Před rokem +4

      Ohhh man tips in Japan like an insult lucky u didnt get punched 😂😂

  • @Cornelius87
    @Cornelius87 Před rokem +52

    I think the problem is that it's gotten too expensive to tip. I remember leaving a $5-$10 tip on a nice sit down restaurant was considered a generous tip and I didn't mind paying that at all but now with the inflated prices of everything and the establishments forcing percentage tipping of more than 15% its way too much. Then they ask you for tips at places they didn't used to before and it just becomes a hassle.

    • @brianal7143
      @brianal7143 Před rokem +5

      Very true. A meal for my husband and I is typically $25-30. Servers act insulted if you give $7 , like what do you want a tip the cost of the meal? Not gonna happen

    • @ube4856
      @ube4856 Před rokem +4

      @@brianal7143 $7 for a $30 meal is already over a 20% tip

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck Před rokem +2

      Tipping at a non-full service restaurant is debatable. Tipping at a sit down restaurant though? If you can’t afford the 20% tip, don’t eat out. You can’t afford it.

    • @Cornelius87
      @Cornelius87 Před rokem +3

      @@BlownMacTruck except I've been to several restaurants where the tipping options change depending on what's convenient to them. If my meal was $20 then 20% is $4 yet when it's time to pay, the lowest amount you're presented with is like $10. When your bill is high they want to do percentage, when it's low they switch it up to face value and it's high. At that point I almost want to give zero tip just for trying to get slick with me.

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck Před rokem

      @@Cornelius87 Then put it in manually. Not that hard. Few places won’t allow you to do a manual tip, and if they don’t, it’s by far the exception.

  • @ash2kewl
    @ash2kewl Před rokem +98

    I used to be a waitress, so you know I believe in the tipping system. When I’m out to eat, get my car washed, on vacation etc., I always tip well especially when the service is good. However, I don’t know why I am expected to tip when someone is simply just taking my order?

    • @youling1997
      @youling1997 Před rokem +3

      I wonder how would you tip if the service is not up to standard or bad?

    • @ticktockbam
      @ticktockbam Před rokem +2

      @@youling1997 You don't lol

    • @youling1997
      @youling1997 Před rokem

      @@ticktockbam I see.

    • @NZ28188
      @NZ28188 Před rokem +1

      @@ticktockbam you do tip if you are a decent person, just less than 20% if the service is bad

    • @fearless6947
      @fearless6947 Před rokem

      l don't know either lol

  • @ciaojeffitalia
    @ciaojeffitalia Před rokem +371

    I live in Europe. We don't have to tip. It's so much easier. So when lunch costs 15 Euros, you pay 15 Euros. No taxes and tips added at the Cash Register.

    • @tigerwoodcutter
      @tigerwoodcutter Před rokem +3

      Look at your dwindling population. Netherlands and Denmark have negative population growth. So has japan. US is 270million.

    • @BallparkHunter
      @BallparkHunter Před rokem +9

      I envy you! It is a confusing practice here in the US for the past few years. For example, there are customers who don't tip if the owner of the restaurant serves them, but will when an employee serves them. However, now I am being asked to tip someone who makes my coffee and who gets paid minimum wage.

    • @BallparkHunter
      @BallparkHunter Před rokem +56

      @@tigerwoodcutter Talk about missing the point:)

    • @arcim2018
      @arcim2018 Před rokem +2

      Same here in Philippines it is only voluntary.

    • @HarmonixsLoL
      @HarmonixsLoL Před rokem +22

      @@tigerwoodcutter And what does this have to do with tipping?

  • @lonsolchang7694
    @lonsolchang7694 Před rokem +399

    It's a shame that tipping has became such a hassle. Customers should tip when they feel like the service provided is good and tip out of goodwill. It really shouldn't be an obligation.

    • @Krypton853
      @Krypton853 Před rokem +5

      Agreed.

    • @uos64
      @uos64 Před rokem +19

      It becomes an obligation when the cashier is staring right into your eyes as he flips the screen to you for a takeout !!

    • @davidallen346
      @davidallen346 Před rokem +5

      I still thought of the time when I tipped a hairstylist for saying my hair was difficult to cut ✂️👨‍🔬

    • @Random-jl8te
      @Random-jl8te Před rokem +6

      Why not just pay employees
      Do you tip when you go grocery shopping or buy a car do you tip truck drivers for bringing chips to the gas station

    • @prtdiva
      @prtdiva Před rokem +2

      Exactly. And I used to serve and still think this is b.s. Really, the owners should be paying a living wage and tipping should be extra. The server’s wage should not be based on extra money from the customers.

  • @butters6295
    @butters6295 Před rokem +8

    The restaurant owner saying, "yes, the server will make less without tips." is literally saying, I won't pay them more than the $2.15/hr I do. Restaurant owners are actually evil. We need to force their hands and stop tipping.

  • @tateg.7530
    @tateg.7530 Před rokem +57

    I think a big part of it popping up in places or situations you wouldn't expect to tip, is it's just a built in function of the point of sales system. If someone hands me a screen to process my card, and it asks for a tip in a situation where tipping wouldn't normally be a thing, I have no problem hitting "no tip" just like I would choose no when it comes to donating to some charity that I'm not into at the supermarket register card machine.

    • @ube4856
      @ube4856 Před rokem

      Same here. I treat it like a tip jar on the counter. You can through in your change if you want to.

  • @leebaird8181
    @leebaird8181 Před rokem +500

    I recently went to lunch at Potbellys. 4 people waited on me as I moved down the line. Not one person even managed a smile. The manager rang up my order and asked me if I wanted to leave a tip. I did because I felt internal pressure. My order was wrong. Never again will I tip when I don’t feel like I was treated with basic manners.

    • @fififhygiio1914
      @fififhygiio1914 Před rokem +26

      service industry work is hard and degrading, have some empathy for how hard it is on workers social batteries day in and day out

    • @amgooder
      @amgooder Před rokem +29

      If you wanted a smile you needed to request one, bc that would have been an extra 5%🤭

    • @rickyayy
      @rickyayy Před rokem +21

      This is normal in service industry in 2023. Zero smiles and zero joy. The customer is always wrong and going to pay 😆

    • @jav9069
      @jav9069 Před rokem +16

      Oh that's not being waited on, people behind counters are paid by the company to serve people otherwise people don't come! I really hate the person who started putting glass jars by the cashier of fast food restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and other not sit down places! The only underpaid people in the food industry are the waiters and waitresses, and by law the tips they earn are theirs but some bosses make them pool their tips together and share it with the kitchen staff, who are actually supposed to earn at minimum what the law requires! WTF

    • @Zoolama34709
      @Zoolama34709 Před rokem

      You sound very entitled! If you knew the level of stress and work we deal with! Maybe you would understand more!

  • @bobb6181
    @bobb6181 Před rokem +353

    Man I don’t understand why I have to pay for something then pay someone to hand it to me

    • @Omnihilo
      @Omnihilo Před rokem +64

      You don’t. Stop tipping. Stop incentivizing workers and companies to scam you.

    • @lamario
      @lamario Před rokem +34

      ​@@OmnihiloA lot of people will jump down your throat for this comment, but as someone who worked in a tipped industry for more than a decade, tipping is broken. Now that people feel obligated to tip even before they've received service is a sure sign that the system is broken.
      Somehow the employer has made us feel responsible for paying their employees. It's nonsensical.

    • @archangel115
      @archangel115 Před rokem +19

      I totally agree with you. That's why I never tip cashiers. I only tip when there's a targeted service given like a restaurant server, otherwise i never do. I don't feel the need to tip just because. The more people do it, the more establishments abuse the system.

    • @funkrobot9762
      @funkrobot9762 Před rokem

      Uh because that person had to make sure your order was correct, was prepared the right way, rushed to pack it, made sure to give you everything you need, etc. don’t be an idiot. Things don’t just materialize out of nowhere.

    • @lamario
      @lamario Před rokem +32

      @@funkrobot9762 That's not a part of the job they get paid to do? Your mechanic has to diagnose what's wrong, take apart the surrounding parts to get to the problem, fix the problem put everything back together, ensure they fixed the problem and didn't cause new problems, and do it with a smile. Do we tip them too?
      Plus, isn't part of making sure my order is correct making sure it was prepare correct, and isn't that simply managing the kitchen which has nothing to do with the customer?

  • @blankmandastankman
    @blankmandastankman Před rokem +42

    When customers are *forced* to tip, it’s time to start turning the attention onto the only people that can solve this issue: *THEIR EMPLOYERS*

  • @AngelKay813
    @AngelKay813 Před rokem +10

    One of the worst places I got pushed for a tip was a bathroom. There was a flea market I went to, there was a person in it cleaning the bathroom, and I noticed there was a sign suggesting a tip so she can be paid to keep the restroom clean. Sometimes if I was feeling generous I would but most times I would get my own soap, turn on my own water and get my own paper towel to dry my hands, so I don’t feel it’s necessary for me to clean up after myself then tip someone else to keep the bathroom clean. I feel bad for that person working there, but then don’t take the job if your salary is tip only. The time I did tip was when the woman handed me soap and turned on my water and had a paper towel ready, and was very pleasant to me, so I tipped.
    The other worse place is a drive thru, a worker actually tried to keep my change stating it would towards their tip…I didn’t authorize that so I asked for my change, it’s a drive thru!! Tipping is getting ridiculous. Don’t mean to sound like a grinch but it’s crazy how much I do most of the work myself and yet it’s expected for me to pay someone else…too crazy. 🙄

    • @Trust_but_Verify
      @Trust_but_Verify Před rokem +2

      In Asia countries some places do require a small amount of change to use the bathroom. Without a dedicated cleaning lady after each patron you might seeing dirty floor, soiled seats...

    • @angelacarrerarivera
      @angelacarrerarivera Před rokem

      I've seen that bathroom tip in some south american cities, but also in París 😂

  • @John-ct9zs
    @John-ct9zs Před rokem +477

    I hate when I order a pick up delivery from a restaurant and they ask for a tip. If I sat down and ate there, I would tip. If the food was delivered to me, I would tip the driver. But if all I'm doing is driving over myself to pick up food, and I wasn't waited on, I'm not tipping. And I sure as hell ain't tipping at Starbucks or McDonald's.

    • @thecapricorn11
      @thecapricorn11 Před rokem

      Where do you live? That’s never happened to me.

    • @innocentnemesis3519
      @innocentnemesis3519 Před rokem

      Lol screw you too, my dude. Signed, someone whose food service labor you clearly don’t value.

    • @jannekedebrie598
      @jannekedebrie598 Před rokem

      What about bars?

    • @thecapricorn11
      @thecapricorn11 Před rokem +1

      @@jannekedebrie598 what do you usually do at bars?

    • @komfyk
      @komfyk Před rokem +14

      Just went to a Starbucks drive thru and was shocked when the cashier shoved a screen in my face asking for a tip. The fucking gall of these companies. They just lost a customer lmao.

  • @rainacherienne1010
    @rainacherienne1010 Před rokem +176

    I purchased a $5 cupcake at a pick up counter with no sitting at the airport and was faced with the screen showcasing the following tip options: $1, $3, $5. There was NO no tip option. When I pressed “Other amount” the clerk said “No tip? Ok you press X to cancel.”

    • @KD-up3sz
      @KD-up3sz Před rokem +63

      Gosh, that's awkward.

    • @Lasaenzi84
      @Lasaenzi84 Před rokem +61

      They are getting more sneaky by the day!

    • @willjean1614
      @willjean1614 Před rokem +30

      That was a good one, damn u strong for not tipping, they would get me

    • @Watatli
      @Watatli Před rokem +21

      Land of the free right? 😂 freedom not to choose tip

    • @philipp3001
      @philipp3001 Před rokem +26

      Jesus! I'm going to start carrying cash now

  • @MoistSocks
    @MoistSocks Před rokem +3

    I was at concert and the merch booth was asking for tips.
    I’m like yo, all you did was get a t shirt from that pile and walked 5 steps to me. I’m not tipping for that.

  • @rmonogue
    @rmonogue Před rokem +10

    Cruise lines in the US typically charge a gratuity for the crew that we pay up front. It comes to about $16 a day per person, so $224 for a couple for a 7 night cruise. The drinks package cost always includes an extra 18% for gratuities. Yet even with that, some people tip more, which is fine, but I feel we’ve already paid the tips up front. There seems to be an expectation of tipping on top of the substantial amount of tips we’ve already paid. Unless someone has gone out of their way to help us, I see no reason to tip more. That’s supposed to be the point of prepaid gratuities.

  • @class3times
    @class3times Před rokem +413

    TIPS = To Insure Prompt Service. If you do not provide a service beyond taking my order you shouldn't expect a tip. I went to a coffee shop where I had to walk back up to the counter to pick up my drink and again to pick up my food and then was expected to bus my own table. And I was asked to tip when placing my order. I did everything but make the food.

    • @mickeymouserfan6789
      @mickeymouserfan6789 Před rokem +36

      Exactly ! Why tip when you did all the work 😊

    • @samstealth7
      @samstealth7 Před rokem +7

      Lmaoo wow

    • @betchpuddin4545
      @betchpuddin4545 Před rokem +8

      💯

    • @mrbear1302
      @mrbear1302 Před rokem +5

      Actually, by your definition it would be TEPS. To Ensure Prompt Service.......

    • @trainluvr
      @trainluvr Před rokem

      @@meghanm.449 It took me until age 50 to get that one right when a supervisor corrected me.

  • @knevs8461
    @knevs8461 Před rokem +136

    restaurant owner be like "i love not having to pay my own employees"

    • @willnill7946
      @willnill7946 Před rokem

      Servers make a lot of money because of tips, restaurant owners do not make a lot of money after expenses

    • @knevs8461
      @knevs8461 Před rokem

      @@willnill7946 you sound dumb😂😂😂 if the restaurant owner isn’t making a lot, that means the servers are making basically nothing because the restaurant isn’t doing well. If the restaurant owner is wealthy (typically) than the servers are probably doing okay. I worked in a restaurant. Usually made ≈ $100 a night. The managers got paid $14 an hour and the hosts and bar got paid $7.25. The restaurant owner is a millionaire. Drives a g wagon and wears gucci shirts to sit in his office. bffr.

    • @chisomo8088
      @chisomo8088 Před rokem +3

      @@willnill7946 whose fault is that? They should face their government

    • @angryguymwa
      @angryguymwa Před rokem +6

      @@willnill7946 it's still their job to pay their employees. It's insanity having patrons pay for their labor cost.

  • @LettaLove
    @LettaLove Před rokem

    I’ve been really appreciating your messages these days. Thank you so much!! It’s so helpful navigating all this.

  • @mitchellkirkham844
    @mitchellkirkham844 Před rokem +13

    Tipping is very difficult. As a young adult, a lot of times the people on the other side of the new tipping kiosks are my peers. However, I am also pursuing a professional degree (medicine) that will put me in significant debt for decades and feel guilt many times when selecting no tip, even for services that have not particularly asked for tips. It’s tough, I would love to tip everyone but I financially can’t and the lines are very grey, especially now that everyone is asking for tips.

    • @NZ28188
      @NZ28188 Před rokem +1

      It’s your personal choice to put yourself in debt for decades. Just don’t eat out if you can’t afford it

    • @Optim40
      @Optim40 Před rokem

      Guess whos that tipping suggestion for ? The Suckers.

  • @umbertoverbita6653
    @umbertoverbita6653 Před rokem +261

    Tipping in America is ridiculous! ABOLISH TIP !!!

    • @JessieGutierrez.
      @JessieGutierrez. Před rokem +11

      Exactly 💯

    • @SC68170
      @SC68170 Před rokem +25

      As an American, I agree 👍. I'm over it. Pay your employees a fair wage and abolish tipping.

    • @JessieGutierrez.
      @JessieGutierrez. Před rokem +15

      @cbra66 we might as well tip the mechanic when they fix your car...tip the mailman for bringing your mail...tip the trashman for taking your trash...tip the cashier at the grocery store for checking out your grocery. The list goes on and on but you get it.

    • @AllenHanPR
      @AllenHanPR Před rokem +1

      You do that, you will see restrants vanish and bars. Cause no one is gonna want to work at one.

    • @Carolina_Luke
      @Carolina_Luke Před rokem +14

      @@AllenHanPR Abolish tipping, fix the minimum wage. If restaurants/bars vanish then so be it. I don't go to them anyway. Ever hear how some things are worth going through the fire for it? People can go without their starbucks orders, pizzas, etc.
      Infact, it'd help people to learn how to cook at home and do more stuff.

  • @EvolvedBonobo
    @EvolvedBonobo Před rokem +196

    Tipping culture has gotten so bad in America these days that I simply stopped going to any takeaway business that prompts me for a tip, such as Five Guys and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. It certainly helps to reduce the decision fatigue associated with myriad restaurant options. These days I'm partial to Firehouse Subs and Wendy's which never prompt customers for a tip. Should I ever get prompted there in the future, I'll take them off the list and move on to the next. Capitalism in action.

    • @nesttea2239
      @nesttea2239 Před rokem +6

      @Stranded NYer who knows how the company even hands out the tips. maybe most just goes to the owners

    • @adammorra3813
      @adammorra3813 Před rokem +13

      Same, i stopped visiting places that require tip just for them to hand you stuff at the counter.

    • @brokeduece1691
      @brokeduece1691 Před rokem +3

      At McDonald's, I placed a tip jar out front. I was written up for doing so but I did make $40 in about 2 hours... I'm now looking for a job as a waitor

    • @adammorra3813
      @adammorra3813 Před rokem

      @@brokeduece1691 yeah or as a bartender, they make gucci money

    • @Waybear
      @Waybear Před rokem +3

      Side note, a typical smoothie from tropical smoothie cafe has over 100 grams of sugar in it. I was floored.

  • @Zdosse
    @Zdosse Před rokem +2

    I don’t tip for anything to go; however, I only tip when I actually sit down for a service

  • @CaseyReads
    @CaseyReads Před rokem +8

    My biggest problem with it is there is now an expectation of a tip BEFORE the service rendered. What if the service is terrible? This happens to me sometimes with doordash - I leave a big tip, but then the driver will deliver another order or even two before mine and by the time my food gets to me its gone cold. It makes me want to leave smaller tips because the tip I do leave doesn't guaruntee good service.

    • @joebillage3578
      @joebillage3578 Před rokem +2

      You really should be more frustrated at doordash as opposed to the driver. Tipping less means a driver gets paid less, which is taking out your frustrations at the wrong party

  • @komfyk
    @komfyk Před rokem +140

    I stopped using doordash and eating out completely because of this. Even going through a drive thru had become a hassle because now they're starting to request tips. Asking for a tip when I'm simply picking up the food I paid for seems like an outrageous concept. Customers are basically paying employees because greedy restaurants want to increase profits. Tipping should be voluntary and I don't appreciate having a screen shoved in my face asking for a tip. Going to continue making home cooked meals and keeping eating out to a minimum.

    • @JayBrown-xs9ps
      @JayBrown-xs9ps Před rokem +2

      Honestly this is healthier for you anyway

    • @Optim40
      @Optim40 Před rokem +10

      It's all being done cause they think people are suckers. They think being caring and nice is something to now take advantage of.

    • @komfyk
      @komfyk Před rokem

      @@Optim40 they gotta get their profits I guess

    • @fearless6947
      @fearless6947 Před rokem +3

      I'm cooking at home too lol. I'm not going to be suckered into this. Just wait for driverless cars

    • @gustavorosas4065
      @gustavorosas4065 Před rokem +4

      You'd be surprised on how services like DoorDash really works. It does not surprise me honestly since you are having your food delivered at the front of your door step but having to tip at every coffee shop is absolutely ridiculous. It's sad because tipping used to be about expressing gratitude but it really feels like it's mandatory at almost any place you go to.

  • @mm.f262
    @mm.f262 Před rokem +49

    I am burnt out. I stopped tipping. It's too much of a guilt trip these days. They raise the price of the product or service then have high tipping options.. I'm tired

  • @jasmithmarin9478
    @jasmithmarin9478 Před rokem +2

    Tipping in USA is getting out of hand! It's one thing for me to tip at a sit down restaurant where a waiter is bringing me everything to my table, but when I buy a coffee at the counter and I stay there to wait for it, it's ridiculous for them to expect me to tip $1/ $2/ $3 for a $4- $5 coffee that I'm grabbing to go!

  • @mikiko2872
    @mikiko2872 Před rokem +8

    Never feel bad not tipping for Fast food!! The payment app just defaults tipping to go through. Just press "No tip" to pay, then put some changes in the tipping jar if you want.

  • @jmbbbbbbb2013
    @jmbbbbbbb2013 Před rokem +42

    It’s gotten OUT OF CONTROL! What I don’t understand is… every shop seems to have a sign that’s says “Sorry, we have had for raise our prices.” But yet, we are still expected to give tips, even MORE THAN ever before! Well, if your prices have gone up, I have less money to spend. This goes both ways!

  • @jamesgreer323
    @jamesgreer323 Před rokem +93

    I never tip unless I'm actually dining at a sit down restaurant with a server. Anywhere else is just ridiculous and these companies are becoming abusive

  • @Chilled-FiBro
    @Chilled-FiBro Před rokem +9

    I always click no tip on those grocery store or in person service that no service was actually provided. It’s so weird and I feel guilty, but you don’t need to tip when you buy a sprite in person 😂

  • @nataliaromanova6535
    @nataliaromanova6535 Před rokem +7

    I’m glad the origin and history of tipping was included as it was not started as a class status or appreciation of the service of the waitstaff. With that being said, tipping after you’ve taken my to go order for food or coffee makes absolutely no sense - but for a full service such as sit down meals and salon service, absolutely. I tip well for those services.

  • @tpop3723
    @tpop3723 Před rokem +88

    I resent this manipulative practice and try and avoid establishments which implement this policy.

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem +8

      Me too. It seems every one has there hand out for doing practically nothing now. It’s out of hand. I personally will not frequent a business anymore with these practices. I would rather eat at home, we do 99percent of the time anyways. The last time we got anything out was recently but had not for over 2 years I was shocked at how much things have gone up in price at restaurants and counter people that are just ringing up take out orders are asking for tips on machine when you pay by debit card or credit of minimum of 15 percent. I don’t tip for takeout. One time I went too self serve frozen yogurt place where you completely serve ur self and when they weigh ur yogurt too get price and ring you up the machine asks for tip . I served myself. Why would you ask for any tip?

    • @willjean1614
      @willjean1614 Před rokem +2

      Today I went to a bagel shop I ordered 6bagels , the lady swiped my card and turned the screen around, and looked at me, I tip out of frustration, I would like to say I’m never going back but everywhere is the same

    • @kuruhatas
      @kuruhatas Před rokem +2

      The thing is pretty much every counter service establishment is going to implement this, and most already do. Its better to just normalize not tipping at a counter and calling it a day.

    • @bmoshareholderappleshareho855
      @bmoshareholderappleshareho855 Před rokem

      It seems to be happening everywhere, even at bakeries.

  • @royaldiadem_
    @royaldiadem_ Před rokem +385

    I ordered two medium pizzas and a soda delivered to my home. The tax, “delivery fee,” and tip cost was more than my entire order. I went from ordering pizza 3-4 times a month to 3-4 times a year. It’s too ridiculous nowadays 😮

    • @Orpheus_x
      @Orpheus_x Před rokem +69

      Don’t you love that in the disclaimer it will say something like “the delivery fee does not go to the driver. Please tip them for their hard work!” Wtf does the delivery fee go toward? I’m pretty sure you just get charged for the convenience.

    • @lisabrickner6004
      @lisabrickner6004 Před rokem

      @@Orpheus_x Wrong.. The delivery fee goes toward Insurance on the drivers and paying their gas mileage.. Where I work they charge way to much for delivery.. And it shows on our tips now.. Very greedy company.

    • @violetpurple6191
      @violetpurple6191 Před rokem +25

      Exactly! I stopped going to so many places because of the pressure to tip at places that never did before (bakeries, fast food) and just shop for groceries instead; saves money and is healthier!

    • @snowman7070
      @snowman7070 Před rokem +29

      Pick up your Pizza to avoid the delivery fee, plus the tip. 🍕🍕 Plus use a coupon to save more. 😀

    • @RKingis
      @RKingis Před rokem +4

      ​@@Orpheus_xFree delivery makes every customer pay for fees related to running a delivery company, such as driver insurance. A delivery fee makes it that only those who get delivery pay. Drivers may get a tiny fraction of the fee.

  • @doctorbeanis
    @doctorbeanis Před rokem +2

    This shouldn't even be a "debate"

  • @mango0686
    @mango0686 Před rokem +3

    If a cafe has one of those ipad that asks for a tip, I will not come back to that cafe

  • @TheStrangeKage
    @TheStrangeKage Před rokem +80

    I just went to a restaurant in Austin TX. The hideaway. No host. No welcome. Just sit your ass down. Qr code at table. No server. Had to get out own water at the front desk. Food came out. Had to get our own utensils and togo containers. And then the app when you pay, asks for 18% minimum tip. I put a custom tip. And they lucky they got that! Things are getting out of hand

    • @amgooder
      @amgooder Před rokem +23

      I would have gone up to manager and asked where's my tip jar? Cause I did everything but cook my food😑😁

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem +3

      @@amgooder that is what I was thinking.

    • @ft9kop
      @ft9kop Před rokem +3

      Same thing happened to me at Neighborhood Ramen, except we tipped up front

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem +3

      @@ft9kop like before they even served you?

    • @ft9kop
      @ft9kop Před rokem +5

      @@kathleengivant-taylor2277 yes, at the counter where we ordered. The Ramen was already $22, so sales tax and mandatory 20% tip, it was close to $30. The only service we got was the staff bringing us the food. Everything else was to serve yourself: utensils, napkins, water.
      It was good but prob not going back unless compelled

  • @mkw1040
    @mkw1040 Před rokem +162

    We were a regular 20% tipper at a very popular vietnamese restaurant until one time when my wife was telling the waitress we appreciate her good service and why we always leave a decent tip, she whispered to us and say "no need, the owner keeps all the tips, us workers get nothing, but thank you anyways" so that day we just gave her a $20 bill to put in her pocket. That day on, we tipped $0 there and give directly to who ever is serving us the tips. I really don't know how many other businesses out there that are doing the same thing but now when we go to the smaller name eateries or the ma n pa ones, we always discreetly ask our server if he or she will receive our gratuity. I just don't want all of my tips going to another GREEDY owner!! Oh, and for that Vietnamese restaurant, in a span of only few years they now have 5 locations in our city from the original one we were at regularly.

    • @Noktackey1
      @Noktackey1 Před rokem +17

      Yes I once worked in a Thai restaurant where the owner kept all the tips and distributed them based on favoritism. I don't want to work in local businesses anymore. Now working in corporate where I can take actual tips that I make.

    • @tiffyjade690
      @tiffyjade690 Před rokem

      Reply to:
      mkw1040.
      I am Asian.
      and
      yes and shame on many
      Asian restaurant or business owners that do that to their employees to keep the tips that customers leave on the table or on credit cards.
      So when dining at Asian restaurants, I normally pay the bill on my credit card and tip cash to the hands of the servers who actually serviced me.

    • @BS-my2ky
      @BS-my2ky Před rokem +10

      It's always like that for many small restaurant. The best way to give tips is to discretely give in cash.

    • @swimgirl24
      @swimgirl24 Před rokem +14

      That’s literally wage theft. Employees could sue & would win getting their tips plus a whole lot more. You should report to your local gov. There’s usually a website to report wage theft.

    • @kayladonnrichardson7384
      @kayladonnrichardson7384 Před rokem +7

      Um, that's illegal.

  • @darakristi
    @darakristi Před rokem +7

    I love to show my appreciation for good service by tipping my server well. I absolutely despise the obligation I feel to tip someone doing the bare minimum of ringing me up at a cash register, especially when I don’t know how that tip is being distributed.

  • @rileelake8096
    @rileelake8096 Před rokem +1

    I think what is most annoying is when I go to a coffee shop and I order and have to tip right away after ordering. The service has not even been complete yet. My order could have been messed up and yet I can't get my tip back. Why should I tip before my service is complete other than to personally subsidize wages for the employer.

  • @drdickvagesq
    @drdickvagesq Před rokem +345

    I absolutely never tip for counter service, and am happy to let them see me select no tip if they're going to store me down during the process. There was a coffee shop near me that, during shelter in place, would not let you touch the iPad for sanitary reasons. You'd hand them your card, they'd slide it, turn the pad around and ask which tip option you'd like. I was in disbelief. I said "Uh, the no tip option". Never went back.

    • @jerradwilson
      @jerradwilson Před rokem +53

      If they handled your credit card, why wouldn't they let you touch the iPad? It sounds like they exerted maximum pressure to coerce that tip. As a former waiter, I don't tip for counter service either. I would have done the same thing with a smile on my face and never gone back.

    • @stanbalo
      @stanbalo Před rokem +7

      I experienced this in LA in 2018. It is like highway robbery. Haha! Very wrong..i mean it is not also good manners to put you on the spot like that

    • @babyshaya
      @babyshaya Před rokem +9

      That happened to me too. I don't go to those places anymore. Once they start going that route I simple stop going. I love cracker barrel where you tip at the cashier. Counter service is insane asking for tips. I'm so done.

    • @jannekedebrie598
      @jannekedebrie598 Před rokem

      What about bars?

    • @stanbalo
      @stanbalo Před rokem

      @@jannekedebrie598 it all depends if they have that tip machine in the cashier

  • @dgracias12
    @dgracias12 Před rokem +134

    I went to a Five Guys restaurant and I tipped out of pressure seeing that for the first time. Those prices are expensive to begin with and the cashier over charged me and I got the wrong order. I do pay attention now and feel like I don't have to tip if someone just made my coffee or rang me up at the register. Like someone mentioned, I don't tip everywhere else unless it's a barber, waiter/waitress, etc.

    • @BudgetHousingHub
      @BudgetHousingHub Před rokem

      "pressure????"

    • @ooogabooogaa
      @ooogabooogaa Před rokem +10

      ​@@BudgetHousingHubsocial pressure

    • @jrambo7495
      @jrambo7495 Před rokem +6

      I went inside Five Guys the other day because I heard their french fries were to die for but I'm sorry I can't pay $10 for an order of fries!

    • @ethancrisp3491
      @ethancrisp3491 Před rokem +2

      @@jrambo7495 five guys is outrageously expensive. I spent $20 on a burger and fries and havent been back since.

  • @ViolinistJeff
    @ViolinistJeff Před rokem

    Best video on tipping: Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything
    czcams.com/video/q_vivC7c_1k/video.html

  • @dewilew2137
    @dewilew2137 Před rokem +3

    And this is exactly why I don’t eat out.

  • @fseifudd
    @fseifudd Před rokem +90

    These restaurant owners do not want to pay their employees so we all end up paying for them! So so wrong!

    • @jsperez240
      @jsperez240 Před rokem +2

      You must not understand how restaurants work. Usually small business owners make less than Servers due to tipping. Servers in my area are making $1500-$2000 a week while the cook makes $600-$800. You take away tipping and now servers make less money. You pay them the same as cooks and let them receive “some tips” and now the cooks are upset because servers are making the same as them AND getting tips not to mention you end up earning less than or around the same as your employees and assume all the liability. What’s the incentive to open up a business at that point… don’t want to deal with that? Then You raise your prices and risk a decrease in business, then you file for bankruptcy and you’re out of business.

    • @warrenboywizard
      @warrenboywizard Před rokem

      @Mira Qlinda Bro it’s literally hyper capitalism lol. Business owners minimizing their costs to the utmost extreme in order to maximize profit. Socialism would be if all the profits were divided up amongst the employees lol.

    • @jasonmartinez9051
      @jasonmartinez9051 Před rokem

      If restaurant owners paid their employees a higher wage, the cost would just be passed down to the customers. One way or another, we'll pay.

    • @noneya1238
      @noneya1238 Před rokem

      ​@Mira Qlinda That's actually capitalism you birdbrain, you must be republican.

    • @noneya1238
      @noneya1238 Před rokem +1

      ​@Jose Perez Then you can't afford to own a restaurant, that's what that sounds like. Shouldn't be our problem. And what's the excuse for these big businesses?

  • @selurrekos
    @selurrekos Před rokem +127

    It’s horrible as a customer, to feel pressured. People need to do a good job regardless because that’s what is going to keep people coming back and let them keep their job. With that being said people should tip when they feel like they were served positively and have gratitude. Sometimes you can’t afford to give tip, you can’t afford to give and extra dollar for whatever reason-and you shouldn’t feel bad. Now if the employee isn’t making enough that’s the employers fault not the customers because at the end of the day the owners are making their money.

    • @mattk8810
      @mattk8810 Před rokem

      The problem is these POS services dont allow you to choose what items deserve tipping and what doesnt.
      For example, there is a difference between service and product

  • @user-gs2jg7fr9e
    @user-gs2jg7fr9e Před rokem +2

    This is why I carry cash. I refuse to start using these systems that ask for a tip.

  • @WheelEstate
    @WheelEstate Před rokem +2

    The key takeaway is this: Companies are using social pressure. They're intentionally putting you in situations where they know you'll feel uncomfortable going against the grain. They're hoping you'll succumb to the pressure, feel bad, etc. They're hoping you'll say to yourself, "Oh well, it's only a dollar" without doing the mental math to realize the actual percentage. They use specific wording to make you feel like you're a terrible human being if you decline. All of this is intentional.
    We always think the bosses are greedy but the workers are our friends. But no, that's no longer the case. The frontline worker has now been trained to extract as much money from you as possible.
    So what should you do? Stand your ground and decline leaving a tip (in instances where a tip truly isn't justified or deserved). The first time is hard but it gets easier.
    Don't try to resist the feelings of discomfort or social pressure. Let those feelings flow through your body as you're pressing "No Tip" or entering 0 for "Custom Amount". Those feelings will quickly subside.

  • @steveelrino1339
    @steveelrino1339 Před rokem +396

    Glad to see this being discussed. It’s getting nuts and all the tip recievers in this piece didn’t get it. It should only be for high class service type roles, not coffee or takeout that’s already inflated.

    • @tomshea8382
      @tomshea8382 Před rokem +4

      Why?

    • @sindyliao7188
      @sindyliao7188 Před rokem +33

      @@tomshea8382 because there are plenty other service jobs that dont get tipped for literally just doing their job. Idk in my opinion we should eliminate tipping all together like the rest of the world and its just an extra if you actually want to.

    • @steveelrino1339
      @steveelrino1339 Před rokem +5

      @@tomshea8382 It just feels like a way to get more money out of me and makes pricing unclear unless you know a 15% tip is expected. A Thai place I used to go to lost my business because its now too expensive. When I was in High School tipping 10% was ok and 15% was generous. This was at a sit down place. Now everywhere is asking for a tip and its inflating the price and awkward. It would be fine to have "add a tip" on the screen. Tipping is for service, and handing me coffee or 20$ lunch phad thai is not service.

    • @tomshea8382
      @tomshea8382 Před rokem +4

      @@sindyliao7188 Servers etc would love to be paid a base wage that's livable, but that's at least 20 dollars an hour, which means that the menu prices increase, since business owners aren't going to part with that much money w/o making it back. So as usual the wrong people are getting blamed for this.

    • @tomshea8382
      @tomshea8382 Před rokem

      @@Newbie-C I'm not sure why you think we need to know what a cheap bastard you are, but it's worth it, I guess.

  • @fostertomer4630
    @fostertomer4630 Před rokem +7

    As a barista myself, my coffee shop recently implemented the option to leave a credit card tip at time of payment. We've always had a tip jar for cash and coin tips, but this was new. When I'm in the drive through and someone hands me their card, I'll insert it, then hold the device so they can select. I'll always say "it'll just have you make a quick selection for me, it's totally optional" so that way they know they're not obligated to tip. I hate pressuring people to tip when it's not a "tipping wage" job.

  • @unschooled_art
    @unschooled_art Před rokem +1

    I get the kids Papa Murphy during the school week. It is a take and bake pizza shop, meaning that they put the pizza together but you take it home and cook it yourself. I put “no tip” most of the time because why would I tip for someone just doing their job and not doing anything extra? Plus, I have never understood why that pops up on the payment screen when I am paying BEFORE they ever even a lift a finger on my order. It’s crazy. It would be better to put a tip jar at the pick up end of the counter and if you made my pizza super quick or were pleasant to be around then I would have the option of dropping in a couple of bucks. It like people want extra without doing extra.
    At full service restaurants, I generally tip 20% but those servers don’t make a full hourly wage and need the tips for an actual paycheck. They are also working for it by being prompt, friendly and making sure the table has bread, refills, etc. I have worked in restaurants before and I still think all of this other tipping nonsense is way too extra.

  • @jimsinthailand
    @jimsinthailand Před rokem +45

    As an American who has been living in Thailand for the past 6 years I can say that tipping is a weird concept. This is coming from an ex-bartender (6 years). I've met many people from all over the world and they all say the same thing. Employers need to pay more.

  • @jon6309
    @jon6309 Před rokem +162

    This happened to me in Starbucks. I don’t like tipping before a service is even done. When I tipped I ended up with bad service and was not satisfied with the coffee that was made but when I didn’t tip and the service turned out more than I expected I felt bad because I should have left a tip for getting more than what I expected. Tipping should be done after the service is done and not before it!

    • @user-sr3xy4gg7j
      @user-sr3xy4gg7j Před rokem +11

      Fully agree! I always thought tipping was about showing appreciation for the service given. A large tip ahead of service doesn't guarantee anything. A tip being expected ahead of time because reasons is just breeding resentment on both sides imo.

    • @NT-ud2rx
      @NT-ud2rx Před rokem

      I feel the same way about tipping before the service is perform3d

    • @rolandm9750
      @rolandm9750 Před rokem

      At least in the Starbunks app you can tip before *or* after service. You can tip right when you order, or you can tip up to an hour or two afterwards instead. Usually, if they were nice and friendly and the drink was made good I leave them a dollar. It isn't much but it's money that the majority of other "fast food" places aren't even allowed to accept, never mind have a prompt in the app for it. Of course those other places don't charge you like $7 for a fancy coffee either, lol.
      Some apps, like those food delivery ones [I don't use], pretty sure you can only leave a tip when you order, not after the delivery is completed. That's pretty ridiculous.

    • @trainluvr
      @trainluvr Před rokem

      YES. If I have change and really like them, I make a deposit in the tip jar when leaving.

    • @peps1943
      @peps1943 Před rokem +8

      THIS. I laughed at first because I didn't know what they meant. How can you tip before anything happens?? I said no and the cashier got cold and wouldn't smile or say anything else to me. Because I didn't give you extra free money beforehand?? Insane.

  • @go1tigers
    @go1tigers Před rokem +3

    It's ridiculous I'm not tipping just because you want me to I'll leave before that and you loose all together. Waiters and waitresses absolutely deserve tips if service is good because that's based on PERSONAL SERVICE THAT CAN LAST FOR 30 MINS OR MUCH LONGER. Crumble cookie wants $5 for a single cookie but they ask for a tip NOT HAPPENING. My local sandwich place up the prices so much now people don't even go in there but boy they are focused on tipping. Starbucks used to get little more respect from me just because THEY NEVER ASKED FOR TIPS NOW THEY DO. But yet they've never lowed prices on anything

  • @coreym7694
    @coreym7694 Před rokem +3

    The beauty industry is one of the more frustrating ones for tipping. Like, a customer pays $40 for a haircut, and when the person expects a tip for doing a good job they are essentially saying that $40 is the price for a crappy experience. If you are happy with everything, then you pay more... Huh?? I don't tip the guys who paint my house or my mechanic for fixing my car.

  • @bittermelonleaf
    @bittermelonleaf Před rokem +50

    I have NO problem tipping when I'm at a sit down restaurant and received good service. BUT I especially HATE it when gratuity is already added to the total BUT they still have the nerve to ask for additional gratuity! They'll give you a receipt with the space to leave more tip, without telling you they already charged you for that! Most times they're sneaky about it too, so you have to check the details of your check.

  • @UserInterface00
    @UserInterface00 Před rokem +31

    PSA: it’s obvious those tips aren’t 100% going to the employees unless it’s physical cash. It’s just another sly way for companies to nickel and dime employees for less pay and more $$ for the higher ups.

  • @nicktheman1828
    @nicktheman1828 Před rokem +2

    It’s not confusing at restaurants. Only tip if you are at a sit down restaurant being served

  • @nospamallowed4890
    @nospamallowed4890 Před rokem +1

    My rule of thumb for tipping is:
    - If the IRS charges 15% tax, my tip level starts at 15% as it is considered part of the salary. More if the server went above and beyond, and less if the service was substandard... all the way down to zero. That usually means restaurant waiters.
    - If there is no tax, then no tip unless they were extraordinary.
    What is needed is a clear rule on who has to pay an "assumed tip" tax.
    It is also necessary to exclude tips from calculations of minimum wage

  • @VolcanoKing-dj5px
    @VolcanoKing-dj5px Před rokem +38

    You are NOT getting me to tip on ANY take out order!

  • @graygolding
    @graygolding Před rokem +105

    One time I went to a (higher-end) restaurant that had a 10% “kitchen administration fee” in addition to normal tipping. When I got the check the lowest “suggested” option was 18% and I didn’t wanna feel awkward with the server standing right next to me so I chose the 18% option, making the additional fees basically 30%. Never went back again.

    • @bcase5328
      @bcase5328 Před rokem +5

      Just raise the prices. Don't have the price and then add on taxes and fees/tips.

    • @gearhead-do1xh
      @gearhead-do1xh Před rokem +5

      Remember your actually tipping on the after tax bill, so your tipping even more 💶💶💶🚨

    • @jialinsun9703
      @jialinsun9703 Před rokem

      lol idc i always just put $0

    • @chisomo8088
      @chisomo8088 Před rokem

      @@jialinsun9703 sometimes it’s not even on the option list

    • @dmitriypetrov614
      @dmitriypetrov614 Před 10 měsíci

      Many businesses will just pushing customers away by doing this

  • @MrBlack31695
    @MrBlack31695 Před rokem +2

    You know you don’t have to tip. It’s all up to you. I get tips but I don’t beg or ask. I just give good customer service and they give me. If they don’t no big deal.

  • @Captain_Obvious_Says
    @Captain_Obvious_Says Před rokem +5

    What I hate is when you’re grocery shopping and the cashier will ask would you like to donate to this charity? If I say no, I look like the bad guy. I now do self check out whenever so I don’t have to be asked that and because it’s quicker.

    • @ryanmoe5302
      @ryanmoe5302 Před rokem +2

      I hear ya, I always answer back I already have donated thru my taxes.

    • @tiffyjade690
      @tiffyjade690 Před rokem +2

      I know. I feel the same way and do self check out myself to avoid the hassle sometimes too.

  • @or2ak
    @or2ak Před rokem +161

    The more you stick it in my face to tip, I'm NOT tipping.
    Stop begging me for money.

    • @HelloWorld-hb7yt
      @HelloWorld-hb7yt Před rokem

      they aren't begging.

    • @or2ak
      @or2ak Před rokem +17

      @Hello World sticking a tip jar in my face everywhere I go, is begging.

    • @savaunx96
      @savaunx96 Před rokem +2

      @@or2ak You naughty little Atheists.

    • @nateskool
      @nateskool Před rokem

      ​@or2ak that is definitely not begging. Nobody is physically begging you for a tip. It's highly appreciated to them. I've never been in a tipped position and a tip jar is just a suggestion.

    • @paigeawin
      @paigeawin Před rokem +1

      @@HelloWorld-hb7yt yes they are! begging or stealing, call ii whatever makes a karen like you feel virtuous. Neither one is acceptable nor winning over repeat business.

  • @Gpho_gpho
    @Gpho_gpho Před rokem +52

    Next a cashier ringing up my groceries will ask for tips. Wtf

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem +2

      Yup seriously out of control

    • @BudgetHousingHub
      @BudgetHousingHub Před rokem +1

      ...and then...you can just say no.

    • @Gpho_gpho
      @Gpho_gpho Před rokem +1

      @@BudgetHousingHub I dont tip. Only in restaurants

    • @pushslice
      @pushslice Před rokem +1

      Already happening. A grocery store near me has it on their big iPad-y payment terminal screen facing the customer.
      Fairly expensive store too; I rarely go back.

  • @benc2798
    @benc2798 Před rokem +2

    My brain tells me I should tip, but my wallet tells me no.

  • @legacyjeetkunedo492
    @legacyjeetkunedo492 Před rokem +1

    THERE’S NO CONFUSION:
    No Tipping for take out or counter service. For table service, 10% for below average service, 15% for decent service, 17% for excellent service and 20% for above and beyond service.

  • @titois2255
    @titois2255 Před rokem +37

    I went to a gift store to buy a gift and was asked to tip. I am tired of tipping and despise it. When I worked a low paying job, no one ever tipped me and I didn’t care. I am a generous tipper when I feel like it other wise employers need to start paying their employee and if they like, they increase the cost of their food. I do not care.

  • @TheCoppergoat
    @TheCoppergoat Před rokem +83

    I agree, tips or gratuity is simply based on gratitude and the appreciation of the service you received. I don’t agree on tipping someone at the counter / cashier just giving me something I bought with no special or extra service

    • @ronaldmartin6467
      @ronaldmartin6467 Před rokem

      I feel the same way and i also feel it's the right thing to do even if they were getting paid minimum wage already.

    • @TachibanaTengoku
      @TachibanaTengoku Před rokem +1

      They know I appreciated the service because I'm paying them for it, why the hell am I going to pay twice? If I'm riding in your taxi, I'm literally already paying you to take me from A to B. Getting me there safely is literally your job. Same with cooking me food, I am literally paying for you to cook my meal, not fucking up my order is literally your ONE job

    • @LStottmann
      @LStottmann Před rokem +2

      Exactly. 100% agree. Tipping is for a “service” someone ringing you up for an item is not giving you a service, that is part of the companies way of selling you something and competing the transaction 😂

  • @Kynks.
    @Kynks. Před rokem +1

    They are hiring at sweatshop levels of pay. And relying on good hearted people to support their negligence. American culture is truly a one of a kind gem.

  • @PureAloha78
    @PureAloha78 Před rokem +2

    I’m an Uber/Lyft driver and I do not expect a tip. I’m already getting paid from the platform for driving these passengers. If they tip, I am very grateful even if it’s a dollar or 50 cents . I’m just blessed to be able to work .

  • @mariaj4883
    @mariaj4883 Před rokem +85

    The fact that doordash makes you tip before they deliver your food is insane

    • @_lifewithlexi_
      @_lifewithlexi_ Před rokem +5

      Doordash has horrible wages for the people doing the work plus they use their own cars

    • @mariaj4883
      @mariaj4883 Před rokem +9

      @@_lifewithlexi_ I know I always tip them but you should be allowed to tip after they've delivered your food. It's based on service after all.

    • @_lifewithlexi_
      @_lifewithlexi_ Před rokem +7

      @@mariaj4883 I agree. I just think most of the user base would “forget” all the time

    • @kylespencer6461
      @kylespencer6461 Před rokem +22

      @@_lifewithlexi_ tipping for food delivery is total bs. I pay for my food, I pay a fee to have it delivered, then I pay a percentage of my order to the driver. Why the hell do I have to pay a delivery fee if I'm also paying the driver? I've stopped getting food delivered now because I can't justify paying 50% more. I'll either pickup if I can or cook myself. Or go hungry.

    • @mopillo88
      @mopillo88 Před rokem +1

      ​@@_lifewithlexi_ then do something else. You're not forced to work for doordash

  • @pjhey947
    @pjhey947 Před rokem +45

    I tip at restaurants, food delivery and for services like transportation (taxis, Uber etc.) and hotels (maids and porters). All these others now really annoy me. I don’t tip for carry out unless it’s a small business.

    • @lisafranklin9089
      @lisafranklin9089 Před rokem +1

      same but I also my hairdresser and my nail tech ( when it's not me😁).

    • @pjhey947
      @pjhey947 Před rokem +1

      @@lisafranklin9089 yes I do tip my hair stylist and nail person. Although, I rarely have my nails done.

    • @lisafranklin9089
      @lisafranklin9089 Před rokem +1

      @@pjhey947 I figured you did too☺️ I rarely get my nails done either ✌🏼

    • @kistelkistel
      @kistelkistel Před rokem

      As a cleaner thank you. Even the smallest amounts, it all adds up and is very much appreciated.

    • @dparamedi
      @dparamedi Před rokem

      I do exactly the same on tipping.

  • @Valkyrou
    @Valkyrou Před rokem +2

    Get rid of tipping. If the establishment falls because it cannot support it's workers fairly, it was never good enough to stand in the first place

  • @swiitchy511
    @swiitchy511 Před rokem +6

    Never, ever, tip. You will save soooo much money.

    • @swiitchy511
      @swiitchy511 Před rokem +3

      @CW I'm rich partly because I never tip 😜

    • @malayaanderson8222
      @malayaanderson8222 Před rokem

      @@D1008Wpeople can clearly afford to go out 😂tipping is always optional. I’m not tipping someone just for doing their job.
      I’ll go out & get coffee 3-4 days a week & click $0 every time.

  • @michaeljones1802
    @michaeljones1802 Před rokem +51

    Imagine when the tipping wage was created. Someone thought that waitresses were getting too much money because they were getting minimum wage but people were helping them with tips so they had to invent a lower minimum wage to make sure waitresses weren't getting too much money. It's depraved.

    • @eliannahankin2971
      @eliannahankin2971 Před rokem +1

      That’s theft

    • @EwYoureCringe
      @EwYoureCringe Před rokem +5

      Tipping stems from after the civil war as a loophole to get around slavery. They would not pay an hourly wage at all to newly freed Black women but having them work for tips was technically legal. I think this is a good point to think about when it was created because it’s really racist and deeply problematic.

    • @eliannahankin2971
      @eliannahankin2971 Před rokem +3

      @@EwYoureCringe I agree

    • @pandabear1341
      @pandabear1341 Před rokem +4

      @@EwYoureCringe another perfect example of how racism is endemic in our culture. I didn’t know that piece of history, thanks for sharing.

  • @mrtwrecks
    @mrtwrecks Před rokem +67

    I have zero issues tapping ‘No tip’ even with the employee standing right there. I refuse to be pressured into spending even more money to subsidize these workers’ wages just so the business owner doesn’t have to pay them a livable wage. If you did nothing more than pour or grab something, I am not going to tip you for it. Period. I could have-and would have-done it myself if I was allowed to. Actually, there’s a thought-make more things self-service. It’s a win-win. Business owners don’t have to be ‘bothered’ to pay or even have employees. People get to just get what they want and go. Sure, it eliminates jobs, but these jobs don’t need to exist. There are far too many meaningless & unnecessary jobs in this country. That’s what you get when every president is expected to add jobs at all costs. 🙄
    Also, TIP IN CASH, people! Do NOT ever tip with card! The worker(s) will never see that money! The employer will pocket it 100% of the time!

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem +5

      Good point. Iam so tired of everywhere u go someone has there hand out for a tip just for pouring a coffee or grabbing something and handing it to you or simply taking ur order and ringing up your sale.I do however tip waiters and waitresses at sit down restaurants that set up ur table, take ur order, bring ur food, check and make sure you are happy with ur order and it’s correct and they offer drink refills, ect. And ofcourse they clean up after you leave. These people earn their tips, also delivery food drivers because of the convenience it offers for me as I don’t have to go pick up my food order. Hotel maids I also tip because they have to deal with so much of peoples nastiest and work very hard for there money. I used to work as a hotel maid for a short time and saw a lot of stuff and anyone that can stick with that job long term my hats are off to you

    • @ronswansonsdog2833
      @ronswansonsdog2833 Před rokem +1

      Hmmm… Unless things have changed, I always got all of my tips via credit card transactions as a server in college.

    • @mcbueggin
      @mcbueggin Před rokem +1

      Self-service Subway - make your own sandwich !!!! 😆

    • @weird-guy
      @weird-guy Před rokem +1

      Already existe they are called buffets.

    • @kathleengivant-taylor2277
      @kathleengivant-taylor2277 Před rokem

      @@weird-guy unfortunately buffets are few and far between in Vegas now , a least affordable ones

  • @harleyatc956
    @harleyatc956 Před rokem +1

    A lot of places are expecting a tip before they provide a service.

  • @sarahbi8811
    @sarahbi8811 Před rokem +1

    Honestly the anxiety of when to tip/not tip/how much is a huge reason I dont like eating out, getting food delviery, nightlife, etc.

  • @0shadowgrace0
    @0shadowgrace0 Před rokem +17

    I'm poor and I just want the f*king thing I pay for I'm not tipping.

  • @funandgames2339
    @funandgames2339 Před rokem +54

    Tipping isn’t really an option nowadays, the social pressure is immense.

    • @KD-up3sz
      @KD-up3sz Před rokem +4

      Especially the places come right out and ask, "Do you want to leave a tip?" So awkward.

    • @BudgetHousingHub
      @BudgetHousingHub Před rokem +5

      WTH? "social pressure"???? Hell to the No... NOPE!

    • @Xhoven
      @Xhoven Před rokem

      Just ask yourself this question: "Would I have tipped in this circumstance 10 years ago?"
      If the answer is no, hang onto your money and feel no shame.

  • @annunakian8054
    @annunakian8054 Před rokem +2

    It's so frustrating when u tip well & u get poor service. Tips are for good service. They shouldn't be obligatory.

  • @kesayo
    @kesayo Před rokem +1

    The next time one of those tip screens come up, ask them how to tip a negative amount for the inconvenience and trauma of having to deal with a tip screen. When they say you can’t, go “Pfffft, well I guess I’ll just tip zero then.”

  • @melyraps
    @melyraps Před rokem +52

    Yes, tipping is getting out of hand. I started buying hot food at Wholefoods instead of take out from restaurants. If I go to the occasional Starbucks, I use the app instead of ordering at the counter for no awkward tipping pressure at the register line. Also, I might go to the very occasional fast food places that don’t require tipping: McD’s, Bking, etc.. Some restaurants are starting to get sneaky too, which is a shame. I know of elderly people (friends of relatives) who had 18% tacked on the bill automatically and the waiter said nothing. Elderly customer then added a tip to that bill total, essentially paying 18% tip plus an additional 20% tip.

    • @stanbalo
      @stanbalo Před rokem +5

      Highway robbery

    • @casadactyl21
      @casadactyl21 Před rokem

      That's why you look at the bill before you sign it!!! It's not right, but it still exists

    • @melyraps
      @melyraps Před rokem +1

      @@casadactyl21 Or how about a customer only gets billed for what they consumed instead of having to thoroughly inspect their receipt to confirm they aren’t being subjected to predatory business practices?

    • @noneya1238
      @noneya1238 Před rokem +1

      Those hotplate at wholefoods are like going to a restaurant. They're expensive.

    • @melyraps
      @melyraps Před rokem

      @@noneya1238 Whole Foods = $7-$10 depending on how much I put on my plate. Restaurant takeout = $16 - $20 w/ tip. Sometimes, Wholefoods has soups on sale, e.g. now it’s Mushroom Barley for $5.39 for the 24. Oz container. Add crackers, or a roll of bread for less than a dollar and it’s a meal. Bonus: no tipping. Btw, McDonald’s is now $7.48 for one double cheeseburger + large fries. It’s about the price of Wholefoods and way less healthier.

  • @julial3758
    @julial3758 Před rokem +26

    The problem is, even when the server is crap, you're obliged or feel obliged to tip.. which isn't the purpose of tipping

    • @queentinadoire6931
      @queentinadoire6931 Před rokem

      I never feel obligated to tip. I control my money. I will only tip after the service is done. If the service is bad, the server gets no tip. If the service is good, I will leave a tip and if the service is extremely great, I will leave a generous tip.

  • @user-mh2qp8tn4q
    @user-mh2qp8tn4q Před rokem +2

    I typically only tip for table service, delivery, or drivers. If I am getting coffee from my local small shop I will tip the staff there to support a small neighborhood business because they go above and beyond remembering every resident/customer and their usual order, even throwing us discounts or freebies.

  • @michaeluscmktggroup4326
    @michaeluscmktggroup4326 Před rokem +1

    Customer point of view tipping should be FUN and good service.

  • @justinreed7093
    @justinreed7093 Před rokem +29

    I was at a concert bought a way overpriced beer the screen ask me to tip all the beer guy did was reach in a cooler and hand me a 15 dollar beer yeah right I'll be dammed

    • @Lasaenzi84
      @Lasaenzi84 Před rokem +3

      Same happened to me!!! And because I’m Hispanic I felt I had to tip just so they wouldn’t talk bad about my ethnicity

    • @bamafencer12
      @bamafencer12 Před rokem +1

      @@Lasaenzi84 I used to go to concerts all the time pre-covid, now going to mid-level rock show is at least a $100 night.