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Interesting articles.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/a...snt-work-why-do-americans-still-do-it/281627/
The more you think about tipping, the less sense it makes.
We tip shoe-shiners, but not shoe salespeople. We tip the delivery men who bring us food, but not those who bring us packages. We tip in French restaurants in the U.S., but not in restaurants in France. Where did this bizarre practice come from? Why does it seem like Americans are the only ones still doing it? And does it even work?
The quick-and-dirty answer to those questions is: Europe invented tipping, Europe abolished tipping, and tipping doesn't really work. As Brian Phillipsexplained for Slate, there is overwhelming evidence that we tip randomly and mostly out of habit rather than for performance. In the end, the best tip might be $0.00. We should pay service workers a livable wage -- and leave it at that.
And
https://www.slate.com/articles/busi...ad_for_servers_customers_and_restaurants.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/a...snt-work-why-do-americans-still-do-it/281627/
The more you think about tipping, the less sense it makes.
We tip shoe-shiners, but not shoe salespeople. We tip the delivery men who bring us food, but not those who bring us packages. We tip in French restaurants in the U.S., but not in restaurants in France. Where did this bizarre practice come from? Why does it seem like Americans are the only ones still doing it? And does it even work?
The quick-and-dirty answer to those questions is: Europe invented tipping, Europe abolished tipping, and tipping doesn't really work. As Brian Phillipsexplained for Slate, there is overwhelming evidence that we tip randomly and mostly out of habit rather than for performance. In the end, the best tip might be $0.00. We should pay service workers a livable wage -- and leave it at that.
And
https://www.slate.com/articles/busi...ad_for_servers_customers_and_restaurants.html
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Up to 30% entirely depending on service.
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I find it very interesting that you are one of very few who actually acknowledged that.
Thank you.
Now for my tipping habits:
20%+ to wait staff who go above and beyond and 10% to those who can barely be bothered. I've only left 0% once.
20%+ Hairdresser
20%+ Taxi driver
$5-20 Hotel doorman
$5-20 Car wash kids
$5 every 100$ won regardless of bet, or every pot won. Gaming dealer
I have tipped SP's, I have extended with SP's, I have repeated with SP's.
Typically I find out what types of things they enjoy, and in lieu of a tip I make those accessible, available, and part of our time together.
I always make sure I cover any and all travel expenses also.
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I tip 7 inches every time I have sex 
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I hate when places add the tip right into the bill. In fact, I hate that so much if/when I've encountered that I don't go back. I always tip and I don't get tipped in my line of work.
Reasons We Should Abolish Tipping, Once And For All
Reasons We Should Abolish Tipping, Once And For All
Tipping is a strange, self-defeating phenomenon. The practice as we know it today has come to negate the very reason it exists: What started out as a reward for exceptional service has now become compulsory.
“Tipping starts with people wanting to be generous, or to show off, but then it becomes something where people just do it because it’s expected of them,” says Michael Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at Cornell University who has written more than 50 research papers on tipping. When we tip, we are essentially buying the right to avoid disapproval and guilt — a uniquely first-world problem.
Still, tipping is a huge thing, accounting for around $44 billion in the U.S. food industry alone, according to the economist Ofer Azar. Polls show that Americans love to tip. “People like the power,” says Sage Bierster, a waiter friend of mine who’s been in the business for more than six years. But tipping brings with it a welter of problems: It’s costly for taxpayers, it’s often arbitrary (and even discriminatory) and it contributes to poverty among the waiters and waitresses who must grovel for our change to earn their living.
That’s why I’m proposing that we abolish tipping. Just get rid of it entirely. Here are nine reasons to ban the begging bowls once and for all:
Reasons We Should Abolish Tipping, Once And For All
Tipping is a strange, self-defeating phenomenon. The practice as we know it today has come to negate the very reason it exists: What started out as a reward for exceptional service has now become compulsory.
“Tipping starts with people wanting to be generous, or to show off, but then it becomes something where people just do it because it’s expected of them,” says Michael Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at Cornell University who has written more than 50 research papers on tipping. When we tip, we are essentially buying the right to avoid disapproval and guilt — a uniquely first-world problem.
Still, tipping is a huge thing, accounting for around $44 billion in the U.S. food industry alone, according to the economist Ofer Azar. Polls show that Americans love to tip. “People like the power,” says Sage Bierster, a waiter friend of mine who’s been in the business for more than six years. But tipping brings with it a welter of problems: It’s costly for taxpayers, it’s often arbitrary (and even discriminatory) and it contributes to poverty among the waiters and waitresses who must grovel for our change to earn their living.
That’s why I’m proposing that we abolish tipping. Just get rid of it entirely. Here are nine reasons to ban the begging bowls once and for all:
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Who wrote this nonsense crap?.
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Crypticmole said:
So we can assume you're a waiter?
Or a luggage handler?
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Tipped my cab driver huge this morning and he still didn't get out to help with my groceries!
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Art Mann said:
Waiter to pay for my schooling. If you work for a good establishment you rarely paid attention to your wages. Tips were good enough, mind you it wasn't always easy kissing ass.
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