American tip culture is fucked, and it has been for a very long time. Once gas stations started begging for a tip on my soft drinks I figured it was about time to rip the band aid off.

Unfortunately tipping less means wait staff are gonna get fucked -- no way to soften that. We need to get to a place where their livelihoods aren't dependent on generosity.

I'm not in the best health so I do a lot of order at home.

GrubHub/DoorDash/etc. all calculate the tip based on the order + their fees, not the order itself.

If I order a $60 dinner, I'm tipping 20% of $60. Not 20% of $60 + your delivery fee and your service fee.

Good, the only way people will get a living wage is if the people stand with them and refuse to tip

When I go out, I usually tip well. My sister used to be a bartender and waitress and she relied on tips.

That said, tipping is really screwed up now. I went to a stadium for a game once and the employee said that they don't receive the tips when you tip for buying a beer or whatever unless it's cash. That's messed up if true.

I used to think Mr. Pink was an asshole, but he was on to something. I wish tipping was eliminated completely.

I wonder if all of the places like Subway that are asking for tips and getting $0 because who the hell tips at a Subway, are throwing off this stat at all.

This is only going to get worse as late-stage capitalism continues to wring every last penny it can out of the working class.

I've seen tipping options on websites to pay your landlord

American tipping culture is so pervasive, anerican POS software companies don't even bother localising POS systems to remove the tipping step.

Like, why is this button here, practically no one is ever going to use it.

If we leave a tip, it's in a tip-jar almost without exception, in cash. It's where you put your poop change or a couple of gold coins ($1 or $2)

(Australia)

Grumble

When was a kid in the 90s, tip was 10% of the $20 bill. By the time I was eating out a lot in my 20s we left 15% on the $35 because we liked the servers. Now the check is $50 and the "recommended" is creeping past 30%.