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My dad said one thing last week that completely flipped how I see tipping now
We were grabbing lunch at this diner in Portland and the bill came to $24. He left a $3 tip and I joked he was being cheap. He looked me dead serious and said 'I already paid for the food, why should I pay extra just because someone handed me a plate?' I argued back about servers depending on tips but he brought up how in 2022 the restaurant added a 5% 'service fee' that doesn't even go to staff. Now I'm sitting here wondering if I've been wrong this whole time about the whole tipping culture thing. Anyone else's parents drop a truth bomb that messed with your head?
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viola_lopez303mo ago
Oh man, that diner moment hits different when you realize restaurants are stacking hidden fees on top of the menu prices. It's like they're trying to make tipping confusing on purpose so we blame each other instead of asking where the money actually goes. Feels like this whole system is designed to make customers fight over what's fair while the people running the place just pocket the extra.
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corap213mo ago
Tipping started because employers refused to pay a living wage, not because servers chose a fair system.
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bennett.harper3mo ago
My buddy from work had a similar moment with his mom last year. They went to a burger place in Seattle and she left exactly 10% on a $40 tab. He gave her a hard time about it and she pulled up her phone, showed him the itemized receipt where there was a 4% "kitchen appreciation fee" and a 3% "employee wellness charge." Neither of those went to the actual server, the manager told her that when she asked. Now my friend checks every single receipt before he decides what to tip because he got burned twice after that at other places.
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