r/EndTipping

Went to a concert and to give the band some of my hard earned money for their excellent performance, I went to buy a T shirt.

This is only the second T shirt I’ve bought and when it came time to buy, there was a tipping option.

For handing me a T shirt.

No bag.

No bringing it from a container at the back.

Just handing me a shirt.

The no tip option was a no brainer, but it shouldn’t have even been there!

Went to an ice cream place to get 2 cones. The worker rings me up and the total comes out to about $18. The tablet shows up and asks for a tip. The worker says its going to ask me if I want to leave anything. I then ask her "do you want to give me a discount" she says "no I can't do that" and I finish by saying "yeah then sadly I can't leave anything". She looked very annoyed but it definitely took away that little uncomfortable feeling I get when I put no tip.

Last night we were seated in a restaurant in Greece, when an american family of 6 showed up.

When they started ordering drinks it already became obvious, all the extra requests “this drink has to have ice, this one no ice” etc. Okay fine I suppose everyone has their preferences, but it was only a warning for what was to come.

By the time they received their menu’s they started dissecting every single dish. Reconstructing everything and making some insane requests. It took them 20 minutes to order alone! Taking out 4-5 ingredients each and adding other stuff.

You have spaghetti? You have beef? Okay I will have spaghetti and meatballs. “But sir we do not have meatballs” but you have beef right?
Then even started coming up with dishes that weren’t even on the menu at all like chicken alfredo.

Obviously when you go that far you really need to leave a tip for all the additional work required to “serve” you..
Meanwhile I feel bad asking them to cut a single ingredient from a dish and will just order something else entirely instead.

Also why are they so loud?

/rant

I placed an online order for a carryout salad from a local restaurant. I prepaid online, put -0- for the tip. The restaurant cashier handed me a receipt to sign with the obligatory line for a tip. While writing -0- on the tip line, the cashier audibly said “wow that’s a lot”. No one else was nearby so it was definitely directed towards me. I gave him the stink eye.

As I was leaving I thought of the minimum wage job that I had at a sub shop in high school. I never received a single tip nor was one expected. Imagine standing there at a cash register expecting each customer to pay you extra for doing your f’ing job.

If a customer undertips, then he or she is scum. But the boss only paying 7/hour federal minimum wage? That’s okay.

It makes no sense. The disgust should be directed at the restaurant owner underpaying his staff

So I was at a restaurant last night in a big city with 3 others. Service was poor from the waitress had to flag her down multiple times with helps from security and the buss men. We get the check and it says 5 people not 4. So I tell her she screwed up and it was only 4, to get the automatic tip of 20% removed. She tells me that won’t change it because we spent over $150. Guys am I going crazy? Is this a new thing? I don’t understand how spending over a certain amount mean that AUTOMATICALLY add on more to take from you. Mind you she was also a terrible waitress and had the audacity to turn the screen with prompts for additional tips. Maybe I’m overreacting but automatic gratuity shouldn’t be a thing. The waiters and waitresses service has declined so much the past decade or so yet tip expectations keep going up. So much more I could rant on about but this is already long. I just want to be able to enjoy a night at a restaurant and be able to tip if I want and not be forced.

Went to a firework stand last night.
The kind where you walk around and get your own fireworks and then check out with a person.

I got the “it’ll just ask you a quick question” and screen turn around. There it was options for 18%, 20% and 22% tips.

For what? Overcharging me? It’s not like anyone needs help at these things. It is just crazy to ask for a 20% tip on $100 fireworks.

Took my kid shopping for some fireworks - you know where you go to the hot tent and self shop the overpriced items. None of the employees said a word to us while we were there. Get to check out and they actually asked for a tip.....

It's hard for me to do this because I do feel like many American employees have a sort of sociocultural expectation that customers will leave a dollar for a coffee, but I just couldn't do it today. A small victory.

We have always ordered food from this particular spot. (=== ==== burrito) my wife picks it up to avoid delivery fees and tips. We have had no issues for years. Two days ago, while ordering online, I was asked to tip for the first time ever. I declined and then I was encouraged to tip. I declined then I was asked if I was sure I did not want to tip. Mind you a single bowl is already $18.00. After declining all three prompts, the order went through and the food was picked up. It was the worst version of that food we ever had. The shrimp felt and tasted like leather. It was awful. This place is really popular so I don't know why they did this. It felt intentional.