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Some advice from a less recent immigrant: tip everywhere. It's much simpler than figuring out the rules, esp (as the existence of the article points out) the ru
by pbiggar 8y ago
Some advice from a less recent immigrant: tip everywhere. It's much simpler than figuring out the rules, esp (as the existence of the article points out) the rules change.
The old 15% became 20%. The places you used to tip (solely personal service situations like a waiter or hairdresser) became everywhere.
If it was done right, everyone would be paid well, there would be no tips, and your stuff would just cost 20% more. I find it simpler to just tip 20% on everything.
- nashashmi 8y agoYou are the reason why everyone and their mother has a tipping jar!
- pbiggar 8y agoI personally think it's because employers choose to lower wages and prices, and externalize it to their customers. Also, the government chooses to set low minimum wage boundaries. If people did not need tips, I doubt we would see tip jars everywhere.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoNo, the old 15% is not 20% (it’s a percentage so it’s automatically inflation adjusted with the price of food), and you definitely don't need to tip everyone. I don't even mind not tipping waiters, it's not the customer's job to fix stupid minimum wage laws.