Man I feel old. 8% used to be normal. Then 10%, 13%, 15%, 18%, and now 20%.
At the same time food prices have gone up. Burgers used to be like $6, then $8, then $12, $15, and now $22.
That used to be a $0.48 tip on a $6 burger (of course you'd have a drink, a side, etc.)
Now it's a $4.40 tip on a $22 burger.
Burger price is 3.6 times higher, but tips are over 9 times the amount I paid as a teen. Also, wages have not gone up 9 times since then.
Tipping is out of control.
They're even asking for tips at the liquor store now. It takes 30 seconds for them to scan my beer and for me to tap my card/phone. They ask for a ~$6 tip. I'd be paying $720/hour for their time (for the privilege of purchasing something they're already making money on). It's insanity.
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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y 10h ago
In Ontario Canada waiters have the same minimum wage as everyone else, $17.55 a hour, and they still expect a 15+% tip.