Comment on Select a tip

Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Shortstack@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It was 30 years ago, but the tipping percentage has been subject to inflation for some reason right alongside the cost of the service.

  Feels like an intentional double dip as a fuck you to me.

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  • Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah, I figured so. My knowledge on American tipping culture is based on 90s movies.

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  • BakerBagel@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The reason is that minimum wage has been stagnant for the last 20 years. Servers are still getting paid $5 an hour plus their tips.

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• then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  America seems to be a bit crazy.

  Pretty sure 0%-10% is standard in the UK. Though a lot of those cheeky service charges are around 12.5

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  • spookex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I don’t remember actually doing tips as a percentage back when I lived in Latvia, it was usually that you took the bills and left any coins, maybe added some on top if there weren’t many.

    So probably 10% at most but still basically what I made per hour as a warehouse worker

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• moody@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  15% has been the standard for many decades, and even that is supposed to be optional.

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• RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Uh…15% is. Or maybe 20% at a sit down restaurant.

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