If I tip in a restaurant, it's because I want to be remembered. So you never tip at a restaurant to which you're not going to return? (Suppose you're dining at

If I tip in a restaurant, it's because I want to be remembered. So you never tip at a restaurant to which you're not going to return? (Suppose you're dining at a restaurant while traveling.) Besides, the chance that you're going to be "remembered" for leaving 15% (or 20%) at a typical restaurant is minuscule. The same goes for leaving $1 in the tipjar at a coffee shop. I think you completely misunderstand the purpose of tipping. People tip because: (1) it is a social convention; they feel they are expected to, and the wages of people in service industries are structured to assume tipping occurs (2) they want to show appreciation for having a service performed. The first is not (yet) a factor for online tipjars, but the latter is still applicable.