re: Anyone else tipping less?

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If you actually read the bill you would know that it only applies to cash tips.

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It actually doesn’t address this at all and it’s been a talking point amongst practitioners on what does and does not qualify

10% quite the haircut if you want to offset their tax benefit

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Tipping in a restaurant was 15% for decent service for as long as I can remember. Where 20-25% for decent service came from I have no idea. I only give 20% if it’s excellent.

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It came from people not smart enough to understand how math works. When sales tax was 9% people realized doubling the tax was easier than calculating 15% in their head.

Then there became message boards where everybody brags about how they're not cheap and throw out 20 to 25% range and belittle "Boomers" for suggesting 15% is the norm. Throw in some periods of inflation and we give servers a double raise because we feel sorry for them so we increase the percentages while the cost of food is sky rocketing not realizing how much we're increasing our payments because you know we're doubling tax which is now at 10%.

Now every restaurant has suggested tip amounts where they get to set the automatic %'s on the receipt or the hand held machine. As they compete for employees in a market where no one wants to work they slightly inflate the suggested %'s because its your money not their money right? If you're a server are you going to work at the restaurant that has 15% suggested minimum or 20%?

In a nutshell that is the evolution of tipping over the past 20 years.

I don't follow society's tipping guidelines.


I tip based on service provided, not by % of bill total.

Great service 20%
Good service 15%
Mediocre service 5%
Bad service 0%

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I don't follow society's tipping guidelines.


I tip based on service provided, not by % of bill total.

Great service 20%
Good service 15%
Mediocre service 5%
Bad service 0%

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Same. I refuse to be tamed by societal expectations. Sometimes, when the service really sucks, I'll tip a buck and speak to the manager. Wake up, sheeple.

Tipping got out of hand in lockdown. I understand why and didn’t mind showing appreciation for those working while I got to sit at home to work. I tip
20% if it is excellent service. Otherwise, 18%. Never 25% unless it’s say a super cheap breakfast or something and I like the server.

I’m an idiot and look for their percentage suggestions on bill, lol. But I get it. That’s why I do tip more on a cheap bill. Just tip fatigue in general.

Will likely keep it for my regular servers I see consistently, but for others dropping it. Since they never claimed it anyway, I will make sure they get they same they should have gotten before.

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I’m an idiot and look for their percentage suggestions on bill, lol. But I get it. That’s why I do tip more on a cheap bill. Just tip fatigue in general.

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btw, I didn't intend to imply you're an idiot if it came across that way. I was just trying to say that the 2% difference isn't worth spending time on to me.

55. And yes, double the tax. And as mentioned, most bills these days have various % suggestions so I just go with 18% unless say it’s a $10 cheap breakfast at Waffle House or similar, then I’ll leave 50%.