re: Many Americans are fed up with gratuity??

the defaulting to 20% or higher has irritated me to the point I am back to only tipping 15%.

I just stopped going out altogether unless its a special occasion.

Ill quit buying anywhere they are trying to frick me. We cook nice meals at home. Remember you dont pay sales tax on certain goods.

This is a money game. If people stop going they will adjust, if they do not they will die out.

I will eat out at local establishments only, forgot to say that.

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Please put this business on blast if they're charging 10%. I don't buy this but I do understand there are businesses that tack on an unnecessary CC charge fee.

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I got my deer processed at Bergeron's in Covington and there is a sign on the wall right above the credit card machine - 10% discount for using cash. I had to leave and go to the bank and get cash because it was a pretty decent difference. I also saw this at another restaurant but I forgot which one. It seems like it's happening more and more

If ordered at the same time, $1.

If ordered separately, $1 each.

For people who say I’m cheap, that’s the equivalent to about $100 an hour for time they spend pouring 2 beers.

Tipping was originally for the service industry where they weren't getting paid minimum wage.

People for some reason just started doing it for order takers and general counter employees who are making over minimum wage for some dumb reason.

I'll tip for good service and i'll tip generously for it. Have no problem with that. The service here on average is much better than what i've had elsewhere that doesn't do tipping, so I don't mind the practice when handled correctly.

Assuming i'm going to tip you because you work a cash register is beyond ridiculous.

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Curious: What would people tip for two draft beers priced about $8 each? Total about $16 and change.

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At the bar I tip a dollar per drink whether it's a free glass of water. or a $20 cocktail.

I tip like 5-10 towards wine no matter the price

Why should i tip $30 for $150 bottle of wine (20%), when they do the exact same thing to a $30 bottle of wine….

The problem I have is why is tipping a % of the bill. Did a waitress work harder to carry a steak out than they did to carry out a burger?

I used to frequent restaurants and bars, but now i only eat out when traveling or on vacation. Between going out less and turning 50, I don't tip as much as I used to.

20-25% used to be automatic for me. Now, I only tip 20% if it's an attractive female with a good personality. 15-18% for good service from a guy or avg female. 10% or nothing if poor service.

ETA-- after thinking about it, I'm going to be dropping guy servers from 15-18% down to 10-15% max tip. Guys need to be out working with their hands or some kind of entrepreneur venture. Get outside and get those testosterone levels up instead of serving. Guys shouldn't ever "serve."

Tipping was meant for owners of businesses that don't make a ton of money to force customers to foot the paychecks of their employees while simultaneously holding it over employees' heads that they don't get paid unless they perform well.

Food service industry has many flaws in that they have the smallest margins and any wasted work/food/service hits the business fairly hard because of those margins. Legally, a business that offers tipping still has to make sure their employees are getting paid AT LEAST $7.25/hr (national minimum wage) on a 40 hr work schedule. I'm not sure how it works when employees take cash tips and I was never a server, but I imagine these may usually go unreported unless they're in a restaurant that involves sharing tip money amongst different sectors like a bar and/or kitchen.

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Assuming i'm going to tip you because you work a cash register is beyond ridiculous.

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This is directly a result of businesses like Toast Tab who are giving businesses these machines the ability to do this for any transaction. Truly I should not have to pay extra for any service regardless of how they perform. The price in front of me should be what I pay, tax or no tax is debatable. I've been to a handful of businesses that charge exactly what is written, price after tax. It's very convenient and less annoying.