My cashier, although I do recognize them and enjoy a short conversation with them occassionally, cannot offer me any real benefits. They ring me up, take my mon

My cashier, although I do recognize them and enjoy a short conversation with them occassionally, cannot offer me any real benefits. They ring me up, take my money and let me go. Nurses? I (and my insurance) pay a hell of a lot whenver I visit any sort of medical professional... so no tip (frankly, I wish I could visit a medical professional more frequently and get their insight and reward them for helping me and my family live longer and better). I don't take public transit (it's not available/convient for where I live) and what would they offer me over the fare? Cleaners... I don't use those either, but I can see how a relationship based business transaction may be useful there too. I'm not saying "tipping" is the only way to run an economy, only that in my experience I've found that it can be a very useful way to get a very nice experience in a way that doesn't exploit anyone; me the customer, the server, or the business owner. I'm sure many people take advantage of this either as customers, servers, or business owners... which is shameful in my opinion... but, for me it's worked out ok enough to be something I prefer enough to now want to give it up.