One of the big problems with tipping at the moment is that menu prices have increased and % gratuity expectations have also increased making gratuity dramatical

One of the big problems with tipping at the moment is that menu prices have increased and % gratuity expectations have also increased making gratuity dramatically outstrip inflation. Say that twenty years ago the norm was to tip 15% on your $10 burger ($1.50) now it may be 20% on your $20 burger ($4.00) which is a 167% higher tip for your 100% more expensive burger. At the same time median income went from ~$60k to $75k or a 25% increase. Eating out/tipping is simply much less affordable in current times. There are plenty of other problems with tipping but I think the raw price is what people are feeling the most. []: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1b7rss8/30_years_of_dining_out_tracking_us_inflation_oc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1b7rss8/30... []: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-income-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-...