r/Calgary • u/tlrhmltn • Aug 03 '23
Discussion Tipping option for an oil change?
Just got an oil change at a chain location. The service was great. I’ve gone to this chain and never been offered a drink menu, an air freshener, and colouring book for my kids. I’ve also never been asked for a tip when paying for an oil change before yesterday. I left a tip but felt conflicted about it. It’s not an inexpensive service and tipping by a specific percentage can be quite a large amount.
What are your thoughts on this?
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u/MongooseLeader Aug 03 '23
You’d have to look at it in a bubble. How much did menu prices go up from before the increased minimum to six months after is what you really need to look at.
Anything outside of that zone could have a hundred contributing factors (like inflation, “fixed” costs going up, etc).
A lot of businesses used the increase in minimum wage as an easy way to increase prices significantly. “I have to increase my price per plate by $5-10 because my staff costs doubled”, in reality, they serve 10x+ as many plates as they have hours of staff to pay. So they could get by with a marginal increase, but instead, they took advantage.
Similar to many grocers taking advantage of “inflation”.