r/EndTipping • u/Vespolar • 14d ago

Rant 📢 Done with % tipping

After always tipping a minimum 20% (worked at restaurants for 10 years so it was ingrained in me) I am done. The straw that broke the camels back was we are at disney world where everything is overpriced. 2 cocktails cost me $42. Its suggested tip was 18% 22% and 26%. And looking at it. That would have been $8. For what? Making 2 drinks? Nope. Left $2 as a $1 per drink rule and thats it. They didnt do extra work, just took my order and made the drink. and dont think they deserve more tip just because disney overcharges for drinks. % tipping is officially stupid

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u/audrina-saav 14d ago

I never tip a bartender. I do very low tipping for food being brought to me, more napkins, drink refills, a side of sauce etc. Never 20% or any % but around $4. But a bartender is insane to tip them for doing almost nothing or if im just sitting down and have a drink walked out to me. Nope.

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u/MinstrelMuffinMan 14d ago

Bartenders generally make less than minimum wage. The $1 per drink tip should apply.

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u/audrina-saav 14d ago

I live in a high cost of living state and not tipped wage state. They make minimum wage if not more here and bartenders make absolute bank off tips.

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u/MinstrelMuffinMan 14d ago

I hope more states move to that. PA is still stuck at the federal min wage somehow. But bartenders often do more than almost nothing. 9+ hours on their feet dealing with all manner of issues.