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Jun 23, 2022
10:30:01am

gmj81 All-American

Before you've even been given the service you've paid for.

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Originally posted on Jun 23, 2022 at 10:30:01am

Message modified by gmj81 on Jun 23, 2022 at 10:30:47am

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gmj81

Bio page: gmj81
Joined: Mar 5, 2007
Last login: Apr 26, 2024
Total posts: 6,398 (19 FO)

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I think I finally found my personal limit with "tipping culture"......

BoiseBlue

6/23/22 10:12am

It’s because of crap like that and just the culture of it being expected

Pretorian

6/23/22 10:18am

I don't really see the issue unless they force you to leave one

sidsie716

6/23/22 10:18am

It's not an "issue" but that is definitely lame.

JuicyJam

6/23/22 10:21am

It is an issue. Asking for a tip makes you feel guilty. The vendor should focus on the customer.

dryflyelk

6/23/22 10:43am

It does not make me feel guilty for them to ask.

sidsie716

6/23/22 1:28pm

many times they say "how much would you like to tip" not "would you like to tip"

gmj81

6/23/22 2:20pm

I’d say it probably makes most people feel guilty to one degree or another

Pretorian

6/23/22 6:53pm

This goes in 3 stages for me: (1) I feel guilty for a few seconds. (2) Then I get mad because I feel manipulated. (3) I

SingleStrapBackpack

6/23/22 7:02pm

That’s very accurate for me too

Pretorian

6/23/22 8:55pm

Terrible, but I can't really blame somebody for making it an option. If somebody

Skeptical Optimist

6/23/22 10:19am

RE: I think I finally found my personal limit with "tipping culture"......

SingleStrapBackpack

6/23/22 10:21am

don't you love the checkout that starts a tip at 18%

Samuel Hall Society

6/23/22 10:29am

Before you've even been given the service you've paid for.

gmj81

6/23/22 10:30am

And that % tip is on the tax as well.

goldengoose

6/23/22 11:13am

I absolutely hate the tipping culture in this country.

flyzag

6/23/22 10:29am

It's too much, but places like North Africa are magnitudes worse. I had

Mitty

6/23/22 11:35am

Like paying a “convenience fee” for buying tickets online. So dumb.

The Y's Insider

6/23/22 10:33am

Don't be sorry - it is extremely dumb.

Eddie

6/23/22 10:54am

We recently returned from a trip to UK. No tipping requested or "guilted" into.

Richardo

6/23/22 11:33am

I'm a believer in overtipping after service is performed in person. But this request is lame. I'd henceforth avoid them.

roseyscenario

6/23/22 1:30pm

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