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submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemm.ee to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

Tipping in U.S. restaurants has dropped to 19.3%, the lowest in six years, driven by frustration over rising menu prices and increased prompts for tips in non-traditional settings.

Only 38% of consumers tipped 20% or more in 2024, down from 56% in 2021, reflecting tighter budgets.

Diners are cutting back on outings, spending less, and tipping less. Some restaurants are adding service fees, further reducing tips.

Worker advocacy groups are pushing to eliminate the tipped-wage system, while the restaurant industry warns these shifts hurt business and employees.

Key cities like D.C. and Chicago are phasing in higher minimum wages for tipped workers.

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[-] RatzChatsubo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know it's bad, but I've become a never tipper when I door dash food... It's just so insanely expensive for what I'm getting. I know I'm the problem, sorry

[-] westyvw@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago
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[-] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I'm totally down with tipping for good service. But it's backwards. I'm suppose to tip before service. Personally, we have cut back going out with a lot of times thinking that it's too expensive. The worst is when there's a line behind you and the lowest tip preset is at %25. You have everybody looking at you while you try to set it lower.

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[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

No tips required when I make aldis toquitos and drink in the basement. Why would you give business to a place that expected tipping?

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[-] hark@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Wasn't trump talking about making tips tax-free? It's only going to make the problem a lot worse. Maybe the problem getting so bad will reach a breaking point and we're seeing some of the effects of this aggressive push to shove tipping everywhere now.

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[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I used to love ordering pizza for delivery, and I'd give like 5-10 bucks as a tip which might be 30 or 50% just depending. But now nobody does their own delivery anymore, I pay extra for the food because they're outsourcing to Door Dash, and it takes two hours to get a pizza.

Delivery is dead as far as I can tell. All that's left is going through the fast food drive-through which is like 12-15 bucks nowadays. I'd rather just eat at home.

The only time I go out nowadays is when I'm with a friend.

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[-] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I am a big believer in tipping and always tip the same way: I start at 18-20% and go down from there, based on service, friendliness, and food quality.

That said, I go out a lot less post-Covid, as the quality of the experience isn't what it used to be. I tend to stick to poke and sushi nowadays, as it tends to be fresher and the service better.

You know the server doesn't cook, right?

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

The server doesn’t get you seated. In many places they don’t bring your food. They don’t cheat the table. They don’t prep the food or wash the dishes

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[-] Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Food establishments I am familiar with see tips split/shared between front of house (servers, host, etc) and back of house (kitchen staff)

So the foh staff is paid a normal wage?

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[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago
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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

You flew too close to the sun, you insufferable, greedy pieces of shit. Pay your workers a livable wage yourself, we're done subsidizing your labor abuses.

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

I swear when I was a kid in the 90s 5-10% was standard.

Anyone else remember this?

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[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's funny, wife and I haven't even tipped at all in years

Wait, no, I lie, I did tip the lady who went above and beyond this one time to make sure my meal went super smooth

ETA: lol, knew I'd get downvoted by butthurt idiots who don't know shit. I live in one of the states with full minimum wage for the tipped roles (5 bucks more if it's fast food) so why the fuck should I tip anyone if they're making the same as anyone else at the bottom of the ladder?

Buncha fools

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Corporations and Restaurants refuse to pay waiters a living wage, subsidizing their salaries with their already drawn thin customers' depressed wages."

There, I fixed the title so it identifies the actual problem rather than causing divisions in the working classes.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 1 month ago

Lot of assholes in this thread. If you're rich enough to eat out, tip.

If you dont have enough to tip, dont order out.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

Wow a very bad take without exceptions.

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