Tipflation?!?!

[Dexter Rutecki]

$92 tab + ~8.90 tax + $5 cc add-on + ~$21 suggested tip =$127 vs 92 + $14 + $9 = 115. Oops it's only a $12 difference.

$5 cc add on? Don't think I've come across that. Bullshit for sure, imo.

[gravitylover]

Yup flat fee, most places are $3. $3 on a $90 tab sux but when it's on a $20 bill it's ludicrous and this place is one of the worst so we make sure to have cash with us. It's time for the states to reign in the bullshit and regulate the add-on charge to the percentage the biz pays for processing minus what the fee would be at their bank for a cash deposit (yes many banks charge for commercial cash deposits).

[AK47bp]

I tipped the bathroom attendant $1 for handing me a single paper towel last night.

Talk about a worthless service, but any man who sacrifices his dignity to sit in a shitter for 6hrs earns my pity money.

[Brownski]

If there’s one thing we can all agree on (probably),it’s that a sub-minimum wage for any reason, tipped position or not, is total bullshit.

[Cocximus]

So I just picked up a keg at the brewery. You reorder at the bar and a bartender pulls your keg from the cooler to the garage door (12’). Should I tip? If so, should I tip at the liquor store when they pull a keg out for me? Why or why not?

Many private liquor stores have a tipping option.

Uber app makes it very hard to avoid tipping.

What next? Tipping screen on Netflix?

[AK47bp]

So I just picked up a keg at the brewery. You reorder at the bar and a bartender pulls your keg from the cooler to the garage door (12’). Should I tip? If so, should I tip at the liquor store when they pull a keg out for me? Why or why not?

You bought a product and it was given to you.

What’s the tip for?

[Peruvian]

You bought a product and it was given to you.

What’s the tip for?

Her pleasure?

[AK47bp]

Ha ^

Exactly.

[jerlane]

So what’s the word on tipping in Europe? Heading to Ireland next week.

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[summit]

I went to a coffee/breakfast joint in Fruita... think it was Camillas. Order at the counter, and they bring it to the number you put on your table.

On checkout they flipped the thing around and it said 20% and asked if I wanted to add 20% more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit back and she "oh no don't do that it will void the payment."

"Oh I was just trying to choose the tip. I don't want to tip up front."

"20% is the minimum you are allowed to tip."

"That isn't a tip, it is a surcharge, but I will tip after."

"If you don't want to tip, you can not order. It is your choice."

My friends had paid already so I begrudgingly paid and then she was a complete bitch to me and again when she brought the food, which is just reinforcement of why tipping up front is total bullshit.

[AK47bp]

I suspect most of that iPad pay type software just has the tip screen included and they just leave it on for suckers.

For example. I went to a farm yesterday to pick my own fresh strawberries, I carried a box and walked through the fields and picked my own. You take them to a little booth trailer thing and they weigh it and you pay, if there is anything not worth a tip it’s that. The screen still had the tip option, I think because there is also a cafe on a different part of the farm for baked goods and coffee etc. Not sure if the tip screen can be turned on/off on each unit.

Wonder how many dumb-asses actually left a tip after working the fields to pick their own fruit.

[summit]

My tipping is 10% at local small biz order at counter, 15% order at counter and my food and drinks are delivered to my table and they clean it up, 20% full service.

That's close to my standard.

Counter 0-10%: Depends what the counter work is.
Did you microwave the muffin I asked for or fill my insulated mug with black coffee? (0%).
Made me a fancy espresso drink to order? (5%)
Or was it a breakfast sandwich made to order by the kitchen? (10%)

Order at counter, served at table 10-15%:
Did you just drop off the food and I have to grab silverware, my water, and bus my own table? (10%)
Or do you take a second drink order, bring settings, and bus the table (15%).

Full service is 20% standard

And all those adjust up or down if you are awesome or a dick.

All that said, I think that my standard still overtips the non-full service peeps who don't have to know complex menus, drinks, specials, nor come to your table 4-5 times

[ex-powderbroker]

tipflation is the result of taking a stupid system and making it worse.

[Ted Striker]

When will chatGPT start accepting (demanding) tips? And will it be less insipid for higher amounts?

[Ted Striker]

"20% is the minimum you are allowed to tip."

Ha! That's "in Soviet Russia coffee tips you" territory.

I mean ak is right about it being the software parameters, but still.

[Touring_Sedan]

I don't usually frequent businesses that require tipping, mostly because I'm cheap. The couple of times a year that the wife and I eat out, I'll usually tip fairly well if the service is decent, mostly because I'd probably suck at it. The only other time I find myself compelled to tip is at the barber. I'll usually leave $15-$20 on a $35 haircut. Most of these kids are in their 20's and they're saving up for a house, car, engagement ring, etc. I remember what it was like to be there. The last time I was there I doubled the amount, the kid had been out for a month after having shoulder surgery. I can't imagine what it was like to be without a paycheck for a month.

[Peruvian]

I don't usually frequent businesses that require tipping, mostly because I'm cheap. The couple of times a year that the wife and I eat out, I'll usually tip fairly well if the service is decent, mostly because I'd probably suck at it. The only other time I find myself compelled to tip is at the barber. I'll usually leave $15-$20 on a $35 haircut. Most of these kids are in their 20's and they're saving up for a house, car, engagement ring, etc. I remember what it was like to be there. The last time I was there I doubled the amount, the kid had been out for a month after having shoulder surgery. I can't imagine what it was like to be without a paycheck for a month.

My local barber used to charge $13 just before the pandemic. I’d generally tip $5. Just after they opened again post Covid, I tipped $10-15 on their new $15 increase given they were out of work for an extended time. The same shop now charges $20 and I tip $5.

[Toadman]

When will chatGPT start accepting (demanding) tips? And will it be less insipid for higher amounts?

I'm more worried when ChatGPT doesn't get a tip and what it will do to the cheapskate.

[k2skier112]

So what’s the word on tipping in Europe? Heading to Ireland next week.

In Austria, a $5-10 was customary, I asked around first. But in France, it wasn't expected. The biggest issue I had was they don't bring you check unless you ask

[MiddleOfNight]

I went to a coffee/breakfast joint in Fruita... think it was Camillas. Order at the counter, and they bring it to the number you put on your table.

On checkout they flipped the thing around and it said 20% and asked if I wanted to add 20% more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit back and she "oh no don't do that it will void the payment."

"Oh I was just trying to choose the tip. I don't want to tip up front."

"20% is the minimum you are allowed to tip."

"That isn't a tip, it is a surcharge, but I will tip after."

"If you don't want to tip, you can not order. It is your choice."

My friends had paid already so I begrudgingly paid and then she was a complete bitch to me and again when she brought the food, which is just reinforcement of why tipping up front is total bullshit.

oh. my word.

next time i'm in fruita i'll stop in. pay with cash.
no up-front tip. that's total BS.

[ghosthop]

They'll pull the same shit, it will be itemized on your receipt.

All of you say you want fair wages but bitch about the 20% surcharge. The only other way to do it is with higher up front prices and people will complain about that too.

If counter places didn't ask for a tip up front half of you old fucks would forget by the time the meal is over. Don't blame the kids working the counter.

[mcski]

We have a local bistro near us that switched to including tips in their menu prices. No other tip is expected and is discouraged. It was a bit of a transition but it’s worked just fine since and is much better than traditional tipping or adding some bs surcharge as a separate line item. If it’s not negotiable, the surcharge should just be baked into the price

[MiddleOfNight]

^ mas bueno.

[californiagrown]

They'll pull the same shit, it will be itemized on your receipt.

All of you say you want fair wages but bitch about the 20% surcharge. The only other way to do it is with higher up front prices and people will complain about that too.

If counter places didn't ask for a tip up front half of you old fucks would forget by the time the meal is over. Don't blame the kids working the counter.

No, you include the the 20% "tip" in the posted price, with medium sized text saying "**a 20% service charge is included in the pricing to ensure our staff is paid a livable wage. No gratuity is expected"

Personally, i would appreciate if all posted prices just included tip and tax.